Circular Economy & Systemic Innovation Blog

  • Is Claude Sustainable? What Anthropic Discloses, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters

    Is Claude Sustainable? What Anthropic Discloses, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters

    Anthropic publishes no environmental report. Per-query, Claude is most efficient. The Colossus deal makes the picture worse.

  • How Claude Code Skills Cut AI Energy Use

    How Claude Code Skills Cut AI Energy Use

    How Claude Code skills, caching, and sub-agents cut AI compute by ~58% on a real consulting month. Honest math, honest caveats.

  • AI Usage in Sustainability Consulting: Anthropic Index Analysis

    AI Usage in Sustainability Consulting: Anthropic Index Analysis

    Original analysis of Anthropic’s Economic Index dataset reveals a two-speed split in AI usage in sustainability consulting.

  • Claude for Sustainability Research: A Practitioner’s Workflow

    Claude for Sustainability Research: A Practitioner’s Workflow

    A practitioner’s workflow for using Claude as a research collaborator on circular economy and sustainability questions. Tools, prompts, and rigor checks.

  • Build Custom Courses with Tutor AI Using Your Own Content

    Build Custom Courses with Tutor AI Using Your Own Content

    Most AI course builders force you to follow their structure, their content, and their logic. Tutor AI flips that.You stay in control. The AI just does the heavy lifting. If you’re a teacher, coach, or curriculum designer who’s already got a plan—or even just a pile of notes—you can now turn it into a complete,…

  • How Generative AI is Changing the Circular Economy

    How Generative AI is Changing the Circular Economy

    My name is Borja, and I help organizations implement sustainable operations worldwide. I’ve spent the last decade working in Operational Excellence at Kaizen Institute, launching entrepreneurial initiatives like FlipSimply, East Bali Bamboo Bikes, and Earth.fm, and scaling Circular Economy projects with companies like Interface, Project Stop, and Bureo. One thing I’ve learned? Most businesses are…

  • AI in Education. A Deep Dive into Generative AI Usage data.

    AI in Education. A Deep Dive into Generative AI Usage data.

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education, reshaping how teachers, tutors, and instructional designers create content, assess students, and provide support. But how exactly is AI being used in real-world educational settings? To answer this, we analyzed real usage data from Anthropic’s AI platform, focusing on how educators interact with generative AI. This data-driven approach provides…

  • Top Sources for Recycling Nylon Fishing Nets in Europe

    Top Sources for Recycling Nylon Fishing Nets in Europe

    Introduction Each year, more than eight million metric tons of plastic find their way into the world’s oceans, a significant portion of which consists of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). These materials not only pose severe threats to marine life and habitats but also contribute to the broader environmental crisis of ocean…

  • Tools for Systemic Innovation

    Tools for Systemic Innovation

    Over time, at Azvai, we have solidified our approach to systemic innovation through “Non-Dualistic Thinking.” In this philosophy, we recognize the importance of addressing the complexity of contemporary problems from a perspective that promotes collaboration, adaptability, and collectivity. For innovation to be able to address complex systems, it cannot be solely based on ideas of…