The about 3000 seats in the Pontedera stadium, where the local team plays, are today a true example of a circular economy and environmental sustainability. The mayor Matteo Franconi, in fact, presented the new terraces of the Mannucci stadium,...
The world is flooded with plastic. We need to find ecological and biodegradable alternatives to replace it and start a new plastic-free era. The European Union has taken a big step forward banning all disposable plastic objects since 2021 and Italy has...
Running shoes made with 100% recyclable material: Adidas strengthens its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the reveal of FUTURECRAFT.LOOP - a 100% recyclable performance running shoe. “Taking plastic waste out of the system is the first step, but we can’t...
A spray instead of plastic. This is the idea developed by a team of scientists from the Politecnico di Bragança (CIMO) who invented a product capable of replacing the classic plastic food packaging. Films, plastic and polystyrene containers would be replaced by this...
The world is changing – and so is travel. New models of regenerative and permacultural design are revolutionising the commercial marketplace, creating products developed responsibly with a potentially infinite lifespan. Sustainable luggage startup PHOENX will make a breakthrough contribution...
At Luxepack Monaco 2019, the international exhibition for the luxury packaging, from the laboratories of Favini, a leading global company for the development of innovative and sustainable graphic specialities, comes REFIT, the new paper made with textile and wool...
Credit cards or cash? Often the choice is linked only to a question of comfort but from today we will have one more reason to prefer credit or debit cards: they reduce CO2 emissions and help the environment. This...
Lately we often hear terms like Green Finance, financial sustainability, social impact bonds, SRI etc: why so many names? So what is sustainable finance? Sustainable finance is linked to an ethical vision of long-term investment. These are investments in activities...
Zero kilometer electricity thanks to citizens, companies and public bodies that produce and exchange energy by joining in the management of production plants and distribution networks: in one concept, energy communities. Self-consumption and shared energy are the pillars of a revolution that has already...
Efficiency in recycling and circular economy are the keywords of NextChem, a plant for green chemistry by Marie Tecnimont, a group that develops and produces industrial plants for the production of hydrocarbon polymers. The plant is located in Bedizzole, Italy, and represents an...

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