Supply chains (yawn) are yet another bit of the compliance picture we now have to look at. As boring as it is, it’s also very, very important to ensure: transparency, quality, ethical sourcing, and CO2-friendly transport. So here’s a bit of software made by ILOG that looks after
china
Who are the most patient people in the world? Primary school teachers? Buddhish monks? Buddhist monks who teach primary schoolchildren and look after injured puppies on the weekend? No, it’s actually Chinese factory owners. If you’re a little skeptical, Greenbang would like to point you towards an article
biofuels
The most Greenbang ever tapped her grandparents for was a couple of shiny pound coins, a KitKat or several and some Argos rollerskates (they were damn fine rollerskates, Greenbang would like to add.) But, in retrospect, it seems that Greenbang was aiming a bit too low when milking the elderly
north carolina
If you happen to be wandering through North Carolina any time soon, take a look at the roofs as you walk by. Aside from the usual brown leaves, dead pigeons, roofers and the ghost of the Wright Brothers, you’ll also see $100 millions worth of solar panels. Utilty Duke
Richard Branson, who charged Greenbang £100 to travel on his Virgin train from London to Birmingham the other day, take note. This very much applies to you. And while you have ‘eco-friendly’ signs all over your marketing, with these prices, ambassador, you are really spoiling us. Sorry, I mean, you’
water
A crack team of scientists from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Applied Biosystems and MDS Analytical Technologies are working to identify the contaminants in American drinking water. When they’re finished, Greenbang would like to request that they come and test the contaminants in her local swimming pool – she
electricity
Do you want to know how much Intel’s investment arm, Intel Capital, invested in smart grid company Grid Net? Do you? Huh? Huh? Well, Greenbang’s not going to tell you. So there. Not because she doesn’t want to mind – Greenbang’s not like that – but because she
Being a bit of a biker chick Greenbang was never a fan of scooters. She had found them claustrophobic, slow and annoying. Motorbikes, mountain bikes and road bikes were fantastic but she never got to grips with the other two wheeled contraption. But the lady now finds herself tempted to
The British think tank, Policy Exchange, has just published a damning report on carbon capture in the UK and has laid out a road map to help reduce the increasing rate of CO2 release. The full document can be found here. The 38 page document concentrates on carbon capture and
Greenbang is writing a special report on the top-30 cleantech and green-innovation start-up companies in the UK. This is the first of a series of high-profile lists we are forming, but this seems to be the obvious place to start. Criteria for selection in this report include the following: * New
leeds
Over in Leeds, students aren’t washing their clothes with water, they’re washing their clothes with chips. Students eh? Is there nothing they won’t stoop to? What next? Cleaning out the toilet with road cones? Using chemistry text books as toilet paper? Well, she wouldn’t put the
clean tech
Greenbang would like to congratulate VCs Rockport Capital on closing their latest fund, focused on clean tech, for $450 million. That’s enough to buy 56 of the world’s most expensive diamonds, 9,825 Porsche Boxsters, 2,812 bottles of Chateau Lafitte 1787 or 900 million Crunchies. Greenbang knows
