The second Sunday of May, Mother’s day, is a celebration of motherhood and maternal bonds in many countries. I dedicate this piece to all the women who are mothers, were mothers, are expectant mothers, and also the ones who prefer…
On the road. There is a difference between regular ‘clock time’ and creative time, as in ‘flow’. In these days of corona, we are aware of the time on a clock so that we can start those eight digital meetings…
Separating trash – including paper – for recycling purposes is common practice in many places. Despite this, recycling paper is not as optimized as it could be. Specialty papers, such as labels, cannot be recycled with the usual water-dissolving process.…
As an impact entrepreneur, you have a dual ambition; to improve the world and to build a healthy business. This balance demands a lot from leaders: Successful social entrepreneurs who are also top-notch entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, it appears that a substantial…
There are as many food apps as there are food ingredients. But an App that allows the user to scan the barcode on the food product label and then get information about its climate footprint is a novelty. This enables…
That the end of the pandemic stage of the corona crisis is in sight is starting to become more and more noticeable on the continental corona maps. After an optimistic installment last week about the expected turning point at the…
Healthtech aims to improve our lives so that we become healthier and stronger, not only physically but also mentally. There are consequently numerous researchers and companies working on the development of these types of technologies. One example is AlphaBeats, the…
Italy has given the green light for a major center for the development of green technologies aimed at the agricultural sector. The project, unimaginatively dubbed ‘Agri hub 5.0′, will be set up in an agricultural area near Pavia on the…
“We have been proclaiming all kinds of things about particulate matter for years, but in all actuality, we know very little about it,” Auke starts out. According to Auke, we basicaly don’t know yet just how harmful these emissions are.…
Just as we track the impact of our choices on our bank accounts, people are also taking environmental impact into decision making. In the Netherlands, 90 percent of people consider the environment important or very important to them. A carbon…