Sustainability
Environmental Infographics in Honor of Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day this past weekend, here are a few environmental infographics courtesy of GOOD. Infographic: Why Don’t Americans Recycle?.Just half of Americans recycle daily, and 13 percent don’t recycle at all. Most people recognize the benefits of recycling, but they’re often not sure which items can be recycled and find the process […]
Method Ocean Plastic Initiative
Method is known as an industry innovator with its eco-conscious line of household and personal care products. The company’s latest innovation in sustainable packaging is a bottle made out of plastic that washed up on beaches from the North Pacific Gyre, often referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or the Pacific Trash Vortex.
Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic
Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic | Video on TED.com. Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled compared to almost 90% of metals. This is because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds of plastic. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient […]
Recycling in Savannah
How to Motivate People to Create Better Recycling Habits through Awareness, Education and Convenience Overview For my final project in the Design Management program at SCAD, I wanted to take a closer look at recycling in Savannah, GA. The purpose of my study was to reveal a better way to encourage and enable recycling for […]
EcoLabs
While researching sustainability graphics for my M.A. Final Project, I came across EcoLabs and the concept of eco-literacy. EcoLabs is a not for profit network of designers and visual artists who create materials, projects and programs that support ecological literacy. The aim of the organization is to nurture whole systems thinking, foster ecological literacy, and […]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
It’s Not Easy Being Green is a project by two designers traveling around the world in 184 days. The project was initiated by Aart van Bezooyen and Paula Raché, a Dutch-German design couple living and working in Hamburg, Germany. Over the course of six months they are offering inspiring lectures and materials workshops to explore […]
Creative Capacity of Social Business Models — Core77
This article shows examples of innovative business models that combine creativity and social responsibility: Creative Capacity of Social Business Models.
Tippy Tap: Save Water, Save Lives
I found this video via World Water Day: Tippy Tap keeps it simple + saves water — Core77. I love how simple the solution is. To learn more visit www.tippytap.org/.
We Need a Mind Shift
In this video, Lewis Pugh discusses his journey to complete a swim in a meltwater lake on the slopes of Mount Everest. This journey taught him a radical new way to approach swimming as well as a new way to think about global climate change.Pugh learned two important lessons on Mt. Everest: Just because something […]
Design Revolution Roadshow: Changing the World by Design
What began as a tour for Emily Pilloton’s book, “Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People,” ended up becoming much more. Pilloton used her 2009 Sappi Ideas that Matter Grant to turn the book tour into a mobile exhibition with workshops and lectures geared towards inspiring the next generation of young designers and promoting the idea that design can have a positive social impact.