The Planet’s Back in Business
Have you ever been curious as to which companies are working with the environment, and which ones are working against it? Well, I decided to do a little research. I found three really popular companies among millennials (that’s us, guys!) that are doing great things for our planet.
Third place goes to: NIKE Nike is one of the top most sustainable clothing and footwear brands in the world. The company is public about both their supply chain and production practices. Apart from this, they have developed an app to help designers make green choices when it comes to fabrics and have begun using recycled materials in a lot of their products, including their World Cup Jerseys. The company has reduced the amount of material used in their packaging, almost completely stopped their chemical discharges, and dedicated themselves to being more energy efficient in their factories.
The runner up is: PATAGONIA In 2015, the New Yorker released a profile critizicing Patagonia as being “anti growth.’ Since then, Patagonia has worked towards a more sustainable future. They released advertisements attacking superfluous consumption of products (even if its their own product), and they began a program that works towards fixing their products instead of replacing them. Patagonia’s wetsuits are made from natural rubber, their parkas are made from plastic bottles, and the company has made voting for eco friendly leaders a priority to their business model.
And our winner is: IKEA IKEA is devoted to sustainability through the entirety of its business—in the parts that consumers can see, and that consumers can’t. Their Swedish furniture supplier gets close to 50% of its wood from sustainable foresters and 100% of its cotton from farms that prioritize responsible water, energy, and chemical use. The stores themselves have more that 700,000 solar panels powering them. By 2020, IKEA aims to be powered completely by renewables and to be a net energy exporter.
