call to action Archive

Why is the melting of glaciers making the land rise in Iceland? The land of ice

The Vatnajökull ice cap covers circa eight percent of Iceland’s territory and has lost more than fifteen percent of its volume during the last century

Roberta Fabbrocino

Rainforest Connection – Saving the rainforest through cloud computing, AI, and machine learning to detect threats

«There’s no way to offset or avoid the effects of climate change without protecting existing forests», says Topher White, Founder of Rainforest Connection and Rolex Associate Laureate

Reethu Ravi

Frankfurter Hauptschule, Frankfurt. Hypocrisy and crassness in the name of art

The assistance of the internet and the abundant possibilities creators are given: it’s about staying hidden behind engineered personalities while creating art for the audiences

Pravin Nair

European Fashion Alliance, the first pact that brings the continent industry together

Twenty-five members have joined the project to make the future of European fashion cutting-edge and sustainable

Chiara Narciso

«A material waiting for its own language»: Webb Yates, building with stone

Working with natural materials – «What would the retro-futuristic extension of the Tudor era be? ». Steve Webb goes back to the fork of the road where we went wrong in the construction industry

Matilde Moro

Ireland: reforesting the Emerald Isle: a charity’s efforts to reintroduce woodlands

Between 2015 and 2020, the deforestation rate worldwide has been ten million hectares per year. In Ireland, Hometree charity has partnered with L’Occitane Foundation to build back what went lost

Sofia Busignani

Slow fashion and electronic e-waste – an endeavor towards the jewelry industry

Ashley Heather, founder of AuTerra, walks us through the philosophy behind a model of jewelry production that aims to return to a concept of ‘slow fashion’

Nina Purton

Range of biosynthetic expands to microbially fermented protein materials – Spiber yarn

Spiber Inc. is a Japanese biotechnology company developing synthetic protein material via a microbial fermentation process, that uses sugars

Martina Tondo

Dutch couple creates first of its kind in-home water recycling system: Hydraloop

An awarding winning, in-home water recycling system featured in the new Netflix documentary Brave Blue World, is reshaping and reducing domestic water consumption

Kelsey Nowakowski

Forest Stewardship Council looking into the supply chain — from fiber to fashion

The other side of the environmental aspect, in which FSC is looking into if the forest is safeguarding biodiversity and protecting water resources connected to the forest

Oliver Dahle

Greenland: Speleologist Gina Moseley’s into the planet’s northernmost caves

Among the speleologist and climate expert’s future plans is an expedition to Wulff’s Land cave, unexplored since the 1960s

Chiara Narciso

The circular economy of cork, from green building to furniture

Fireproof, lightweight, durable – the second life of cork – Amorim Cork recovers and puts cork waste back into the economic circuit. Interview with Carlos Veloso dos Santos

Andrea Valbusa

Lara Fluxà that interweaves glass and water, Venice’s present and past substrates

Through the deposit of water, this interaction brought a rediscovery of the silt, the material from the Canal di San Pietro

Chiara Narciso

End-of-life materials: the case of Rester recovery fiber plant

Rester’s recovered fiber plant might not have created 100% biodegradable fibers for every fiber type it produces, but it has prolonged the life of textile and lessen its emissions

Maja Slijepcevic

As Do-it-yourself advances, could consumerism recede? DIY trends

In conversation with trend forecasters Anna Maroncelli and Harleen Sabharwal on exploring the antidote to consumerism

Aarushi Saxena

Chlorine has to disappear from drinking water. Why it matters for the fashion industry?

How chemicals are managed by suppliers makes the difference in an item’s sustainability level. Reporting Water Team and ZDHC to understand some good practices

Sofia Busignani

Hempcrete: the only building material which can sequester CO2

How hemp can become the game changer in the construction and building industry: a look into hempcrete and what it means for future structures

India Gustin

Nature’s shield – Deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, pandemics: it’s all linked

Increased contact with different animals and ecosystems has created opportunities for illnesses to be transmitted to humans, and global trade has magnified the scale of the outbreaks

Roberta Fabbrocino

Water temperature – seventy-one percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water

Water is the thermometer of a warming planet Earth: our world is dealing with water scarcity, as our freshwater resources are declining

Roberta Fabbrocino

Freitag proves that completely compostable clothing is not a myth

Exploring two diverse approaches to circularity through end-of-life value chains in recycling and composting models by Swiss brand Freitag

Aarushi Saxena

Overfishing and Aquaculture: demanding for seafood, an alternative is needed

Vega tuna and fish imitation. The Swedish-based start-up has come up with an idea to make a plant-based fish to tackle the issue of overfishing – Hooked Foods introduction

Colleen Valles

Migrants are still drowning in the Mediterranean: the European border control policies

By its nature, the sea is a hard place to collect data. Using surveillance data with an inverted logic and data technology, Forensic Architecture denounces the human rights violations in the Mediterranean

Matilde Moro

Architecture, design, community: improving access to school in Madagascar with 3D printing

Locals were involved, from work to sharing knowledge and design. Architecture must start from togetherness and can help improve access to education globally

Matilde Moro

Pollution has reached the highest region on Earth – the garbage crisis in Tibet

Mass tourism, urbanization, and the absence of governance on waste management in rural areas have transformed Tibet, which has been dealing with a garbage crisis

Roberta Fabbrocino

How to dispose of nuclear energy waste efficiently to make it never come back

Dr. Henry Crichlow, CEO of Nuclear SAFE, on the patented technology he invented: he believes it could bring the nuclear industry forward on the disposal side

Martina Tondo

Over one billion people worldwide have no identification – blockchain as proof of identity?

Migrations are ever more frequent, but guaranteeing identity when moving to a new country is not easy. Blockchain can help, according to Monique Morrow

Matilde Moro

Distribution giants sign coZEV agreement to decarbonize deep maritime voyages 

On the electrification of deep maritime shipping, the cost and implications of the green transition. An interview with Ingrid Irigoyen of The Aspen Institute coZEV (Cargo owners for zero emissions vessels) initiative

Martina Tondo

Dirty money – Banking on Climate Chaos 2022: listing the banks that are financing fossil fuel companies

In the six years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, fossil fuel financing from the world’s sixty largest banks has reached four-point-six trillion USD

Roberta Fabbrocino

Droughts, water scarcity and air pollution – how are these issues interconnected?

According to a World Meteorological Organization report, by 2050 more than five billion people will face inadequate access to water at least one month each year

Roberta Fabbrocino

Why should Singapore amp up water conservation efforts to green 80% of its buildings?

Ravinder Sajwan, CEO of Renew Group, talks about why greening 80% of Singapore’s buildings by 2030 should start with water conservation

Reethu Ravi

25 million families growing greens at home: Hedera tackles indoor gardening

80% of people’s exposure to pesticides happens indoors, but with vertical gardens it’s possible to grow organic greens at home

Maria Bellotto

Safety and Shelter: addressing the basic necessity that has turned to a global crisis

In the era of a radical change, ICON’s Director of Building Design and Performance, Melodie Yashar sheds light on breaking the stigma of conventional building techniques with 3D printing

Farah Hassan

«Regenerative farming doesn’t matter on its own» – Dan Colen in the Hudson Valley, with Ora Wise

Using regenerative farming techniques to cultivate the land sustainably, while also ensuring that all fresh produce and meat yielded from the farm go directly to people

Emily Neil

Making a city green – Tallinn, the first European capital with free public transport

Since January 1, 2013, after a city-wide free public transit referendum, Tallinn has provided its citizens with free public transport, becoming the first European capital to do so

Roberta Fabbrocino

Hot Heart in Helsinki, a combination of thermal energy storage and recreation center

Islands designed by Carlo Ratti Associati won the Helsinki Energy Challenge for their contributing to the thermal heating system while avoiding the use of coal

Chiara Narciso

Heating is the main polluter: Max Fordham and a Net Zero Carbon home in UK

Lead engineer Ali Shaw told us about the journey. From the idea to design and choosing materials. Sharing performance data and costs, he says, is a must to reach climate goals

Matilde Moro

The message by Joshua James Small: a collection of ten looks, opposed to sixty

«I can tell a story about every piece of clothing I’ve ever made or bought» – Joshua James Small discusses the narrative behind his collection, Thru These Tears

Sian Lori

A holistic design approach to operate the first climate neutral airport terminal

«Airports are no longer just about travels; they are civic hubs», says CallisonRTKL, building the first net-zero airport

Matilde Moro

Henry Glogau makes self-sufficient, sun-powered water distillers in Chile and beyond

Glogau’s structure can be built with local waste: communities can use seawater, rainwater or water from polluted sources. Leftovers become a source of power for LED lights

Matilde Moro

Fossil fuel reduction, energy efficiency improvement, electrification – IPCC WG III AR6

Lifestyles and behavior changes enabled by having the right infrastructure, policies and technology could lead to a sizable reduction of GHG emissions by 2050

Roberta Fabbrocino

«99% of the population breathes air that exceeds World Health Organization air quality limits»

By now, the damage caused by air pollution to human health is obvious, in particular when it comes to lung or circulatory system diseases

Chiara Narciso

Golden Goose and Coronet merge to create Yatay

Golden Goose plans investment of 1.2 million euro with Coronet to create Yatay, the first Made in Italy co-action platform for sustainable innovation

India Gustin

Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case

The planet-conscious know that rainwear often consists of harmful fluoro-chemicals. In conversation with Anita Palacios, founder of brand Maium, who is changing that notion

Aarushi Saxena

Extreme weather – the heatwave that impacted Indian and Pakistan in 2022

The impact of climate change on people and the planet – Analysis found that climate change has made the heatwave that hit India and Pakistan thirty times more likely

Roberta Fabbrocino

Heatwaves, viruses, eco-anxiety: threats coming from climate change. In conversation with Francesco Tamilia

An estimated nine million people die from pollution each year. More people have died from climate change than Covid. The climate crisis «is also a health crisis and must be dealt with accordingly»

Matilde Moro

Garogosi, wearable sculptures leading the way on sustainable practice in jewelry making

Capturing a moment in glacier history: British artist Sevan Garo Nigogosian brings together man and glacier in his one-off wearable sculptures

Glesni Trefor Williams

On global supply chain disruption: Cold War expert Sergey Radchenko weighs in

«The cooperation implies they are aligned and share common interests, but don’t always have to act together». In conversation with Professor Sergey Radchenko

Martina Tondo

A fair and just transition to renewable energy – The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Phasing out and leaving no one behind – The three pillars of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation treaty are non-proliferation, a fair phase-out, and a just transition

Roberta Fabbrocino

Synthetic fur vs. natural fur debate: the industries reached an aggregated value of $25 billion

While animal fur shows biodegradation, polyester-made fake fur can be down-cycled, but consumer opinion is divided with 47% adults in US deeming fur inappropriate

Maria Bellotto

Milano Ocean Week: Cyrill Gutsch in conversation with Xerxes Cook about plastic in our oceans

Every second breath we take is generated by the oceans – we need to start having blue dreams: a dialogue between creatives on plastic pollution

Kelsey Nowakowski

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