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A new take on vegan leather without fossil fuels

A new take on vegan leather without fossil fuels

Most vegan leather is still plastic. TômTex creates a 100% bio-based, non-toxic alternative for brands seeking to cut fossil fuel dependence.
Peter Cowan · · 3 min read
Sunrate sets down roots for sustainable fintech
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Sunrate sets down roots for sustainable fintech

The company is planting trees, reducing its carbon footprint, and encouraging other fintech firms to follow suit.
Kyle Johnson · · 5 min read
VinFast founder to invest $404m in new EV charging venture

VinFast founder to invest $404m in new EV charging venture

V-Green plans to search for land and partners to set up and expand its charging network in VinFast’s key markets.
Samreen Ahmad · · 2 min read
Alibaba-backed fund bets on Hong Kong-based robotics firm

Alibaba-backed fund bets on Hong Kong-based robotics firm

Clearbot automates maritime services like trash collection, water quality monitoring, and cargo movement.
Qishin Tariq · · 1 min read
Sustainable banking may be the new vision for financial firms in the post-pandemic future
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Sustainable banking may be the new vision for financial firms in the post-pandemic future

Banks must now rethink how they address the millennial and Gen Z cohort who are increasingly making up the majority of their clientele.
Chris Ryan · · 4 min read

Video: With solar panels, this city’s citizens could soon make as much energy as a nuclear power plant

South Korea is subsidizing households to get mini solar panels for their apartments.
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Video: China just plugged in a huge, floating solar farm

The size of 121 soccer pitches, the solar power plant is designed to reduce China’s coal dependence and reduce its notorious air pollution.
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Cloud computing’s dirty little secret (and how to fix it)

Cloud computing isn’t as clean as you think. But there is a way to clean and green it.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

Pedala is a Pinoy Tree Hugger’s Dream Courier

Pedala Bike Messengers is a bicycle courier service in Manila founded and born out of the gas crisis in 2008. Founder Candy Reyes-Alipio started cycling more during that time to
Raya Edquilang · · 2 min read

Does China’s Games Industry Need Its Own ESRB-Style Ratings Board?

China’s games industry is massive, but along with the massive industry have come massive problems. Chief among those problems is the effect games are having on children. Just within the
C. Custer · · 3 min read