Established in 1978, Aveda developed one of the first globally-conscious beauty brands. With sustainability and environmental awareness at the core of its brand, it’s critical that Aveda can verify any claim it makes. The company operates on a “Soil to Bottle” traceability system, which tracks their sourcing processes with ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Branding, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development, Retail, Sustainability
Every business wants to create a deep connection with its customers. Trade Aid’s transparent communication creates a compelling reason for customers to return.Fair Trade stores offer a compelling and straightforward benefit to their customers – buy this product here and now and help the lives of others far away ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in August 2010, about Agriculture & Food, Art & Culture, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business (1 comment)
Something for nothing is the most popular thing on the Internet. Freegreen offers detailed building plans for sustainability-minded house builders, renovators and remodellers. The business generates revenue by clipping the ticket of the architects, builders, and product and service suppliers featured on the website.“It’s an interesting, trackable, and ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in July 2010, about Architecture, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Innovation (1 comment)
What do you get when you mix a lighter-than-air blimp with a turbine system to generate electricity? Meet Magenn’s MARS, a tethered wind turbine that’s a) more mobile than turbines planted in the ground, b) can use stronger wind currents up to 1000 feet above ground, and c ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in July 2010, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation, Pollution, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
Ideas are a dime a dozen. They can come from anywhere, but it’s where they go that counts. Innovations are ideas making profits. Enviu is an international network organisation, scouting what they call WOW! ideas about innovative sustainable entrepreneurship, and bringing them to life. Essentially, Enviu is an ideas ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in July 2010, about Art & Culture, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business, Innovation (1 comment)
Vortex Hydro energy is a start up in the process of taking a lab-proven concept - Vivace - into onsite testing and product development. Vivace is a scalable, flexible and modular system that works in slow-flow water. Wave and tidal turbines require an average of five or six knots to operate efficiently ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Green energy, hydro energy, Water (2 comments)
Carrotmob brings together businesses that want to be more sustainable and groups of consumers that want to see that happen. By offering the purchasing power of the mob, Carrotmob encourages businesses to commit to positive changes in their business processes. When a carrotmob is announced, local businesses compete to win ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Economics, Energy Saving, Industry & Business (1 comment)
Merakai designs and builds software and hardware for wireless networks. Merakai is partnering with non-profits and cities to help bring affordable internet access to people around the world and bridge the digital divide. Meraki is working with non-profit OneEconomy to install WiFi nodes to low-income housing complexes. They launched the ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Industry & Business, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
Hara has developed environmental and energy management software (EEM) to help organizations track their input and outputs. it’s a system that helps create maximum efficiency while maintaining maximum effectiveness. Companies and municipalities can itemize and track all of their inputs – such as water, electricity, chemicals; and their outputs – the ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Computing, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money (1 comment)
Greensulate is a product that is both better and cheaper than synthetic alternatives, that requires little energy or expense to produce because it’s grown from organic material, and that resists temperature change, stops fires and repels water in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials International standards. Greensulate ... keep reading
Written by The Next Plays in June 2010, about Clean Technologies, Design
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