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 […]
Using the sun to provide clean water
Solvatten is another innovator when it comes to water. The social enterprise created a revolutionary way to provide clean water to marginalised communities around the world and has since formed partnerships with several organisations and financing institutions to increase their reach while improving affordability. By exposing water to sunlight and heating it, Solvatten purifies water […]
Producing water from air
Smaller innovators are also showing the sustainable potential of addressing the challenge posed by this planetary boundary. WaterSeer is one of these new players. An invention that aims to provide a sustainable source of clean, safe water, the WaterSeer is designed to be operated without an external power input, costly chemicals, or maintenance. The device […]
Sustainable water use in fashion
American clothing brand Gap is a large company that has prioritised sustainable water management in their supply chains. In an industry that is heavily water intensive, these actions show the sustainable business opportunities companies can implement to protect freshwater consumption and the global hydrological cycle. Gap is: Setting targets to mitigate the impact of chemicals […]
Alliance for Water Stewardship
“AWS is a global membership collaboration comprising businesses, NGOs and the public sector. Our members contribute to the sustainability of local water-resources through their adoption and promotion of a universal framework for the sustainable use of water – the International Water Stewardship Standard, or AWS Standard – that drives, recognizes and rewards good water stewardship […]
WWF’s Water Risk Filter
“Corporate and portfolio-level screening tool to help companies and investors to prioritize action on what and where it matters the most to address water risks for enhancing business resilience and contributing to a sustainable future.” https://waterriskfilter.org