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How Can We Make Plastic Sustainable?

Standard plastics are made from polymers, long chains of carbon or hydrogen atoms that originate from petroleum or natural gases. Because these are not renewable energy sources, traditional plastic is not a sustainable material. The global plastic waste problem is well-documented. In a world where nearly 360 million metric tons of plastic are produced each […]

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Top ESG Investing Trends in 2021

In our recent post on impact investing, we talked about how skepticism about Environmental, Social, and Governance investments (ESGs) will in the coming year be replaced by a better understanding of how beneficial they can be. ESG investing in 2021 is expected to gain a great deal of traction. It represents a holistic approach to […]

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UBQ Announces Net-Zero 2030 Goals

We need to move from ‘business as usual’ to ‘business unusual’ if we are to have any chance of achieving the #GlobalGoals. We must act with far greater urgency. Paul Polman Our house is on fire UBQ Materials has joined the Net Zero 2030 movement, declaring a climate emergency and setting a roadmap for immediate […]

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JOIN US – Net-Zero Supply Chain Webinar

Real efforts to achieve net zero emissions cannot ignore the impact of supply chains. Nearly every industry around the world utilizes extensive supply chains and logistics products that are packed with hidden plastics – pallets, bins, crates, even hangers. Implementation of the right raw materials can transform our supply chains from liabilities into principal sustainability […]

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2021 Impact Investing Market Trends

For the past decade, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has released its annual survey on the state of the impact investing world. The 2020 Annual Impact Investor Survey released in June shares data compiled from nearly 300 of the world’s leading impact investors. These investors collectively manage over $404 billion of impact investing assets, […]

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How Retailers can Ensure Sustainable Supply Chains

No longer an abstract conservation designed to appeal to changing consumer tastes, sustainability has in the past year become a serious endeavor for retailers. With 60 percent of consumers across all generations saying they’re willing to change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact, retailers like Levi’s, IKEA, and Lush are taking steps to reduce […]

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Do you Know the Waste Hierarchy?

Earlier this fall ISWA and WMW presented the virtual event Rethinking Waste: The Global Resource Expo and Forum. Topics ranged from waste management to closing dumpsites and recycling. A common thread in the presentations and panels was how the issue of household waste management must move away from traditional solutions like landfills. When ranking waste […]

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UBQ Can Convert “Unrecyclable” Waste

UBQ’s technology can convert PPE and other  “unrecyclable” waste into everyday durable products   Cleantech startup UBQ Materials is a novel solution to “unrecyclable” household waste, which due to the pandemic has become increasingly dominated by single-use personal protective equipment (PPE).  UBQ’s advanced conversion technology transforms landfill-destined waste into a bio-based material that substitutes oil-based plastics in the manufacturing of thousands of everyday products.   In response to COVID-19, the use of disposable PPE has skyrocketed.  Once limited to medical staff, particularly dentists […]

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UBQ and Mainetti in Chemical Week Podcast

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Developing Car Parts of the Future with…

Global automotive Tier 1 manufacturer Motherson Group announced its collaboration with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials.

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UBQ on Innovation Forum’s Weekly Podcast

An independent London-based company, Innovation Forum has decades of collective experience in sustainability events and publishing. It researches, creates, and facilitates debate-driven events that tackle critical business sustainability challenges around the world. It works with partners such as the Pew Centre, the Ethical Trading Initiative, and Unilever to deliver collaborative events known for asking the […]

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Sustainability in Automotive Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector is subject to a lot of scrutiny over how it impacts the environment. Most processes involve the input and output of materials and waste that are potentially harmful to human, animals, and nature as well as climate adverse. How to produce the goods we need while practicing sustainable manufacturing is a challenge […]

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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

Universal, interconnected, and rapidly growing, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a roadmap for creating consistent, system-wide social, financial, and environmental value. Developed in 2015 by the 193 countries of the United Nations, the SDGs lay out 17 goals designed to achieve sustainable development for everyone globally by the year 2030. In July 2017, […]

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Why being a Certified B Corp Matters

Conventional wisdom dictates that businesses have two choices: to make money or to do good. You can, though, choose both and make money while doing good. Unlike traditional corporations that give top priority to the bottom line, a B Corporation looks at what’s referred to as the triple bottom line or people, planet, and profit. […]

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Full Life Cycle Assessment Report of UBQ™

Life cycle assessments (LCAs) are cradle-to-grave or cradle-to-cradle analyses that assess the environmental impacts associated with a product’s life cycle. From raw material extraction to materials processing, manufacture, distribution, and use, a life cycle assessment study provides the groundwork for any sustainability or corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy within an organization. A life cycle impact […]

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UBQ Announces Partnership with Mainetti

Leading Global Retail Solutions Provider Joins Forces with The Most Climate Positive Thermoplastic Material Innovator to Revolutionize Sustainability in the Fashion Industry Global retail solutions provider Mainetti announced its partnership with UBQ Materials Ltd. to introduce the new standard for product innovation and sustainability in the fashion industry. The alliance leverages UBQ’s patented thermoplastic to […]

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UBQ Shortlisted for Chemical Week’s 2020 Awards

UBQ is thrilled to announce it has been named as a finalist in the category of Best Sustainable Initiative for the Chemical Week Sustainability Awards. Winners will be announced at Chemical Week’s online Financial Outlook & Sustainability Forum from 18–19 November. To determine who would be included in the shortlist, a panel of 10 judges […]

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Tato Bigio Wins Meaningful Business 100 Award

The Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) Award recognizes and celebrates global leaders who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The award celebrates individuals working across different sectors, roles, geographies, and causes. Recipients include outstanding and purpose-driven corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, impact investors, and sustainability experts who are deemed […]

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USDA BioPreferred: What Does the Label Mean?

Created by the 2002 Farm Bill and most recently reauthorized and expanded as part of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, the BioPreferred Program is designed to increase the purchase and use of biobased products. Under the management of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the program’s goal is to encourage economic development, create new […]

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Tato Bigio Recognized as MB100 Leader

Meaningful Business, a global platform for leaders combining profit and purpose, has recognized Tato Bigio of UBQ Materials as a Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) leader for 2020. The award recognizes outstanding business leaders, across the world, who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The 2nd edition of the MB100 […]

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