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  Edinburgh-headquartered Rhizocore Technologies secures investment to support expansion of its sustainable solution for woodland regeneration. A company behind innovation to create healthy forest ecosystems which support successful tree-planting has secured £370,000 in equity investment. Edinburgh-headquartered Rhizocore Technologies produces locally adapted mycorrhizal fungi to enh...
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Greenback tackles the provenance of plastic materials by building a globally distributed, decentralised network of advanced recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste. It’s time to talk about plastic again! The term ‘advanced recycling’ is a broad one that encompasses a range of chemical processes that allow plastics to be converted back into materials ready to use for...
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Toby Hunt, CEO of Earth Cubs, shares his insights on the rise of the Edtech sector and its potential to both educate and also create positive environmental and social impact. Many of us will remember the blackboard that dominated our school lessons. The remnants of past learnings ingrained on the board. Dates and facts listed out, as dry as the chalk dust. Over the last 30 years, classrooms ha...
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  Joe Fernandes, founder and CEO of award-winning navigation platform, BuzzStreets, shares insights on how indoor wayfinding can help businesses be greener. Everyone starting a new commercial project knows that it is a good idea to incorporate sustainability and environmental considerations into their business. Depending on the nature of the business, there a variety of things entrepreneurs...
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Matter is an innovative startup on a mission to develop pioneering technology solutions for capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics. At this point, we have lost count of the number of times we have written about the severity of the impact of plastic waste on the environment and ecosystem (and startups like My Plastic Diary and The Modern Milkman who are trying to solve at least a part...
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The lowdown on Oxwash, the Oxford-based green-tech startup that's on a mission to reinvent laundry services as we know them. We have almost everything delivered these days. Whether it’s the weekly shop, a takeaway, or your nephew’s birthday present (shop local!), the ease with which we can have everything brought to us is too tempting to pass up. Just recently, one of the Startacus ...
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Clare Martin, Director of Blue Cactus Digital and Founder of Confident Tiger, shares her insights into the do's and don’ts of green marketing and how to avoid greenwashing. We've all heard of the term 'greenwashing': the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. This can be detrimental to your bran...
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  Muddy Trowel is a London-based startup that's on a mission to enable all plant lovers to learn more about gardening,regardless of the size of their outdoor space. During lockdown, there have been 2 types of people: those who have been locked away for so long they’ve forgotten that nature exists, and those who discovered it and a love for it during the time they weren’t allowed...
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Business in the travel and tourism sector? Professor Geoffrey Lipman, President SUN x shares his insights on why the Glasgow Declaration is simply a first step With all the news coming out of the Glasgow summit everyone is aware that Net Zero 2050 is the COP 26 promoted target in its Race to Zero campaign, and it is a key focus for green tourism. What does this mean for the Travel & Touris...
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  West Cork-based startup Riley launches crowdfunding campaign to support growth of its eco-friendly period product service and hits six figures in less than 24 hours A new Irish startup that offers an eco-friendly period product subscription service has just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded by the all female team of Aine Kilkenny, Fiona Parfrey, and Lauren Duggan, R...
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