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!
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.
Six Senses Redefines Luxury Through Sustainability and Wellness
Six Senses isn’t your typical hotel group. Whether you’re waking up in a beachfront villa in the Maldives, sharing breakfast with monks in Bhutan or strolling through their urban oasis in Rome, each property is designed to connect you more deeply with place, people, and planet.
Next Level Veggie Grill Brings Plant-Powered Dining Mainstream
Next Level Veggie Grill is the largest vegan and vegetarian fast-casual network in the United States — created in early 2024 when two pioneers, Next Level Burger and Veggie Grill, joined forces. Together, they’re reshaping what plant-based dining can look like: accessible, craveable, and big enough in scale to reach consumers across the country.
MasayaCo Crafts Sustainable Furniture That Tells a Story
MasayaCo is a furniture company that’s redefining what it means to be sustainable. Founded in Nicaragua in 2014, MasayaCo creates heirloom-quality furniture inspired by local design traditions and built to last for generations.
Ellers Farm Distillery Crafts Spirits With Purpose
In the rolling countryside of North Yorkshire, UK, Ellers Farm Distillery is proving that great taste and bold sustainability can go hand in hand. Founded with the belief that the drinks industry can -- and should -- be a force for good, the distillery has quickly become known not only for its craft spirits but also for its uncompromising environmental and social commitments.
Nothing New Builds Shoes From Waste
Nothing New is a footwear brand built on the bold idea that there should be nothing new in the materials that make your shoes. With a passion at the intersection of beautiful product design and sustainably developed materials, the brand doesn’t just want to make products that look good, they want to make products that do good.
ThredUp Turns Preloved Into Progress
When it comes to sustainable fashion, ThredUP is one of the original pioneers. Founded in 2009 and on a mission to inspire the world to think secondhand first, this online resale platform helped transform secondhand shopping from a niche habit into a mainstream movement.