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Reusable packaging startup Olive creates new model to keep clothes out of landfills

TechCrunch

Today, the company relaunches itself in the business-to-business space to work initially with apparel retailers on establishing a circular economy that delivers clothing and accessory orders in waste-free, reusable packaging, while also making consignment easier. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies.

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The fast track to intelligent retail modernization with TCS and Microsoft Cloud

CIO

IT leaders are prioritizing models that are more agile, efficient, and intelligent, allowing them to respond to market changes quickly. Great expectations For all types of retail outlets, be it a website, a mobile app, or a physical store, it is vital to adopt strategies that meet shoppers’ heightened expectations.

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New Zealand’s Humble Bee Bio is using bees to create bioplastics

TechCrunch

While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early stage – it’s about halfway through its proof of concept – if Humble Bee is successful, its bioplastics are likely to make it into the sustainable textiles industry. Humble Bee, which just raised $3.2 “It’s resistant to acids and bases.

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Climate accounting platform Persefoni raises $101M Series B led by Prelude and TPG

TechCrunch

And, of course, Salesforce’s sustainability cloud is a huge player. It also works with corporates across manufacturing, agriculture, energy, apparel, retail, software and business services. Thus, we’ve seen the rise of the likes of Plan A, South Pole and Watershed. or 2C implied temperature rise models for their organizations.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White, Shawn Mendes get behind Shelf Engine

TechCrunch

We’ve had phenomenal growth last year, some of it from our mid-market customers, but mostly from customers like Target and Kroger,” Kalb said. Shelf Engine fits into one of PLUS Capital’s core investment areas of sustainability. The firm looks across different sectors like food, energy, apparel, packaging and recycling.

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Bloomreach, now valued at $2.2B, continues to plant seeds of customer personalization

TechCrunch

We have seen, with the pandemic, a reinvention of e-commerce, and it is a $5 trillion market and we saw it grow 80% to 100% overnight,” De Datta added. “We Bloomreach is also going to expand its go-to-market teams and its geographic footprint in the U.S. Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization.

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5 Convincing Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices

Strategy Driven

The concept of sustainability in business practices has rapidly gained importance over the years. Plenty of proactive companies are shifting and adjusting their operations to incorporate sustainable practices. So, what exactly is sustainability when it comes to a business? Improved operations and lower expenses.