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 […]
Regenerative food production
Kolonihagen is a Norwegian food product company that was founded in 2004 with an ambition to contribute to a healthier, sustainable culture in the food industry–one where animals are treated with respect and food is produced without pesticides or artificial additives. To contribute to healthier relationships with the land, Kolonihagen has teamed up with Regenerative […]
Transforming the concept of a factory
Considering up and coming actors that are sustainably transforming land system change, Interface’s Factory as a Forest concept turns factories into regenerative hubs. In this concept, factories do not only produce waste–they develop products from waste. Products produced in such factories sequester carbon while supply chains transition to being transparent, connected, and circular. Through their […]
Revolutionising the food industry
Many global food giants are currently taking steps to promote agriculture that regenerates land instead of damaging it. Regenerative agriculture is agriculture that restores degraded soil, improves pollinator biodiversity, and enhances the ability of soil to capture carbon. Business actions are being taken ahead of such regulation as the European Green Deal that will require […]
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
“ASI works together with producers, users and stakeholders in the aluminium value chain to collaboratively foster responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.” https://aluminium-stewardship.org
Fairtrade
“Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in developing countries.” https://www.fairtrade.net