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These companies show why carbon tech is going to be the next big business boom
If removing tons of carbon from the atmosphere to mitigate climate change seems like a difficult task, doing so profitably sounds almost impossible. However, these carbon tech companies are demonstrating that removing carbon and turning it into revenue is feasible. The interface is an innovative Read More...
Do you have any old LEGO bricks? Here’s the best thing you can do with them
Despite being made from plastic, there's something to be said for LEGO bricks. They are exceedingly durable and their historically consistent connecting system makes their design the opposite of planned obsolescence. The Danish company has an impressive record of sustainability – from investments Read More...
Dove and Vaseline producer Unilever announces plans to reduce plastic use by 2025
Even if you haven’t heard of Unilever, chances are you still have used some of their products. The British-Dutch conglomerate is massive, with companies such as Ben & Jerry’s, Vaseline, and Dove under its belt. Considering its giant size, it was encouraging to hear that Unilever has Read More...
Apple partners with Conservation International to restore degraded grasslands in Africa
Despite growing interest in the potential of forests and other ecosystems to help address global warming, conservation organizations are still struggling to find the money to fund these natural solutions to climate change. In a bid to ease these efforts, Apple has recently partnered up with Read More...
This dive bar in Florida peeled nearly $14,000 off its walls for Hurricane Dorian Relief
There’s an old dive bar in Florida where it’s long been a custom for bar-goers to staple a dollar bill onto the walls. Employees tell customers that it’s an old fisherman’s tradition — explaining that the seamen would staple a dollar to the wall to make sure they had money for a drink Read More...
McDonald's has finally given in to plant-based meat trend
Over the last couple of months, we have seen numerous fast-food chains embracing the idea of plant-based food items. Burger King now has the ‘Impossible Whopper”, Subway has “Beyond meatballs”, and even KFC launched its “Beyond Fried Chicken”, which caused a frenzied reaction from the Read More...
Parenting children while rearing a business - Can we make it work?
By Summers McKay CEO New Mom Status: I am standing in my kitchen with my computer up on the bar, wearing my four-week-old baby in a front carrier. My phone is tucked in my bra strap, my wireless headphones are on, and I have a Swiffer duster in one hand and our editorial team from around Read More...
Melinda Gates: Gender equality is within our reach
In a recent story for the Harvard Business Review, philanthropist Melinda Gates makes it clear that while great progress has been made in terms of gender equality, men still hold the upper hand across nearly every aspect of American life, from having higher wages to having a greater say in Read More...
Ten female founders who are shaking up male-dominated fields
Female entrepreneurs in traditionally male-dominated fields can often meet hostility and frustrating roadblocks on the path to success. Nevertheless, innovative female leaders in tech, food, and finance are demonstrating on a daily basis that women are bringing ideas to the table that are shaping Read More...
How Patagonia’s pro-parent policies work for employees and their children
For working parents, having to choose between quitting your job or leaving your baby with a caregiver can be a gut-wrenching decision. But what if the system was designed to work for the many mothers and fathers who choose to work full-time without giving up a major care-taking role? Patagonia, our Read More...