Levi's is looking to work towards a more sustainable future with its new hybrid polybags that keep its denim clean for users whilst taking care of the earth. Once the bags have served their purpose, they can be composted in the comfort of consumers' homes or at the nearest recycling center instead of being discarded at a landfill. The hybrid bags are made with 23%-25% bio-based materials that also help with reducing fossil fuel consumption.

This idea came into fruition as Levi's was to work together with Fashion for Good, which is a global organization that is dedicated to finding sustainable solutions for clothing. The brand's Chief Sustainability OFficer Jeffery Hogue notes, “This project not only moves us toward achieving our goal of eliminating single-use plastic, but it also puts into practice the industry collaboration required to solve these ubiquitous industry challenges.” Currently, the polybags are not a permanent shift but it is an experiment that rolls out for the next 6 months in the US and Sri Lanka.

Zero Carbon Farms is a company that aims to achieve carbon-negative farming, which means offsetting more carbon emissions than it produces. It has built a farm in an old air raid shelter that is powered by 100% renewable energy and grows crops that use less space, water, and time. The company has obtained certification as a Carbon Neutral + Organization, meaning they are net carbon negative and have offset their historic emissions through tree planting initiatives. Currently, the company offsets an additional 10% of its net-zero carbon emissions, certifying it as a carbon-negative farming company.

Zero Carbon Farms also has a sustainability strategy in place to reduce its carbon footprint going forward, including considerations for water, waste, packaging, distribution, and supply chain emissions. It is interested in obtaining additional certifications, including organic certification, but the EU does not currently extend this certification to hydroponics and aquaponics systems, which are the methods used by Zero Carbon Farms. The company is advocating for Controlled Environment Farming to be included in such certifications.

The Amtico Bio luxury vinyl tile is a renewable take on traditional PVC flooring materials to offer a way to curb carbon emissions by a large chunk. The flooring is crafted using renewable PVC sourced from the byproduct of paper product production instead of fossil fuels, which is rated to produce more than 90% less CO2 when compared to conventional alternatives. The low-carbon flooring comes in several collections that the brand is already known for including the Amtico Signature, Form and Space, which each come in standard sized planks for easy installation.

The Amtico Bio luxury vinyl tile is touted by the brand as the future of flooring and is a certified sustainable product as audited by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC).

American fashion brand Eddie Bauer has announced the launch of the 'Eddie Bauer (Re)Adventure' program, a new resale shopping option that allows consumers to sell back and purchase used clothing and gear. The new program has been developed in partnership with Arrive Outdoors, a tech startup specializing in reverse logistics.

The new program will be accessible through a dedicated '(Re)Adventure' website, where consumers will be able to buy used clothing and gear at significantly discounted prices. Overall, the 'Eddie Bauer (Re)Adventure' program is an additional element contributing to the brand's broader sustainability goals, which include embracing a circular business model.

Of course, Eddie Bauer is not the only company to have launched a clothing resale program. For example, Lululemon has introduced its own recommence initiative in the United States, while Fabletics has teamed up with ThredUp to launch a unique resale platform.

True Gum, a sustainable chewing gum brand based in Copenhagen, has teamed up with consultancy firm Blueprint to expand its travel retail lineup, which was first launched in 2018 in Denmark.

With the help of Dufry Group, the chewing gum brand has just launched in duty-free shops at airports throughout Europe and South America. Additionally, True Gum's products will be placed adjacent to the cash registers at Gebr, Heinemann's major duty-free location in Copenhagen, to encourage associative buying. There will also be True Mint prizes for VIP visitors at the Frankfurt Airport in Germany.

“We knew from the start that the biodegradable, vegan-friendly and plastic-free True Gum had something unique to offer travel retailers and our instincts were proved correct,” said True Gum Co-founder Morten Ebdrup

This eco-friendly dish drying mat is a rather popular product from Sonoma Wool Company's roster of offerings. This perhaps testifies to the growing commitment to sustainability that consumers are seeking to make in their day-to-day existence.

Sonoma Wool Company's eco-friendly dish drying mat is all-nature and made out of 100% wool and linen, ethically sourced from family-owned ranches in the United States of America. The brand claims that the mat is quite durable and can withstand years of daily use. Aesthetically, the mat boasts a timeless and modern look that is inconspicuous yet contributes to a homey vibe.

Sonoma Wool Company crafts its eco-friendly dish drying marts in the USA with no chemicals or synthetics.

A sustainable snap-fit lid for coffee cups is now available in Europe from Zume, a company developing alternatives to single-use plastic. The new lids are compostable, snappable, and PFAS-free and will help various brands meet their sustainability commitments without having to sacrifice performance.

Coffee is consumed more in Europe than anywhere else, resulting in excessive plastic lid waste. Only .25% of the coffee cups and lids discarded in the UK each year are recycled, leaving the rest in landfills or spilling into our waters. To-go cups cannot be eliminated from menus without a viable alternative, despite calls from regulators to reduce plastic waste. Zume is providing the solution with its sustainable snap-fit lids that can replace single-use plastic lids in Europe on a large scale. Brands can use the new lids to reduce plastic waste while developing a circular economy, from harvesting to production and disposal.

“As brands, we have a responsibility to prioritize our environmental impact the way we do our bottom lines; through our sustainable coffee lids, food brands can now do both,” said Alex Garden, CEO of Zume. “Our molded fiber lids have the same premium feel and functionality that coffee drinkers expect and show what’s possible when you combine a sustainable mindset with world-class engineering and product design at a price that makes it a cost-effective alternative to plastic.”

'Diab Group,' a Laholm, Sweden-based material science company, demonstrated a new composite material for use in interior aircraft cabins. The material is comprised of layers of thermoplastic skin encompassing a foam core center. According to Diab Group, the composite features a coating developed by 'AkzoNobel Aerospace Coating' that allows the material to be easily welded and molded while crafting a cabin.

The composite material is manufactured in a process that is as much as 35 times faster than traditional cabin panels while simultaneously being crafted out of 40% recycled materials. On top of this, the resulting foam composite is 100% recyclable itself, effectively creating a fully sustainable, efficient solution for aircraft cabin paneling and furniture.

Diab Group and AkzoNobel Aerospace Coating are capable of producing the product in a wide range of colors, allowing the end result to suit the design of any commercial aircraft.

Adler Packaging is a newly launched sustainable beauty packaging brand founded by three industry veterans, Sarah Sommer, Mark Valle, and Jerome Fraillon.

The company was created to address the need for new eco-friendly packaging solutions within the cosmetics industry and offers a wide range of recyclable, refillable, and plastic-free products. What's unique about Adler, is that it partners with beauty brands to build custom concepts and designs, while handling all of the technical elements and manufacturing processes. As a result, Adler offers the brands an easy all-in-one solution for implementing sustainable practices.

“Sustainability is the new corporate responsibility, and it is our founding focus. It’s imperative that beauty brands offer sustainable packaging for the modern, mindful consumer,” explained Alder's president and CEO, Jerom Farillon.

TRASHMANGRN, a boutique fashion brand specializing in handcrafted and upcycled clothing, has partnered with superstar singer Billie Eilish, sportswear giant Nike, and non-profit organization Goodwill to release a sustainable apparel capsule.

The garments included in this one-of-a-kind capsule are made from vintage Nike pieces, including 80s-era windbreakers, crewnecks, and hoodies. These retro pieces have been repurposed by TRASHMANGRN with bespoke patchwork, hand-dye treatments, militia accents, and RiRi Zippers. Meanwhile, structurally, the pieces borrow from Billie Eilish's signature relaxed fit preferences and, therefore, feature almost entirely oversized silhouettes.

The new sustainability-focused collection arrives with an accompanying campaign that was shot in Cebu, Philippines. The campaign's photographer, Jayson Palacio, said that the photoshoot intended to capture the notion of “beauty in ruggedness."

Plastic Soul by Rose In Good Faith is a sculptural footwear design that helps to give new life to defective adult toys from adult novelty toy company Doc Johnson. The first-ever sneaker from the clothing label takes the form of a slip-on style that's sustainable, shapely, water-resistant and ergonomically designed with arch support in mind. Additionally, the shoes feature organic cotton lining and a natural cork insole with antimicrobial properties that adapts to the shape of the foot. The architecturally inspired footwear design takes cues from the honeycomb-like façade of The Broad in Los Angeles.

The brand describes these shoes as the intersection of "sustainability, sexual freedom, and purpose" and in the spirit of its two-year collaboration with Doc Johnson, Rose In Good Faith is introducing the shoes by urging people to "stop F*cking Mother Nature."

Avoid Waste + Season Meaningfully, also known as AWSM Sauce, is delivering sweet and savory condiment ingredients to the consumer's doorstep with the environment in mind. The brand prioritizes taste, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. To tackle the problem of single-use plastic in the condiment sector of the food industry, the brand created a patent-pending powder-to-pour technology.

AWSM Sauce offers powdered sauce and condiment packets to replace single-use plastics in the friend. This helps reduce the amount of plastic used per sauce bottle by 95%. In addition, without the use of water in its formulas, the company reduces shipping emissions. Made with simple ingredients, customers can add water to their powdered condiments, mix, shake, and pour their sauces.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced a new sustainability initiative involving some of its signature cocktails. It is incorporating a brand-wide zero-waste approach to its beverages served at its bars and lounges across the globe.

At the world-class Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, the signature bespoke cocktail dubbed the Flaming Rosemary Gimlet is now made with rosemary hand-picked from the hotel's rooftop garden. It is also mixed with a signature micro-distilled Waywards gin. Moreover, the Waterfront's kitchen staff created a vertical garden to compost the kitchen's food waste onsite. In Alberta, at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, the hotel partnered with Twin Meadows Organics Farm to create an eco-conscious cocktail called the Love Note made with homemade peach and rosemary syrup.

The Electrolux GRO kitchen concept has been imagined as a way for consumers to prepare healthy food on a daily basis, while also keeping sustainability at the forefront. The kitchen focuses on a plant-based diet and provides a person or family with ways to enjoy healthy, sustainable food with every meal. A series of modular compartments are situated in the kitchen design to preserve ingredients and even grow them thanks to the Plant Gallery cubes that optimize plant growth.

The Electrolux GRO kitchen concept is also designed with the Nordic Smoker to allow for foods to be infused with flavor indoors. Novice chefs are supported by the GRO Coach digital food companion to enjoy suggestions on how to best feed themselves and their family.

Eco-friendly furniture collections and initiatives are extremely important in today's day and age as individuals are being extremely mindful of sustainability. Swedish designer Louise Hederström worked on one such planet-friendly design project with the furniture brand Swedese. The collaborators utilized leftover wood and plywood to create eco-friendly furniture for the public spaces in the Hyllie Terrass building in Sweden—from the atrium and restaurant to the various meeting rooms. These leftover materials were from the design of the building itself, which was completed by Danish design studio Cobe. The wood would have been burned if Louise Hederström and Swedese didn't utilize those materials.

The eco-friendly furniture for the Hyllie Terrass building is stylish and slick. The first set of items are stools and a table. Titled 'Rephrased Matter,' the pieces were showcased at the Southern Sweden Design Days festival.