Sustainability
121 articles
The coffee revolution
In May 2015, Samantha Cristoforetti, an astronaut on the International Space Station, drank a small cup of coffee and took a giant step for coffee-kind when she made the first zero-gravity espresso.
Shining a spotlight on stadiums
Today, Philips Lighting is the undisputed leader in sports, providing floodlighting for 55% of the world's largest soccer stadiums, 70% of the UK's Premier League clubs, and a host of other major venues.
Sci Fi deep sea mining
Just as Jules Verne’s famous fictional submarine ventured 20,000 leagues under the sea, its modern-day namesake, deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals, is carving out a new niche in the extraction business.
Q&A: Philips Lighting
Eric Rondolat, CEO: "To make a city smart, you need connected streetlights, smart homes and smart buildings with connected lighting, such as offices, industry, retail environments, and hospitals."
Q&A: Philips Lighting
Mike Simpson, Global Application Lead: "Clubs can add entertainment to the stadium experience, which is stunning. LED is flicker free."
Q&A: Mercedes-Benz Cars
Wilko A. Stark, VP Daimler Strategy & Product Strategy and Planning: "Connectivity is just part of digitalization, which is leading to profound changes in the industry that will affect our business in every way."
Mike Rosenberg on Larry Fink’s vision of sustainability
In an unprecedented move, Larry Fink, the CEO of Black Rock has sent a letter to the all the CEOs of the S&P 500 urging them to focus on the long term and make their firms more sustainable.
Global leaders in sustainable innovation
As the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, participants are facing up to some of the most challenging economic and social conditions in a generation.
Sustainable mobility: is the future electric?
Increasing public concern over emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants from cars, combined with advances in technologies for batteries and alternative fuels, has led to a rapid growth in the market for low emission vehicles.
Is the hydrogen fuel cell the turning point?
In 2015, Japanese car giant Toyota began selling in Europe and California its Mirai car, a futuristic vehicle which uses a hydrogen fuel-cell for power and which emits only water vapor from the tail pipe as a by-product.