Sort by Newest first Popular first

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

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, […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog
Medical mask in a hands with black gloves on a blue background. top view.

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog
electric car in green environment

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 […]

Blog
the united nation's 17 sustainable development goals

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, […]

Blog
Banner of B Corporation

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. […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

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 […]

Blog

How Biobased Materials Add Value to Products

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture introduced its BioPreferred Program in the 2002 Farm Bill, its stated goal was to compel federal agencies to explore ways to source at least some of the goods they purchased from biobased materials.

Blog

Solving the Plastic Pollution Challenge

Plastic waste—and the mismanagement of its disposal—has proven highly detrimental to people and the planet.

Blog

Plastic Recycling Technology: What are the Environmental…

There are seven types of plastics produced globally, but only two can be recycled. As a result, a paltry nine percent of plastic is being recycled.

Blog

Biobased Plastics vs. Biodegradable Plastics

Throughout industrial history, significant economic gains have been made through the intensive use of non-renewable resources, including fossil-fuels. Today, with those resources diminishing and becoming increasingly expensive to extract, bio-based materials such as bioplastics are considered a sustainable alternative solution. The demand for bio-based plastics that incorporate vegetable material in their manufacturing has dramatically increased […]

Blog
Zero Waste Technology

High-Tech Trash: How Does Zero Waste Tech…

A shift to a technology-based, data-driven model enables public works departments to achieve greater operational efficiency, deliver better customer service, and be a part of the zero waste movement. Together with manufacturers committed to zero waste, they can drive the world towards long-term sustainability goals. What is Zero Waste Technology? Let’s start with what zero […]

Blog
Alternative Plastic Materials

What Are Alternative Plastic Materials?

There are just under 325 million people living in the U.S. Each day they collectively throw out enough garbage to fill 63,000 garbage trucks.

Blog