For much of the last century, replacing quietly overtook repairing. Products were designed to be cheaper, faster to discard, and easier to move on from. Broken phones, appliances, and electronics were rarely examined; they were simply replaced. Over time, the relationship people once had with their belongings faded, replaced by a cycle of use and

In a world racing toward net-zero emissions goals, carbon credit trading has become a vital mechanism for incentivizing emissions reductions. Yet traditional systems often struggle with opacity, double-counting, and concerns with trust that undermine market credibility. Blockchain technology—an immutable, decentralized digital ledger—offers a promising solution by enabling secure, transparent recording of every carbon credit from

Brands are redesigning e-commerce packaging to close the loop — moving beyond recyclable materials toward reuse, returnable systems, and packaging-as-a-service. Leaders such as TerraCycle’s Loop partner with consumer goods companies and retailers to put products into durable, refillable containers that ride the same delivery networks but are collected, cleaned, and reused — reducing single-use waste