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Summer 2012 - Page 2

Biomimicry Issue

Climate Crisis/Health & Lifestyle/Summer 2012/Workplace

Workplace environment

by Sanjay Khanna

Unfortunate fallout from the global economic crisis – notably double-digit unemployment – is driving citizens of the most-affected countries to a mental

Cleantech/Summer 2012/Water

Eye spy, robots don’t lie

by Tyler Hamilton

There are seven billion people on the planet, meaning there are now up to 14 billion eyeballs capable of monitoring the state

Cleantech/Education/Summer 2012

Schooled by mother nature

by Tyler Hamilton

They’ve made little guitar speakers sound bigger by studying the noisemaking ability of cicadas, one of the loudest insects in the world.

Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci
Cleantech/Connected Planet/Social Enterprise/Summer 2012

Da Vinci would approve

by Christopher Mims

Concepts from biomimicry and bioinspiration – the use of nature as a source of inspiration for new technologies – have shown a

Built Environment/Cleantech/Leadership/Summer 2012/Supply Chain

Spotlight on biomimicry

by Yasmin Ghahremani

Twelve years ago, carpet-tile maker Interface hit it big with biomimicry, and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. Having read biologist

Loblaws, Empress Walk, North York, Ontario, 2007
Built Environment/Food/Summer 2012/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 5

by CK Staff

Hero: Loblaws Loblaws, the Canadian supermarket chain with over 70 stores, announced in June that it is on track to meet its

Guest Comment/Perspectives/Responsible Investing/Summer 2012

Sustainability disclosure

by Doug Morrow

In April, Aviva Investors commissioned Corporate Knights Capital, the investment research and financial products arm of Corporate Knights Inc., to investigate the state

Leadership/Perspectives/Responsible Investing/Social Enterprise/Summer 2012/Voices

In good company

by Tyler Hamilton

Most executives would agree, even if not openly, that we have a systemic design flaw in our economy. It is set up

Pumping
Cleantech/Energy/Summer 2012

Tech Savvy: American Water

by Adam Aston

If they ever think of water works, most people imagine pipes and pumps – more Victorian age than high tech. After all,

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