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Blueground designs flexible housing for mobile young professionals
More and more new professionals are opting for a much more mobile lifestyle than their parents before them. The housing market is transforming to meet the needs of the new generation defying the traditional model of moving to an area, finding a job, and settling down for the long haul. Alex Read More...
Taco Bell will make its eco-conscious consumers happier with green packaging
As more companies in the food and beverage industry are beginning to rethink their packing practices, one of America’s biggest fast-food chains is making sure it’s not falling behind. Taco Bell has recently announced its latest commitments to clean up its environmental footprint by getting Read More...
OPTIMIST VIEW: Creating A Vision for The Life You Want
by Summers McKay In January of 2013, I sat on my living room floor amidst an egregiously large pile of magazines collected over the years, old bridal magazines, fitness, wellness, and Oprah mags, aging New Yorkers, dozens of unread Entrepreneur magazines and university alumni magazines. In Read More...
Here’s how Bon Appétit is becoming more sustainable in 2020
Bon Appétit is a go-to for creative and delicious kitchen ideas from zesty recipes to culinary tricks. The food publication has a distinctive environmental flair and we have shared their stories about composting in the past. This year, the company is taking another big step towards becoming more Read More...
This is how Ikea plans to be climate positive by 2030
If you live in Sydney, Australia, and want to get rid of an old Ikea chair or bookcase, you can take it back to your local Ikea store, which will buy it back from you and resell it to help it avoid ending up in a landfill. The program, along with programs for furniture leasing that the brand is Read More...
How to create a company culture which supports mental health
Slowly but surely the stigma surrounding mental health is being broken, but Harvard Business Review found that nearly 60% of U.S. workers have never broached the topic of mental health at work. Given that work is a primary source of stress for many people, creating a culture of mental health Read More...
Vital Farms gives you a 360-degree view of where your eggs really come from
As sustainability and ethical farming become more of a driving force for consumers, it becomes ever more important to know where the food on your plate comes from. While you might have seen terms such as cage-free, free-range, and pasture-raised turn up a lot when you’re shopping for eggs, the Read More...
Four predictions that will make you more optimistic about the future of the fashion industry
We at the Optimist Daily are big advocates of fashion products that challenge or ameliorate the industry’s large and wasteful ecological footprint. While it’s true that the fashion industry is responsible for 8% of all global climate impacts, companies such as Patagonia are raising awareness Read More...
Craze for KFC's meatless chicken shows meteoric rise of plant-based meat in 2019
A story about KFC as the top food story of 2019? Yes. Why? Because it is a testament to how the plant-based meat market exploded this year. Whereas a couple of years ago it would have been crazy to think that KFC, McDonald's, or any traditional fast-food chain would offer meatless meat, this year Read More...
Google to donate 100,000 smart speakers to people with paralysis
While smart speakers have made a lot of people’s homes more comfortable, for people with disabilities these state-of-the-art gadgets can be life-changing. The hands-free, intuitive nature of this technology allows people to control light switches, thermostats, locks and more with just their Read More...