Important Innovations

  Electric Car is Built with Recycled Materials                                                             Source:  BMW i Vision Circular E-Car is Recycled When Its Use Is Over BMW is making a strong commitment to fully electric, sustainable auto-making.  It is promising that within 20 years, all of its vehicles will be made of recycled materials and at the end of their use, the vehicles will be recycled to create new vehicles.  To underscore the point,  BMW has unveiled a unique, 100% environmentally friendly electric car, called the i Vision Circular Concept.  BMW says the EV is "circular" to save the planet.  By 'circular" BMW is referring to the fact that the electric vehicle is built with totally recycled materials and when its use is over, it can be recycled to create a new car.  The Vision is a 4-seat hatchback concept that BMW says "looks ahead to a compact, all-electric car for 2040 that is squarely focused on sustainability and luxury.  The EV goes on

Blue Innovation From the Commonwealth Nations Source:  Secretary General's Paper on  Blue Ocean Initiative Commonwealth Blue Charter The Secretary General of the Commonwealth nations Patricia Scotland just laid out what she sees as new opportunities to invest in the emerging Blue Ocean Economy.  She notes that 95% of the world's oceans are still unexplored.  The value of global ocean assets is conservatively valued at $24 Trillion and the global ocean economy is worth $2.5 Trillion a year, according to experts cited by Secretary General Scotland. There is a series of investment opportunity ideas that the 53 Commonwealth nations have signed on to in their new Commonwealth Blue Charter. The Commonwealth nations that span the UK to Canada, Kenya, India and Australia include 1/3rd of all world coastal waters and 42% of all coral reefs within their jurisdictions.  Their commitment to the Blue Ocean Charter has the potential of a big impact. Blue Fashion, Bl

More Than 100 Billionaires in Attendance Source:  World Economic Forum Several Global Corporations Rising to the CC Challenge The 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is now underway.  It opened with President Donald Trump saying "America is thriving, flourishing and winning again", just hours before his impeachment trial began in Washington, DC.  The Forum is focused on sustainability, sustainable business and accelerating action globally to thwart Climate Change.  Mr. Trump is not expected to discuss Climate Change, which he doesn't believe in.  Climate activist 17 year old Greta Thunberg, Time's Person of the Year, will also give a keynote address.  There are more than 2,000 participants including 113 billionaires.  Interestingly on the eve of the Forum, several global companies have announced detailed plans to combat Climate Change. Nestle, Amazon, Microsoft, Black Rock Swiss food giant Nestle is investing $2 billion to use recycl