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How companies are innovating to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.
5 keys to building a post-pandemic business
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5 keys to building a post-pandemic business
By Mikaela Boyd, Dunigan O’Keeffe and Arpan ShethAugust 31, 2022
A winemaker set out to revive forgotten grapes. What he discovered could help save vineyards from climate change
Features
A winemaker set out to revive forgotten grapes. What he discovered could help save vineyards from climate change
By Ian MountAugust 30, 2022
Polyester-cotton blends are cheap, long lasting—and account for half of textile waste. A Bill Gates-backed startup has invented a way to recycle them into new threads
Environment
Polyester-cotton blends are cheap, long lasting—and account for half of textile waste. A Bill Gates-backed startup has invented a way to recycle them into new threads
By Ian MountAugust 16, 2022
A Bill Gates–backed startup is determined to solve the ‘pain in the neck’ problem keeping green hydrogen from fulfilling its clean energy potential
Environment
A Bill Gates–backed startup is determined to solve the ‘pain in the neck’ problem keeping green hydrogen from fulfilling its clean energy potential
By Ian MountAugust 2, 2022
Employees are living—and working—longer. CEOs are introducing initiatives like phased retirements to harness the ‘longevity economy’
Personal Finance
Employees are living—and working—longer. CEOs are introducing initiatives like phased retirements to harness the ‘longevity economy’
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 26, 2022
An homeless old lady begs for money in t
Europe
A Scandinavian country is close to eliminating homelessness with a simple solution. Communities around the world are racing to copy it
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 12, 2022
Besma Bouchrit, a research scientist for Brilliant Planet, stand in the middle of an algae farm.
Environment
A U.K. startup is building the world’s largest algae farm that each year will capture CO2 equal to the emissions of 8,000 cars
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 5, 2022
A Ukrainian journalism professor has fought Putin’s disinformation machine for 8 years—with surprising success. Here’s why he’s convinced fake news can be defeated
Features
A Ukrainian journalism professor has fought Putin’s disinformation machine for 8 years—with surprising success. Here’s why he’s convinced fake news can be defeated
By Bernhard WarnerJune 28, 2022
Women’s rate of internet use was growing—until COVID hit. Now, a top telecom has ideas for how to close the remaining gender gap
Europe
Women’s rate of internet use was growing—until COVID hit. Now, a top telecom has ideas for how to close the remaining gender gap
By Bernhard WarnerJune 21, 2022
Africa is now the global leader in hydrogen energy, with even tiny Mauritania outproducing the U.S. Here’s why investors are so bullish
Environment
Africa is now the global leader in hydrogen energy, with even tiny Mauritania outproducing the U.S. Here’s why investors are so bullish
By Bernhard WarnerJune 14, 2022
‘Greenhouses on the moon:’ After growing plants in lunar soil, scientists see huge implications for crops in outer space—and on Earth
Environment
‘Greenhouses on the moon:’ After growing plants in lunar soil, scientists see huge implications for crops in outer space—and on Earth
By Bernhard WarnerJune 7, 2022
What happens when a car company with a checkered record on the environment hires a climate scientist
Environment
What happens when a car company with a checkered record on the environment hires a climate scientist
By Bernhard WarnerMay 31, 2022
War and record food prices are making edible insects more tempting to farmers—and investors
Europe
War and record food prices are making edible insects more tempting to farmers—and investors
By Bernhard WarnerMay 24, 2022
Ships that turn plastic waste into green fuel may be the only way to save oceans from country-sized garbage patches. A new venture believes it’s invented one
Europe
Ships that turn plastic waste into green fuel may be the only way to save oceans from country-sized garbage patches. A new venture believes it’s invented one
By Bernhard WarnerMay 17, 2022
Exterior of Voll Arkitekter's Mjøstårnet timber building, which includes a hotel, office spaces and apartments.
Europe
The race is on to build the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper—and re-imagine the urban skyline
By Bernhard WarnerMay 10, 2022
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