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 Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: Burberry, Vestiaire Collective, Reen, Shop Nikki Green, Vegan Fashion Week®, Inditex, Atelier Jolie, Chloé, Quince, MAS Matrix, NOLD, Vinted, Lightsource bp, The Fashion Pact, Renewcell, Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) and many more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 9 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 sustainable sports venues, beauty refill programs, Japanese electric vehicles unveiled, plant-based foodservice growth and recommerce revenue boost.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Barclaycard Payments, ALDI USA, Archive, maje, Trek Bicycle, Decathlon International, OrotonGroup, Rntr., Reversso, IKEA, CHANEL, Worthy.com, CIRCA, Vopero, PopChill 拍拍圈, Entrupy, RockingDeals Circular Economy, eBay, GoodwillFinds.com, Development Economics Research Group (DERG) and many more.
Video: Sustainability Spotlight - Sustainable Brands
New: Join me on the #SustainableLife channel for a conversation with KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, CEO/Founder of Sustainable Brands, as we discuss her take on the key themes of the Sustainable Brands '23 flagship event that just wrapped up last week. Conversation topics include: regenerating local, communicating sustainability, the notion of community and a look at other upcoming SB events.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: Whole Foods Market, WebstaurantStore, The Food Institute, Umiami, Richardson International, Actual Veggies, VegTech Invest, chunk foods, Plant Power Fast Food, meati™, LA VIE™, Le Papondu, Specialty Food Association, The Compleat Food Group and many more.
Video: Sustainability Spotlight - 2023 Sustainable Living Study
SustainableLife channel (YouTube) turns to the topic of consumers and sustainable living, including the new release of the 2023 Healthy & Sustainable Living Study. Join me (video link below) in conversation with Chris Coulter, CEO of GlobeScan, as we discuss the key findings of the Study and its accompanying report. Topics include: state of consumers' ambitions overall, key barriers, are consumers "stuck," what gives Chris hope and more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Volkswagen Group, Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda, Nissan Motor Corporation, Mazda North American Operations, Rivian, Kia Europe, JLR, INFINITI Motor Company, Lexus, BMW Group, Genesis, e.GO Mobile, European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and many others.
Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
Brands in the news: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., SK Chemicals, Walmart, Perfect Corp., Dieux, SOLIDU, Kindred Black, SEPHORA, Meiyume, Milk Makeup, Axiology Beauty, E.L.F. BEAUTY, Tower 28 Beauty, Inc. and many more.
Sustainable Sports & Outdoors
Brands/Orgs in the news: Green Sports Alliance, International Olympic Committee – IOC, Formula 1, INDYCAR, Extreme E, FC Barcelona, UEFA, National Football League (NFL), Las Vegas Raiders, World Sailing, SailGP, International Biathlon Union, National Basketball Association (NBA), APTIM and many more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 8 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 sustainable menswear, sustainable travel trends, grocery refill trial, sustainable spirits for Millennials & Gen Z (legal age), and conscious consumers.
Sustainable Beverage - Spirits & Liquor
Brands in the news: Diageo, Carlsberg Group, Scotch Whisky Association, The Wine Group, Juliet Wine, Two Drifters Distillery, Berry Bros. & Rudd, Arbikie Highland Estate, Rademon Estate Distillery, Avallen Spirits | BCorp, Frugalpac, Moutai China, Monterey Wine Company, Treasury Wine Estates, Flying Tiger Brewery, Alaskan Brewing Company, Anderson Valley Brewing Company and many more.
Sustainable & Conscious Consumers
Brands in the news: NielsenIQ, NYU Stern School of Business, IBM, Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차), Google, National Retail Federation and many more.
Sustainable Food & Grocery
Brands in the news: ALDI USA, Marks and Spencer, Lidl in Germany, Walmart, Tesco, Kroger, SPAR Group, Amazon, General Mills, Waitrose & Partners, Carrefour, Sainsbury's, Savanta, Amcor and many more.
Video: Sustainability Spotlight - PetSmart
Sustainability Spotlight: PetSmart. Join me as I sit down with Joanne Dwyer, VP Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability at PetSmart, as we take a look at the sustainability topics and challenges on their agenda as a company who will do "Anything for Pets." Packaging, materials, food, customer engagement... and, yes, even pet waste -- all part of the chat.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: Marriott Hotels, Accor, Hilton, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotel Group, Booking.com, The Leading Hotels of the World, Jin Jiang International Hotels, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Explora Journeys, Trip.com Group, Sustonica, Amtrak and many more.
Sustainable Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: Houdini Sportswear, H&M, Inditex, UGG, DUER, Recovered Clothing , Sustainable Apparel Coalition, VIRGIO, GenPhoenix, Novelship, VitroLabs Inc, GUAPA, IAF: International Apparel Federation and many more.
Video: SustainableLife: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 7 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 sustainable beauty packaging, consumers and sustainable homes, more electric vehicles (EVs) momentum, plant-based food for college students and the rise of Recommerce-as-a-Service.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Trove, Worldly, UNIQLO, eBay, Blancco Technology Group, The RealReal, RockingDeals Circular Economy, Fastweb, GoodwillFinds.com, A.L.C., SuperCircle, Archive, Pickle, Nuuly, Rent The Runway, Vivrelle, Armoire, Gwynnie Bee, Wallapop, Novelship, Worn Again Technologies and many more.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: JUST Egg, Princess Cruises, Lidl in Germany, Tesco, Beyond Meat, Unilever, Planted, Heura Foods, Lypid, Yo Egg, Neat Burger, NotCo, Flora, Konscious Foods, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods, LLC, Umiami, VFC®, Clive's Purely Plants, MycoTechnology, Inc. and many more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Volvo Cars, Mercedes-Benz AG, Rivian, BYD, Honda, Volkswagen, Subaru of America, Lexus, Kia Motors , Lucid Motors, Toyota Motor Corporation, LG Electronics, EVgo, Electrify America, BloombergNEF and many more.
