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Designing objects from animal bone waste

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Designing objects from animal bone waste

Tackling the issue of animal waste in the meat industry, designer Souhaïb Ghanmi is repurposing surplus bones into home and electronics goods.
Design : Sustainability : Technology
The Big Idea: Hacking fashion

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The Big Idea: Hacking fashion

This year, we future-gazed to the year 2030, considering the ways that fashion could be hacked, tracked and rationed in the coming years.
Fashion : Sustainability : Sustainable Fashion
This mineral could remove CO2 from the atmosphere

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This mineral could remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Boston – At Goldschmidt 2018, an annual international conference on geochemistry, researchers from Ontario’s Trent University announced ...
Material : Whole-systems Thinking : CO2
LDF 2018: Exploring guilt-free consumption

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LDF 2018: Exploring guilt-free consumption

London – For the duration of London Design Festival, futures studio FranklinTill will be exploring the complexities of navigating sustainable desig...
Design : Material : Whole-systems Thinking
This wearable circuit is fully biodegradable

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This wearable circuit is fully biodegradable

US – In a bid to tackle the rise of electronic waste (e-waste), Stanford University researchers have developed a semiconductor that can completely ...
Technology : Digital : Materials
Retailers should focus on womenswear to cut carbon emissions

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Retailers should focus on womenswear to cut carbon emissions

UK – Women’s dresses and jumpers have the most profound environmental impact because of the way they are produced and the quantities sold, accordin...
Fashion : Retail : Sustainability
Volvo announces its move to electric

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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
Award-winning biodegradable credit card tackles climate change

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Award-winning biodegradable credit card tackles climate change

Finland – The Bank of Aland’s card, which won a Grand Prix award at Cannes 2017, helps users to track their carbon footprint.
Finance : Sustainability : Recycling
Climeworks helps brands radically reduce carbon dioxide emissions

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Climeworks helps brands radically reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Hinwil, Switzerland – The service will capture CO2 and bury it underground to create negative emissions.
Technology : Manufacturing : Health
Film series explores future of luxury and sustainability

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Film series explores future of luxury and sustainability

London – Luxury x Sustainability is a collaborative project between students from Central Saint Martins and digital platform Nowness.
Art And Design : Digital : Luxury
Jewel in Bulgari’s crown

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Jewel in Bulgari’s crown

Piedmont, Italy – Bulgari has opened the largest jewellery factory in Europe, designed to achieve environmentally friendly certification.
Bulgari : Italy : Whole-system Thinking
Gold for tech

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Gold for tech

Tokyo – The Olympic organising committee is encouraging people to donate their old gadgets to be recycled into medals.
Olympic Games : Whole-systems Thinking : Sustainability
Kink in the chain

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Kink in the chain

US – Labour abuses are widespread in the fashion industry, according to a new report by KnowTheChain.
Know The Chain : Whole-systems Thinking : The Apparel And Footwear Benchmark
Sustainab-ale

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Sustainab-ale

US – The food division of outdoor clothing company Patagonia has crafted its first sustainable beer.
Whole-systems Thinking : Long Root Ale : Patagonia Provisions
Inconspicuous eco

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Inconspicuous eco

London – The turndown service at W Hotels just became a lot greener thanks to a new collaboration with sustainability group Ekocycle.
W Hotels : EKOCYCLE : Whole-systems Thinking
Ocean clean-up

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Ocean clean-up

Herzogenaurach, Germany – Adidas is the latest big brand to show off its eco-credentials.
Parley For The Oceans : Adidas : Marine Waste
The Disappearing Billboards

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The Disappearing Billboards

Germany – Audi has created ephemeral and memorable moments with its ad campaign, The Disappearing Billboards.
Audi : Thjnk : Disappearing Billboard
The Age of the Long Near

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The Age of the Long Near

South Bank, London – Hundreds of delegates from around the world gathered yesterday at London’s Purcell Room for LS:N Global’s Spring/Summer 2015&n...
The Age Of The Long Near : Queen Elizabeth Centre : Trend Briefing S/S 15
Elin Larsson: Whole-system Sustainability

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Elin Larsson: Whole-system Sustainability

Eli Larsson of Filippa K explains how the Swedish fashion brand created its first sustainable collection.
Whole Chain Thinking : Filippa K : Front Runners
SXSW Interactive 2015 Preview

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SXSW Interactive 2015 Preview

LS:N Global will be reporting from Austin for SXSW Interactive 2015, identifying key emerging trends and disruptive innovations.
SXSW 2015 : The Immortal Brand : Whole-systems Thinking
Ethereal elements: Book explores the future of materials

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Ethereal elements: Book explores the future of materials

London – Material Alchemy is a new book exploring the history of materials with a focus on how current technology and practices are synthesising li...
Studio Aikieu : Material Alchemy : Whole-systems Thinking
A lesson in collaboration: How a charity and fashion brand pooled resources

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A lesson in collaboration: How a charity and fashion brand pooled resources

London – At last week’s The Age of the Long Near Preview Network Evening, LS:N Global senior journalist Rowland Manthorpe spoke to Clare Brook, CFO...
The Age Of The Long Near : Clare Brook : Blue Marine Foundation
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