Tag: Guardian sustainable business

This $500 shirt changes color when exposed to air pollution – but who does it help?

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A NYC-based designer says he wants to make people pay more attention to the environment. But at these prices, is this more art than activism?

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As demand for all-wool shoes grows, a number of US footwear brands are heading directly to the source: the sheep pastures of New Zealand

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A startup, Modern Meadow, is attempting to develop a biomaterial alternative to leather as prices rise. Will it succeed – and will it have a market?

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Colours derived from plants may appear more planet-friendly than man-made dyes, but the case isn’t clear-cut

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Re-Worked makes material from waste coffee grounds collected from offices around the UK to make furniture for the same offices

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Catch-up on the highlights from our recent panel discussion on sustainable cities, including why it is a myth that Spaniards don’t cycle