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A Snapshot into Green Practices Around the World
The planet is a concern to everyone across the world and trying to slow down climate change should be the number one priority for all governments, businesses and individuals regardless of where they are from.
Although some people take saving the planet more seriously than others, people around the world are trying to do their bit to embrace green practices and help the environment. The diversity of cultures and climates provides unique opportunities saving the environment.
Come with us on a trip around the world to see what some countries are working on to become more environmentally friendly.
Sustainable Kerstpakketten (Christmas Boxes): Instock, RotterZwam & ZustainaBox
In the Netherlands, there is a specific tradition regarding Christmas gifts from employers to their employees. They traditionally give their employees what we call in Dutch a “kerstpakket” (which means “Christmas box”).
In this blog, we looked into some amazing alternative Christmas Boxes from sustainable companies in the Netherlands. They offer beautiful and unique gifts that can make your life a bit more eco-friendly, and support local and sustainable initatives at the same time. We are very excited to show you some of the options that are out there in our latest blog - which are not only suitable for Christmas gifts from employers, but also for your family and friends (or to treat yourself).
Unwrapped: Why are we still using plastic food packaging?
You’d think that plastic food packaging would be enough to solve Europe’s food waste problem. The reason why most of our food is packaged in a supermarket is because it keeps our produce ‘fresher’ right?
Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Both plastic pollution and food waste are at all time highs and there has never been a better moment to find solutions. Luckily, there are many innovative packaging ideas, which aim to reduce the source of both plastic pollution and food waste.
Turning overtourism into innovation
In global cities around the world, tourists have become a subject of irritation among the locals.
For locals around the world that have been “invaded”, tourists represent the “awful other” and in many cases the “necessary evil”. The impact of heavy tourism only scratches the surface of what negative impacts this can leave behind if nothing is done to regulate it.
This blog will look into what can be done to cultivate the innovative potential generated by tourists to improve city infrastructure and the daily lives of locals.
6 Companies That Converted Ocean Pollution into Innovative Products
Did you know that almost every piece of plastic ever made is still on the planet in some form or another? Plastic production globally is expected to be more than 3 hundred million tons. By 2050, when the population explodes to almost 10 billion people, it’s expected that plastic production will triple. The problem with that is that today, only a fraction of the plastic we produce is recycled.
In this week’s blog, we’ll take a look at 6 different brands that are incorporating marine plastics into their practices and retail products. We hope that this will inspire more brands to use ocean plastic in the creation of their products!
Ropeless Fishing? Charting a new course to sustainable fishing
Ropeless Fishing.
Certainly, those two words don’t belong next to one another, right? Well, I’m glad you’re wrong.
Australia started it, Canada followed suite, New Zealand wanted a piece of the action, and now the United States is interested. Fishers in these countries (and more) have begun one of the most significant changes in the age-old fishing profession. Check out this week’s blog to learn more about why this change is so significant and how it can help revolutionize the fishing industry.