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The fashion industry is deeply unsustainable. Every year, it creates almost 100 million tons of textile waste, which ends up in landfill or incinerated – emitting even more CO2, as well as toxic gases.

We're a self-managed team over here at HappyPorch. We didn't have a violent overthrow of our corporate overlords, that's just how we've always been from the very beginning. Being a self-managed team means that we all have a say in the company's direction.

At the end of 2020, the world marked an alarming milestone: Human-made materials now weigh more than all of life on Earth.

In our latest episode of our podcast series on the Circular Economy, we spoke to Roy Verclouen of Circularity IQ.

The technology industry has the unique capacity to not only reduce its own resource consumption, but to help others do so as well. From digital solutions to artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (IoT), tech can be embedded into a vast range of products and sectors to boost sustainability by enabling more circular practices

As sustainability becomes a priority for regulators and consumers alike, companies are under increasing pressure to be transparent about the environmental and social effects of all kinds of products.

The switch from selling products to offering product-as-a-service has transformed industries, from music to mobility. For the latest installment of our Circular Economy podcast series, Dave Mackerness from Kaer reveals how the company is disrupting the world of air conditioning, improving efficiency and folding sustainability goals into the bottom line. 

What do you do with that old laptop, kettle or toaster you no longer need? As it stands, your options are limited: throw it in the bin, take it to the tip, arrange a donation to a local charity shop, or hide it away and deal with it later.

In October 2019 we started measuring our equality and diversity. This was prompted by our work towards fulfilling the requirements for B Corp certification. One of the benefits of the process is focussing on ourselves and our practices.

The Earth is a closed system: Nothing comes in and nothing goes out. Everything we have is a limited edition. Yet our economic system sees resources as infinite, and so treats certain material as waste.