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Green finance is the practice of funding projects that are tied to sustainability objectives. Many financial institutions around the world are turning their attention to green finance, including those who manage clients' investments — like BlackRock and traditional banks such as AIB. Ireland is focused on growing the state of green finance in the country. Ireland is playing a key and growing role in green finance — a term referring to funding for projects that have a sustainable outcome — with a mix of home-grown services and overseas investors exploring the Emerald Isle as a base for t...

JA Miyagi Tome Insider Studios The city of Tome has long been famous for its rice. Now the city has become one of the first areas to promote environmentally friendly rice production. Drones are one example of how innovative technology can make up for labor shortages. Tome's quality rice is earning praise not only at home but abroad, and is expanding its exports. Miyagi prefecture isn't just the economic and cultural hub of Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. Its fertile alluvial plains also make it one of the nation's major rice ...

Irwin Wong Satoshi Sugie is a former product designer for Nissan who decided to reshape the personal mobility arena after learning about people's frustrations with wheelchairs. In 2012, he cofounded WHILL, which produces electric mobility products that are powerful, compact, and easy to dismantle. The product aims to help users overcome not only the physical, but the psychological, barriers that a disability can impose. In celebration of the launch of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Fold, a device that's reshaping the technology landscape, we're celebrating innovative profe...

Getty Images Synthetic biology, also called synbio, is a growing area of science that could impact everything from what we eat to how we treat diseases. Many companies and research centers within Ireland are making a serious investment in synbio. Gene therapy is just one of the many applications of synbio. Synthetic biology, or synbio, is based on the idea that living cells can be engineered in a certain way —  and it has potential applications in a vast number of areas, including health, packaging, and food. Chantelle Kiernan, a senior scientific advisor for ...

Green City Solutions It kills 7 million people a year and causes diseases including lung cancer and pneumonia. Peter Sänger, a horticulturist turned entrepreneur, founded Green City Solutions to develop solutions to the problem that combine technology and sustainability. This article is part of Changemakers' Playbook, a series that looks at innovation across different industries. What if a city bench could provide a place not just to sit but also to breathe a little easier? That's the idea behind CityTree, a 14-foot-high moss-covered, energy-efficient bench and...