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Sustainability Daily Podcast 10/19/2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories: a global snapshot of how innovation, policy, and finance are reshaping sustainability across beauty, water, construction, textiles, local governance, and clean energy.
‘2025 코스메틱 360’이 보여준 뷰티의 미래
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Author: 김이련 스타트업 기자단 1기 기자 | Date: 2025-10-18
At Paris’s Cosmetic 360, AI moved from marketing into the R&D engine room, biotech delivered high-performance sustainable ingredients, and skin-barrier/microbiome science anchored a push toward hyper-personalized beauty. Upcycling and CO₂-based feedstocks showed that efficacy and sustainability can align, while K-beauty deep-tech startups like Stemon (plant exosome DDS), J&C Microchem (biodegradable oil bubble capsules), and DS TECH (dissolving microstructures) signaled Korea’s shift from trendsetter to technology partner. The theme “Predictions” underscored resilience, LCA-driven metrics, and faster, lower-risk innovation.
Gradiant Secures $50 Million Credit Facility from HSBC, Exceeding $100 Million in Total Financing Capacity
Author: Not specified | Date: 2025-10-18T08:35:00+07:00
Gradiant closed a $50 million revolving credit facility with HSBC, lifting total financing capacity above $100 million to scale advanced water and wastewater projects. Secured at single-digit rates, the line supports U.S. working capital, bolsters liquidity for global delivery, and positions the company for future M&A. The deal signals lender confidence in the firm’s profitability and in water solutions that help industries cut risk, cost, and emissions.
Building with dirt and cardboard: a construction game-changer
Source: https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/10/18/building-with-dirt-and-cardboard-a-construction-game-changer/
Author: Ida Torres | Date: 2025-10-18
RMIT researchers unveiled cardboard-confined rammed earth (CCRE): soil compacted in permanent cardboard tubes that delivers comparable strength to cement-stabilized rammed earth for low-rise buildings. The approach slashes embodied carbon to roughly one quarter of concrete at under one third the cost, turns waste cardboard into structure, and enables local, on-site production. With strong thermal performance and scalability, the team is seeking industry partners.
Kingpins 2025: How trade conflicts and inflation are affecting the denim industry
Author: Anna Roos van Wijngaarden | Date: 2025-10-18
At Amsterdam’s Kingpins, U.S. tariffs and inflation are reshaping denim supply chains, shifting production from China to Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Pakistan while fueling demand for Japanese denim despite longer lead times. Brands face margin pressure and risk volatility, prompting vertical integration and recycling programs, while demand for costlier organic cotton softens amid skepticism about certification integrity. The upshot: cost, compliance, and authenticity are redefining “sustainable” denim.
Dipolog: Mga opisyal sa Dipolog mitambong sa smart and sustainable communities workshop
Author: RPN | Date: 2025-10-18
Dipolog City officials joined DOST Region IX’s two-day Smart and Sustainable Communities roadmapping workshop to strengthen technology-enabled urban initiatives. The session aligned LGUs across the region on digital transformation and sustainability priorities with support from DOST provincial offices and 4Sight Management Consultancy. Expect clearer roadmaps for data-driven services and resilient local infrastructure.
Desco Infratech, KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia join hands for hydrogen–natural gas blending
Author: PTI | Date: 2025-10-18T19:01:00+05:30
KPI Green Hydrogen and Ammonia, Desco Infratech, and Naveriya Gas partnered to blend green hydrogen into city gas networks in India. The collaboration aims to cut emissions, leverage existing infrastructure, and reduce LNG import dependence in support of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and net-zero goals. Roles span hydrogen production, blending engineering, and distribution integration to deliver a reliable, lower-carbon fuel mix.
Taken together, these stories spotlight a common arc: pairing pragmatic financing and policy with inventive tech to cut carbon, boost resilience, and scale solutions faster. From deep-tech beauty and lower-carbon building materials to water infrastructure, denim supply chains, smarter cities, and greener fuels, sustainability advances when innovation meets execution.
