Stories of Pride
NETZRO: A Conversation With Founder Sue Marshall
“Food upcycling is pretty sexy”, according to Minnesota-based entrepreneur, Sue Marshall, founder of NetZero, a company dedicated to reducing food waste. Given the resources and embodied energy that goes into growing, processing, packaging, and shipping food, reducing food waste is one of the most impactful ways to combat climate
Renew is the New Black
Thrift shopping and buying secondhand clothes have become all the rage as vintage fashion has come back in style. Going to a thrift store is always a sort of treasure hunt, as you never know what new pieces you’ll find. Some more creative types might even alter or upcycle their
Doing the Earth One Better
Despite being a leader in the conscious consumer movement for decades and c-suite executive for several leading sustainable brands, it was only recently that John Replogle took the leap of faith on the journey of entrepreneurship. It takes a special person to embrace the uncertainty and risk of launching a
Sewing Seaweed: A Revolution in Textiles
Is that new pair of jeans you really don’t need tempting you? This might help: In 2018, 11.3 million tons of textiles were landfilled in the United States alone. The sustainability issues related to textile production have become a significant concern for both businesses and consumers, as the manufacturing processes
Twin-tuition: Unleashing the Power of Innovation
We often overlook the ingenuity of children, mistaking their innovative minds for naivete. However, for tenacious twin sisters, Nikita and Nishita Baliarsingh of India, their knack for innovative thinking was impossible to miss – even at the early age of 10. While still in primary school, the twins were inspired
The Fabric of an Entrepreneur’s Venture
The Muscari family of Latvia is growing a sustainable enterprise by weaving together mother-daughter connections, smart business decisions, and products made from linen fabric. Linen is a strong, natural fabric made from plants (flax), and it may in fact be the oldest textile humans have produced–fragments of linen fabric thought
When Was Giving Up Ever a Winning Strategy?
Have you given up but you don’t know it? Recently I was at a neighborhood get-together when I overheard this remark: “well, of course we’re all doomed…” which was met with affirming nods and lip pursing. “Yes,” someone else sighed, “we’re – what is it—the frogs in boiling water.” More
NETZRO: A Conversation With Founder Sue Marshall
“Food upcycling is pretty sexy”, according to Minnesota-based entrepreneur, Sue Marshall, founder of NetZero, a company dedicated to reducing food waste. Given the resources and embodied energy that goes into growing, processing, packaging, and shipping food, reducing food waste is one of the most impactful ways to combat climate
Renew is the New Black
Thrift shopping and buying secondhand clothes have become all the rage as vintage fashion has come back in style. Going to a thrift store is always a sort of treasure hunt, as you never know what new pieces you’ll find. Some more creative types might even alter or upcycle their
The Blob and Melting of the Polar Ice Cap
When I was about 9 or 10 years old, my childhood friends and I watched the movie The Blob as the “creature feature” re-run on a local television station. The 1958 horror flick starred a young Steve McQueen, who had to help his small town stop a voracious and constantly
Doing the Earth One Better
Despite being a leader in the conscious consumer movement for decades and c-suite executive for several leading sustainable brands, it was only recently that John Replogle took the leap of faith on the journey of entrepreneurship. It takes a special person to embrace the uncertainty and risk of launching a
Sewing Seaweed: A Revolution in Textiles
Is that new pair of jeans you really don’t need tempting you? This might help: In 2018, 11.3 million tons of textiles were landfilled in the United States alone. The sustainability issues related to textile production have become a significant concern for both businesses and consumers, as the manufacturing processes