Promotion: a fashion label, packaging designer and coffee roastery are three brands from Switzerland taking part in the Swiss Design Accelerator Program in San Francisco, USA. More about Three Swiss design brands present sustainable products in San Francisco
Only "hardcore sustainable" customers are currently willing to pay extra for eco-conscious hotels, according to Marco Lemmers, CEO of hospitality company Conscious Hotels. More about Hotel guests not ready to pay more for sustainability says Conscious Hotels CEO
Designers might have had a hand in causing climate change but they are also key to solving it, according to the chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, who addressed the Design Council's sustainability conference as it kicked off alongside COP27. More about Bad design is "at the heart of our destruction" says UK government's top climate adviser
German tech company Open Funk has developed a more sustainable version of a food processor, which is repairable, upgradable and compatible with glass jars that people already have in their homes. More about Open-source Re:Mix blender works with household jars
Multicoloured solar panels act like roof tiles on top of the Solar Pavilion, a gathering space at this year's Dutch Design Week created by local firm V8 Architects and design practice Marjan van Aubel Studio. More about Solar Pavilion is a canopy topped with 380 colourful solar panels
Tallinn-based materials company Myceen has released a series of pendant lampshades called B Wise made from mycelium, which were shown at Dutch Design Week. More about Myceen creates "soft and velvety" lampshades made from mushroom mycelium
As part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that focuses the sun's heat to melt metal more sustainably. More about Solar Metal Smelter uses giant magnifying glass to melt metal
Industrial design student Alara Ertenü has developed a packaging solution for soap made from peapods and artichoke waste, which is currently on show as part of Dutch Design Week. More about Packioli is a biodegradable soap packaging made from artichoke leaves and peapods
After Seratech's carbon-neutral cement won the 2022 Obel Award, Dezeen has rounded up six ways in which researchers are working to decarbonise concrete – the single most polluting building material in the world. More about Six material innovations aimed at slashing concrete's outsized carbon footprint
Local studio Multitude of Sins has created an eclectic restaurant interior in Bengaluru out of a mishmash of reclaimed materials, including discarded bicycle bells and cassette tape boxes. More about The Circus Canteen interior is a "collage of unwanted items"
After more than 4,000 votes, Dezeen readers have chosen projects by DP6 Architectuurstudio, FADAA and Kenoteq as the winners of this year's Dezeen Awards public vote in the sustainability categories. More about Dezeen Awards 2022 sustainability public vote winners include a bio-based pavilion in the Netherlands
Music and sustainability collective Evolution Music has designed a 12-inch vinyl made of bioplastic using existing record pressing machinery, which features tracks by artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe. More about Evolution Music creates "ecologically sound" bioplastic 12-inch vinyl featuring artists Beatie Wolfe and Michael Stipe
US company Ubiquitous Energy has invented a thin coating that turns windows into transparent solar panels, providing other ways to harvest renewable energy in buildings beyond rooftop panels. More about Ubiquitous Energy aims to make transparent solar windows a global standard
Clothing, cars, watches and headphones powered by solar energy feature in this roundup of 10 products that are harnessing the power of the sun as part of our Solar Revolution series. More about Ten products that demonstrate the potential of solar power
Fluff Stuff is a textile filling created from plants cultivated on rewetted peatlands in Finland, which has been designed by students at Aalto University and was on display as part of Helsinki Design Week. More about Fluff Stuff is a plant-based textile filling that isn't just "serving hippies"
London-based toothbrush company Suri has created Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush, an electric toothbrush with an aluminium body and brush heads made from plant-based materials that can be recycled after use. More about Suri creates modular electric toothbrush with recyclable brush head
Promotion: technology brand HP has launched a series of large-format plotters that are energy-efficient and aimed at architects who use printers during their design process. More about HP's DesignJet plotters are "designed with both quality and sustainability in mind"
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a biofilm that sticks to the skin like a Band-Aid to harnesses sweat for electricity that could power wearable devices. More about Biofilm developed to power wearable electronics with sweat
To fight the threat of soil degradation to food supply, design graduate Ryan Waterhouse has invented a portable device that monitors the health of topsoil. More about Terra Nova soil monitor aims to avert future food crisis
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More about Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste