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Colombia’s EV Sales Soar, but Battery Recycling Startups Struggle to Keep Pace
A surge in electric vehicle sales has helped drive a boom in battery recycling, but the startups face major challenges.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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$1 Billion Investment Gets IKEA Closer to Being ‘Fully Circular’ by 2030
The retailer's venture capital arm backs three recyclers and a software firm.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Disrupting Waste Management in Emerging Markets: Four Lessons for Strengthening Businesses While Empowering Women and Communities
Early-stage companies in emerging markets whose workforces and value chains are dependent on women face several common challenges. According to Yaquta Fatehi at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and John F. Akwetey, these issues are especially relevant in the waste management sector. They share insights from a study of waste management businesses and practices in Kenya, which show the impacts of treating women’s empowerment and community engagement as integral elements of business strategies rather than peripheral concerns.
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MacroCycle Closes $6.5 Million Financing Round
The company is developing “upcycled” PET and polyester resins and plans to use the funding to grow its operations and scale its pilot plant facilities.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Upaya Social Ventures Invests In Ecoright to Drive Sustainable Fashion and Job Creation
Ecoright becomes the 41st addition to Upaya’s portfolio of early-stage social enterprises committed to generating dignified jobs in India.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Goldman Stock-Picking Model Is Challenging ESG Assumptions
The filter model is designed to pick stocks based on how much attention companies pay to recycling, waste management and the re-use of materials and products.
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- circular economy, ESG, recycling, waste
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Report: Renewable Energy to Drive Green Jobs Boom Across Africa by 2030
South Africa and Kenya are projected to be leading in waste management and recycling job opportunities, driven by their advanced waste management practices.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Paris Olympics Prove Reusable Packaging Is Possible on a Massive Scale
The Paris Olympics are the largest sports event ever to replace single-use beverage cups with refillable alternatives, and advocates hope it will send a clear message to event organizers and beverage brands that reuse is possible on a large scale.
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- WASH
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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