by Amy Seidman | SB, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Video
Watch this video with Jennifer Scholze, Senior Director, Sustainability Solutions Product Safety and Stewardship, as she explains how SAP is working with women in Ghana as part of the Ghana Shea Value Chain Initiative. In the context of a long supply chain, SAP uses...
by Amy Seidman | Clean Tech, Cleantech Open, Energy, Resilient Cities, Video
Did we ever think that the stuff of life could be the stuff we run cars on? Think again! Water can be transformed into fuel, as presented by scientist and inventor of Growing Energy Lab, Inc., Dr. Ryan Wartena. Wartena explains in this video how the water electrolysis...
by Amy Seidman | Clean Tech, Energy, Investment, Video
Learn about the role of the investor in building a better more advanced and sustainable world. Watch this video of Wal Van Lierop, CEO and founder of a clean tech venture capital firm in Vancouver, Chrysalix, as he talks about the financial and practical value of...
by Maryruth Belsey Priebe | Highlights, Innovation, Solar
The problems of conventional kerosene lamps used in poor communities all over the world are many: indoor air pollution, environmental sustainability, fire hazards, low educational outcomes, and high fuel prices. Swapping these inefficient, pollution-ridden lamps out...
by Amy Seidman | Consumer Brands, Highlights, Noble Profit
Seattle, Washington – Starbucks is embracing the model of sourcing local – on all levels, down to the wood on the table. Using architectural design integrating local materials, arts, resources (such a felled ash tree, 3 miles from their store), to reflect their...
by Amy Seidman | Lifestyle, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
San Francisco – Zoë Magee, Bikini Maestro When browsing the colorful yet homogeneous racks of bikini’s at the mega stores like Target and Costco, it occurs to me that many of the great deals they offer come at the expense of human labor in third world countries. My...