In this exclusive interview, Ari Franklin talks about his experience as the Director of Product from Stronghold Resource Partners, an investment manager focusing on energy and natural resources. He gives advice to Yuan Zheng, our product design intern, and talks about the post-covid work environment as well as the way sustainability will impact the role of product designers and product managers. Prior to his current role, Ari led multiple product teams along Dell’s entire product life cycle at Pivotal Labs. Thank you for the interview!
Category: Environmental
In an interview with Terry Slavin, the high-profile former UK energy minister explains why nature-based solutions are high on her agenda as WBCSD’s new director for energy and climate, and the importance of the UK remaining aligned with the EU on climate post-Brexit
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed three concepts for zero-emission commercial aircrafts that would be powered by hydrogen and could be in service by 2035.
Mango is main ingredient in Coca-Cola, and like other ingredients, mainly sourced from India. Due to the poor utilization of crop output, farmers faced several challenges like low income and inability to adopt modern methods of cultivation.
Bonsucro is a global multi-stakeholder non-profit organization that exists to promote sustainable sugarcane production, processing and trade around the world. Bonsucro supports a community of over 280 members in over 50 countries, drawn from all elements of the sugarcane supply chain, including, farmers, millers, traders, buyers and support organizations.
According to Drinks Industry Sustainability Index – Trends Report 2020 (C&C Group plc, & Footprint Intelligence, 2020), the beverage industry scored only 4.8 (10) on sustainability. The report showed that there were some good practices in the beverage industry, for example, people realize the importance of packaging. But because the beverage industry is highly energy intensive, the carbon footprint is huge considering the transportation and waste of raw materials, packaging and final product.
It’s all very well doing a Marie Kondo and chucking out all the clothes we no longer wear, but wardrobe purges do tend to be very wasteful. Cos, however, is giving you the opportunity to make a quick buck off your old clothes while having access to other people’s pre-owned garms. Cos Resell is a project that allows shoppers to buy and sell their Cos clothes. Think of it like the Depop of minimalist style. To sell, all you have to do is enter your item details, upload photos, set your price and set it live. Listing is free.
Natashah Hitti / 17th July, 2020 London designer Alexander Taylor is launching an online platform called ATID that will sell technical apparel made from biomaterials and …
Jean Olemou / September 18th, 2020 The following is adapted from a keynote presentation made at The Roshem Regeneration Summit on September 14th, …
Oliver Balch / December 10 2019 Five forward-thinking examples are changing the game when it comes to supply chain sustainability Businesses are …
Alexis Bateman & Leonardo Bonnani / August 20th 2019 The concept of supply chain transparency was virtually unknown 15 years ago, yet …
Clara Rodríguez Fernández / 22nd October 2019 As climate change looms over our future, many industries are turning to biology for solutions …
PUBLISHED BY Angharad Carrick / For weeks ago Blackrock has punished more than 50 companies over their inaction on global warming after …
Michaela Barnett / 29th June 2020 In the midst of a mounting plastic crisis, the biggest plastic polluters keep pushing better consumer recycling …
By Rosie Frost/ 17/07/2020 The World Economic Forum (WEF) says that investing in “nature-positive” solutions to current job losses and economic uncertainty …
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