DNA tests expose massive mislabelling of seafood in Australia
More than 10% of the seafood sold in Australia is not what's on the label and threatened species sometimes wind up on the plate, DNA tests suggest.
Country Road injects $547,000 into three innovators providing climate solutions for the fashion industry
The first three recipients of the grant funding were revealed today with a total of $547,000 to be shared between the projects.
Eat your cup: Melbourne’s Good Edi celebrates second birthday with first pop-up store
The cups by Good Edi can hold hot coffee or tea for about 40 minutes and won’t leak a cold drink, such as a smoothie, for about eight hours.
The hidden socio-environmental costs of AI nobody is talking about
It is estimated that training GPT-3 required somewhere between 210,000 and 700,000 litres of water (the equivalent of that used to produce between 300 and 1,000 cars).
This Barbie is concerned… about the tonnes of discarded dolls ending up in landfills
Every 182-gram Barbie doll causes about 660 grams of carbon emissions, including plastic production, manufacture, and transport.
Australian sportswear brand PARK answers Young Matildas’ call for kits specially designed for women
Australian sportswear brand PARK has launched a sustainable women's kit line in consultation with female players around the world.
Trash and treasure: RecycleSmart raises $1 million to bring doorstep recycling pick-up nationwide
Australian investors have poured more than $1 million into plastics recycling service RecycleSmart, as co-founder Marco Prayer says he has invested his entire career to proving the business benefits of the circular economy.
Brisbane startup EVOS raises $5 million to solve the ‘biggest’ issue with EV charging
EVOS has promised to ramp up production of charging equipment to solve "the biggest problem" with electric vehicles, after securing a $5 million investment.
Recycling startup Upparel develops packaging material ‘UPtex’ to tackle textile waste
“The launch of UPtex represents a breakthrough in our vision for waste reimagined,” said Tina Elias, co-founder of Upparel.
Meet Ashay Bhave, the sustainable shoe pioneer who wants to turn Thaely sneakers into a household name
Priced at $209, each pair of Thaely sneakers uses material from 10 plastic bags and 15 plastic bottles
How 15-years-old Ned Heaton and The Turtle Tribe are saving the ocean — one bamboo toothbrush at a time
Like all good ideas, Ned's concept for The Turtle Tribe evolved from a problem he was witnessing firsthand: ocean plastic pollution.
Splend to double EV fleet with $20 million funding from Clean Energy Finance
More electric vehicles (EVs) in the Splend fleet will enable the company to enter into more short- or long-term hire agreements.
