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John Warner: How to do the materials economy right

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Where do the circular economy and green chemistry meet, and how can business advance them both?

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John Warner: How to do the materials economy right

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That question has led John Warner on his crusade to change the field of chemistry. For four decades, Warner has been inventing molecules, collecting hundreds of patents and advocating for designing chemicals and products that don’t hurt … Continue reading John Warner: How to do the materials economy right.

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Innovation at the Intersection: Where the Human-Built and Natural Worlds Meet, featuring John Warner

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In order for humans to survive, thrive and protect the planet, we’ll have to find a way to innovate with nature, not against it. Where do we start? A series of five cycles connects the human-built world to the natural world. They are stable ecosystems, regeneration, materials metabolism, recycling, and use and reuse.

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Episode 317: Conversations about circularity

GreenBiz

Highlights from Circularity 22, including green chemistry pioneer John Warner, sustainability marketing maven Suzanne Shelton and champion of the information waste collection sector, Keiran Smith of Mr. Green Africa.

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The Role of Innovation in Changing Behavior Towards a Circular Economy

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Warner, Distinguished Research Fellow, Exploration and Discovery, Zymergen Corporation. Moderator: Lauren Phipps, Director & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy, GreenBiz. Speakers: Jacob Duer, President & CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Jeff Kerscher, Founder & CEO, Litterati. taylor flores. Director & Senior Analyst, Circular Economy.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

GreenBiz

Green chemistry pioneer John Warner , president of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, joined the biomanufacturing startup Zymergen as a distinguished research fellow. Founder and former EVP John Marinelli is serving as CEO and chairman. Advocating.

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What Zymergen’s IPO says about 'biofacturing' and green chemistry

GreenBiz

This transition period from petroleum to bio-based doesn’t particularly trouble John Warner, an inventor and visionary who, along with Paul Anastas, first defined principles for green chemistry , an approach to designing chemicals and materials that are safe for human health and the environment.