Published in B The Change·2 days agoCreating ‘Fashion That Doesn’t Cost the Earth’OMNES Launches with a Mission to Be Desirable, Affordable, and Sustainable — The Notting Hill area of London is famous for its colorful houses, colorful markets, and colorful characters. So it is appropriate that one corner of this enclave is home to the headquarters of a new fashion brand that is all about bold print patterns and bright designs. But OMNES wants…Climate Change8 min readClimate Change8 min read
Published in B The Change·Jan 16UK Winery Cultivates Local Hiring Practices and Community InvolvementCommunity Initiatives Aim to Support Local Tourism — There’s nothing quite like sitting with a glass of sparkling wine, overlooking the rolling green hills, chalky grasslands, and windswept cliffs of the South Downs in Sussex, England. I had the opportunity to enjoy that view at the Rathfinny Wine Estate, one of the newest and largest wineries in England…B Corp7 min readB Corp7 min read
Published in B The Change·Jan 8How Vitasoy Is Driving the Plant-Based Sector in AsiaCompany Uses ESG Standards to Deepen Focus on Sustainability — The Chinese market for plant-based products has experienced fast growth for the past years. Sales for alternative meat products are booming, as they are for plant-based beverages. …B Corp11 min readB Corp11 min read
Published in B The Change·Jan 3Creating an Energy-to-Food FutureVAXA Takes an Oceanic-Based Approach to the Next Frontier of Food Production — As climate change seeps into every aspect of our food chain, including our oceans, there is an imperative to pivot to alternative sources for nutrition to keep up with the future needs of our population. …Climate Change7 min readClimate Change7 min read
Published in B The Change·Dec 17, 2022How Ando Is Greening the Banking Industry — and, Soon, the Insurance IndustryB Corp Bank Prioritizes Transparency and Sustainability — Over the last several years, a steady stream of studies has exposed the inexorable link between banking and climate change. Banks use customers’ deposits to make loans —often to climate-harming companies, and most notably those in the fossil fuel industry. A recent study by Rainforest Action Network, for example, found…B Corp6 min readB Corp6 min read
Published in B The Change·Dec 11, 2022Bringing Science and Transparency to the Supplement IndustryB Corp Ritual Prioritizes Planet- and Worker-Friendly Practices — The supplement brand Ritual was born when Katerina Schneider was pregnant with her first child. Shocked by the lack of ingredient transparency and use of filler ingredients in prenatal and women’s multivitamins on the market, she set off to create her own. As a pregnant woman taking fundraising meetings in…B Corp6 min readB Corp6 min read
Published in B The Change·Dec 4, 2022Meet the Eye Care Company on a Mission to End Avoidable BlindnessWALDO Envisions Easier Access to Eye Care and Affordable Products — As the granddaughter of acclaimed South African wildlife photographer Gerald Hinde as well as an avid wildlife photographer herself (winning BBC’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award when she was just 12 years old), Ashleigh Hinde understood the role our eyes play in how we see the world from an…Eyecare8 min readEyecare8 min read
Published in B The Change·Nov 26, 2022Bringing Heritage, Innovation, and Taste to the Plant-Based Milk MarketTáche Uses Pistachios to Make a Delicious and More Sustainable Product — For Roxana Saidi, a first-generation Iranian American, pistachios have always been meaningful. Pistachios hold rich cultural significance in the Middle East, where they have been grown for thousands of years, and the crunchy green nut is also grown in California, where Saidi was born. What started as a passion project…Climate Change6 min readClimate Change6 min read
Published in B The Change·Nov 20, 2022Upcycling Innovations and Use of Food Waste Fuel Growth of BarnanaB Corp Prioritizes Relationships with Sustainable Suppliers — Brazilian-born Cauê Suplicy has a mission of introducing Americans to healthy and better-for-the-planet snacks. The former professional triathlete is the founder of Barnana, the top-selling organic plantain chip brand in the United States. In a recent discussion with Suplicy, I learned that during the pandemic, Barnana doubled its sales, continued…B Corp8 min readB Corp8 min read
Published in B The Change·Nov 13, 2022How One Young Entrepreneur Is Shaking Up the Future of Ethical RetailGoEthical Looks to Grow with Sustainability-Minded Consumers — As one of the world’s major startup capitals, London is at the forefront of emerging, innovative businesses tackling some of society’s biggest issues. …B Corp7 min readB Corp7 min read
