31 May 2023
Episode 599
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We speak to Namrata Sandhu, the co-founder and CEO of Vaayu. The Berlin-headquartered company has developed the world’s first automated carbon software, which helps retailers analyse their footprint in real-time. Plus: we’re at the opening of a ground-breaking factory in Finland that is producing a revolutionary wood-based fibre for the textile industry.
31 May 2023
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Monocle’s Helsinki correspondent, Petri Burtsoff, reports from the opening of the new Woodspin factory in Jyväskylä, Finland. This joint venture between the Brazilian raw material provider Suzano and the Finnish sustainable material company Spinnova has led to a revolutionary wood-based fibre that is revolutionising the textile industry.
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