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.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Poshmark, Vinted, Vestiaire Collective, Timex Group, Smartwool, a VF Company, Toad&Co, eBay, thredUP, Carousell Group, Mulberry England, RockingDeals Circular Economy, GoodwillFinds.com, eBay, Kaiyo, Circle Economy Foundation, Regeneration.VC and many more.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: EY, IHOP, IKEA, Impossible Foods, Carnival Cruise Line, Kellogg Company, Make It Nice, The Hershey Company, Motif FoodWorks, rootberry, TiNDLE Foods, HAPPIEE!, The Good Food Institute, Protein Industries Canada, Mosh and many more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Ford Motor Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Corporation, Volvo Cars, Subaru of America, Rivian, Fisker Inc, BYD, VINFAST , Tata Motors, RMI and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: Target, Unilever, Whirlpool Corporation, Beko Global, John Lewis & Partners, skinflint Ltd, Samsung Electronics, Vector Homes, GoodWe, Schneider Electric, Chattels & More, Wren Kitchens and many more.
Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
Brands in the news: Marie Claire, CHANEL, Groupe Clarins, La Prairie Switzerland, Walmart, Procter & GambleParrs Products Ltd, ADORAtherapy, E.L.F. BEAUTY, FusionPKG, BIG SKY PACKAGING, Gerresheimer Glass, Inc., HCT by kdc/one, METAPACK, Conscious Beauty Collective Shop and many more.
Video: SustainableLife 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 4 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: recommerce beyond apparel, circular sportswear from Houdini Sportswear, regenerative travel trend, sustainable packaging in grocery and the role of pubs and pubgoers in sustainable spirits.
Sustainable Beverage -Liquor & Spirits
Brands in the news: The HEINEKEN Company, Bacardi, Carlsberg Group, Pernod Ricard, McBride Sisters Wine Company, Stroud Brewery - a certified B Corporation, Montauk Distilling Co., Infinium Spirits, Inc., Berry Bros. & Rudd, Juliet Wine, LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards, Avaline Wine, Indorama Ventures PCL, The Wine Society (The International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited) and many more.
Sustainable Food & Grocery
Brands in the news: Walmart, Kroger, Tesco, Lidl GB, ALDI USA, Carrefour, Sainsbury's, Asda, SPINS, PLMA - Private Label Manufacturers Association, SPAR International, Marks and Spencer and many more.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: Marriott Hotels, EV Connect, Royal Caribbean Group, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, ZeroAvia, Hertz, Travelport, Google, Hurtigruten Group, Frontiers North Adventures, Desert & Delta Safaris, American Hotel & Lodging Association, Hotel Association of Canada, World Economic Forum and many more.
Sustainable Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: EILEEN FISHER, INC., Inditex, Merrell, Saucony, VEJA, Houdini Sportswear, La Maison Simons, Dr. Martens plc, Vivobarefoot, ASICS Corporation, bluesign technologies ag, HUGO BOSS, Copenhagen Fashion Week, Hirdaramani Group and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: REI, H&M, lululemon, DVF (Diane von Furstenberg), Ulla Johnson , Archive, eBay, GoodwillFinds.com, Mamas & Papas, Decathlon International, The RealReal and many 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.
