Transforming the fashion industry
Earth Logic is an initiative launched by two of the world’s most cited scholars within fashion and sustainability. The initiative serves as an action research plan for the fashion industry to move away from the damaging climate, environmental, and social impacts it creates. Earth Logic is summarised into seven elements of action to rethink fashion […]
European standards for sustainability
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Electrotechnical Committee for Standardization, have teamed up to create European standards for the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) divided into three key categories: economic, environmental, and societal sustainability. CEN and CENELEC’s new standards provide mutual and clear rules for behaviour, facilitating the sharing of best […]
WWF takes on the food system
WWF’s Basket initiative sets out a blueprint for food companies to sustainably transform the food system. Centred on the UK, the WWF Basket includes both a defined set of outcomes and measures and a clear blueprint for action. Through this initiative, priority actions against climate and nature crises for UK food retailers are identified, serving as […]
Sportswear in the planetary boundaries
Houdini is a sportswear and outdoor clothing brand grounded in sustainability. In 2018, they became the first company in the world to release a sustainability report based on the planetary boundaries model. For Houdini, using this holistic framework enables them to evaluate and understand their business while prioritising what areas they need to work on […]
Transforming the convenience industry
PBX is a living lab and concrete result of the transformation that is necessary to create a convenience store that is both profitable and sustainable. The doors to this experimental kiosk opened in the Autumn of 2021 after almost two years of collaboration between Prosperous Planet and Reitan Convenience Sweden. The ambition is to develop […]
Sustainable packaging from seaweed
Notpla is an up-and-coming company working to scale sustainable, biodegradable packaging material made from seaweed and other plants. The team is a combination of designers, chemists, engineers, and entrepreneurs, and their work offers an alternative to single-use plastics. As WWF’s Cost of Plastic report estimates that the lifetime cost of plastic is 10x the market cost, […]
Regenerative aquaculture
Kelp Blue is a new company working towards practical solutions to ocean acidification, showing there are lucrative business opportunities that can be achieved through addressing this issue. Leading to transformative benefits across markets, Kelp Blue plants kelp forests around the globe that sequester CO2 from the ocean while boosting the health of ecosystems. Kelp harvests […]
Ecocide Law Alliance
“The Ecocide Law Alliance coordinates and assists business support for an ecocide law. We provide research, communication and networking, writing and publishing reports on key benefits of ecocide law.” https://www.ecocidelawalliance.org/
Biodiversity credit system
Another innovator in this space is South Pole, a company that works with businesses and governments to develop and implement emission reduction strategies. South Pole’s strategies have helped their clients reduce 170+ million tonnes of carbon, mobilised $15 billion USD in clean energy investments, and saved 20,000+ km2 of forests. They have now developed a […]
Business platform for biodiversity
Looking to large companies that are beginning to take action to protect biosphere integrity, energy, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies Engie, BASF, IPSEN, and others are joining forces to help build the collaborative platform Biodiversity and Industry. This platform develops a holistic approach to biodiversity issues in relation to business strategy. Minimising negative impacts on biodiversity […]