Solutions
Looking for inspiration and solutions for living more sustainably? Check out these daily highlights of innovative brands and products in apparel, home, food, travel, beauty, spirits, mobility and more!
Depop Is Turning Secondhand Into a Cultural Movement
Depop is a community-driven resale platform making circular fashion mainstream. By turning closets into marketplaces and making secondhand as easy and expressive as new, Depop empowers people to reduce waste, extend the life of clothing and redefine what sustainable style looks like.
Beco Pets Is Reimagining Pet Essentials for a Greener Future
Beco Pets is a UK-based sustainable pet brand on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of pet ownership. From plant-powered treats and eco-friendly toys to compostable poop bags and closed-loop production practices, Beco proves you can care deeply for your pet and the planet at the same time.
Christy Dawn Is Redefining Fashion as a Force for Regeneration and Community
Christy Dawn is transforming fashion through a regenerative model that heals the Earth rather than merely reducing harm. By investing directly in soil health, farmer livelihoods, and circular design, the brand is proving that apparel can restore ecosystems and inspire a new era of climate-positive fashion. is transforming fashion through a regenerative model that heals the Earth rather than merely reducing harm. By investing directly in soil health, farmer livelihoods, and circular design, the brand is proving that apparel can restore ecosystems and inspire a new era of climate-positive fashion.
GoodSAM’s Mission to Heal the Planet and Empower Farmers
GoodSAM Foods is a regenerative food company that partners directly with small farmers to bring ethically sourced nuts, fruit chips, chocolate and coffee to consumers. Their mission is to create a food system where farmers, people and the planet all benefit through fair pricing, regenerative agriculture and transparent supply chains.
Thousand Fell’s Recyclable Sneakers for a Circular Future
Thousand Fell is a New York–based footwear brand redesigning the sneaker from the ground up with circularity in mind. By combining timeless design with material innovation and system-level responsibility, Thousand Fell is proving that fashion can be stylish, practical and truly sustainable.
Vanpowers Bike Redefines the Ride Toward Clean, Green Mobility
Vanpowers Bike is redefining electric mobility through purpose-driven design and a commitment to sustainable transportation. From sleek city commuters like the City Vanture to rugged all-terrain models like the GrandTeton, Vanpowers blends performance, craftsmanship, and clean energy innovation to make greener riding accessible for everyone.
Rooted in Identity, Driven by Impact at Cheekbone Beauty
Cheekbone Beauty, an Indigenous-owned cosmetics brand founded by Jenn Harper, is redefining clean beauty through vegan formulas created without harmful ingredients and guided by its Biinard Beauty Standards. Grounded in Indigenous principles like Two-Eyed Seeing and the 7th Generation Principle, the brand blends sustainability, circular design and cultural integrity to make beauty both ethical and empowering.
How Every Man Jack Balances Clean Ingredients with Real Impact
Every Man Jack built its name on simple, effective grooming, and now it’s redefining what “clean” means. From natural ingredients and recyclable packaging to a B Corp commitment that puts people and planet first, this Bay Area-born brand shows how everyday routines can lead to meaningful impact.
Organic Spirits with Driftless Roots at La Crosse Distilling Co
La Crosse Distilling Co. is redefining craft spirits with a conscience — producing organic, grain-to-glass vodka, gin and whiskey powered by geothermal energy and rooted in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. By sourcing locally, cutting waste and giving back to the land, they’re proving that great taste and sustainability can share the same pour.
Intrepid Travel Is Turning Adventure Into a Force for Good
Intrepid Travel is redefining adventure through purpose-driven journeys that connect travelers with people and places while protecting the planet. From carbon-labelled trips to community impact projects, they’re proving exploration can be both exciting and responsible.
Podcast: Reflections on 30 Solutionist Spotlights
The Seeing Green podcast celebrates a milestone: 30 episodes spotlighting innovators reshaping sustainable living. This special reflection explores five big themes emerging across the series — from upcycling and transparency to tech-driven change and collaboration — and revisits the hosts’ favorite Solutionists leading the way toward a greener future.
Redefining Rest and Responsibility at Avocado
Avocado is redefining sustainable living at home with organic mattresses, natural furniture and non-toxic essentials made from certified materials. From GOTS-certified cotton to Climate Neutral operations, the brand shows how comfort, craftsmanship and sustainability can truly coexist.
Nuuly’s Approach to Make Fashion on Rotation Mainstream
Nuuly is an apparel rental platform from the URBN family reinventing how we experience fashion, offering monthly access to a rotating closet of premium brands and vintage finds. By extending the life of garments and reducing the need for constant new production, they’re proving that what’s better for the planet can also be better for your style.
Ruffwear Tackles Trail-Tested Gear for Dogs That’s Built Sustainably
Ruffwear is an Oregon-based outdoor dog brand reimagining gear with conscious design, from harnesses and coats to toys and bowls. With Bluesign® fabrics, PFAS-free products, renewable energy and a resale program through Ruffworn, they’re proving that what’s better for the planet can also be better for our pets.
Prime Roots Reinvents Deli Classics with a Mushroom-Based Future
Prime Roots is a Berkeley-based food innovator reinventing deli meats with koji mycelium, offering classic favorites inspired by turkey, ham and salami. With a fraction of the water, land and emissions, they’re proving that what’s better for the planet can also be better for people.
Houdini Sportswear Redefines Outdoor Apparel Through Circular Design
Houdini Sportswear is a Stockholm-based brand on a mission to reconnect people with nature and rethink how clothing is made, used and reused. Their guiding idea is simple but powerful: when people spend more time outdoors, they care more about safeguarding the planet.
Going Farther, Cleaner and Radically Greener with Rad Power Bikes
Rad Power Bikes is North America’s largest e-bike brand, making electric mobility practical and affordable for everyday riders. With models ranging from cargo haulers to folding commuters and the RadTrike, Rad pairs utility and joy with a vision of transportation that’s climate-friendly, enjoyable and accessible to all.
How Two Drifters Distillery Crafts Community-Rooted Spirits with Impact
Two Drifters Distillery is the world’s first carbon-negative rum company, founded in Exeter, UK, by Russ and Gemma Wakeham. Blending bold flavors with bold climate action, they craft award-winning rums while proving sustainability can be at the heart of every bottle.
Thrive Market Aims to Make Sustainable Shopping Simple and Affordable
Thrive Market is a membership-based online marketplace that makes healthy, sustainable living more affordable and accessible by curating groceries, beauty, and home products that meet strict quality standards. With a focus on trusted ingredients, ethical sourcing, and planet-positive practices, it offers consumers a simple way to shop with purpose while saving money.
Lush Shows Beauty Can Be Bold, Fresh and Waste-Free
Lush is a UK-born beauty brand founded in 1995, known for its colorful bath bombs, fresh handmade cosmetics and bold stance on ethical sourcing and sustainability. Today, Lush operates shops in nearly 50 countries and continues to push the beauty industry toward cleaner, more responsible practices.
