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Into the mainstream: Plant-based meat now on the menu at Starbucks
It took Impossible Foods hardly a year it seems to go from niche food product to mainstream menu item. This week, Impossible Foods has announced it will sell its plant-based breakfast sandwiches at most Starbucks locations in the US. Given that Starbucks has more than 15,000 US location and that Read More...
Why the coronavirus recovery is the perfect opportunity to enact change
As cities reopen even while global COVID-19 cases continue to grow, most people are wondering when things will truly get back to normal. In a TED2020 talk on Monday, economist Mariana Mazzucato said that it’s the wrong question to ask. “Really, my view is that we need to do everything we Read More...
This shop in LA curates only sustainable clothing and fashion accessories
Needless to say, the fashion industry needs a huge remake. Polluting waterways, using finite resources, and creating trendy fashion pieces that lead to massive landfill waste are all part of the industry’s dirty environmental footprint. Fortunately, though, an increasing number of brands are Read More...
The Optimist View: The Power of Social Entrepreneurship
"A little bit of good can turn into a whole lot of good when fueled by the commitment of a social entrepreneur" - Jeffery Skoll We often hear about massive companies creating amazing new products, coming up with disruptive solutions and finding new ways to deliver their products or change our Read More...
The importance of agility in business resiliency
As we measure our financial Covid-19 losses, many companies are finding that resilience is key to whether they sink or swim. But what does it mean to be resilient? Is it just a buzz word for adequately funded? A key node of resiliency is agility, the ability to adapt quickly to changing and Read More...
Unilever commits €1 billion to new Climate and Nature Fund
Unilever has established new sustainability goals over the past couple of years, but its recent announcement of the creation of its Climate and Nature Fund is its biggest commitment yet to environmental action. The company will invest €1 billion over the next decade in efforts to tackle climate Read More...
English soccer players take the field and a stand for racial justice this week
English soccer is back this week, and when Manchester City and Arsenal take the field this week, all players’ jerseys will feature “Black Lives Matter,” rather than their names. The change comes after a push from players to demonstrate their support of the global anti-racism movement. Read More...
Band-Aid launches new bandages for more diverse skin tones
Last month we shared a story about how Crayola is making their crayons more inclusive with a “Colors of the World” line. Now Band-Aid is launching a line of bandages in light and dark shades of black and brown to make its products more racially inclusive. The company announced the new Read More...
How K-Pop fans led a virtual protest for racial justice
As protests for racial justice took place around the globe, the Black Lives Matter movement found an unusual ally in the world of K-Pop where fans and artists alike led an online anti-racist movement. In a truly 21st century moment of activism, K-Pop fans flooded Twitter with “fancams,” or Read More...
San Francisco police won't send officers to respond to non-criminal calls
Cities across the US are finally seeing some tangible police reform and defunding changes. San Francisco is joining the movement with their recent announcement that police officers will be replaced with trained, unarmed professionals to respond to calls for help on non-criminal matters involving Read More...