SFK is a trends research and innovation company based in New York City that publishes a pretty exiting news site presenting new, creative ideas in popular, consumer and business culture. Each month over 750,000 people from around the world read PSFK’s website and newsletter. The company also does trends research and innovation consultancy – customers [...]

Happily surfing the internet the other day I stumbled over the animated talk which you can see in the video above. This informative and creative video is produced by

Floating Island International, LLC, is a privately owned company led by inventor Bruce Kania. What they do is pretty cool: they build islands out of trash. About ten years ago, Bruce invented a way to turn plastic trash into man-made floating islands – essentially creating a way of growing real estate. It’s possible to grow [...]

Are you familiar with the University of the People? Funded by Shai Reshef in 2009, University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first tuition-free online university. Reshef has been widely recognized

This is the inspirational story of Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba. At the age of 14, William constructed an electricity producing windmill out of spare parts which he

The global market for sustainable packaging is growing fast, much faster than the overall packaging industy. This claims a recent report by Pike Research, which indicates that

Yes, there is more: The TBLI conference, the largest annual global networking and learning event on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Impact Investment, will be held in London on November 11th & 12th. Running twice annually

This is really exciting stuff: Idaho-based Solar Roadways have come up with an unique concept of creating an asphalt-free road that provides clean, renewable energy. The Solar Roadway is basically made up of a series of solar panels that are driven upon. Replacing all current petroleum-based asphalt roads, parking lots, and driveways, the Solar Road [...]

Ever heard of the Masdar initiative? If not, you are certainly missing something! Masdar means literally ”the source” and it is the name of