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Whole-system Thinking

As the boundaries between modern society and nature begin to blur, consumerism is becoming more integrated with our living world. As this shift u...

Anthropocene : Consilience : Life Sciences

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The Age of the Long Near: Whole-system Thinking preview

London – LS:N Global introduces Whole-system Thinking, the last of our three trends that we will present at our Spring/Summer 2015 Trend Briefing, ...

Whole System Thinking : The Age Of The Long Near : Whole Chain Thinking

Big Ideas

Walmart announces its new designer melon

US – The cantaloupe has been created to taste as sweet and fruitful in winter as it does in the summer.

Food : Retail : Drinks

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Message on a desktop

São Paulo – A new screensaver app is forcing people to think about how much they use the office printer.

Green Nation : Grey Brazil : Deforested Desktop

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Pandora’s pledge for a recycled jewellery future

Jewellery brand Pandora is pledging to use only recycled silver and gold to make its future jewellery collections.

Retail : Jewellery Products : Sustainability

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Clean companies

Global – Apple, Facebook and Google are among the greenest technology companies in the world, according to a new report.

Greenpeace : Clean Energy : Apple

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Penny wise

UK – Since the launch of the 5p plastic bag charge in October 2015, consumers have taken home 6bn fewer bags.

Whole-system Thinking : Sustainability : Recycling

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Affluent agriculture

California – The Cannery introduces a farm-to-table residential community targeted at affluent consumers to the golden state.

Macrotrend : Whole-System Thinking : Agriculture

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Sunroof to solar

San Francisco – Google’s latest project makes calculating solar panel costs easier for consumers.

Solar : Renewable Energy : Google

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Rethink recycling. Period

New York – Thinx has launched a re-usable tampon applicator designed to limit the quantity of plastic that ends up in landfill sites.

Thinx : Whole-system Thinking : Sustainability

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Luxury road maps

Paris – Kering has unveiled its sustainability strategy until 2025.

Kering : Whole-system Thinking : Luxury

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Good housekeeping

New York – Some 16 luxury hotels have joined forces in a bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.

Hospitality : Whole System Thinking : New York City

Viewpoints

FT Sharing Economy: Dax Lovegrove

Traditional businesses are integrating P2P platforms, says Dax Lovegrove, director of sustainability and innovation at Kingfisher

Dax Lovegrove : The New Value Economy : FT Sharing Economy European Summit

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The RUEI-01 shoe embeds ‘unmanufacture’ information

Product Design student Maxwell Ashford is challenging current systems around recycling with his robotically recyclable shoe.

Technology : Sustainability : Fashion

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Buffy launches breathable and biodegradable bedding

The bedding brand has released a duvet made entirely from eucalyptus fibres.

Retail : Material : Sustainability

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Volvo announces its move to electric

Global – All of the car manufacturer’s vehicles will be fully electric or hybrid from 2019.

Auto : Sustainability : Technology

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Sun sale

US – Etsy is offering its sellers the opportunity to install discounted solar panels in an effort to offset the company’s carbon footprint.

Etsy : Geostellar : Solar Power

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Building blocks

Billund, Denmark – Lego, the world’s biggest toy brand, has announced it will invest £95m ($150, €134m) into a Sustainable Materials Research Centre.

Lego : Sustainable Materials Research Centre : Billund

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Pollution-eating bridge

Barcelona – A bridge over a dual carriageway north of the city centre is being refurbished with pollution-eating concrete.

BCQ Architecture : Pollution-eating Bridge : Whole System Thinking

Micro Trends

Energetic Architecture

A new wave of architects is breaking down the walls and rethinking the relationship between energy and built environments.

Energy : Studio Roosegaarde : Whole-system Thinking

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Elevating excrement

Piacenza, Italy – It might not be glamorous, but a new exhibition reveals the many different uses of excrement.

The Shit Museum : Castelbosco : Whole-system Thinking

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Milan Salone 2017: Butchering the future

Milan – Designer Carolien Niebling has re-invented the humble sausage in a bid to prepare humanity for a future protein shortage.

Milan Salone 2017 : Food Futures : Whole-system Thinking

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Reclaim rubbish

Copenhagen – The Wasteland exhibition exhibition examines consumers’ perceptions of waste and its future applications.

Wasteland : Sustainability : Whole-system Thinking

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DIY merchandise

UK – Singer-songwriter MIA has created open-source designs that enable fans to create their own merchandise.

Whole-system Thinking : MIA : Merchandise

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Under one roof

Melbourne – The Craft & Co brings new meaning to the term provenance with its sustainability ethos and community spirit.

The Craft And Co : Provenance : Whole-system Thinking

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