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Inspired by the Capital Institute's Third Millennium Economy initiative, this collection highlights those voices - ecological economists, sociologist, finance professionals, environmentalists, community developers - advocating a restructuring of our economy to transition to a truly sustainable economic system.

Curated by mokiethecat

How to link up the bio-economy
September 11, 2019
Every geography has a problem of bio-based (i.e. natural materials) waste streams: food waste, by-products of beer production, sewage sludge and so on. In Scotland, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) is tasked with the job of connecting business with academics to help them turn these waste streams into revenue streams. IBioIC see this as a potential GBP 900M industry. Find out how they are making those connections between their 130 members in Scotland, and how one company - CuanTec - has developed a shrink-wrap alternative from shellfish.