Urban Planning for Tomorrow: The Future of Food Waste, Building, & Flight
Our populations are exploding. Our needs are expanding. Development of new products and services advances at a rapid clip by the day. Now, we need our urban planning and sector innovation to keep up....
View ArticleTo Clean Its Air, China Has to Clean Its System First
With the return of winter bringing fresh reports of smog across a number of China’s cities and talk about how bad things will be this year, last week’s announcement that government officials in Xi’an...
View ArticleKohler Kicks Off Hackathon on World Toilet Day! [Photo Gallery]
In honor of World Toilet Day, Kohler launched its “Design a Toilet” Hackathon. Within 24 hours, eight student teams designed an environmentally sustainable toilet for a specific user group – ranging...
View ArticleJLR Car Sharing Hackathon Revs Up Inspiration and Ideas
This Saturday, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Collective Responsibility hosted a training session for their upcoming student competition in car sharing: “Hacking the Future of Connected Vehicles. A...
View ArticleAction Over Regulation: The Economics of China’s Recycled Paper & Cardboard
In a prior article in our ongoing series of waste management in China, we pointed out that rebranding waste as a resource can provide an alternative lens when discussing waste. As a valued resource,...
View ArticleChina’s Waste Collectors: A Profile of Mr. Lu
“Most people can make money from this. It’s pretty normal for waste collectors and people on tricycles to have over a couple million dollars in their bank accounts.” — Mr. Lu, Manager at a large waste...
View ArticleChina’s Landfills Are Closing: Where Will The Waste Go?
In China, waste and waste management have attracted national concern. From environmental issues like toxic chemicals in sea water, to issues affecting urban centers – like Beijing’s burdened landfills...
View ArticleReal Estate Hackathon | Education Challenge in Urban China
We are really excited to announce our next hackathon, held on May 5th and 6th in Chengdu, where student teams will work with real estate and education executives to create an Education Hub business...
View ArticleBike Sharing: The Business Case for Sustainable Mobility
An illustration of the potential future of China’s growing vehicle ownership rates. Graphic Credit: Collective Responsibility As millions of China’s growing middle class have become new car owners,...
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