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.
The Solutionists Weekly Digest
Your biweekly roundup of the latest news and progress in sustainable living. From eco-friendly homes and sustainable mobility solutions to mindful travel, food, fashion, sport and entertainment, we bring you the news highlights of the week from The Solutionists – the brands and organizations empowering consumers to live more sustainably.
Spotlight: Vestiaire Collective
Vestiaire Collective, a global online marketplace for buying and selling desirable pre-owned fashion, is on a mission io transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by empowering their community to promote circular fashion. Founded in 2009, the platform has grown into one of the largest resale destinations for high-end fashion, with an inventory of 5 million items and users from around the world.
The Solutionists Weekly Digest
Your weekly roundup of the latest news and progress in sustainable living. From eco-friendly homes and sustainable mobility solutions to mindful travel, food, fashion, sport and entertainment, we bring you the news highlights of the week from The Solutionists – the brands and organizations empowering consumers to live more sustainably.
Spotlight: Depop
On a mission to make fashion circular, Depop is a social e-commerce platform that allows users to buy, sell and discover desirable, affordable secondhand fashion. Founded in 2011 in the UK, the Depop app offers an Instagram-like interface that emphasizes community, creativity, and personal expression, all toward offering the most inspiring and accessible fashion alternative to new.
The Solutionists Weekly Digest
Your weekly roundup of the latest news and progress in sustainable living. From eco-friendly homes and sustainable mobility solutions to mindful travel, food, fashion, sport and entertainment, we bring you the news highlights of the week from The Solutionists – the brands and organizations empowering consumers to live more sustainably.
Spotlight: Carousell Group
On a mission “to make secondhand the first choice,” Carousell Group is the leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia. With millions of users, Carousell allows people to buy and sell a wide range of goods, from electronics and fashion to real estate and cars.
The Solutionists Weekly Digest
Your weekly roundup of the latest news and progress in sustainable living. From eco-friendly homes and sustainable mobility solutions to mindful travel, food, fashion, sport and entertainment, we bring you the news highlights of the week from The Solutionists – the brands and organizations empowering consumers to live more sustainably.
The Solutionists Weekly Digest
Your weekly roundup of the latest news and progress in sustainable living. From eco-friendly homes and sustainable mobility solutions to mindful travel, food, fashion, sport and entertainment, we bring you the news highlights of the week from The Solutionists – the brands and organizations empowering consumers to live more sustainably.
Spotlight: SidelineSwap
SidelineSwap is an online marketplace that connects athletes looking to buy or sell new and used sports equipment. Founded in 2015, the company has grown into one of the largest platforms for secondhand sports gear, offering equipment for a wide range of sports, including hockey, lacrosse, baseball, and golf.
Spotlight: Rebelstork
Rebelstork is an online marketplace that specializes in buying and selling new and used baby gear, offering a convenient way for parents to purchase premium items at a fraction of the retail cost.
Spotlight: Trove
Trove is leading the resale revolution with scalable branded recommerce solutions that extend the life of millions of products, creating more inclusive, less wasteful business models. Commanding over 75% of the U.S. branded resale market, Trove has partnered with such industry leaders as: Canada Goose, Carhartt, Michael Kors, Patagonia, On, Steve Madden, REI, EILEEN FISHER, INC., Levi Strauss & Co. and more.
Spotlight: Winmark - the Resale Company
With a mission to “Provide Resale for Everyone,” Winmark has enabled more than 1.8 billion (!!) items to be recycled since 2010 across the company’s resale store brands: Plato's Closet (teen/young adult clothing), Once Upon a Child (children’s items), Play It Again Sports (sporting / fitness equipment), Style Encore (women’s apparel), and Music Go Round (musical instruments).
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
A look at the rise of resale. British consumers drive secondhand clothing boom. NRF / ThredUp discuss modern resale. Rawlings / SidelineSwap partner for trade-in program. News from Rehome Platform, Vinted, Carousell, Orisha, Depop, Croissant and others. And much more.
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
US, Japan, Sweden, UK dominate secondhand. Ebay Recommerce Report: secondhand as lifestyle choice. Fashion rental makes a comeback. Pre-owned furniture sales growth. Winmark / Impex fitness equipment resale partnership. And much more…
Spotlight: Recommerce News Highlights
New study on recommerce growth in UK. eBay releases 4th Recommerce Report. Rankings of most popular recommerce sites. Perfect Moment / Reflaunt launch skiwear resale. Poshmark enables Promoted Closet. Haz fundraises as AI-powered app for secondhand. Spotlights on Save The Duck, Doen, Vinted. And much more…
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: ThredUp, J.Crew, DICK'S Sporting Goods, SidelineSwap, ROLEX, eBay UK, Mercari, Inc., UNIQLO, Carousell Group, TERSUS Solutions, The North Face, Arc'teryx Equipment, Mondi Group, GlobalData Plc, What Goes Around Comes Around, Rent The Runway, Archive, CivicScience and many more.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: Inditex, Dr. Martens plc, TERSUS Solutions, H&M, Sellpy, Prada Group, Decathlon , Carousell Group, Orange, JBC, Vinted, Depop, Nuuly, Emmy Clothing Company, musicMagpie, CoutLoot, Euromonitor International, Recommerce Group and many more.
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.
Video: SustainableLife 5 in 5 (week in review)
Check out episode 5 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: conscious beauty, furniture buyback and resale, momentum in electric vehicles (EVs) sales, advancements in plant-based food accessibility and more brands launching resale programs.
Sustainable Retail & Recommerce
Brands in the news: TikTok, Trove, The RealReal, Goodwill Industries International, GoodwillFinds.com, thredUP, Winmark – the Resale Company, Selfridges, LePrix , Urban Outfitters, Getmobil, Nuuly and many more.
