Generally innovation in the context of sustainability focuses on the conversations around the role of innovation by business leaders who advocate the development of sound business models to encourage investment in new products and services. Many products, but not all, are focused on renewable energy, another EarthSayers.tv Special Collection.
This collection addresses other emerging markets in diverse industries ranging from agriculture to information technology to biotechnology as well as beauty and wellness. Sustainability calls on us to consider innovation more broadly to include not just the technical, but the social and environmental as well. Innovation may be found in conversations around ethical sourcing, social innovation, and in the role of the social entrepreneur.
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The Future for Electric Cars by Senator Kevin de León |
The President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Kevin de León, talks about the future democratization of the electric vehicle infrastructure. "What we're doing is we're transforming our whole electric infrastructure system," de León said. "For the first time in the history of the United States of America, energy companies...will be competing for the same market share with the fossil fuel industry." EarthSayer Kevin de León |
Purifying Water using Solar-activate Water Treatment Technology from Puralytics
The Future of Mobility - Project ReDesign Renault Internship
Sustainability for All: by Jonathon Porritt at TEDxExeter
Smart Citizens for a Smarter State by Beth Simone Noveck
Google Geotechnology and the Future of Sustainability (panel)
Potable Water Generator as Billboard by UTEC
Reinvent Fire: Change Energy Use Forever
The future of innovation and sustainability
Green vs. Green: The Sustainability Debate by Jeffrey Hollender
Seed Communities: Ecovillage Experiments by Karen Litfin
Turning Our Cities Into Human Power Plants by Laurence Kemball-Cook
Closing the Technology Gap by Frank Schott of NetHope
Reflections of a Green Business Pioneer with Yvon Chouinard
The Evolving Context for Science and Society by Alan Leshner
A History of Public Imagination: What Will You Imagine?
Innovation and Sustainability by Joel Makower of GreenBiz
Special Electric Vehicle by James McGreen
The Wisdom of Designing Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Systems Thinking and Sustainability by Dr. Fritjof Capra
Sustainability as Mainstream Business Opportunity
Earth to Canada: Be Leaders by David Suzuki
Automotive Revolution 2030
The Driverless City by Carlo Ratti
What's In Your Food? Telespec Innovation
The Future for Electric Cars by Senator Kevin de León
Differences between Internet and Energy Technologies
On Autonomous Vehicles by Dr. Tim Chapin
All Things Have Standing: 4.7 -- Future Stories -- Machine Virtue
Technology Solutions Addressing Climate Change by Tom Knutzen
Imagine 2050
The Role of Corporate Philanthropy by Stuart Hart
Sustainable business with Hannah Jones
Connectivity is Destiny by Parag Khanna
How AI is revolutionizing the world of education
Innovate to Meet the Challenge of Conservation by Jim Levitt