Energy & Green Tech

Consumers are increasingly making choices based on the ideology behind a product, with companies like Tesla, Signal, and Bluesky leading the way in prioritizing privacy and sustainability, while companies like Microsoft and Patagonia are pushing for a more purpose-driven approach to business.

Once a role relegated to niche corners of corporate social responsibility departments, the CSO is now at the heart of business strategy.

Tom Kalil, who has served as a technology and economic policy advisor to two U.S. Presidents, has launched Renaissance Philanthropy to fund transformational science, technology, and innovation projects, and is encouraging philanthropists to identify issues they are passionate about and find transformational opportunities for philanthropic support.

Promising lower prices than lithium-ion, new battery tech stores excess wind and solar energy in molten metal and glowing carbon that powers photovoltaic cells.