Category Archives: Innovation

Stockholm Hammarby Sjostad: the next steps

Posted on 26/09/2012 by Kaj

The development of sustainable cities can be approached by many ways. As I discussed in my previous blog, the London Olympics showed how a metropolis can mobilise to promote sustainable practices. But we have a very different example here In … Continue reading →

Categories: Dependency on fossil fuel, Energy efficiency, Innovation, Interviews, IT, Leadership and Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Tools for change

PhD Student developed a new method for the Clothing industries most dangerous chemicals

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Kaj

The new recipes will hopefully take away the clothing industry’s most dangerous chemicals. Mary Jonstrups, a PhD Student in biotechnology at the Faculty of Engineering in the Swedish University city Lund have developed a new method to purify dyed textile … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, News, Swedish Environmental Technology, the GAP between developed and developing countries, Waste and producer responsibility

Store electricity – new technology on the market

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Kaj

NEC Corporation has made a breakthrough with the launch of its household energy storage system, which is equipped with lithium-ion batteries and can simultaneously control electrical power throughout the home. The first 100 units of this industry first will be … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, News, Tools for change

Textile – Fashion and Sustainability

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Kaj

This weekend, craft lovers in the Bay Area, San Fransisco, US will have ample opportunity to celebrate the handmade. A nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization providing local coverage of the San Francisco Bay Area for The New York Times. To join … Continue reading →

Categories: Consumers and Brands, Innovation, Leadership and Sustainability

Bringing Low-Carbon Solutions to Market – new report from PEW Center

Posted on 03/06/2011 by Kaj

In October 2011 the Pew Center will publish the results of this research effort in a comprehensive report on best practices and insights into how to further advance low-carbon business innovation. The report, Business of Innovating: Bringing Low-Carbon Solutions to Market, will … Continue reading →

Categories: Climate Change, Innovation, News

Raw material for fashion industry

Posted on 19/04/2011 by Kaj

The worlds raw material are under threats and growing demands for the industry to develop sustainable solutions are increasingly stronger. New development that will encourage both energy efficient and sustainability are hopeful signs. Raw silk is usually a neutral creamy color, … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, News

The car industry the next step for battery entrepreneur Christina Lampe-Önnerud

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Kaj

Among the 850 participants at the Sustainability Day in Stockholm April 12, I met again Christina Lampe-Önnerud, CEO of Boston-Power. It was two years ago since I met her in Boston and she was just to sign the first big contract with HP, with Boston-Powers lithium-ion battery. With 150 patents in the baggage she aims now to focus on a wider market … Continue reading →

Categories: Dependency on fossil fuel, Innovation, Interviews, News, Okategoriserade

Entrepreneurs awarded – Wastewater to create biodiesel

Posted on 27/03/2011 by Kaj

Hydrovolts, a start-up company in Seattle, has developed a portable turbine that generates energy from water flowing in irrigation canals. BlackGold Biofuels, based in Philadelphia, takes fats, oils and grease out of wastewater to create biodiesel. Read more The New York Times … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, News

Innovation and sustainable development

Posted on 21/05/2010 by Kaj

Kaj Embren, Spero Executive Coach, interview with Gunter Pauli, a world-renowned innovator whose entrepreneurial activities span business, culture, science, politics and the environment. He is dedicated to design and implement a society and industries, which respond to peoples needs using … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, Interviews

Entreprenörskap och ledarskap på klimatområdet

Posted on 22/04/2008 by Kaj

Entreprenörskap och ledarskap inom politik, företagande och frivilliga organisationer krävs för att möta den pågående klimatkrisen. Det var några av slutsatserna från första dagens – Business 4 Climate – här i Singapore. Här i Singapore känns allvaret från de pågående … Continue reading →

Categories: Innovation, Leadership and Sustainability, Political Governance