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Green Shoots | When is Green not Green?

November 21, 2023 Eva Tabernig

I love to wear colour – so I have to admit to being more than somewhat taken aback to learn that clothes-dyeing “worldwide, is one […]

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Green Shoots | Mighty Buildings – Making House Building More Sustainable

October 16, 2023 Jean Callanan

We need more homes and we need to reduce emissions! It’s a conundrum how to address these seemingly contradictory pressures – but the American construction […]

Green Shoots | MUD – Revolutionising the Sustainability of Jeans

September 14, 2023 Jean Callanan

Jeans are one of the most polluting items in fashion. Over one billion jeans are sold yearly and manufacturing each pair of jeans takes a […]

Green Shoots | Floodbase – Climate Tech against Floods

August 22, 2023 Jean Callanan

Some facts about floods The extreme weather events around the world this summer got me thinking, not only about how we address climate change, but […]

Green Shoots | Coop Denmark nudging sustainable consumption

July 24, 2023 Jean Callanan

I love when I discover … … a company actively leveraging its knowledge of its customers to meet their needs better, contribute to a better […]

Green Shoots | Co-opetition – Working Together For a Better World

July 10, 2023 Jean Callanan

Co-opetition is an expression I stumbled across, have robbed (I can’t quite recall from where) and now use repeatedly. It captures a “movement” or “approach” […]

Green Shoots | Sweden – Leading the Way in Sustainable Tourism

June 13, 2023 Jean Callanan

On holidays in France last week, I was reading the newspaper reports that Ireland was projected to fall well short of climate targets. It set me […]

Green Shoots | Stories from companies for our planet

June 13, 2023 Jean Callanan

What are Green Shoots? Green shoots are the first signs of improvement in a poorly performing economy. On the Insights blog, Jean Callanan writes weekly […]

AIM2Flourish – a platform as a source of inspiration

May 11, 2018

Using the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), students research and identify innovations and interview company representatives. Their examples can be viewed on the AIM2Flourish platform as a source of inspiration. More videos to discover.

Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO IKEA Switzerland

May 11, 2018

Simona Scarpaleggia, CEO IKEA Switzerland, emphasizes the importance of using resources intelligently and explains how IKEA Switzerland contributes to a sustainable economy. […]