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‘Battery Life’ Takes on a Whole New Meaning for this Green Technology Company

By Bob Snow on May 27, 2021

LAVO is launching a portable green energy source that’s out to change lives everywhere, one battery at a time. By Bob Snow “Our number one goal is to kill diesel,” says Mathew Mull...

What they don’t tell you about green hydrogen

By Editorial Team on May 25, 2021

Over the last couple of years, the buzz around ‘green hydrogen’ and its potential to be the fuel of the future has never been louder. A Goldman Sachs study has predicted that green...

Why slashing methane emissions is crucial in climate change fight

By Editorial Team on May 12, 2021

Reducing high levels of methane emission— a principal constituent of natural gas— is a requisite to preventing extreme effects of global climate change, that’s according to a groun...

Sydney to Host Zero Emissions Accelerator as Global Climate Action Gains Momentum

By Tony Gourlay on April 23, 2021

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, other world leaders meet to galvanise efforts for climate growth As world leaders convene at the Leaders Summit on Climate this week, and global climate acti...

“Turning hotspots of challenges into hotbeds of human development”

By Bob Snow on April 6, 2021

“I work in development because I want to build a better country for me and for every single Colombian,” Sofía Paredes Chaux says. Sofía is Head of Exploration at the United Nations...

Real food, real impact: the plant-based food phenomenon of Indonesia

By Bob Snow on February 25, 2021

Launched just a few months ago, Green Butcher is already making major strides in Indonesia’s growing organic food market “I grew up eating a bunch of junk food,” Helga Angelina say...

A picture paints a thousand hopes

By Bob Snow on February 18, 2021

The amazing grassroots power of Litterati, the global community committed to creating a litter-free world. “It’s really simple. I’m driven to leave this place better than I found i...

SHIFT! is on a mission to discover local tech startups with a purpose. The approach: start at the roots of the grassroots.

By Bob Snow on January 14, 2021

Impact tech start-ups are on the rise — in cities the world over What’s the first place that comes to mind when you think of true technological innovation? Most everyone will say S...

The profound power of Impact Technology

By Bob Snow on November 10, 2020

Impact X is creating the world’s largest Impact Technology ecosystem. Their goal: shift $5 billion in capital in the next five years to solve systemic problems on a global scale. B...

The Rise of Impact Technology

By Tincq, B., Cunha Brito, M., & Sinet, L. on October 20, 2020

We call Impact Tech the intentional use of science and technology to benefit people and the planet. Around the world, that emerging sector is growing, under the influence of severa...

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