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Cashmere sweaters and scarves are always in high demand, but how is cashmere made and where does this elegant and expensive fabric come from?

Tesla’s electric vehicles are perhaps the most recognizable electric cars on the market today, but how exactly does an electric engine work and how does it differ in terms of components?

What is sustainable investing? Investing finances in a socially responsible manner is becoming increasingly popular among those who can afford it.

What happens to Amazon returns? A recent investigation monitored the trajectory of a series of Amazon returns with stealthily-placed GPS trackers.

Plant Based Jeff is a vegan transition coach best known for selling sea moss.

This company isn't playing around when it comes to transparency.

Here are a few reasons to study sustainability in college.

HP and IKEA join Dell, The Lonely Whale, and GM in a collaborative effort to upcycle single-use plastic into new products.

Rayon is somehow both natural and synthetic — but is it a sustainable fabric?

Buying the right organic and aluminum-free deodorant is not always easy, but there are some tried and true ways to weed the best from the worst brands.

Impossible Burgers are popping up in fast food chains everywhere these days, but what secret ingredients make these amazing meats so impossible in the first place?

Electric cars have gone from unobtainable to almost commonplace in the space of only three decades, but where did the idea first come from and how much has changed since then?

How does Amazon Renewed measure up to other retailers and does it’s success mean that the uncertainty of buying refurbished electronics finally over?

Oatly is under fire for partnering with a controversial investment firm. Here are six other oat milks we love.

Why are devout oat milk consumers boycotting Oatly? Keep reading for an in-depth explanation of the controversy behind the popular brand.

Seventh Generation, a widespread home cleaning company, is forgoing plastic for its latest line, Zero Plastic Homecare.

Upcycled, sustainable fashion is a growing trend, thanks to designers like Zero Waste Daniel and Grant Blvd.

BeyondPlastic just presented 13 awards to companies and organizations fighting plastic pollution through innovation and initiatives.

IKEA's new vegan plant balls supposedly taste just like the store's classic beef meatballs — at 4 percent of the climate footprint.

Does adding lemongrass to cattle feed reduce methane emissions, and is that sufficient? Burger King is testing this theory.

These Black-owned apps will help you find Black-owned companies, support Black entrepreneurs, and live more mindfully and sustainably.

Food Future Institute is vegan chef Matthew Kenney's latest project.

Reusable totes, cups, containers and more are perfectly safe to use during the coronavirus pandemic.

Big dairy is responsible for as many greenhouse gas emissions as the entire U.K., according to a new report.

The largest electric plane in the world is livestreaming its first test flight this week.

Good Catch vegan tuna has new investors: Paris Hilton, Woody Harrelson, Shailene Woodley, and Lance Bass.

The U.S.'s largest pig slaughterhouse, owned by Smithfield Foods, closed due to employees contracting the coronavirus.

Driscoll's is asking the government to provide financial assistance, so the company can donate surplus berries to food banks.

P&G brands Old Spice and Secret are now available in paper tubes — but the corporation is still one of the world's largest plastic polluters.

Dairy farmers are dumping out unpasteurized milk by the truckload, which is polluting waterways and killing fish.

Here are nine small companies with sustainable, ethical, and zero-waste business practices that could use some customer love.

Bill Gates is officially parting ways with Microsoft so he can focus on philanthropic efforts, including fighting the climate crisis.

Starbucks has finally developed a compostable and recyclable paper coffee cup.

ALDI is not letting any of its vendors cut corners — they all must transition to recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging by 2025 if they want to stay on ALDI shelves.

Ride-hailing and ride-sharing apps may appear to be green transportation alternatives, but they have actually created more pollution than they've displaced, a new report finds.

Starbucks locations in the U.S. and Canada are preventing customers from getting drinks in their personal to-go cups to be safe during the coronavirus.

Vegan leather is growing more and more popular — and in 2025, we will see the market valued at $89.6 billion, according to a new report.

Nordstrom just launched See You Tomorrow, a resale website featuring returned and damaged Nordstrom merchandise from a variety of designers.

Girlfriend Collective's Wash Bag is designed to keep microfibers from synthetic clothing from releasing into your washing machine and therefore waterways.

Taco Bell just announced goals to make packaging more sustainable and to remain a safe space for vegetarians.