Sustainability Bulletin - 28.02.2022

Dear Friends,

We have prepared a condensed bulletin for you based on news, articles, and developments that recently took place around the globe about Sustainability.

Here’s what happened last week in our Sustainable World;

♻️ Recycling Startup: What started as a small project to recycle glass in a group of friends has now grown into a company that collects more than a million pounds of glass a year from across the city and turns it into sand used in sandbags to prevent flooding during hurricane season. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5UC3wAB

🍀 Climate Change Solutions: Looking for solutions to contribute to a greener world? Check this list for 10 different solutions to combat climate change and its effects. Read more: http://ow.ly/xhCQ50HZRPL

📈 Boost Renewables: Renewable energies are to be used in German agriculture, as the agriculture, climate and environment ministries led by three Green ministers want moor areas – which are key for the climate – to be connected to agricultural photovoltaics. Read more: http://ow.ly/Etew50I0v6v

🛒 Retail Bags: The American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance (ARPBA) announced that U.S. plastic retail bag manufacturers surpassed their 2021 goal of achieving an average of at least 10% recycled content in every plastic retail bag they manufacture. Read more: http://ow.ly/o0qI50I0NV8

🥛 Time for BioMilk: U.S. patent approval has been granted to Israel’s #Wilk Technologies for its proprietary procedures and technology associated with milk cultivation. The company, formerly known as BioMilk, holds the patent exclusively and it covers both animal and breastmilk production. Read more: http://ow.ly/gyEM50I2ogQ

👀 Future-proofing: Global digital connectivity certification system WiredScore has launched SmartScore in Australia, a global smart building certification system that measures user functionality, technological foundations, cost efficiency, sustainability and future-proofing of buildings. Read more: http://ow.ly/CBZG50I40fW

💚 Green Pound: As the value of the green pound grows, UK shoppers feel supermarkets should go further with sustainable retailing, the latest research from Retail Insight, the a leader in retail execution, reveals. Read more: http://ow.ly/pw7c50I3f1a

📊 West Scoops $60 Million: H San Francisco’s Endless West plans to leverage its technology to offer a new way to produce spirits at reduced costs and with less impact to the environment. Read more: http://ow.ly/Z5Wo50I2pYJ

🎊 No more animal fur: One of the biggest Italian fashion brands, Dolce & Gabbana, announced they will stop using animal fur and transition to eco-friendly faux fur going forward. Read more: http://ow.ly/81nW50I45HX

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