Welcome to Silk Logic’s Sustainability Daily Podcast, your source for the most inspiring innovations shaping a greener tomorrow. I’m thrilled to be your guide as we spotlight the most impactful breakthroughs in sustainable business, powered by AI and automation. Today, we’ll explore how global industries are cutting carbon and costs, from reimagined building materials to groundbreaking water solutions and the next frontier in clean energy. Stay tuned for actionable ideas you can apply to build a smarter, more sustainable business.

Let’s dive in. Our first story is about transforming one of the world’s largest polluters: construction.

What if you could build durable homes from little more than dirt, water, and cardboard? At RMIT University in Australia, researchers have unveiled a material called cardboard-confined rammed earth, or CCRE. The challenge: Concrete accounts for nearly eight percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, while millions of tons of cardboard sit in landf