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Responsible consumption, production


Manufacture reinvents the reusable cup
The pandemic made a relaxing routine for many coffee drinkers—that leisurely cup at a favorite café—into a busy task. Online ordering...

Editorial Team SDG12
Mar 15, 20233 min read


Influencers fighting against overconsumption
TikTok and Instagram, new vectors of promotion of a more responsible fashion? On these networks, temples of unbridled consumption,...

Editorial Team SDG12
Mar 9, 20233 min read


Creating water from the air
Given that 1.1 billion people lack access to water and 2.7 billion face water scarcity for at least one month each year, drinking water...

Editorial Team SDG6
Mar 6, 20232 min read


New tiles made from fish scales
A design company creates new tiles that resemble ceramic or marble in appearance but are really composed entirely of fish scales and are...

Editorial Team SDG12
Feb 24, 20232 min read


New sustainable alternatives to antibiotics hit the market
Antibiotics can save lives, but more and more pathogens are becoming resistant to current drugs. The global society is aware about that...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 31, 20232 min read


Mushrooms become meat
Meat alternatives are a true substitute for animal meat from an environmental standpoint. The majority of the present production methods,...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 27, 20233 min read


Food for Future: Protein from CO2
A soy plant needs three basic ingredients from which it produces a protein that we can eat: Carbon as a building material, which usually...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 3, 20232 min read


App invented to connect people to collect plastic on mountains
Global 2000's app Dreckspotz aims to bring the data on plastic waste in the mountains up to date and raise public awareness. Plastic...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 1, 20232 min read


Researchers develop battery that doesn't lose capacity
An Australian-Japanese team tested a new electrode material with "unprecedented stability" in a solid-state battery One problem, even...

Editorial Team SDG9
Dec 30, 20222 min read


Collecting plastic for food
Exchange ten collected plastic bottles for a lunch: not only the people of Nicaragua win, but also nature. The idea and funding came from...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 23, 20224 min read


Giving books a new life
While avoiding the environmental impact of republishing new copies of books it was the beginning of „El Club de los Raros“, an online...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 19, 20222 min read


A ship sets out on a world tour against plastic pollution
The Plastic Odyssey project seeks to reduce marine plastic waste while establishing a global network of regional recycling programs....

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Abandoned bikes get a second life
In Sweden, the company Umeå Wheels gives a second life to abandoned bikes. Umeå Wheels is a start-up that collects, repairs and offers...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 2, 20222 min read


Young students found a way to help small-sized people for their shopping-trip
Three students from Sankt Augustin develop a shopping aid for people of short stature as part of the German "Jugend-forscht" competition....

Editorial Team SDG12
Nov 15, 20222 min read


Success in sustainable food industry:Plant-based food becomes cheaper than dishes with meat
In Austria, it has been implemented for some time: Prices for meatless dishes at furniture giant IKEA are now primarily cheaper than...

Editorial Team SDG12
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Sustainable packaging to get e-commerce a sustainable industry
An important consideration when selling products is the type of packaging to use. However, packaging has its justification. It is...

Editorial Team SDG12
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Film production company sets a sign for sustainable filming
Mark Downes, a Political Science graduate with a Masters in Cultural Studies and Film Production, founded Green Eyed Monster Films "to...

Editorial Team SDG9
Nov 1, 20222 min read


Social enterprise creates big impact on ethical and sustainable fair trade
Ethiqana is a social enterprise based on the principles of ethical sourcing, sustainability and fair trade to achieve positive social...

Editorial Team SDG8
Oct 28, 20224 min read


Underwear manufacturer reduces inequality and educates society for better
Y.O.U underwear manufactures soft and stylish organood. Y.O.U underwear represents fair trade, is People for the Ethical Treatment of...

Editorial Team SDG10
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Company for dog products go for sustainable and social consumption
Luis Kesten, the son of a veterinarian, traveled through Asia and saw the terrible conditions in which dogs had to live there. He...

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 26, 20222 min read


New business turns unrecyclable plastics into sustainable material
Consumer brand owners were receiving assistance from consulting firm B-Green to reduce waste going to landfills, but the brands'...

Editorial Team SDG9
Oct 19, 20223 min read


Designer recycles second-hand items and sends them back to work against oversupply
A new fashion line created with the global north's leftovers makes a statement in more ways than one. Can it revitalize Uganda's textile...

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Cosmetic companies are joining forces against animal testing
With eye-catching installations in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and Milan, the brands Dove and The Body Shop are urging consumers to sign a new...

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 5, 20223 min read


Corporate transforms wealth into purpose
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is giving away his company. He's transferring it to a newly formed foundation and nonprofit organization...

Editorial Team SDG12
Sep 26, 20222 min read
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