When “Made In China” means sustainable, ethical and expert! Les Lunes, a fashion label headquartered in Paris and San Francisco, makes its clothes in a factory in the Qingpu district, on the outskirts of Shanghai and it’s a world away from the typical image–and reality–of factory life in China. Every few months, a new scandal about the bleak…
A unique project is empowering women in rural Assam Nizara Talukdar, in her mid 30s, is just another village woman in Assam who has grown up in poverty. But the times seem to have changed, as she has started to earn more through her innovative ideas, thanks to the Internet Saathi (Internet Assist) programme being…
This tee-shirt monitors the asthma patient’s breathing without any wires This “smart” t-shirt could be a huge breakthrough for people suffering from respiratory illnesses. The light, comfortable shirt developed by researchers at the Université Laval monitors the wearer’s breathing through a tiny antenna in the center of the design. Simply by detecting the user’s motions, the…
Global coalition aims to make sustainable cotton the norm Leading international brands and retailers are among those who have formed an international coalition to make sustainably produced cotton ‘the norm’. It is being led by sustainability non-profit organisation Forum for the Future, and supported by the C&A Foundation – an initiative from the Ellen MacArthur…
150 refugees given dental work in Montréal – for free Over 150 Syrian refugees who have settled in Canada have just been given their first dental consultation since emigrating from overseas – and it was 100% free of charge. Roughly 30 different Montreal dentists and hygienists in Ville Saint-Laurent offered up their services this weekend to…
LEGO reaches 100% renewable energy goal 3 years early After expending almost $1 billion in investments, LEGO has finally achieved its target of balancing 100% of the energy used by all of its factories, offices, and stores worldwide, with clean renewable energy three years earlier than anticipated. Their most recent investment was buying a 25% stage…
This sahrawi refugee is using recycled plastic bottles to build new homes Although the Sahwari refugee camps sit in Algeria’s arid south, the mudbrick homes are periodically hit with heavy rains that sweep over the Sahara Desert. In a bid to build a robust alternative, and replace some of the tens of thousands of homes…
US businesses are speeding toward a low-carbon world While Trump’s administration grapples with its position on climate change, it’s worth stepping back to see the wider picture in the US. It is vital for the US to lead on the Paris Agreement on climate change. This is, of course, the global commitment made in 2015…
This zero-waste pop-up in Brooklyn will help you live a sustainable lifestyle While we all agree that we produce too much waste (about 4.5 pounds per day per person in the United States), few of us have truly adopted a waste-free lifestyle on a daily basis. A lot of times, it’s simply because we don’t…
Student creates first synthetic retina for the visually impaired A synthetic, soft tissue retina developed by a 24-year-old student could offer fresh hope to visually impaired people. Until now, all artificial retinal research has used only rigid, hard materials. The new research, conducted by Vanessa Restrepo-Schild, a researcher at Oxford University, is the first to…