Topic

sustainability

Podcast

Chris Kirby, Ithaca Hummus: Making it onto the grocery list – Well Made E125

In the midst of a pandemic-induced ecommerce boom, Ithaca Hummus is doing just fine in grocery stores’ deli sections. Founder Chris Kirby talks about the experiential role of retail, staying smart and flexible, and separating trends from universal truths.

Podcast

Leah Thomas: Protecting people and planet – Well Made E124

What does it mean to be an "intersectional environmentalist" and how can companies follow suit? We're talking to Leah Thomas, the person who coined the term.

Advice

Why you should give your customers a low-packaging option

Companies like Glossier and Function of Beauty are giving customers packaging opt-outs at checkout. We explore why you should consider it too.

Podcast

Hillary Peterson, True Botanicals: Looking to Nature – Well Made E123

True Botanicals founder Hillary Peterson debunks the idea that natural products can’t outperform toxic ones, and dives into the implications of cost and customer education.

Video

Unboxing Clean Cult

Unboxing Things is back, and we're unboxing from home, starting with a refillable, modular, packaging delight.

Advice

How to Estimate the Carbon Footprint of Your Packaging

A guide to estimating the carbon emissions of your packaging, and how to reduce and offset them.

Podcast

Vanessa Barboni Hallik, Another Tomorrow: Rethinking Your Framework – Well Made E116

Vanessa is taking us through the carefully considered, incremental decisions it took to build an ethical supply chain for Another Tomorrow.

Opinion

Slash Packaging

A movement to make packaging information accessible to all

Advice

Does Your Slash Packaging Page Answer These 5 Questions?

Inspiration from some of the pioneers of the Slash Packaging movement.

Bulletin

Release Notes: 7 New Sustainability Properties to Reduce and Reuse Packaging

Expanding our framework of strategies to help you make better packaging decisions.

Podcast

Davis Smith, Cotopaxi: Navigating Difficult Times – Well Made E115

Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith has always faced tough decisions with a people-first approach. Davis is making a case for sustainable shifts to capitalism.

Podcast

Alden Wicker: Trying to Do Right – Well Made E113

Decreased emissions don't paint the full picture of COVID-19's environmental impact. Sustainable fashion journalist Alden Wicker takes us beyond the idea of conscious consumerism as the pandemic magnifies environmental and human crises in the apparel supply chain.

Bulletin

Announcing Lumi ID: Making Packaging Transparency Accessible to All

We're launching Lumi ID, our most powerful sustainability tool to date.

Podcast

Kyle Chayka: Longing for Less – Well Made E110

Minimalism goes deeper than aesthetics — way deeper. In his debut book, "The Longing for Less", writer Kyle Chayka goes back to the roots of minimalism to pivot our modern interpretations away from aesthetic and more toward sourcing.

Podcast

Peter Dering, Climate Neutral: Offsetting Carbon – Well Made E109

Peter Dering, founder of Peak Design, shares why he is starting a new nonprofit called Climate Neutral to help brands become carbon neutral.

Podcast

Elizabeth Segran: Predicting the Next Decade – Well Made E106

Fast Company Senior Staff Writer Elizabeth Segran reflects on the past decade of consumer trends and makes some insightful predictions about how gradual consumer shifts have lead to substantial changes in what consumers expect of brands.