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Where Next for a Circular Economy?

One of the most prominent advocates for the circular economy is Michael Braungart, co-author of Cradle to Cradle (with Bill McDonough). Today, Braungart holds academic chairs in Cradle to Cradle innovation and quality at Rotterdam School of Management and for design at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, where Braungart has found his intellectual [...]

Star-studded Cradle to Cradle gala honors William McDonough

The San Francisco Chronicle covered the November 14 Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute gala. Here’s an excerpt: About 450 guests from the business and entertainment worlds attended the fundraiser, which featured Susan Sarandon as emcee, a short concert by “Twilight” actor Mia Maestro, and several videos in which activists and business leaders extolled McDonough’s […]

Interviews with William McDonough, keynote speaker at VERGE San Francisco

In a Studio C interview, Bill McDonough talks about how a city is made up of complex and serendipitous interactions, outlining new tools and approaches that are helping improve the livability.

Cradle to Cradle Gains Independence: A First Look at the 3.0 Launch

The long-anticipated third version of the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) green product standard will add a new certification level and make energy and water requirements more stringent—at the same time loosening ingredient disclosure requirements—for entry-level certification. [...]

Green Pioneer William McDonough

McDonough's varied worlds overlap this week in San Francisco. On Thursday at Moscone Center, he will give a concluding speech at Greenbuild, a conference with 35,000 attendees hosted by the United States Green Building Council. On Wednesday night, by contrast, he's the subject of a fundraising tribute for his Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institution; [...]

NASA Sustainability Base and Shaw Industries Eliminate the Concept of Waste

Learn how the NASA Sustainability Base and Shaw Industries are using Cradle to Cradle to eliminate the concept of waste in this MSNBC video, part of The Future of Technology series.

Nike, Adidas Want To Dye Your Shirt With No Water

Forbes interview Jay Bolus, MBDC’s VP of Technical Operations, for an article or waterless dying. Article Excerpt: The new technique works by putting CO2 under extreme pressure of 1,100 pounds per square inch, which turns the CO2 supercritical, meaning it has the properties of both a liquid and a gas, according to Jay Bolus, the […]