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From pond scum to premium skincare? Deep Blue Biotech is all in on blue-green algae to make better chemicals

TechCrunch: Climate

Decarbonizing our economies in the race to fight climate change demands a wholesale overhauling of all sorts of production processes to make them as sustainable as possible. startup Deep Blue Biotech is putting its energies. The biotech startup founded in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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The top 25 most sustainable fleets

GreenBiz

The top 25 most sustainable fleets. But the beverage maker has a big sustainability plan and is taking a first-mover approach to decarbonizing its dedicated fleet of around 1,600 vehicles. The city of Oakland in California has a long history of setting climate and sustainability goals, and in 2003 adopted a green fleet policy.

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£16 million funding for biotech firm offering sustainable omega-3

Envirotec Magazine

The company says it has successfully reached commercial-scale of its sustainable marine Omega-3 product, NaturAlgae, at its demonstrator site in Scotland. The new site will enable full commercialisation of NaturAlgae, meeting rising demand across the aquaculture, pet food, and human health sectors for sustainable Omega-3s.

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Lamps by Biohm are made from coffee and orange peel

Inhabitat - Innovation

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. Biohm has become an example of what's possible in development and bio-manufacturing of natural materials for the built environment.

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Start-up providing sustainable Omega-3 secures £2.3m funding

Envirotec Magazine

Established in 2016, the firm says it has created a solution to producing a sustainable source of Omega-3 for animal and human consumption – something which is currently produced by extracting the oil from billions of wild caught fish. Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m

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From Gases to Skincare, Air Liquide is Changing the Game for Cosmetics Innovation

Hydrogen Fuel News

This move, while distinct from Air Liquide’s usual focus, aligns with its long-term strategy of branching into sustainability-driven solutions. Yet, the addition of biotech capabilities through fermentation research demonstrates the companys adaptability to evolving global prioritiesnamely decarbonization and resource efficiency.