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The rise of the chief sustainability officer

Corporate Knights

She pushed executives to see climate issues not just as an emissions problem, but as the source of new business opportunities through innovations in sustainable materials and processes, such as producing ethanol from plant waste and reducing the volatile organic compounds in paints. Ikea’s sustainability is wide-ranging.

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Women lead the world’s most sustainable cities

Corporate Knights

In the 2006 referendum, a majority voted in favour of the charge, and public support for it has only grown since then. Anna König Jerlmyr wants Stockholm to become the world’s first climate-positive city by 2040 and fossil-fuel free by 2030. They realized the merits of fast roads over free roads. Anna König Jerlmyr.

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Ray of Hope Prize® Awarded to Sparxell for Plant-Based Alternative to Toxic Colorants

3BL Media

This technology could decarbonize the chemical industry while applying principles of Green Chemistry to create a new generation of climate positive chemicals. For more information about the Ray of Hope Prize or how to support this initiative, visit biomimicry.org/rayofhopeprize or email rayofhopeprize@biomimicry.org.

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