Beth Rattner at Climate One: What Is Biomimicry?

Thu, 07/11/2019 - 10:30

Beth Rattner recently spoke at a Climate One panel and podcast, explaining what biomimicry is, and the role it can play in product design.

John Lanier at Climate One - Triple Bottom Line Thinking for Businesses: Weak or Strong?

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:30

John Lanier of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation talks about the triple bottom line at a Climate One panel and podcast.

Duke Energy to Offer Bloom Energy Distributed Fuel Cell Technology to Customers

Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:35

UN Global Compact Bulletin (June 2019)

Sat, 06/29/2019 - 10:00

In the lead-up to the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held on 23 September in New York, the UN Global Compact has convened more than 20 global leaders in a campaign calling on chief executives to set science-based targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

These Students Came up With an Ingenious Way to Keep Buildings Cool

Mon, 07/08/2019 - 10:30

Taking a page from the termite construction manual,Team Phalanx from the Industrial Design program at California State University, Long Beach has developed an insulation that could revolutionize how homes and offices are cooled.

Biomimicry Institute Blog: 10 Finalist Teams Use Nature's Lessons to Create Climate Change Solutions

Mon, 07/01/2019 - 10:30

Páramo is an alpine tundra ecosystem exclusively located in the Northern Andes of South America and the home to the bryophytes that a team from Bogota, Colombia were inspired by in developing their concept, Bryosoil. Bryosoil is a flood prevention system that took the first place prize for student teams in the 2019 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.

HP's Sustainable Impact Report: 5 Key Takeaways For Partners

Thu, 06/27/2019 - 18:05

HP Inc. is making big strides toward achieving its environmental and social goals, and that has major implications for the company's business and for partners' businesses, according to the company's 2018 Sustainable Impact Report.

Ten Finalist Teams Use Lessons From Nature to Create Radical Solutions to Climate Change Problems

Fri, 06/28/2019 - 10:30

Almost 100 teams from 17 countries entered this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, submitting nature-inspired inventions to reverse, mitigate, or adapt to climate change. The ten finalist teams receive an invitation to the 2019-20 Biomimicry Launchpad, a program that supports prototyping and eventually a path to commercialization and the potential to win the $100,000 Ray C. Anderson Foundation Ray of Hope Prize®.

Bridgestone Introduces Enliten, a New Lightweight Tyre Technology That Requires Less Materials and Cuts CO2 Emissions

Thu, 06/27/2019 - 16:10

Bridgestone has announced the launch of Enliten, a new innovative lightweight tyre technology that represents an unmatchable reduction in material and rolling resistance performance to contribute to the reduction of a vehicle’s CO2 emissions, while providing the same wear life as a standard original equipment tyre.

3form and LightArt Pursue Living Product Challenge and LEED V4.1

Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:05

Award-winning material and product innovators 3form and LightArt are excited to announce their newest efforts in a long-standing commitment to manufacture quality products with a focus on human health, the environment, and social equity.