This is how you grow vegetables in the Sahara – by piping seawater from the Red Sea across the sands to produce...
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No one can change the world – or in this case, the fashion industry – on their own. Which is where Sustainable...
See moreHelmets are an effective ‘vaccine’ against head injuries on the road. In Vietnam, these helmets are made by people with...
See moreMore and more people are ditching the supermarket in their quest for seasonal local goods. La Ruche qui dit Oui...
See moreBoomera works with Brazil’s waste pickers and big brands to find new creative uses for plastic that normally ends up...
See moreDo you segregate your wet and dry waste? Most people think it’s extra work, but if you can convert it...
See morePopularly known as the ‘Clothing Man’ in India, Anshu Gupta‘s treatment of clothing and urban surplus material as a sustainable...
See moreOne third all all food is wasted; which is staggering. But there is a fun way to reduce this. The...
See moreSome clothes become our office staples or Saturday night favourites – but, increasingly, some only ever have a place in our...
See moreDespite artisan know-how stretching back to ancient times, independent clothes makers around the Mediterranean now struggle against powerful global brands...
See moreRecycling clothes is a complicated business. Making fabrics new again isn’t the only challenge – the threads, zippers and buttons...
See more"Where can I get this ingredient? This one costs a fortune and I only need a pinch of it, this...
See moreThis activewear works harder than most. RubyMoon garments help clean the oceans, reduce waste and limit the number of pieces...
See moreEvery second, a garbage truck full of textiles goes to landfill – despite fabric having a significant water, carbon and chemical...
See moreLong-lasting, locally made, affordable classic designs: this isn’t just a beautiful idea, but the reality of Community Clothing, the social...
See moreIs this the clothes shop of the future? Imagine walking into a space on your local high street, selecting a...
See moreReady, set… STOP. This team of planners and pickers are putting an end to plastic pollution in South East Asia....
See moreThe consumption of non-renewable resources for single use items and the amount of waste generated is profoundly unsustainable. That’s why London-based tech startup NotPla wants...
See moreThe documentary “The light bulb conspiracy” lists light bulbs and iPods as examples of products designed to be used and discarded within a...
See moreFor many of us, a hole in a much-loved jumper sees it drift to the back of the cupboard and...
See moreWhat if buying and selling clothes was illegal? How about a world where synthetic dyes were banned? Or doing laundry...
See moreThe fashion industry is well known for its negative impact on the environment. Clothes make up a significant portion of...
See moreRepair has always been a noble profession, but our increasing obsession with newer, better, faster means we have stopped fixing...
See moreScrolling through Instagram, a Too Good To Go ad pops up in which a girl and a boy sprint through...
See moreToni Massanés has been wondering what makes things good throughout his career – and has been finding answers at the...
See moreWhile surfers, fishermen and sea-lovers might be aware of the devastating impact of discarded plastic, not everyone knows that marine...
See more"Together we can make a significant impact in the fight against shark fishing and their declining populations." Barcelona's Regina Domingo has...
See moreBritain’s most ethical restaurant doesn’t have a bin. Founded by ex-St John chef Dougie McMaster, the team at Silo brews its own booze,...
See moreEarth Logic is a simple yet transformative call to the fashion sector: to put earth first, pledging loyalty to the...
See moreAre you helping to build a fair fashion sector?Are you a fashion-lover working on ways to reimagine how we produce what we...
See moreThe April morning sun beats down on Kontagora, a lively market town in central Nigeria. Generators hum as milling machines...
See moreWhen it comes to our fruit and vegetables, we’re used to supermarket perfection, but a misshapen carrot or heart-shaped potato...
See moreToday the food systems must adapt quickly. Farmers, growers, food businesses, cafes and restaurants are being forced to simultaneously and...
See moreDo you know who made your clothes; who grew the cotton, spun the threads, dyed the fabric and sewed them...
See morePeople will always love books. While digital media has disrupted other industries, there really is nothing like a physical book...
See moreJust ten days before this was written, the lives of four twenty-something friends – Simone Policano, Healy Chait, Mimi Aboubaker...
See moreIf life gives you good lemons, pass them to your neighbour... Globally over one third of all the food we...
See moreTwo Mexicans have created an eco-friendly leather made from cactus. They want to reduce animal deaths, save water and change...
See moreCuEmE (Entrepreneurial Culture in the School) is a programme in Barcelona that links schools and local authorities so students can...
See moreA major plastic polluter is giving its garbage a second life by using it to construct much-needed infrastructure. Philippine company San Miguel...
See moreDutch investigative journalist Teun van de Keuken was shocked when he discovered that much of the world’s chocolate production has...
See moreSomething important is happening in Cleveland: one of America’s poorest cities has a radical plan to remake itself. Anyone who...
See more"We craft furniture that benefits people and planet; gifts that do good." The problem of waste is a global one...
See moreToday, smartphones are as fast as 120,000,000 Apollo 11 computers, which were capable of taking people to the moon. If we...
See more"We know that 'ethical' can mean very different things to different people. But for us, it's broadly about pursuing sustainability...
See more"Pablo Picasso once said: 'Every child is an artist. But the problem is how to remain an artist once we...
See moreToast Ale is the UK’s first beer produced with bread. The award-winning craft beer uses surplus fresh bread from bakeries and sandwich...
See moreThe F.A.K.E. Movement is a platform where vegan and ethical designers can promote proudly their clothes and accessories. Created by Jonathan...
See more“The peasant way of life is one of the most precious things we have on this planet to shine a...
See moreDecades of over-exploitation have left our ocean and fish populations a shadow of their former selves. That’s why, after securing...
See more🎫 ►AtlasEvent: Meet Bee Wilson (chair of TastEd). the UK’s most influential food writer at Fixing the future 2019. Many children...
See moreThere’s a growing unease about the use of behavioural advertising: technologies that track and learn about our online behaviour in...
See moreA revolutionary supermarket is proving that Brighton really does rock, by making it easier to be a good consumer. Rather...
See moreGround control to major impact! dashboard.earth wants you to feel good while helping the planet – and be rewarded while...
See moreDescribed as “The Glastonbury of business“ (minus the wellington boots, silent disco and huge clean-up operation), Meaning is an edgy...
See more"I recognise the power of the chef in today’s world. Traditions and cultural connections should be front and centre – chefs...
See moreOne person’s toxic e-waste dump is another’s treasure workshop. That's why a Ghana-based architect duo have launched AMP (Agbogbloshie Makerspace...
See moreGlobal sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes... and the press went wild. After sparking a flurry of...
See moreModern life feels like it can race out of control and it's hard to create positive change alone – but...
See moreInnovative outdoor brand Houdini Sportswear is creating sportswear so pure that you can eat it. Based in Sweden, with a passion...
See moreWho would have thought at the start of 2017 that Bitcoin would increase 20-fold? Since it became the first decentralised digital currency released...
See moreScott Nelson wants to fully embed a a resource-based economy inside existing market capitalism, just by issuing credit to people...
See moreCan wool change lives? It can in Buenos Aires, where members of the Villa 31 cooperative turn it into colourful...
See moreWhat if you want to assess a proposed development's contribution to the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainability? A new...
See moreOatly is milk from oats grown in Sweden. But it’s not just a tasty and healthy alternative to cow's milk,...
See moreIn 2004 a small group of activists used their European passports to provide Palestinian farmers with safe passage to their...
See moreHusband and wife team Mark and Mo Constantine were part of a group who co-founded what would become Lush Fresh...
See moreEvery year in Senegal thousands of tonnes of fruit are thrown away due to the lack of initiatives for processing...
See moreWhen you buy local you are ensuring that your favourite shops, artisans and farmers can continue to do what they...
See moreSubmitted by you: Coming out of Zug, Switzerland (dubbed 'Crypto Valley'), ShapeShift’s goal is ‘to be the fastest, most private...
See moreSubmitted by you: Based in Israel, Amos Meiri and the 30+ strong team at Colu are helping people to support...
See moreLocated in Bermondsey, London inside an old school and made from recycled salvage from a local theatre company, decommissioned bio...
See moreSubmitted by you: Did you know that bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world? After harvesting...
See moreWithin a hidden mad professor's lab in Berlin-Kreuzberg, one team is on a mission to feed a rapidly expanding population,...
See moreProviding pure creativity in a digital world, Barcelona-based creative symposium OFFF is more than a design festival with unbridled Fs. It's a...
See moreFood has always had a special place in human history. From the multi-religious traditions of “breaking bread” with friends and...
See moreA vegan mayo CEO wants to change the world by making the right thing easy and sexy: "The thing that, if...
See moreSeattle-based mobile app Stuffstr may help multinational retailers transfer to the circular economy. Clothing giants such as H&M and The North...
See moreDo you know where your handbag or tuna comes from? Every product tells a story. And knowing more about where products...
See moreWhat if your business didn’t have to buy any lamps or lights and could just pay for the light you...
See moreA lifelong boater and self-professed ‘beach bum’ wants to stop virgin plastic from entering the ocean ever again. And help...
See moreWhat does the future of business look like? How will developments from big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things to driverless vehicles, 3D printing and synthetic biology...
See moreBakey's have come up with an edible alternative to the 120 billion pieces of disposable plastic knives, forks and spoons...
See moreWhat if the darkest social and environmental clouds really did turn up silver linings? What if the United Nation’s Sustainable...
See moreThe world is on an unsustainable path, but powerful ideas and innovations that could help solve social, economic and environmental...
See moreHarvesting edible insects in desktop hives, LIVIN Farms has developed a plug-in kitchen appliance for raising mealworms on your desktop as a...
See moreToday mankind does incredible things. Thirty years of digital revolution have brought previously unimaginable advances in the way we live...
See moreSubmitted by you: Statistics show that more people want to shop sustainably than actually do, but the main barriers are knowledge and...
See moreEveryone is guilty of buying stuff that they secretly know won’t last and will end up in a landfill, in...
See moreApproximately three-quarters of Americans are in debt, in most cases due to the high cost of healthcare and education. Nearly...
See moreThe phrase 'dog-eat-dog world' was coined in the 19th century with the birth of modern capitalism. As the power looms...
See moreBuying good-quality local meat can be very expensive and not always accessible for cash-strapped carnivores, locavores (people who like to...
See moreSelf-driving robots look set to shake up the delivery business, worth a massive US$4 billion globally. And it's Skype who came up...
See moreThe more our lives have been transposed to the internet, the larger our personal data trails have become. Bank details,...
See moreThis pink superfood seaweed tastes just like bacon and is better for you than kale. High in minerals, vitamins, protein and antioxidants,...
See moreThe self-published DIY ‘zine’ has always been the domain of those in search of alternatives. Its DIY nature eschews the...
See morePopulations in South East Asia have had to live with haze (poor air quality from pollution) for decades, but intensive...
See moreAlthough I might struggle to find the long term social good of having shoes that light up and tie themselves,...
See moreIn 2006, a local pharmacist in Cairo noticed two things – that low-income families couldn’t afford medicine, and that there...
See moreTea is the world’s most popular beverage. It impacts on the lives of millions, providing employment and export earnings worldwide....
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