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Evoco Raises $5 Million (CAD) in Venture Capital
14 September 2021 – In its fifth year of operations, Evoco has raised $5 million CAD from Forage Capital Partners in its Series A fundraising. Based in Calgary, Forage is Canada’s most experienced group of growth equity investors focused on…
Okta Reaches Goal of 100% Renewable Electricity
Okta, the leading independent identity provider, announced the company has reached 100% renewable electricity for its global offices and employees’ work-from-home consumption in FY22. Okta also launched the Dynamic Work Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Study, designed to measure the environmental…
Commentary: Italy’s New Wave of Robot Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a shift in the working world - changing every aspect from location, hours and even availability of labour. Vineyards in Italy are a prime example of this, with a shortage of workers leading farmers to…
Biomass Innovations under Investigation Part 3: Short rotation coppice (willow) and Semi-wild crop
In this series, we’ve been covering the recipients of the UK’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme to give our readers an overview of the feedstock projects in the industry pipeline. So far, we’ve looked at algae, as well as Miscanthus and…
Monaco-Based Designer Makes Luxury Clothing From Recycled Waste
Claudia Cherki combines her two loves, fashion and the sea, to offer a range of high-quality, tailored garments made from recycled waste found in the Mediterranean. With approximately 1.2 billion tons of GHG emitted each year by the consumption of…
Spotlight Reaches 100% Recyclable Packaging
Oral care company Spotlight has met its goal of providing 100% recyclable packaging for its line of toothpaste, using biopolymer tubes made from sugarcane-based polyethylene.Based in Ireland and launched in 2016, Spotlight plans to revolutionize the oral care industry by…