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.
Spotlight: The Boatyard Distillery
Boatyard Distillery is a family-owned, independent distillery based in Northern Ireland, dedicated to producing high-quality craft spirits. Inspired in part by the natural beauty of its location on the banks of Lough Erne, sustainability is at the heart of Boatyard Distillery’s operations, with several initiatives aimed at reducing their environmental footprint from grain-to-glass.
Spotlight: Parachute Home
Parachute Home is a modern home essentials brand known for its high-quality bedding, bath linens and home decor. Sustainability is at the core of Parachute’s philosophy, influencing everything from material selection to production and end-of-life solutions.
Spotlight: Taylor Stitch
Taylor Stitch is a California-based menswear brand known for its timeless, durable clothing designed with quality craftsmanship and functionality in mind. From fiber to fabric to factory to end functionality, Taylor Stitch has built its brand on a commitment to sustainability and ethical production practices.
Spotlight: Compass Group
Compass Group is one of the world’s largest food service and support services companies, operating in over 40 countries. In addition to promoting regenerative agriculture and waste-reduction efforts, the company is driving change by actively promoting plant-forward dining initiatives across its global operations to enhance sustainability and encourage healthier eating habits.
Spotlight: Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed rail service that connects the United Kingdom to mainland Europe, primarily operating routes through the Channel Tunnel. By making rail travel a more eco-friendly option, Eurostar enables passengers to make sustainable travel choices while enjoying a seamless and eco-conscious journey across Europe.
Spotlight: Blackbird Foods
Blackbird Foods, founded by chefs in 2019, is a leading producer of plant-based comfort foods. The company began by crafting seitan, a natural plant-based meat made from wheat protein, for local restaurants and has since expanded its offerings to include a variety of vegan products, including restaurant-quality frozen pizzas and plant-based wings.
Spotlight: Purely Elizabeth
Purely Elizabeth is a natural foods company founded in 2009 by Elizabeth Stein, a certified holistic nutrition counselor. The brand is best known for its nutrient-dense granola, oatmeal and pancake mixes, made with organic, gluten-free and non-GMO ingredients.
Spotlight: ILIA Beauty
ILIA Beauty is a clean beauty brand known for its high-performance, skin-centric makeup products that prioritize both aesthetics and skincare benefits. Founded in 2011 by Sasha Plavsic,
sustainability is a core pillar of ILIA Beauty, and the brand takes a holistic approach to minimizing its environmental impact.
Spotlight: Pedego Electric Bikes
Pedego Electric Bikes is a leading brand in the electric bike industry, known for its focus on providing high-quality, comfortable and stylish e-bikes. Founded in 2008, Pedego is committed to empowering sustainable living by offering a greener alternative to traditional transportation.
Spotlight: Bond Pet Foods
Bond Pet Foods is a biotechnology company revolutionizing the pet food industry by developing high-quality animal proteins through fermentation – “so people, pets, farm animals and the planet all win.” Founded in 2017 and based in Boulder, Colorado, Bond uses precision fermentation to produce real meat proteins without the need for factory farming.
Spotlight: Jackson Family Wines
Jackson Family Wines is a family-owned wine company based in Sonoma County, California, known for its portfolio of high-quality wines from renowned regions worldwide. Sustainability is at the heart of Jackson Family Wines’ operations, with ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact and promote regenerative agriculture.
Spotlight: VivaTerra
VivaTerra is a sustainable furniture and home decor retailer that focuses on eco-friendly, ethically sourced and artisan-crafted products. Founded with a mission to bring sustainability and style together, VivaTerra offers a curated selection of furniture, textiles and home accessories that prioritize natural materials and responsible production.
Spotlight: Nudie Jeans
Nudie Jeans is a Swedish denim brand founded in 2001, known for its commitment to high-quality, organic denim and a transparent, ethical supply chain. Nudie Jeans embraces a circular fashion model, encouraging customers to repair and reuse their products instead of discarding them.
Spotlight: 1 Hotels
1 Hotels is a luxury hotel brand that blends high-end hospitality with a deep commitment to sustainability. The brand launched in 2015 with the goal of redefining eco-conscious luxury. 1 Hotels operates locations in major cities such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles and international destinations, offering guests a nature-inspired retreat in urban settings.
Spotlight: Odd Burger
Odd Burger is a Canadian fast-food chain that specializes in 100% plant-based, sustainable and ethically sourced meals. As Canada’s first vegan fast-food restaurant, Odd Burger focuses on creating classic fast-food favorites with an emphasis on affordability and accessibility to prove that plant-based options can be just as satisfying and convenient as their animal-based counterparts.
Spotlight: Cotton Creations
Cotton Creations is a plant-based food company focused on providing healthier food alternatives in the plant-based space. Founded by Chef Sheenee Cotton with a belief that food is medicine, the brand focuses on making plant-based eating accessible and enjoyable through delicious, easy-to-make products and hands-on learning.
Spotlight: BLK + GRN
BLK + GRN is an incubator for Black women entrepreneurs and a marketplace of all-natural personal care products from hair, to skin, to home created by Black women. Founded by Dr. Kristian Henderson, the platform serves as a one-stop shop for beauty, wellness and lifestyle goods that are free from harmful chemicals and designed with both health and environmental consciousness in mind.
Spotlight: Lightship
Lightship is an electric RV company founded in 2020 with the goal of revolutionizing the recreational vehicle industry through sustainable design and innovation. Lightship recently unveiled the AE.1 Cosmos Edition, described as the world's first Aero-Electric travel trailer and designed to work seamlessly with electric vehicles and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Spotlight: Geartrade
Geartrade is an online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling used outdoor gear, providing adventurers with an affordable and sustainable way to access high-quality equipment. By focusing on recommerce, Geartrade helps outdoor enthusiasts save money while reducing the demand for new products.
Spotlight: Mosaic Foods
Mosaic Foods is a plant-based meal delivery company that specializes in providing nutritious, chef-crafted frozen meals made from whole, high-quality ingredients. Their meals are designed to be both delicious and easy to prepare, catering to busy individuals who want to maintain a plant-forward diet without compromising on taste or nutrition.
