Sustainability

Cary, N.C. – October 12, 2026 -- Subeca has raised approximately $3M in a Series A-2 round to expand its smart water metering hardware and software for utilities, adding to the $6M Series A it closed in 2024.

Burnt Island Ventures, described in the release as the most active venture investor in the global water industry, led the round. Cycle H2O, a water technology venture fund, joined as a new investor. SUEZ, which led the 2024 Series A, also participated, along with several additional investors.

Subeca is live in 23 communities with a bundled meter-and-software package

Burnt Island General Partner Christine Boyle said the firm sees a billion-dollar opportunity in unmet demand for affordable smart meter infrastructure and AI-native software. Subeca currently offers its bundled smart meter plus software package in 23 communities.

Fort Lauderdale – October 12, 2026 -- A Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture team has won the £10,000 2026 GROHE Water Prize for terracotta facade tiles that capture fog up to 400% more efficiently than standard flat surfaces.

The award, presented by GROHE for the World Architecture Festival (WAF), went to the project "Bio-inspired Architectural Terracotta for Sustainable Water Harvesting." The team is led by Associate Professor and Lead Researcher Laura Garófalo. WAF is scheduled for November 18-20 in Fort Lauderdale.

Modular terracotta tiles pair water-attracting peaks with water-repelling channels

The system combines ceramic craftsmanship with digital fabrication and surface physics. Its design draws on leaf venation and the Namib Desert beetle. Each tile combines hydrophilic clay peaks with hydrophobic glazed channels. The project targets community water self-sufficiency in arid, fog-prone regions.

Atlanta – October 12, 2026 -- Scientific Games has won a 2026 Communitas Award for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility. The award, in the Ethical and Environmental Responsibility: Green Initiatives category, recognizes a project that recycles wooden shipping pallets in Germany with the v. Bodelschwingh Foundations Bethel, one of the country's largest social service organizations.

Scientific Games donated hundreds of lottery pallets to the Bethel project

The pallets were used to ship lottery scratchcards to German lotteries. Because the untreated wood no longer goes to landfill, it is turned into birdhouses and toys. Members of the disabled community make the items by hand at Bethel's Kracks Workshop.

Bethel sells the finished items in its retail shop. The revenue supports the organization's programs, workshop operations and future initiatives for people with disabilities.

Columbus, Wisconsin – October 12, 2026 -- American Packaging Corporation (APC) has introduced APC FlexCube, a preformed cuboid-shaped pouch built to improve the product-to-package ratio and reduce excess headspace in large-format products.

The geometric format is designed to make more efficient use of packaging, shipping and shelf space while giving brands a distinctive, high-impact shelf presentation.

FlexCube Is Available in Recycled-Content and Recyclability-Designed Structures

APC can produce FlexCube in a broad range of material structures, including options from its RE® Sustainable Packaging portfolio. These include structures with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content and design-for-recyclability options. Brands can match barrier performance, appearance and material selection to application requirements and sustainability priorities.

Nairobi – October 12, 2026 -- Vallar Advanced Systems, a U.S. manufacturer of water-based road-building chemicals, has presented its alternative to asphalt to the Government of Kenya, targeting the country's unpaved secondary and rural road network.

Vallar presents soil-stabilization plan to Kenyan officials during AmCham visit

The company's team attended an American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Kenya event in Nairobi. It also met senior government and civil society leaders and officials at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.

Vallar says it will continue talks with Kenyan government stakeholders and partners in the coming months. The source discloses no contract value, pilot project, or timeline for a deal.

Athens – October 12, 2026 -- DIMAND has appointed Greece Sotheby's International Realty to lead sales of FIX Residences, a 95-home building within the redevelopment of Thessaloniki's historic FIX Brewery, with completion scheduled for late 2029.

Greece Sotheby's International Realty will market the project to buyers in Greece and in key international markets through the global Sotheby's International Realty network.

FIX Residences will deliver 95 homes in a 19,800 sq.m. nine-storey building

The residential building will cover approximately 19,800 sq.m. and include 134 dedicated parking spaces. DIMAND is targeting LEED Gold certification and says the building will prioritise energy efficiency and environmental performance.

Global – October 12, 2026 -- Carbon credit retirements have reached the highest level Clever has recorded for the first half of any year, according to the carbon market data provider's latest monthly tracking.

Buyers retire higher-quality credits as demand for integrity rises

Clever says the quality of retired credits is improving. It attributes the shift to a maturing market and buyer demand for integrity, transparency and accountability. The source gives no absolute retirement volumes or year-on-year percentages.

Asia drives growth in new credit supply

Supply of credits has grown, particularly in Asia. Clever reads this as evidence that countries are taking leadership roles in expanding carbon markets as a climate-change tool. New projects have increased alongside retirements.

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics doubled its zero-emission yard truck footprint across customer operations nationwide over the last twelve months, and Heavy Duty Trucking has now named the Nevada-based third-party logistics provider a 2026 Green Fleet Award winner.

The annual award honors fleet operators that show measurable progress, operational excellence and leadership in sustainable transportation. It follows YMX's 2026 Leading Off-Road Fleet Award at ACT Expo earlier this month.

YMX runs high-capacity electric yard trucks in 24/7 hub operations

The company deploys the trucks at major logistics hubs and manufacturing facilities across the U.S. Its autonomous Yard Operating System (YOS) links physical yard operations with digital tools. YMX says the system improves throughput, reduces bottlenecks and dwell time, optimizes asset utilization, lowers operating costs and supports emissions-reduction goals.

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has been named a 2026 G75 Green Supply Chain Partner by Inbound Logistics, adding a third sustainability honor to two fleet awards it received earlier this month.

The annual list covers 75 organizations recognized for advancing sustainable supply chain and logistics practices while delivering measurable value to customers.

YMX collected two fleet electrification awards before the G75 listing

YMX received the ACT Expo Fleet Award for Leadership in Electric Yard Operations earlier this month. Heavy Duty Trucking magazine also named the company a 2026 Top Green Fleet.

Kuching – – October 12, 2026 -- ASEAN Records has certified Embrace Borneo's Miss Sarawak Tourism 2026 for the first coral reef cleanup run by contestants of a state-level beauty pageant, a 3-hour dive programme involving 17 participants.

Seventeen contestants cleaned reefs at 3 to 10 metres off Satang Island

The cleanup took place on 8 September 2026 at Satang Island, Kuching. It ran as part of the pageant's conservation tourism activities, in partnership with the Sarawak West Coast Diving Club.

Participants also received instruction on marine biodiversity, beach conservation and responsible tourism.