“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

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

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

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

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 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