TOPIC: SUSTAINABILITY (43)

ECOS

Since 1974, ECOS has reported on sustainability issues from a scientific perspective for Australia’s national scientific research agency, CSIRO. ECOS is published by CSIRO PUBLISHING.
Through well-researched features and news updates on current issues and relevant research, ECOS serves as a forum for invigorating discussion on the environment and sustainability,raising awareness of ecological principles, and explaining the benefits of sustainability developments.
 

Little Sun

Little Sun is a social business and global project addressing the need for light in a sustainable way that benefits communities without electricity, creates local jobs, and generates local profits.

Pura Naturals

Created from the same unique foam approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency to clean sensitive waterways, Pura Naturals is used just like a traditional sponge - but packs the power of a unique technology. Pura Naturals is created from renewable, plant-based materials, avoiding the use of petroleum-based and wood cellulose materials. Infused with Level Naturals soaps, Pura Naturals soap-infused sponges contain botanicals, essential oils, Shea Butter, Jojoba, Cocoa Butter, and Coconut oil. The soap is also biodegradable, gluten-free, cruelty-free, Ph. Neutral and does not contain sulfates, parabens or phthalates. The unique manufacturing process actually removes carbon from the atmosphere, so consumers can personally offset their carbon footprint with each purchase.

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Center for Ecoliteracy

The Center for Ecoliteracy is a leader in the green schooling movement. Smart by Nature™, the Center’s framework and services for schooling for sustainability, is based on two decades of work with schools and organizations in more than 400 communities across the United States and numerous other countries.

RipeNear.Me

We were founded by Alistair Martin and Helena Martin in Adelaide, Australia - two foodies passionate about local and fresh produce. RipeNear.Me aims to dramatically increase the quantity of urban and sustainably grown foods, provide an platform for growers to establish a profitable ecosystem or micro farm, give passionate foodies better access to the best local, home grown, and in season food and reduce food waste. 

Sourcemap

Sourcemap.com is the open directory of supply chains and environmental footprints. Consumers use the site to learn about where products come from, what they’re made of, and how they impact people and the environment. Companies use Sourcemap to communicate transparently with consumers and tell the story of how products are made. 

Green Technology

Green Technology is a non-profit initiative designed to inform government efforts toward sustainability, providing a forum in which government officials can communicate with those in the private sector who are developing and distributing green technologies.

Earth Policy Institute

EPI’s goals are (1) to provide a global plan (Plan B) for moving the world onto an environmentally and economically sustainable path, (2) to provide examples demonstrating how the plan would work, and (3) to keep the media, policymakers, academics, environmentalists, and other decision-makers focused on the process of building a Plan B economy.

Justmeans

Justmeans is the world's leading source of information and connections for the sustainable business industry.

The Greenhouse of the Future

The Greenhouse of the Future is an innovative and strategic design, built of recycled and natural materials, that interacts with the natural phenomena of the planet in order to create the ideal environment for growth and abundance. The technologies and concepts that have inspired the design of this greenhouse have been proven by over 40 years of research and development by Michael Reynolds’ Earthship homes as well as the many studies on passive solar greenhouses.

NESsT

NESsT develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. We combine the tools and strategies of business leadership, entrepreneurship and investment with the mission and values of the social sector to enable our portfolio to: better plan, improve management capacity, grow, and increase their social impact.

Sword & Plough

Sword & Plough is a socially conscious fashion brand that works with American manufacturers who employ veterans. The company recycles military surplus, incorporates that fabric into stylish bags and donates 10% of profits back to veteran organizations.

UPSTREAM

UPSTREAM is a national environmental organization dedicated to creating a healthy, sustainable, and equitable society by addressing the root causes of waste. Our mission is to organize for product-focused environmental policies that advance sustainable production and consumption, and good governance. Our vision is to ensure that products are designed with sustainable materials and continuously reused or recycled into the products of tomorrow, creating jobs, business opportunities, and a healthy environment.

The Swedish Institute

The Swedish Institute (SI) is a Swedish public agency promoting Sweden, its culture and values around the world. SI helps Sweden reach various international goals concerning foreign policy, education, international aid and development. Our activities span over fields such as culture, society, research, higher education, business, innovation, democracy and global development. For example, our Instagram campaign #ShareWear aims to raise awareness about collaborative consumption and sustainability. 

International Living Future Institute

The International Living Future Institute is a hub for visionary programs. We administer the Living Building Challenge™, the built environment's most rigorous and ambitious performance standard. We are the parent organization for Cascadia Green Building Council, a chapter of both the United States and Canada Green Building Councils that serves Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. We are also home to Ecotone Publishing, a unique publishing house dedicated to telling the story of the green building movement's pioneering thinkers and practitioners.