Business
I am curious as to how businesses are preparing for climate change. This article by HBS is a very introductory guide to how businesses can fight back against climate change and “do what’s right.” From Cote (2024): "A 2023 survey (pdf) from the Edelman Trust Institute reports that
Business
I was in China for two weeks over the summer and the cultural difference around electric vehicles was a shock to me. Walking around in Chengdu, at least half of all the cars in the streets are EVs. And all of the city buses already are. How did China carve
Business
So many of the companies seem to suck at sustainability. Or they think that implementing a band-aid solution makes them sustainable. I wonder what business.com has to say about this? From Hendricks (2024): "To Rex Freiberger, CEO of Superlativ Media, a sustainable business model generates value for everyone
Arts & Lifestyle
As humans, we oftentimes turn to other mediums to express how we’re feeling. For me, some days I doodle. Other days I play the guitar. I believe that art, in all of its genres, is able to articulate complicated feelings in ways that words can’t. Especially after traumatic
Arts & Lifestyle
AI is all the rage these days, so I was wondering how it’s affecting the art and museum business. I was surprised to learn about museum sustainability, how politics affect exhibitions, and the evolution taking shape. From Christopher Hawthorne at The New York Times: "In recent months a
Special Interest
I find this especially relevant because it disrupts the oversimplified narrative that reducing individual consumption alone can solve the plastics crisis. What struck me most was the emphasis on how plastics exist in tangled networks of production, markets, social interactions, and culture. This aligns with my growing realization that any
Science & Tech
I grew up with this gourd toy and when I saw an instagram post describing this project, I immediately knew I had to learn more. Gourds are very popular in East Asia. We have instruments made of them, they show up in fantasy novels, and they are well-loved children’s
Arts & Lifestyle
According to NPR, “less than 10 percent of plastic has ever been recycled. But the public has known little about these difficulties” (Sullivan, 2020). The Plastic Trail is a game that is designed to solve exactly this: how can we better inform the public on where their plastic items go?
Business
Re:Matched is an online system that connects businesses to maker spaces, recycling facilities, and local talent. Instead of throwing excess products away, businesses can now “match” to find the partners who need the specific material they have. This creates opportunities for artists to access free or low-cost resources for
Science & Tech
Unplastic is competitive design fair and exhibition focused on plastic alternatives. Once a year, designers, researchers, and businesses have the opportunity to submit projects in two categories: 1. Reimagining common plastic items using alternative materials Ideas such as The Gourd Project would do well here as they turned gourds into
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Spotify Wrapped? Nah. Make way for "Plastic Wrapped." "Plastic Wrapped" is meant to help users know exactly how much plastic they come into contact with. Like Spotify, it tracks how much plastic each user touches daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. Some things it could collect data
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This study is written by Leave No Trace, an organization that is dedicated to protecting the outdoors through science-based education to inspire responsible recreation. The paper goes over multiple studies that cover seven principles, called “leave no trace”, that serve as guidelines for responsible recreation, which includes: (1) plan ahead