Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The work is being undertaken by an ongoing partnership between chemicals firm Dow and Empower, a Norwegian circular platform company which uses blockchain technology to track plastics waste. A new study will examine the feasibility of advancing fully circular value chains in Nigeria, to help close the loop on plastics waste.

Plastics 130

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 130

Andrew Winston

MAY 14, 2018

In 2014, IBM launched a 10-year, $100 million project to use its Watson cognitive computing system to help Africa solve business and social challenges. Andrew's book, The Big Pivot, was named a Best Business Book of the Year by Strategy+Business Magazine! Enter Microsoft’s $50 Million “AI for Earth” Program. Get your copy here.

Agriculture 60

Agriculture Africa Biodiversity Cooling 60

Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

I saw an article about you in Forbes magazine – I’ll put a link in the description. So I went to slum communities in Nairobi and Mombasa, and actually I was there the day they launched their blockchain wallet. In Africa they use a lot of ‘dumb phones’ (which is what they call them, because they’re not smartphones.

Technology 87

Technology Blockchain Africa Politics 87

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 11, 2019

Finally, Capetown, South Africa, is essentially out of water due in part to drought — the city nearly shut off all the taps this year, but has held off “Day Zero” through ongoing restrictions and aggressive citizen action. State Department to use blockchain to fight forced labor. Venezuela’s last glacier is disappearing.

Sustainability 60

Sustainability Sea level rise Climate change Plastics 60