Orbisk, the world’s leading provider of food waste technology, has officially entered the United States hospitality market. The Netherlands-based company is expanding into the U.S. after successful partnerships with major global brands including Accor, Hyatt, and Carnival Cruise Line. With the U.S. generating an estimated 60 million tons of food waste every year, Orbisk aims […]
For three decades, the world has gathered under the banner of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), each conference a waypoint in the slow march toward collective action. This year, the march includes voices long overlooked, particularly women at the frontlines of climate impacts, whose leadership is increasingly recognized as essential to lasting […]
The culinary landscape in the USA is thriving and evolving rapidly with changing consumer preferences, sustainability movements, and a growing focus on health-conscious dining. Yet, beneath this growth lies a striking imbalance, one that reveals opportunities for deeper creativity, cultural inclusion, and emotional connection through food. Minority chefs and owners remain underrepresented, with only around […]
For years, by late autumn, the air over Lahore, Pakistan, was a seasonal weapon. A dense, copper-grey haze would settle over the streets, swallowing highways, schoolyards, and the horizon, reducing traffic lights to blinking, obscured fires. Commuters wore masks long before pandemics made them necessary. By night, hospitals consistently brimmed with coughing children and asthmatic […]
Each year, the U.S. spends billions cleaning up fertilizer runoff that pollutes rivers, fuels toxic algal blooms, and drives up food and water costs. What starts in the soil doesn’t stay there. It flows downstream into drinking water systems, fishing communities, and even family grocery budgets. It’s an overlooked crisis, and for soil scientist and […]
In today’s environmentally conscious world, sustainable technology practices offer meaningful ways to reduce carbon footprints across personal and professional environments. This comprehensive guide explores practical strategies for implementing eco-friendly tech habits, featuring valuable insights from industry experts on everything from energy-efficient hardware to cloud optimization. Discover how small changes in digital behavior can create significant […]
The rental marketplace RNTR has quietly positioned itself at the forefront of a sustainability movement that challenges our relationship with ownership. Since launching in November 2024, this hybrid peer-to-peer and business-to-consumer platform has grown across 25+ states, creating a network where community members share everything from power tools to party supplies. The model represents more […]
Tulum is at a crossroads. On one hand, we face immense pressures—fragile ecosystems, unchecked development, and a heavy economic dependency on tourism, a sector that has recently seen an unprecedented downturn. On the other hand, we are blessed with a vibrant, creative community that refuses to accept business as usual.
Fashion is a two-trillion-dollar business facing tough questions about waste and the human cost of fast fashion. At the same time, secondhand clothing is surging. Magnolia Pearl, a Texas label known for hand-distressed pieces and visible mending, has stepped into that space. With small-batch production and a resale site that sends proceeds to community projects, […]
The coffee industry is currently one of the world’s leading drivers of deforestation. It often depends on poverty wages, child labor, and environmentally destructive practices to keep prices low, allowing widespread human rights abuses and ecological damage to persist largely out of sight. Etelle Higonnet is working to change that. A veteran of war-zone human […]
