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Canada will soon say goodbye to single-use plastics
Like most other countries around the world, Canada has a toxic relationship with single-use plastic. It is estimated that Canadian households generate more than 3 million tons of plastic waste every year, only 9 percent of which gets recycled — while the rest ends up in landfills and polluting Read More...
Starbucks offers employees free rides to polling places
If you work at Starbucks and aren’t sure how you’re getting to the polls, you’re in luck. The coffee chain announced it will offer employees complimentary Lyft rides to polling stations. This includes voting in person, going to volunteer at voting stations, or even just a ride to the post Read More...
The votes are in! Meet the big winner of this year’s Fat Bear Week
Last week, we told you about the most body-positive competition on the planet: Fat Bear Week. If you didn’t catch that story, Fat Bear Week is a competition dedicated to the brown bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska. These bears have been eating as much as they can before the upcoming winter Read More...
Ambitious reforestation project will plant 3 million trees in Uganda
Successful efforts of reforestation and wildlife conservation typically go hand in hand with involving local communities in the process. Not only does this tap into valuable local knowledge around the issue but it also enables local communities to sustain these efforts in the future. This is Read More...
This brand grows its carbon-negative packaging from mycelium
To further minimize its impact on the environment, French brand Amen is now shipping its candles in carbon-negative packing made from mycelium and agricultural waste. Amen is already known as a sustainable luxury brand. They use natural wax from vegetable oil to make candles rather than an animal Read More...
Levi’s is launching a marketplace for your old jeans
Have an old pair of Levi’s jeans lying around? It could fetch you up to $25 if you bring it back to one of the brand’s US stores. In an attempt to embrace the circular economy, Levi has launched a new program in which the company buys old Levi’s jeans, cleans them, and sells them in a new Read More...
Adidas and Stella McCartney to sell products made of fungus leather by 2021
Recently, we covered a study that documented the incredible potential of fungi to replace animal-derived leather with a more eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative. Now giant retailers are joining forces to bring this bio-material to scale by investing significant amounts of money in a Read More...
Breath test detects 80 percent of cancer cases in first trials
Scientists in Australia have developed a special breath test that can quickly detect head and neck cancers with a high degree of accuracy. Around the world, head and neck cancers account for six percent of all cancers and kill around 300,000 people. Treatments can be effective, but that’s only Read More...
3D-printed decoy eggs are tracking down illegal wildlife traffickers
Kim Williams-Guillén became inspired to create decoy turtle eggs after watching a TV show called The Wire. In one episode, two police officers plant an audio device in a tennis ball to record a suspected drug dealer. Williams-Guillén had her "aha" moment while watching this, and was inspired to Read More...
Fashion retailer Nordstrom to stop selling fur and exotic animal skins
As consumers become increasingly aware of the underbelly of the fashion industry, including its contribution to climate change as well as its impacts on animal welfare, fashion retailers are starting to respond by ramping up their corporate social responsibility efforts. One of the latest major Read More...