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 Food & Grocery
Brands in the news: ALDI USA, Albertsons, Sainsbury's, Lidl Ireland, Kroger, SPAR International, Tesco, Co-op, Asda, Waitrose & Partners, Marks and Spencer, Too Good To Go, Lidl Slovenija, Re:Water and many more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Canoo, Rivian, AT&T, United States Postal Service, FINN, Tesla, General Motors, Porsche AG, Honda, Daimler Truck AG, Navistar Inc, Volvo Trucks and many more.
Sustainable Pet & Petcare
Brands in the news: Globe Buddy , Bright Planet Pet, Arch Pet Food, Robin Good Pets, Open Farm Pet, Nestlé Purina North America, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Bond Pet Foods, Petcurean, Pet Sustainability Coalition, CYNS, Sumitomo Corporation, Enifer, Protix, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and many more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 16 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: new plant-based foods arriving in 2024; WTTC and Biosphere partner to help standardize hotel sustainability; Sheep Inc. reports surge in revenue driven by sustainability; Arket and Bundlee parter in children's clothing rental; and a continued spotlight on sustainable alternatives to traditional wine bottles. Plus, a bonus spotlight on the edible cup from Cupffee.
Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
Brands in the news: Pernod Ricard, Diageo, ecoSPIRITS, Frugalpac, Avallen Spirits | BCorp, Sonoma County Winegrowers, Treasury Wine Estates, Tequila Komos, Monterey Wine Company, Brockmans Gin | B Corp™, Nc'nean Distillery, Wemyss Family Spirits, John Deere, ReCORK, Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Archive, The North Face, a VF Company, PANGAIA, ACS (Advanced Clothing Solutions), ARKET, Bundlee, Newegg, Vestiaire Collective, ThredUp, Rebag, Oskelly, Trove, Patagonia, EILEEN FISHER, INC., lululemon, MyVoucherCodes, YouGov and many more.
Sustainable Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: PANGAIA, Kering, Spiber Inc., Sheep Inc., SIXR, Keel Labs, KIDLY, Oshin, Cone Denim, Renewcell, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Reflo®, THE UPSIDE, RUDOLF and many more.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: World Travel & Tourism Council, Biosphere, Hospitality Renu, Tripadvisor, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Accor, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline, Cathay Pacific, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Trip.com Group, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (Red Carnation Hotels), Ampaire, Global Destination Sustainability Movement (GDS-Movement) and many more.
Sustainable Food - Plant-Based
Brands in the news: Taco Bell, Dave's Hot Chicken, Kraft Heinz, Pizza Hut, chunk foods, Steakholder Foods, Armored Fresh, Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Keystone Natural Holdings , Elmhurst® 1925, The Walt Disney Company, Prime Roots, nutpods, The Mediterranean Food Lab (MFL), Nature's Fynd, WK Kellogg Co, Bel, Blue Diamond Growers, Pukka, UNLIMEAT, Redefine Meat, [MOCK]®, ProVeg International, Mintel and many more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 15 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: electric vehicles 2023 sales results and 2024 outlook, sustainability driving brand preference in the Beauty sector, sustainability as a differentiator in home sales, the GrubHub Food Trends Report sees the importance of sustainability in restaurants, and a new partnership to advance electric motorsports – on land and sea.
Sustainable Sports & Outdoor
Orgs and brands in the news: U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, UEFA, World Athletics, Formula 1, Formula E, Extreme E, E1 Series, Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sports, Dubai Sports Council, Football Supporters' Association, GCSAA, Munster Rugby and many more.
Sustainable Food - Dining
Brands in the news: Grubhub, Uber, Sodexo, TOVO, Panda Restaurant Group, Mush Foods, McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Jersey Mike's Subs, Plantega, The Sustainable Restaurant Association, Deliverect, MERALCO, GridPoint, Planet Ark Environmental Foundation, Dinings SW3, iVvy and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: IKEA, Samsung Electronics, Electrolux Group, Marks and Spencer, Room & Board, Bath & Body Works, Sotheby's International Realty, Yankee Barn Homes, BamCore, Alquist 3D, Gear Hugger , Bello Alimentos, Straits Research and many more.
Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
Brands in the news: CHANEL, Prada Group, L'Oréal, Parfums Christian Dior, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., L’OCCITANE Group, Gjosa SA, AXILONE GROUP, Eastman, Hourglass Cosmetics, Karma Wallet, Fig.1, Kao Collins, Texen, Sulapac Ltd, Joico, AMOREPACIFIC, Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd. and many more.
Sustainable Mobility & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
Brands in the news: Kia Motors , BMW Group, Honda, Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차), BYD, Cadillac, Jeep, Tesla, BloombergNEF, Kelley Blue Book and more.
Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 14 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 sales growth in the plant-based food sector, new research on consumer demand for sustainable travel, a spotlight on sustainability in the performance apparel sector, a look at the state of Recommerce sales and a new report on anticipated sustainability trends in cocktails and spirits in 2024.
Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
Brands in the news: Bacardi, Pernod Ricard, Renais Spirits, Never Say Die Bourbon, Aircohol, Revino , Scheid Family Wines, Maison Mirabeau l B Corp™, Bogle Family Wine Collection, Revelshine Wines, Juliet Wine, IWCA - International Wineries for Climate Action, Sustainable Wine Roundtable, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, The Regenerative Viticulture Foundation and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: ba&sh, UNIQLO, Mercari, Inc., Depop, Vestiaire Collective, Vinted, Lampoo, GoodBuy Gear, Klarna, HERA APPAREL SA DE CV, Bain & Company, EasyCep , Flowspace, Two Boxes, Fixably, Quipt, Cashify, ZestMoney, Retail Economics, MPB, PYMNTS, JapanConsuming and many more.
Sustainable Apparel & Fashion
Brands in the news: Lavender Hill Clothing, Stella McCartney, Girlfriend Collective, NINETY PERCENT, Quiksilver, Uluu, Arc'teryx, Vivobarefoot, Balena, COS, NATIVA™, PULSAR®, Sokito, ACCIONA Energía, EL GANSO, Kidbea, Tommy Hilfiger, Redress, Squad , Liquid Yacht Wear, H&M, Fourth Element Ltd and many more.
Sustainable Travel & Tourism
Brands in the news: Skift, Marriott International, Accor, Trip.com, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Lonely Planet, World Travel & Tourism Council, Amadeus, Beyond Green, hubli, BeCause, McKinsey & Company, PACE Dimensions, Allied Market Research, United States Tour Operators Association , Cathay Pacific, Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel, Silicon Republic and many more.
