This year on ‘Black Friday’, when many companies discount products, the American shoe company Allbirds will increase product prices by 1 US dollar. The company will donate the extra dollar…
According to researchers from the Environment Agency Austria, microplastics have been found in human stools for the first time. The study showed that all 8 of the participants from Russia,…
Meat industry competitor Beyond Meat has filed for a $100 million IPO. The California plant-protein company produces vegan alternatives for meats, including its Hot Italian Sausage, Lightly Seasoned Chicken Strips,…
(Published Sept 2014, updated Dec 2018) “Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, then we have to choose: we can go on as before recognising our dishonesty…
Research including over 25,000 participants in China, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has shown that air pollution affects brain function. Xi Chen and his colleagues Xi…
The European Parliament has voted 571-53 to ban single-use plastics, including plastic cutlery, stirrers, cups, straws, plates, and cotton bud sticks, from 2021. The directive bans certain single-use plastics “where alternatives…
A Swedish company called Blueair is selling its air-purification products with the slogan, “breathe plastic-free air”. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Pollution humans inhale significant amounts…
Alongside the entirety of London fashion week this year, British luxury brand Burberry has opted to eliminate fur from its lineup. The growing list of clothing brands who’ve chosen a…
The Danish government is considering introducing stickers showing the environmental impacts of food purchases so that consumers can see the effects of their purchases on the climate. The initiative has…
New research by ThoughtWorks has found that the desire to reduce packaging and use more recyclable goods could become a top priority for British shoppers, even trumping price. The findings…
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created the world’s first tofu wine using discarded tofu whey; a by-product during the traditional tofu manufacturing process. The wine named Sachi…
Ahead of his most recent appearance as cinematic superhero Thor, Chris Hemsworth sat down with the fitness and nutrition magazine, Men’s Health, to discuss his real-life efforts to reduce his…
