Seeing Green
Celebrating progress in sustainable living — how we live, travel, eat, move, dress, play, clean… and more.
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Seeing Green - stories of progress, solutions and inspiration. Topics include: apparel, home, food, travel & tourism, sports & outdoors, beauty, personal care, electric vehicles and more.
Video: SustainableLife 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 3 of my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's recap includes: Gen Z's impact on sustainable beauty, sustainable and net zero homes at IFA Berlin 2023, sustainability in restaurant takeout and delivery, a new partnership to drive plant-based foods in grocery and growth in sales and adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Check it out if interested -- and leave a comment to highlight your news item(s) of the week.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: Carrefour, Danone, Unilever, PepsiCo, Eat Just, Inc., Konscious Foods, UNLIMEAT, The Vegetarian Butcher, LA VIE™, Miyoko's Creamery, Veggie Grill, Beyond Meat, Veg of Lund AB, Prime Roots, Le Papondu and many more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Ford Motor Company, Tesla, BMW Group, American Honda Motor Company, Inc., Volkswagen Group, Mercedes-Benz AG, Kia America, Tata Motors, Lucid Motors, Toyota Motor Corporation, Bloomberg, Gartner, Morningstar and many more.
Video: My Take - Plant Based World Expo Recap
New: the plant-based food sector's headwinds AND opportunities -- the theme of my new video recap of last week's Plant Based World Expo North America event.
Sustainable Food - Dining
Brands in the news: McDonald's, Starbucks, Everytable, Huhtamaki, Michelin, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Gently, Veggie Grill, CRISP & GREEN® and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Miele, Beko Global, IKEA, Loftex Limited, Zendure, Rentrayage, Sirmax, Arper, Cleancult and many more.
Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
Brands in the news: CHANEL, L’OCCITANE Group, L'Oréal, The Body Shop, Unilever, CVS Health, Sustainable Beauty Coalition, RAS Luxury Skincare, Blomma Beauty, BAMBII Beauty, Sky Organics, IBB International Brand Builders, Ningbo Gidea Packaging Co., Ltd. and many more.
Video: Sustainable Living 5 in 5 (week in review)
Episode 2 of my new "Sustainable Living: Five in Five" weekly series -- my quick takes on highlights of the week curated from my #SustainableLife blog. Video here: https://bit.ly/3sO1CnC. Today's recap includes plant-based foods in food service, recommerce offerings in baby gear, sustainable / circular materials in apparel, EV charging expansion at hotels and a sustainable packaging system in spirits.
Sustainable Beverage - Liquor & Spirits
Brands in the news: Tina's Vodka, Mandatory Spirit Co, Pegasus Distillerie, Chivas Brothers, Bacardi, Isle of Wight Distillery, Mijenta Tequila - MEA, ecoSPIRITS, Tetra Pak, A Glass of, Small Things Wine, WINESMITH, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Cool Cousin Brewing and many more.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: Airbnb, Marriott International, Hilton, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Delta Air Lines, CLIA | Cruise Lines International Association, Carnival Cruise Line, ecoSPIRITS, ECTAA, Playa Viva, Fife Tourism Partnership, Bangkok Airways, Fiji Airways, RationalStat and many more.
Sustainable Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: Converse, LESTRANGE, Waterford Distillery, CLAE, ReWeave L.A., OMNES, Gemline, AWARE™, Recover, Lands' End, Coats, VEGAN FASHION WEEK, British Fashion Council, UK Fashion and Textile Association, UK Research and Innovation, Ventile , 99GENS and many more.
Sustainable Sports & Outdoors
Brands in the news: Formula 1, (USTA) United States Tennis Association, US Open, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), Green Sports Alliance, International Table Tennis Federation, FIA World Rally Championship, SailGP, Yonex, Saint Piran Professional Cycling Team, GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: OfferUp, ZARA SA, Inditex, REI, Bumbleride Inc., Rebelstork, Second Gear, Buycycle, Recurate, ALPAKA, ReFit Global, The Body Shop, Depop and many more.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: Nestlé, Juicy Marbles, Planteneers, HAPPIEE!, Impossible Foods, Love.Life, Better Balance Foods, ENOUGH, First Grade International, Mind Blown™ by The Plant Based Seafood Co., Agrocorp International, Chartwells Higher Education Dining Services, The Good Food Institute and many more.
Video: Sustainable Living 5 in 5 (week in review)
Debuting today: "Sustainable Living: 5 in 5" -- my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes (spoiler alert: it took six mins today) curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's highlights span themes of mobility, home, food/bev, travel and apparel. Check it out if interested -- and leave a comment to highlight your news item(s) of the week.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Ford Motor Company, Mercedes-Benz AG, Ather Energy, Porsche AG, Fisker Inc, Nissan Motor Corporation, Rivian, XPENG, Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차), LG Electronics, Tata Motors, European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and many more.
Video: Preview of Plant Based Expo
Plant Based World Expo North America is just one week away, and today I share my personal preview of the event on my new YouTube sustainable living channel (click image or link below). 4,000 attendees. 200 exhibitors. Educational sessions. Chef-led cooking demonstrations. Two days of developments in the plant-based food sector working to expand options that are good for you and good for planet -- and all in line with the "Eat More Plants" behavior recommended by Sustainable Brands.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Electrolux Group, Schneider Electric, Samridhi Group, Sunly Home, BJ's Wholesale Club, Sabai, Boll & Branch, Belkin, ICHKAN India, Sirohi, ORANGE TREE, Veaves and many more.
Launch of YouTube Sustainable Living Channel
New: I've launched a YouTube channel to bring the #SustainableLife blog to life (and, well, join the 21st century). Goal of the channel: to celebrate and inspire consumers to live sustainably — in how we eat, travel, move, dress, play, furnish, clean… and live. Looking forward to conversations and posts to share with consumers the progress and opportunities in home, apparel, travel, food, shopping, sport and much more.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: Goodwings, Tourism Fiji, The Travel Foundation, SAP Concur, easyJet holidays, Intrepid Travel, BeCause, Salesforce, Google, Deloitte, Adventure World, GuestCentric, SilverRail, GBTA | Global Business Travel Association, Velotric and many more.
