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A World Without Plastic Waste: generating sustainable packaging ideas from nature

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 11.03.2017

 

  Read the entire article at Synapse.   It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. That’s one of many haunting statistics that makes it clear that plastic and packaging waste is a pressing global challenge that won’t be solved without sustainable innovation and collaboration across industries.     That’s […]

 

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Extraordinary Living Chandelier Absorbs CO2 and Emits Oxygen

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 09.29.2017

 

  Read the entire article at Inhabitat.   Lighting design has come a long way. Julian Melchiorri, a London-based designer and engineer, created this extraordinary living chandelier that not only lights up the room, but also actively purifies the air around it. Currently on display at the V&A Museum for London Design Week, the Exhale Chandelier […]

 

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Biomimicry: Unlocking Nature’s Design Wonders

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 05.31.2017

 

Read the entire article at World Environment Day.   In 2015, engineering student Jorge Zapote and his team from the University of Calgary decided to take on a problem that affects millions of poor, rural families around the world – and one whose solution could be key to remedying climate change. They wanted to find a […]

 

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