CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Keynotes on day 2 of SB’24 San Diego explored how companies are putting rubber
to road to solve complex business challenges — from creating new value flows to
cracking the code to circularity and driving progress toward a zero-emission
automotive future.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The auto giants are collaborating with makers of hemp- and flax-based materials that reduce weight and manufacturing emissions and enhance recyclability.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
The collaboration will see end-of-life tires transformed through pyrolysis into
elastomers, which Bridgestone can then use to produce new tires.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Remaining competitive in the increasingly crowded EV market will require all automakers to continue integrating cutting-edge technologies and new materials, processes and machinery.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The paint's cooling performance is most noticeable when a vehicle is
parked in the sun for an extended period. Keeping the interior cooler helps
reduce load to the A/C — and in electric vehicles, draw on the battery.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Sustainable Brands Tokyo's Shigeki Aoki talks with Mazda President and CEO Masahiro Moro about how the 104-year-old auto manufacturer’s mission and strategies center around 'the joy of driving.'
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
Uber users will now see two ratings in the app — their 'Emission Savings' score, alongside their rider rating.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The luxury Italian carmaker extends its decarbonization program to its entire
value chain, with the aim of reducing total enterprise emissions by 40%
per car by 2030.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Ford engineers are conducting trials on parts made from 40% olive tree
fibers and 60% recycled plastic — which is heated and injection-molded
into the shape of the selected part.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
The report from CISL's Corporate Leaders Group showcases the challenges, opportunities and business best practices of embracing more circular practices in CRM use through case studies from Ball, Volvo Cars and more.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
It’s important for organizations to seek like-minded partners that understand their climate goals and are interested in working together to identify decarbonization strategies and solutions.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
A new report shows a just pathway to zero-emission urban mobility. Simple changes such as smaller EV batteries can greatly improve resource-use efficiency; but holistically reducing car dependence will be paramount.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Aqua Metals’ closed-loop metal-recycling process is revolutionizing metal sourcing and disposal — and eliminating the negative side effects of EV battery production.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Commissioned by EV makers Polestar and Rivian, the report details three levers that need to be pulled in unison and at full tilt for the industry to meet critical climate-action targets.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The USDA has awarded Bridgestone $35M to grow its investment in desert shrub guayule to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a water-smart solution amid the ongoing drought in the Southwestern US.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
EVs might mitigate tailpipe emissions; but cars emit another massive, overlooked form of pollution: Tire particles. The Tyre Collective is spearheading the monitor of tire wear and capturing tire particles at the source.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
With a wealth of technologies and competing demands across sites, decarbonization can be a complex challenge for companies of all shapes and sizes. Taking a data-centric approach to building an energy roadmap — and letting the data point to what happens next — is key in supporting companies along the way.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Thanks to a unique, interdisciplinary approach to addressing ‘range anxiety’ due to limited battery life, the Israeli startup has reinvented the EV battery with a breakthrough that could finally leapfrog EVs into the mainstream.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
It’s that time of year, again — when we pore excitedly over Fast Company’s annual list of World-Changing Ideas. Here are a few of our favorites.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Through the seven-year partnership, Kia will support The Ocean Cleanup’s work and construction of new plastic-collection devices, and integrate portions of the harvested plastic into its value chain.