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Silo elevates the zero-waste restaurant

Doug McMaster is upcycling his Brighton restaurant by taking over a warehouse in Hackney Wick.

Sustainability : Design : Food

Daily Signals

Arms race

Cupertino, California – Apple’s latest innovation is a 29-armed robot that deconstructs iPhones piece by piece.

Apple : Liam : Recycling

Big Ideas

Why big banks must scale down to remain relevant

Anne Boden, founder and CEO of Starling Bank, explains why traditional banks need to scale down and embrace open APIs to remain relevant.

Finance : FinTech : Starling

Micro Trends

Trash-to-Table

Beyond the farm-to-table concept, restaurateurs are overhauling the dining out experience that reflects the whole agricultural system.

Brothl : WastED : Nutrients

Daily Signals

Sustainable footprints

US – Adidas has released a new range of sustainable trainers made from plastic bottles.

Whole-system Thinking : Adidas : Parley For The Oceans

Big Ideas

Weather system

US – IBM’s weather forecasting software Deep Thunder is helping businesses to plan ahead in unparalleled detail.

IBM : Deep Thunder : Weather Forecasting

Big Ideas

Lower your food-print

Sweden – The supermarket brand ICA has formulated an icon-based scale to make its recipes environmentally conscious.

ICA : Whole-system Thinking : Radical Transparency

Daily Signals

Ready to recycle

Los Angeles – Womenswear brand Reformation is making it easier than ever for its customers to recycle their unwanted garments.

Reformation : Community Recycling : RefRecycling

Daily Signals

The Conscious Lounge

London – Visitors to H&M’s flagship store were recently invited on a journey through the retailer’s closed-loop supply chain.

H&M : Conscious Lounge : Production Cycle

Daily Signals

Fast fashion hackers

Amsterdam – Fashion label Van Slobbe Van Benthum (VSVB) has launched a Hacked collection made from upcycled clothing.

Hacked : VSVB : Hotel Droog

Daily Signals

The perfect mix

New York – Brooklyn bar Yours Sincerely serves its batch cocktails straight from the tap to offer customers a more consistent drinking experience.

Yours Sincerely : Cocktail Bar : Pre-batch

Big Ideas

Alfredo Orobio on fashion’s democratic future

Alfredo Orobio, founder and CEO of AWAYTOMARS, on why the future of fashion lies in its democratisation.

Fashion : Tech : Digital

Big Ideas

Samantha Moyo on why emotions should come first in business

The founder of Morning Gloryville on her online course that teaches an emotion-led approach to starting a business.

Wellness : Workplace : Work

Big Ideas

The spaces making zero-waste dining luxurious

Chefs and restaurateurs are proving that zero-waste can be high-end with a raft of new eateries representing the next generation of sustainable hos...

Food : Waste : Sustainability

Podcasts

Podcast: Devon Powers on Pandemic Futures

In the first episode of Back to the F**kture, Devon Powers discusses why forecasters failed to spot Covid-19.

Society : Podcast : Covid-19

Design Directions

Wild Buffalo Jerky

Outdoor clothing brand Patagonia is on a mission to place conservation at the heart of consumption.

Patagonia : Buffalo Jerky : Whole-system Thinking

Micro Trends

Coffee Unplugged

Never mind the espresso. Brewed coffee is making a comeback. A group of new coffee shops is rediscovering different brewed varieties.

Revivalist : Clever Coffee Dripper : AeroPress

Micro Trends

Pollution Apparel

Leading creatives are using water pollution as a resource to highlight unsustainable production practices in the fashion industry and offer alterna...

Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Why sustainability is the jewellery industry’s next frontier

Jewellery brands face an uphill battle to attract a new generation of sustainably minded luxury consumers.

Luxury : Jewellery : Sustainability

Big Ideas

By-product beauty

Skincare brands are turning waste ingredients into desirable beauty products that cater for the growing number of environmentally conscious consumers.

Beauty : Ingredient : Circular Economy

Big Ideas

Navigating the ethics of lab-grown materials

Designer Christina Haxholm discusses how synthetic biology can create a more sustainable fashion industry, and brands can help propel future uses.

Fashion : Biotechnology : Materials

Viewpoints

Biotech can Drive Beauty beyond Plant-based Ingredient-sourcing

Jasmina Aganovic, CEO of Arcaea, explains how biotechnology can help source and develop more ethical and intelligent ingredients.

Beauty : Science : Technology

Big Ideas

How to make sustainability delicious

From food education and design to sustainable dining, here are five steps to becoming a responsible food brand.

Food : Drinks : Food And Drink

Daily Signals

The retail organism: Futures Forum explores the big commercial picture

London – Little-box retail, urban kiosks and showroom super-hubs were hot topics of conversation at yesterday’s Retail Futures Forum at Shoreditch’...

Retail Futures Forum 2015 : Olapic : Appear Here

Micro Trends

Accessible Premium

From taking the idea of the dollar store online to the rejection of big brands, retailers are exploring how they can democratise quality and bring...

Retail : Digital : The American Middle

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