If all you know about Warby Parker is that it sells great-looking glasses at a fraction of the price found at the mall, then you’re missing just how innovative this company really is. www.fastcompany.com
The fast food industrial complex has given us plenty of unhealthy, cheap options that serve our immediate desires, but fail us in the long term. That’s what catalyzed 26-year-old Phil Pinnell to co-found Scratch, a line of complete meals with [Read more...]
When brothers Mike and Dave Radparvar founded the lifestyle goods shopping site Holstee, their aim was simply to create a sustainable and ethical lifestyle for themselves. www.fastcompany.com
If you’re a grocery store, BrightFarms thinks your roof would make a fantastic location for a hydroponic greenhouse. www.fastcompany.com
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry Is Innovation Inspired By Nature’ www.fastcompany.com
Can social media drive social change? 25-year-old Tammy Tibbetts is trying to figure that out through She’s The First, a non-profit dedicated to helping girls around the world to become the first in their family to graduate. www.fastcompany.com
In Afghanistan, living off the grid isn’t a tree hugger’s dream — it’s reality. but a renewable-power startup called Sustainable Energy Services Afghanistan is lighting up Afghans’ lives, with help from the sun and the wind. www.fastcompany.com
John Ferber of Microgiving.com describes the important differences between loansharking and micro-giving and the lending that’s estimated to have helped a billion people in need. www.fastcompany.com
The organic farming couple talk about their groundbreaking program to give veterans career options.
Melanie Edwards realized she could marry her background in finance and research to collect market research about low-income neighborhoods in developing countries, to both provide a solution for business and make a difference in the world. www.fastcompany.com