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Our team is back in full swing and so is the love letter. Today, we got some news on a new Stockholm based sustainable food concept, a groundbreaking EU law tackling unsustainable products and unsold textiles and footwear as well as a conversation about where people will live in the future. Ready to kick it off? We sure are!
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There's a new Italian in town
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The sustainable food concept Cuppino Gastro Bike is finally on the streets of Stockholm
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Stockholmers, listen up! Our former colleague Daniele who's not only a creative technologist and designer but also - or shall we say foremost? - an incredible pizzaiolo has started his own kitchen on wheels. This new sustainable street food experience serves you flavours straight from Daniele's family farm in Abbruzzo, Italy. Make sure to catch him on the streets of Stockholm or why not book him for an upcoming event?
We checked in with Daniele to get some more background on the Cuppino Gastro Bike, here's what he told us:
"The idea for this came from my love for cooking and cycling. Being able to move around and connect with different communities in Stockholm while serving up fresh meals just seems like the perfect way to share my enthusiasm. Plus, Stockholm is very bike-friendly and mostly flat, so it was a perfect match!"
How does sustainability play into this?
"Sustainability is really important to me. By using a cargo bike instead of a traditional food truck, I’m not just cutting emissions—I’m also avoiding adding another car to the streets. Did you know that in Sweden, parking spaces for cars take up more area than housing? Also, some of the ingredients I use come from my family farm, so they’re not part of the modern, quality-less food supply chain. Instead, I’m supporting small farmers in continuing their incredible yet tough work."
What dishes can your customers expect?
"I want to offer dishes that showcase the best of what’s in season—like using chanterelle mushrooms during their peak. I’m also looking forward to collaborating with small farms from Abruzzo to bring their unique products here to Sweden."
Learn more about the Cuppino Gastro Bike here
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The EU tackles unsustainable products
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The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation explained
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“Today we set the bar higher to ensure that resource and energy-efficient products become the norm on the EU market. (...) Having products that are repairable, recyclable and increasingly made of recycled materials provides new business opportunities, creates innovative jobs and offers more value for consumers."
— Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal
A few weeks ago, the EU passed a new law called the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), aimed at making everyday household products more sustainable. This regulation ensures products are longer-lasting, easier to repair and recycle, contain fewer harmful chemicals, and use more recycled materials. The ESPR will encourage companies to offer more sustainable products, boost their competitiveness, and support jobs in recycling and refurbishment industries.
Key aspects of the ESPR include:
- Extending eco-design rules to more products.
- Setting standards for durability, reusability, energy efficiency, and recycled content.
- Introducing a Digital Product Passport for easy access to product sustainability information.
- Banning the destruction of unsold textiles and footwear, with potential future bans in other sectors (this is a big one for the fashion industry! We're curious to see the impact on (ultra) fast fashion giants)
So, basically this means that all products sold in the EU will have to comply with this new law and ensure longer lasting and durable products whether it's furniture, clothing and textiles, or electronics. The regulation will be implemented gradually with the aim to promote sustainable consumption and production across the EU, and the first working plan is due within nine months. A step in the right direction, more of this please!
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Where on Earth will people live in the future?
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An interview with Parag Khanna, CEO of Climate Alpha, a company using AI to understand how climate change will affect different parts of the world. Khanna talks about wanting to understand how young people think and where they want to go, pointing out that many are looking to live in places that offer professional and educational opportunities, a decent quality of life as well as climate stability. Therefore, countries need to be able to offer that.
Khanna also sees mobility as a human right and that we need to create systems where mismatches between the old and young, labour shortages and labour supply as well as sustainable and unsustainable locations are corrected.
In his opinion there are two kinds of countries in the world today (mainly referring to the Western world here): those who have realised that they need more migrants and those who haven't; with those in the former category being the smarter ones and who will come ahead in the 'war for young talent'. With slow immigration processes countries are hurting their own economies and there's a clear trend that the important countries in the world are governed by pragmatic leaders that are recognising the importance of large-scale immigration as part of their economic health.
Definitely worth a listen!
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Stay safe and stay curious!
/ Linnéa & Team Another Tomorrow
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