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Secrets for circular supply chain partnerships from Interface and Aquafil

GreenBiz

"When I see a landfill I see a goldmine," Aquafil Chairman and CEO Giulio Bonazzi told a banker in 2008, pitching his circular vision for using waste materials instead of oil to produce nylon yarn. When he heard Interface legend Ray Anderson position Interface as a regenerative company by 2020, he thought the man had lost his mind.

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Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)

Envirotec Magazine

Few can argue against the urgent need to find a new way of dealing with this waste material; ideally one that is not just zero carbon but carbon negative – reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Knotweed rhizome excavated from the ground.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

A future that is more regenerative, circular and healthy for humans and the planet we call home. We would not have imagined millions of people could stay at home to avoid a pandemic, just like we would not have imagined countries and businesses could truly collaborate and build a zero-carbon economy. .

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. billion toward regenerative agriculture into 2025.

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Boeing and Alder Fuels Partner to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel Globally

3BL Media

Alder Fuels' proprietary technology enables the efficient conversion of abundant, sustainable forest residues and regenerative biomass into a low-negative carbon "greencrude" for jet fuel conversion. Alder expects completion of its first plant in 2024. "As Boeing has been a pioneer in making SAF a reality.

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