Co-ops offer alternative to supermarkets
Australian households are making big savings on their grocery bills by forming small shopping co-ops and buying groups.
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- Apr 19
Tool library chips away, one borrow at a time
With its monthly repair cafés and nearly 5,000 items to lend, Buffalo’s Tool Library is chipping away at throwaway consumerism.
- Dec 16, 2023
Ten-year-old recycles scrap to ease ADHD
Tasmanian boy turns to recycling scrap to burn excess energy after ADHD diagnosis.
- Jun 27, 2023
Profiting from upcycled plastic waste
South African social enterprise collects plastic waste and transforms it into reusable items, diverting more than 10,000 kilos of waste.
- Jun 13, 2023
Using goats as lawnmowers
In California, grazing goats offer lower costs and reduced noise and toxic chemicals compared to standard landscaping solutions.
- Apr 25, 2023
Non-profit deconstructs rather than demolishes
Rather than demolishing buildings, a nonprofit in Minnesota is deconstructing and reusing salvaged items, reducing waste to landfill.
- Mar 8, 2023
Bangladesh's fashion sweatshops reborn
A decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world's top 10 sustainable garment factories.
- Dec 19, 2022
Kashmiri women thrive with a restored internet
With fewer internet shutdowns, Kashmiri women and entrepreneurs have launched online businesses and turned content creators.
- Oct 30, 2022
Coffee growers embrace agroforestry
To protect the mountains of Dauin in the Philippines, slash-and-burn coffee farmers have learned to become both profitable and far greener.
- Aug 26, 2022
Public holidays when you want them
With many public holidays pegged to Western traditions, companies are taking a more inclusive approach to days off.
- Aug 9, 2022
Fine dining serves up training and dignity
Inspired by his own experience, a chef offers ex-prisoners help to get back on their feet.
- Jul 22, 2022
Greening the electric toothbrush
A new British startup redesigns the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable.
- May 15, 2022
Perth teenager upcycles discarded electronics
Perth teenager fixes discarded technology from a house his family has turned into a community hub.
- Apr 19, 2022
Switching from charcoal burning to beekeeping
In eastern Rwanda, more and more charcoal burners are turning away from tree cutting and embracing beekeeping.
- Jan 15, 2022
A fan like no other
An Australian company has invented a celling fan with better airflow, combining smart design, lower energy use and improved air quality.
- Dec 27, 2021
Garment workers win historic victory
A historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.
- Dec 2, 2021
Turning coconuts into charcoal to save forests
Young entrepreneur in Sierra Leone swaps wood-based charcoal for a substitute made from coconut scraps to help save forests.
- Oct 15, 2021
Rum maker offers gangsters a life outside of crime
A family-run Venezuelan company has gone from bankruptcy to exporting its vintage rum and helped gangsters turn away from crime as well.
- Jun 29, 2021
Australia’s first vegan preschool opens
Sustainable Play Preschool is run on the principle of a circular economy, where children learn sustainable practices by experiencing them.
- May 3, 2021
Social startup creates mozzie-repellent tees
How to ditch personal insect repellents to keep the mozzies at bay over the summer? And help eradicate mosquito-borne diseases globally.
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