Cradle To Cradle

Cradle-to-cradle: The Pioneer Professor Dr. Michael Braungart’s ideas are finally gaining traction. — Photos by Marzena Skubatz Words by Oliver Herwig Few figures are as polarising as Michael Braungart. The controversial chemistry professor is the originator of a completely new form of economic activity and production; in cradle-to-cradle (C2C) design, there is no such thing as waste — only nutrients, categorised by Braungart…

Mother Earth is a piece of art unto herself. It has provided us with a tropical paradise filled with eye-catching sights and a shelter in which to live, but because we’re so self-centered, we take things for granted and never pay it forward. The authors of “In Cradle to Cradle…

SymSoil uses commodity compost as a food source for the soil biology, so we have an ongoing interest in circular economy and upgrading waste streams. …

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Green Buildings, and today we will dig a little deeper. During the second QLab Sprint, we learned which efforts we need to make construction more sustainable and which companies and institutions can help us regarding the following features of Green Building. Energy Efficiency An…

If you’re like me and you’re pretty dismayed at fashion’s linkages to enslavement, exploitation, oppression and the cycle of waste and pollution, it’s very likely that we’d often asked ourselves, how do I consume differently?

Story behind the Book Choice The reason why I have chosen this book is very simple: Yes, I am reading a lot but I have not read much about sustainability yet. That also means, to simply admit it: I do not know much about sustainability, except for the stuff that…

Trustworthy data is indispensable for the circular economy A world without waste, in which our throwaway society is a thing of the past: the idea of a circular economy is not new, but still sounds like a distant utopia. However, thanks to their work on the Sustainable Development Goals, many companies are now realizing that a regenerative supply…

Circularity is the key to obtaining a sustainable fashion industry. Increasingly more businesses are adding this word to their marketing strategies and business models. This is a good thing, right? At first thought the answer is yes. But, a recent article called ‘Will the Circular Economy Save the Planet’ (Cline…