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The rapid development of technology makes ‘e-waste’ one of the fastest-growing waste streams. E-waste compensation addresses this market mismatch, providing a great starting point towards more sustainable use of technology.

The world consumes 350 million tons of plastic every year. Much of it ends up on landfills or gets incinerated. Europeans alone generate 25 million tons of plastic waste, of which only 30% is reused or recycled. Dutch company PlasticRoad wants to help to reduce this waste by building bicycle paths made from recycled…

Who would have thought coffee grounds could be circular? In fact, they are ideal as a fertile substrate for growing oyster mushrooms. Rotterdam-based rotterzwam collects the coffee grounds from local pubs, large corporations and restaurants. They cultivate the mushrooms and sell the produce to customers in the…

Early in the pandemic the International Labour Organization predicted half the world’s workforce stood to lose their jobs immediately. In Uganda social enterprise Eco Brix teamed up with Dutch high tech company TMC to produce mouth masks to fight unemployment, poverty and COVID.

How can we feed a growing world population while lessening the impact on the environment? Mexican-Dutch partnership HortiConnect believes nature itself provides the solutions. HortiConnect combines the power of data and advanced technology to optimise a plant’s natural growing power and resilience.

Each year, over half a million women worldwide die from breast cancer.  In 2020, 2.3 million women were diagnosed across the globe with the disease, which makes up 11.7 percent of all cancer diagnoses. This places female breast cancer mortality higher than lung cancer and makes it the most commonly diagnosed and…

In the last 50 years, semiconductors have revolutionised our lives. This key enabling technology is an essential component driving innovations in computers, smart devices, cloud computing, and 5G communication networks. And with the Internet of Things, 70% of semicon chips are now inside everyday consumer appliances…

In a world facing complex global challenges, technology holds the key to transformative solutions. From climate change to energy efficiency, from secure digital infrastructures to next-generation healthcare, innovation is at the heart of shaping a better tomorrow. With the economic mission to Japan having just taken…