🔥 Startups investing in cool clothes for a hot future, Burning Man was a climate change disaster, plus more news from this week

The latest innovation and funding updates for this week.

🌍 Global News

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Climate Change Has Finally Come For Burning Man »»

• New EU sustainability reporting rules are a challenge, says Puma »»

• Plastics upcycling made more sustainable and practical »»

• Biochar-infused concrete: A green solution for corporate sustainability »»

• Mining Billionaire Robert Friedland Ramps Up Output Of Electric Metals Needed To Power The Green Economy »»

• Actions, not words, are needed for the UK to tackle climate change »»

• As climate change challenges home insurers, an ‘uninsurable future’ looms »»

• How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change »»

• Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate? »»

• WATCH: ExxonMobil Predicts World Will Miss Climate Change Goals »»

• 8 Charts That Illustrate the Impact of Food Systems and Our Diets on Climate Change »»

• Batteries from crashed Teslas could power UK homes »»

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🚀 Startup News

Borrowed from DL1961’s website - Our Sustainability Journey

DL1961 Launches Fall 23 Collection, Furthers Steps In Sustainability

“At DL1961, our focus is simple: how do we make customers feel valued when it comes to their purchases. At the end of the day, they are the investors in our brand, they are the ones that help us grow and bring us closer to our environmental and business goals.” - Read more on Forbes

• 500 Global closes $143M fund for Southeast Asia startups »»

• Localazy Launches a Collaborative Translation Memory to Fight the Climate Emergency »»

• Startups Are Inventing Cooling Clothes for a Hotter Future »»

• Sustainable Seafood Startups Are The Catch Of The Day »»

• In Dialogue: Tokki CEO And Founder Jane Park On Solving Problems Through Sustainability And Funding The Future »»

• Brazilian Foodtech Startup Nuu Raises USD $4 Million to Scale Its Carbon-Neutral Cassava-Based Products »»

• Global Startup Funding Remains Subdued But IPO Market Sparks Hope Of Rebound »»

• What angel investors really look for in startups »»

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🌲 Adapting to the Anthropocene

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Modern slavery: Pakistan’s latest climate change curse

Farmers are forced to take out loans and repay them with any leftover profit from harvests, but as crops fail year after year due to climate change, loan repayments are rolled over. Read more »»

• Air conditioning: Welcome relief from climate change, but part of the problem »»

• The 14 Extreme Heat Definitions You Need to Know »»

• In the face of climate change and food insecurity, New Zealand considers lab-grown fruit »»

• Carrefour Leads New Plant-Based Food Coalition to Fight France’s Anti-Vegan Labelling Law »»

• Maine lobstermen are getting into the seaweed business as climate change threatens the catch »»

• 'Crocodile comot my leg’ - How climate change dey bring deadly animals closer to humans »»

• As Climate Change Stresses Power Grids, Are Blackouts Unavoidable? »»