Good’s In The Beans | Peace Coffee | Local Fair Trade Coffee Source
Founded in 1996, “Peace Coffee offers organic fair-trade coffee that sustains the livelihoods of the people who grow, roast, and sell it; preserves and protects the environment that produces it; and delights the taste buds of those who drink it.” Over fifteen years ago the idea came about when coffee prices were at an all time ...
Earth 911 | The Weirdest, Wildest, and Coolest Eco-Stories of 2012
Source: earth911.com As your reliable resource for all things green, we report on all sorts of sustainability news – the good, the bad and, sometimes, the very unusual. In case you missed out on any of this year’s craziest headlines, Earth911 rounded up 12 of the wackiest, wildest and most outlandish stories from 2012. The ...
Aquaduct Bike Concept | Pedal For Clean Water
Source: IDEO.com The Aquaduct is a pedal-powered concept vehicle for the developing world that transports, filters, and stores water. The functional model was designed and constructed over a three-week period by five IDEO engineers and designers for the Innovate or Die contest, hosted by Specialized Bicycles, Google, and Goodby, Silverstein and Partners. The vehicle seeks ...
Proof | Sustainable Wood Wear
Wood wear curator, Proof, brings you a collection of sustainable eye ware, clothing, and accessory products that are REAL schaweet and eco-friendly. From their first pair of glasses to the more recently offered wood wallet, Proof has been continuously innovating to bring customers more eco-friendly products. Their most recent wallet product was made possible by 768 ...
The Green Thing | 7 effective habits for tomorrow
The Green Thing is the protagonist in living a greener lifestyle, and with a British accent to boot. 209 countries have joined the organization’s cause with the overall objective of preventing climate change and creating real sustainable change in both government and business globally. The Green Thing initiates change by distributing stories, videos, and carefully ...
BioLite | Energy Everywhere
Ever found yourself out in the wild wishing that you had a way to both build a fire and charge your electronic devices? Well a remedy has come to your aid. Introducing BioLite, the advanced energy product that’s creating safer, more efficient, and more sustainable stove products that can be used for both camping and ...
United By Blue | Removing Waste From Earth’s Waterways
Founded in May 2012. United By Blue (UBB), exudes eco-entrepreneurialism to the fullest. The untraditional nature of this organization is that it does not simply give money away to any organization that claims to have an environmental business model, but associates each sale with the action of removing one pound of waste from waterways through company hosted and ...
LSTN | Buy Headphones, Give Hearing
Give the gift of hearing when you purchase LSTN Headphones. Unprivileged children in deaf schools all over the world have limited access to hearing aids and treatments. LSTN’s socially innovative product utilizes both sustainable resources and a “one equals one” model to aid this social health issue. Made from Ebony, Cherry, and Beech woods – LSTN believes that ...
Scarab Recycling Robot | Harvesting Urban Trash
Urban dwellers encounter constant amounts of garbage each and every day, and while recycling and cleaning solutions have been effective there’s still a need for constant trash collection. Introducing the Scarab Robot Harvester concept by innovator and designer Olga Kalugina that’s looking to clean the streets and mall areas automatically. Hot it works. The Robot is equipped with web cameras and advanced ...
UncommonGoods | Sustainable Living
Manufacturing standardization in general has taken a step away from sustainability and fair trade initiatives, BUT a U.S. based brand has a surfaced with an UNCOMMON way of doing business. UncommonGoods’ specializes in unique gifts and creative finds with an emphasis on sustainability, quality customer service, and online retailing innovation. Recieving their B-Corporation certification in June of ...
