World Environment Day 2023: Uniting to Beat Plastic Pollution

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Celebrating World Environment Day It’s time to get together and celebrate the environment! June 5th is the 50th World Environment Day, where each year, the significance of transformative action from across the world is crucial to help people and the planet. This year’s World Environment Day is being hosted by Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with […]

Chia Sisters: The drink to heal you and the planet

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“…we wanted to create a new kind of business. One that measures success not only in health drinks going out the factory door but by the impact we can have on our community and environment.” Florence Van Dyke, Co-Founder of Chia Sisters While originally working in one of New Zealand’s biggest corporate law firms, Florence […]

8 Sustainable Makeup Brands to Refresh Your Look

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A deeper look into the beauty industry Personal style plays a significant role in our lives, allowing us to express ourselves through fashion, accessories, and makeup. Of course, the idea of using makeup for self-expression isn’t new. The influence of the modern-day use of makeup dates back to 6,000 years ago when Egyptians used natural […]

Beauty at What Cost? The Environmental Impact of Cosmetic Ingredients and Materials

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The beauty industry is a massive market, estimated at $48.8 billion and continuing to grow. Personal style and expression play a significant role in our lives, and makeup is a popular way to express ourselves. However, the impact of the beauty industry and cosmetic ingredients on the planet is immense and cannot be ignored. From […]

What’s the purpose? Finding new ways to reuse industrial materials with Damon Carson

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This week on The Green Scene, we’re interviewing Damon Carson, founder and CEO of Repurposed Materials, an “industrial thrift store.” Repurposed Materials operates across the U.S., and its goal is to reuse existing materials from industry–everything from fire hoses and barrels to brand-new products that different companies might not want to use. By acting as […]

Slowing Down Fashion: Sustainable Clothing and Goods with Ethic Attic

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“Our goal is to be a one stop place for design conscious products that are sustainable and made with least negative impact on the ecology.” Rema Sivaram Rema Sivaram – Co-Founder of Ethic Attic by Fairkonnect India- 2021 WE Empower Finalist, Asia-Pacific Ethic Attic by Fairkonnect is a Fair Trade organization based in India that […]

MISGIF: Picturing a Sustainable Photo Booth

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This summer, we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and selected 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. Our new podcast, The Green Scene, dives into conversations with SESBA winners about their journey as sustainable business owners. In our 14th and final episode of 2022 SESBA winners, MISGIF: Picturing a Sustainable Photobooth, we […]

Cave Paper | Crafting with Nature’s Colors

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This summer, we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and selected 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. Our new podcast, The Green Scene, dives into conversations with SESBA winners about their journey as sustainable business owners. In our twelfth episode of the Green Scene, Crafting With Nature’s Colors, we interviewed our next […]

Resilience Developers | Reconstructing How We Renovate

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This summer, we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and selected 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. Our new podcast, The Green Scene, dives into conversations with SESBA winners about their journey as sustainable business owners. In our eighth episode of The Green Scene, Resilience Developers | Reconstructing How We Renovate, we […]

Company Eco | Bringing conscious consumerism to an online marketplace

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This summer, we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and selected 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. Our new podcast, The Green Scene, dives into conversations with SESBA winners about their journey as sustainable business owners. In our sixth episode, we interviewed our next SESBA winners, Jesse and Cara, from Company Eco. […]

Transformative Technology – The Future of Agriculture

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“I am passionate and dedicated to not only advancing the world of global agriculture, but also forging a path of success for innovative female farmers and leaders in the future.” Shari van de Pol Shari van de Pol – CEO of CATTLEytics Incorporated – Canada 2021 WE Empower Finalist, Europe and North America From a […]

Creating a Community Through Compost: R. City

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This summer, we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and chose 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. In our new podcast, The Green Scene, we have conversations with the trailblazing SESBA winners about walking the sustainable walk. In our second episode, R. City | Transforming Food Waste into FarmLand, we sat down […]

Drink Me! Tea Room | Making Sustainability Scrumptious

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This summer we launched our Sustainable Earth Small Business Awards (SESBA) and chose 15 winners who showcased outstanding sustainability commitments. In our new podcast, The Green Scene, we have conversations with the trailblazing SESBA winners about walking the sustainable walk. In our first episode, Drink Me! Tea Room | Making Sustainability Scrumptious, we sit down […]

Food Fighter: Connecting Kids to Their Food

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Jilliann Feltham’s favorite activity as a first-grade teacher was storytime. It was a time to relax a bit before lunch, get immersed in a far-away world,  and let those little blooming imaginations take over. Except for one problem: the students were distracted. Not the normal kind of distracted that six-year-olds get, but a kind of […]

15 Small Businesses Creating a Mighty Impact on Sustainability

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Small businesses have a tremendous opportunity to make a big impact through small changes. When it comes to sustainability, there are a few misnomers that prevent many small businesses from ever pursuing it. In fact, many aren’t even aware that their business produces a carbon footprint until they begin to peel back the layers––even digital […]

Growing Up: Is Vertical Farming the Future of Food?

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What’s the deal with our current food system? An article published in United Nations in 2019 showed that by 2050, the world’s population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion people with 68% of the global population being urban dwellers.  Feeding this large amount of people will be a huge challenge. In a very short […]