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Cycle Commerce: The Red Blood Cells of a Smart City
Reposted from Design Observer: Observatory – By John Thackara Bicycle vendor selling knives and knife sharpening services. Images courtesy of VelaWala.org. India’s many millions of bicycle and rickshaw vendors embody the ... -
FreshPaper: Saving the World from Spoiled Food
Some of the best ideas are the simplest ones. Boston-based social enterprise Fenugreen is using its simple product, FreshPaper, to tackle a complex problem — global food waste. FreshPaper is an ... -
The true cost of water
By Libby Bernick The environmental and social costs of global business water use add up to around $1.9 trillion per year, according to ... -
Socialism and Modernity: A Hidden History
Reposted from Design Observer: Observatory – By Rick Poynor Mihajlo Arsovski, poster for 6th International Festival of Student Drama Groups (IFSK), 1966 In one of my earliest ... -
Starbucks Is in a Unique Position To Push Consumers To Waste Less. Will It?
Starbucks is one of America’s most iconic brands for many reasons. The company transformed coffee culture and taught U.S. consumers to appreciate better coffee beans and traditional coffee beverages ... -
Why Unilever, Patagonia, Puma lead the pack, say sustainability leaders
By Joel Makower Companies continue to rank low among global institutions when it comes to sustainability leadership, though a few companies — mostly the ... -
Overshareability
Reposted from Design Observer: Observatory – By Rob Walker A few ways to share, via AddThis Sometimes, as we go through our digital days, it feels like everything ... -
Sustainability: Understand, Adapt, Then Signal
Engagement with sustainability offers many perks to a company: It improves brand reputation, it helps raise prices, it maintains one’s position in the market long term and it can ... -
Domtar becomes sustainable on paper
Presenters: David Struhs, Marc Gunther Learn how Domtar transformed its sustainability initiatives from a resource-saving and cost-cutting exercise towards becoming a global leader in fiber innovation. -
German Government Think-Tank Supports Fringe Change Agents
Reposted from Design Observer: Observatory – By John Thackara Phases of social diffusion of ideas and behaviours, and the roles of change agents in the transformation process. Source: WGBU Good news ...
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