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“Going green” is something you often hear big or global corporations trying to achieve. Education and consumer demand is playing a part in changing minds and business models, but one thing is for sure, when it comes to startups which are innovative and disruptive by nature, their ability to be sustainable from the outset is usually inherit to their design. What’s more, there&rsqu...
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Chip[s] Board - The startup that's on a mission to find value where others see waste with their eco-friendly material made out of potato peel...It’s slow work, but the world is going through the process of realising that we need to rely more on green, eco-friendly, sustainable...well, everything possible, and making the switch where viable. Building materials, furniture, and cutlery might no...
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War, as the overused cliché goes, never ends. But as terrible as war is, its capacity for total annihilation perhaps pales in comparison with something that might seem more tame and less immediate: the environment. Breathable air and drinkable water are quite high on the list of things we probably want to keep around, while climate change is something we’d really rather do without (w...
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Looking to innovate, enhance quality of life and contribute to a healthier future is no mean feat. However, step forward Nestlé, who have decided to launch their open innovation platform:HENRi@Nestlé. It aims to pursue those ‘big goals’ by partnering and collaborating with innovative and equally ambitious startups. HENRi@Nestlé is an open innovation platform withi...
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As we all know, we’re living in what is pretty much a throwaway society. Most of us tend to dispose and replace products rather than repair or re-use them and we don’t necessarily expect things to last. However, it doesn’t have to be like that. It’s simply a matter of making better choices and in particular more informed ones. The good news is that our latest Startup of t...
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If your UK business has a natural focus on sustainability, you might be interested to know that Blue Patch’s annual Business Awards have opened again for 2017. Blue Patch, an ethical business directory and community for high quality, British made, sustainable goods & services, are for the second year, opening up the opportunity for SME’s and fledgling businesses to nominate themse...
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