By: Rebecca Grekin Hilton Hotels had not introduced a new brand of hotels in 20 years, but that all changed in North Carolina in 2011 with the arrival of Home2Suites. This new brand has a trendy and modern focus, not only providing a comfortable hotel for weary travelers, but also an eco-friendly and tech-savvy environment. … Continue reading Home 2 Suites: The Revolutionary New Way to Run a Hotel
By: Michelle Nguyen Imagine going to Ecuador with the intention of building a school for an impoverished community in two weeks. Imagine leaving there with nothing built. That was the predicament brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger faced as the end of their two weeks loomed ominously before them. With only two days left, the Kielburgers … Continue reading Me to We – Minga
By: Jennifer Luu Amber Koonce is your typical college girl attending school like other students except that she has done something meaningful in addition to her schoolwork. Amber was inspired to create BeautyGap after a trip to Ghana where she noticed how insecure many women were with their appearance. One woman even told her that … Continue reading BeautyGap
By: Michelle Nguyen Qmilch, known as Qmilk in English, is a remarkable milk fiber that is now being utilized in fashionable clothing. Anke Domaske founded Qmilch GmbH in Germany in April 2011 after searching for chemically untreated clothing for her stepfather who had cancer. Although milk proteins have been processed since the 1930s for textiles, … Continue reading Qmilch – From Sour Milk to White “Silk”
By: Rebecca Grekin One of the most prevalent problems society will encounter in the near future is our dwindling supply of natural resources that we currently rely on for most of our energy supply. Pavegen has come up with a solution that could re-define energy collection in the future. Its vision focuses on the commercialization … Continue reading Pavegen – Walking for Energy
By: Michele Nguyen Founded in 1983 by Samuel Kaymen and Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield began as a non-profit organic farming school in New Hampshire. Its mission is “to help family farms survive, keep food and food production healthy, and help protect the environment.” To start the school, Kaymen and Hirshberg provided seven farm cows that only … Continue reading Stonyfield
By: Rebecca Grekin It all started with an idea from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) SENSEable City Lab, a group dedicated to helping integrate technology into everyday life. SENSEable City Lab is a department of MIT and helps encourage new technology to study and better the environment. More than 20 students from the Lab worked … Continue reading SuperPedestrian: Changing the Way We Travel
By: Michelle Nguyen Sword & Plough is a company that repurposes military surplus fabrics into trendy bags and accessories – through the employment of veterans. With the unemployment rate for veterans higher than the rate for civilians in the U.S., many unemployed veterans are hard-pressed to find a job that offers more than “menial, low-paying … Continue reading Sword & Plough: “To Turn Swords Into Plough Shares”
By: Rebecca Grekin During her time as a student at Princeton University, Lauren Bush was inspired by her work with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to create the FEED Project. She helped launch the WFP’s Universities Fighting Hunger initiative and was inspired by the trips she made around the world as a WFP … Continue reading FEED – Changing the World, One Meal at a Time
By: Michelle Nguyen Josie Maran Cosmetics is a brand of make-up that uses natural and pure ingredients packaged in recyclable and biodegradable containers which is friendly for the environment. During her first pregnancy, Maran looked for products that were non-toxic but “luxurious”, but was told that no such products existed. By chance, Maran came across … Continue reading Luxury with a Conscience with Josie Maran Cosmetics
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