Nature takes over urban waste. What will need to live in synchrony with nature

The Tree Column is Blast Studio’s latest design. Made from recycled coffee cups and mycelium, it is yet another viable option for the future in sustainability

Building a renewable powered supply chain – the future of the fashion industry

Textile companies could reduce Scope 3 emissions by using renewable inputs such as solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal. At least, this is what is required from the luxury brands

Quartz, synthetic diamonds, and non-mined metals: paving the way to recycled jewelry

Cecilia Accardo and Scéona Poroli-Chauveau: «There is no difference between extracted or non-mined metal in terms of quality». A conversation about the recycled jewelry industry

Dog hair spun into yarn and pre-repaired sneakers: what’s next?

«My aim was to show natural materials that have potential in a product, not to make a sneaker». In conversation with Emilie Burfeind and Matthew Edwards

Vertical Farming, Aeroponics: A forest of energy-efficient buildings communicating with each other

Professor Dickinson Despommier argues urban agriculture as the way to gor to manage feeding the cities of the future. Plenty Inc. start up ready with 541 million dollars

In the Earth day 2022: NFTs burning explained. The environmental consequences of endless digital consumption

A fast fashion mindset that drives a new industry trend of burning NFTs is at odds with a shift to slow capitalism and conscious consumption

Is the felt industry sustainable? The case of Voylok shoes made by mono-materials

Made avoiding the use of dyes, bleach, stitches or glues. By-products from production, such as wool scraps and muddy water, are turned into fertilizers for farmers

Martina Tondo

Cotton recycling: the chances we have working on man-made cellulosic fibers

«If cotton or other cellulosic fibers can satisfy the 100 million tons of demand, there’s no reason why we can’t use a regenerated natural fiber from beginning to end»

Alice Harrison

ROC certification: we have more living organisms in one teaspoon of soil than humans on the planet

Old is new. Discussing soil health, traditional farming, human welfare, and ROC certification principles with Elizabeth Whitlow, the Executive Director of Regenerative Organic Alliance

Tatevik Avetisyan

The KAIKU machine – the future of color comes from fruits and vegetables

«It’s a multi-steps process that makes us get the color that we need. Then, in the end, we get this biomass for fertilizer and biofuels». Nicole Stjernswärd, design technologist

Martina Tondo

The state of paper recycling – challenges and opportunities for a circular industry in Europe

In Europe, Fibre-based packaging is contributing to the circular biobased economy, as eighty-four point six percent of paper and board packaging is recycled

Roberta Fabbrocino

Powder to liquid soap: a simple answer to complicated issues. The Forgo case

«If we have things with the system of refilling or of re-use, then throwing something away or recycling doesn’t have to be the first option». In conversation with Forgo cofounder Allon Libermann

India Gustin

Castor oil plant material – Neubau opening up a new perspective on green eyewear production

How through the use of biopolymers derived from a renewable substance, Neubau’s eyeglasses perform equally or better than the material with the polymer mix

Chiara Narciso

Digital fashion claims to solve overconsumption and overproduction: how green is it really?

«Digital fashion items don’t need physical resources and can work for the benefit of our environment». In conversation with digital fashion entrepreneur, Regina Turbina on sustainable consumption through virtual clothing

Aarushi Saxena

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