When the industrial revolution began, humans still thought of nature as "boundless" AND with infinite capacity to absorb and neutralise toxins and waste. Today we're increasingly aware that "there is no away" - for wastes ranging from microplastics to PFAS to hormones.

Since the 1990s, innovators and entrepreneurs have been developing materials and products and processes and design principles that are regenerative and beneficial (not just less bad).

Today, there are growing opportunities to apply 21st century 3D safety developments to innovate and grow businesses - once you learn to see beyond compliance and "less harm".

In this episode, host Leigh Baker of Think Act Regenerate discusses how 3D safety principles and commercial resources can be combined to uncover smart regenerative business opportunities.

CREDITS

Original music composed for the show by Ian Hopkinson of ⁠HopkinsonCreative.com⁠ – used with permission.LINKS

Stories

Interface Flooring - 1) Captured landfill gas to power their manufacturing plant, removing toxic emissions from the air of their local community. 2) Developed glueless fastening system for carpet tiles. (Book: BUSINESS LESSONS FROM A RADICAL INDUSTRIALIST)

Zeoform - replacing extractive building products with materials made from plant fibre and water. zeoform.com

H2o vortex - water purification without chemicals. h2ovortex.com

PlntMatter - plant cellulose transformation: ⁠www.plntmatter.com⁠

Sparxell ⁠⁠ - colorants made from cellulose instead of mica, titanium and chemicals. ⁠⁠https://sparxell.com/

Bobcat T7X -the world’s first all-electric compact track loader - electrified hydraulics to remove toxic fluids ⁠https://www.fastcompany.com/90878768/bobcat-t7x-all-electric-compact-track-loader⁠

Certifications and catalogues

Green Seal: greenseal.org

Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute: c2ccertified.org/certified-products and c2ccertified.org/resources

Good Environmental Choices Australia: www.geca.eco

Global GreenTag: globalgreentag.com

SpotMaterial: spotmaterial.com

Approaches

Biomimicry 3.8: biomimicry.net

Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute Resources: c2ccertified.org/resources

The Doughnut Design for Business: ⁠https://doughnuteconomics.org/tools/doughnut-design-for-business-core-tool⁠

Green Chemistry Introduction: https://www.beyondbenign.org/about-green-chemistry/