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: 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: 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: Electrolux
Electrolux is a leading global appliance company that has been shaping the future of home living for over 100 years. Electrolux enables sustainable living by designing innovative, energy-efficient appliances that reduce environmental impact while enhancing everyday life.
Spotlight: Sleep On Green
Sleep On Green is a mattress company dedicated to providing high-quality, non-toxic, and eco-friendly sleep solutions. On a mission to revolutionize the sleep industry, their mattress, pillow and bedding products are designed to support a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
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: Under the Canopy
Under the Canopy is a sustainable lifestyle brand that specializes in eco-friendly home textiles and apparel. Its products include bedding, bath items, clothing and home decor, all made with organic and sustainable materials.
Spotlight: Sabai
Sabai is a U.S.-based furniture company “furnishing a greater future” by creating stylish, eco-friendly and affordable furniture for modern homes. Founded with a mission to make sustainable living more accessible, Sabai is deeply committed to sustainability, with initiatives that emphasize eco-friendly materials, waste reduction, recommerce and transparency.
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: MasayaCo
Founded in 2014, MasayaCo is a sustainable furniture company changing the way furniture is made, using wood grown in reforestation projects to create heirloom-quality furniture. Specializing in handcrafted, artisanal pieces inspired by the rich design heritage of Nicaragua, MasayaCo offers a range of products, including chairs, tables, and decor items.
Spotlight: ReNEWW House
The ReNEWW (Retrofitted Net-Zero Energy, Water, and Waste) House is a collaborative project between Whirlpool Corporation and Purdue University, designed to demonstrate how existing homes can be retrofitted to achieve net-zero energy, water, and waste.
Spotlight: Ettitude
With a vision “to make luxury bedding & bath linens that uplift your home, your outlook, and the planet,” Ettitude is an innovative bedding and lifestyle brand founded in 2014 that specializes in eco-friendly, luxurious home textiles.
Spotlight: CABN
CABN is an innovative company at the forefront of sustainable living, specializing in the design and construction of eco-friendly tiny houses to enable net-zero housing for everyone to live anywhere. Founded with a mission to provide people with a retreat from the demands of modern life, CABN creates self-sufficient, minimalist spaces that blend seamlessly with nature.
Spotlight: Cleancult
With a mission to create a cleaner kind of cult that helps people switch from a bad plastic habit to a cleaner refill ritual, Cleancult delivers sustainable home products for a cleaner home. Cleancult prioritizes ingredient transparency, sustainability and effective cleaning and offers a plastic-free / refill-focused product portfolio that includes hand soaps, cleaning sprays, laundry and dish soap / tablets.
Spotlight: Sustainable Home News Highlights
New research shows homebuyer willingness for green premium. Brands join forces for UK sustainable homes effort. Spotlight on net zero homes. Sustainable home progress from Samsung, LG, Beko. And much more…
Spotlight: Sustainable Home News Highlights
New industry study -- sustainability mainstreaming will "fundamentally change" kitchen/bath industry. Ikea engages consumers in green. Appliance sustainability spotlights: Electrolux, Beko, Miele, Whirlpool. Honda's lessons from sustainable smart home project. Home food recycling becomes carbon credit. And much more…
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: Walmart, Procter & Gamble, NKBA, NCSolutions, Electrolux Group, Samsung Electronics, Arçelik Global, Beko Europe, Simba Sleep, AMLI Residential, Grove Collaborative, NUQO Modular, Natural Pod, Revolution Sustainable Solutions, LLC, ROOM IN A BOX GmbH & Co. KG, Keep, ecover + method | Europe , Green Gooding, NBB Recycled Furniture , NARTA International Pty Ltd and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: Procter & Gamble, Electrolux Group, GE Appliances, a Haier company, Samsung Electronics, IKEA, Kohl's, Miele, Beko Global, Happi Planet, Whirlpool Corporation, Kohler Co., Vitra, Precision Textiles, Silentnight Group, Simba Sleep, Naturalmat , Payless Power, Sustainable Design Summit, International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: IKEA, Electrolux Group, West Elm, Merino Industries, Halo Appliances, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, POLYWOOD®, Aectual, Ashley Furniture Industries, Perdue Furniture, Greenhome Furnishings Pvt. Ltd, Model No. Furniture, Nebia Inc. (acquired by Brondell), LG Electronics, Google, The Home Depot, Econic Technologies Ltd and many more.
Sustainable Home & Design
Brands in the news: Electrolux Group, Beko Global, Miele, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, IKEA, Grove Collaborative, Honkarakenne, Homethreads, Good Laundry Co, Orange Mattress Custom Bedding, National Association of REALTORS®, NatWest Group 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.
