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Sustainable Swimwear Brands
15 Best Eco Friendly and Sustainable Swimwear Brands

Sustainable swimwear is made from eco-friendly materials that are produced in a way that minimizes…

What Does Upcycled Mean
What Does Upcycled Mean?

At its core, upcycled products are a creative and eco-friendly means of reusing materials or…

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Meet PANAFRICA, the Sneaker Company Investing in Education and Job Training Across Africa

In episode 84 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Hugues Didier, Co-founder…

Creating Sustainable Footwear With MeghaRawat, Founder of Kurio
Kurio is Creating Sustainable Footwear Locally Crafted and Manufactured

In episode 14 of the Impact India podcast, I speak with Megha Rawat, founder of…

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Day Owl Uses Upcycling Plastic Bottles to Create Sustainable Jobs and Products

In episode 37 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Ian Rosenberger, Founder…

Rewilder is Taking an Innovative Approach to Zero Waste Fashion Through Unique Upcycling

Meet Rewilder, a sustainable fashion brand that finds beauty in discarded industrial materials, upcycling them…

Meet Resera, an Social Enterprise Jewelry Brand Employing Women Transitioning Out of Homelessness

Meet Resera, a social impact jewelry brand based out of Nashville, TN that employs women…

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Meet the Sustainable iPhone Case Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles

The eco-minded tech brand Nimble has announced its new Bottle Case, the world’s only sustainable iPhone…

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This Social Entrepreneur Empowers Marginalized Women to Fight India’s Plastic Crisis

Upon seeing children in urban slums playing amidst a heap of plastic garbage, social entrepreneur Rohit Nayak…

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Greensole Created Upcycled Slippers for Underprivileged Children in India

As professional athletes, Shriyans Bhandari and Ramesh Dhami ran hundreds of kilometers and used up to three to four…

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Waste to Wear: Meet Topiku, the Sustainable Brand That Turns Trash Into Hats

Photo credit: Topiku Topiku makes SoCal streetwear-inspired hats from textile offcuts, leather scraps and HDPE plastics typically…

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Rehash Trash and Moms are Reducing Plastic Pollution and Changing Lives in Cambodia

We all know plastic pollution sucks. Seeing and knowing how bad the global plastic pollution…

Fair Harbor Clothing Created A Swimwear Brand to Combat Ocean Pollution

You’ve likely heard of brands using recycled plastic bottles to make anything from swimwear to…

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Meet grunBAG, the Ethical Backpack for Sustainable Travelers

The biggest advantage and the greatest challenge of a traveler: a good backpack. Whether 60L…

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Meet The Travel Backpack Made Using 23 Recycled Plastic Bottles

Meet 8hz, a new ethical brand dedicated to making products with fabric created from recycled…

Meet The Shoe Company Hiring Unemployed Artisans to Create Shoes Out of Recycled Leather

Mamahuhu is a Colombian shoe and accessory company that hires unemployed artisans to handcraft beautiful,…