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Embracing the Circular Economy: One EO Entrepreneur’s Story

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Integral to the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s core beliefs is our commitment to making a positive difference in the world—exemplified by our pledge to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He joined EO in 2004. Earth’s population is expected to swell to 9 billion people by 2030.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation.

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Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?

TechCrunch

“Sugar is a massive consumer of water and in contrast, there’s big sustainability pitch for what we do. The World Health Organisation’s first global report on diabetes found that 422 million adults live with diabetes, mainly in developing countries. the raw materials are products of the current agricultural industry.”

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. She served as the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, (2003/2004), one of the largest Rotary Club in the world. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019.

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Circularity in action: circular innovations in Indonesia

Impact Hub

Circularity in action: circular innovations in Indonesia In the vibrant urban landscape of Jakarta, Indonesia, two socially conscious enterprises, Sampangan and Plépah, are leading the charge toward sustainability and a circular economy.

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Green Energy Makes Business Sense

OurCrowd

Global oil companies like Shell, BP, Total and Repsol are investing unprecedented amounts to develop new solar, wind and other green energy technologies. Musk, whose 2004 bet on electric cars looked risky at the time and now seems prophetic. These developments are creating exciting opportunities for investors. Just ask Elon.

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Why venture capitalists are investing in international startups

David Teten VC

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. This initiative accelerates international opportunities for high growth, export-ready Canadian companies in Information and Communications Technology, Sustainable Technologies, and Life Sciences.