SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (April 22) - NFTs and crypto art are here to stay. While the recent conversation around NFTs centers on their carbon footprint, sustainable brands are collaborating with crypto artists to fund large investments in climate projects that offset thousands of times more carbon than is generated by an NFT.

For Earth Day this year, Hitch, a carbon neutral brand and the creators of the Hitch Bottle and Cup —the first …

Deerfield Beach, Florida, April 21, 2021: Terra Beauty Products home of Terra Beauty Bars announced that it has won the prestigious 2021 Glamour Beauty Awards for Best in Clean Beauty for the Category of Nails. Each year Glamour Beauty Magazine reviews thousands of products across multiple beauty and wellness categories, rigoursly hand-selecting the best of the best to be awarded the sought after "Glamour Beauty Awards" winner seal…

CINCINNATI, OHIO (April 2021)--Plaine Products, a Cincinnati-based personal care products company dedicated to protecting the environment by eliminating single-use plastics, announces new shipping materials and consumer education integrated into one, in an effort to increase circularity across their portfolio. The company continues to build on their commitment to sustainability by optimizing their packaging, using as few materials …

By Robin Melinda Koob, April 2021

Over the past year, many of us have begun to redefine our ideas around beauty and well-being. Whether you’ve taken a full cosmetic holiday or started up a new home yoga regime, with the constant barrage of industry on pause, we’ve found some new mental bandwidth allowing us the freedom to focus more on our health.

This paradigm shift towards wellness has led to a surge in creative entrepreneurs loo…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (4/19/21) – The direct-to-consumer kitchenware brand Hast has been successful in winning the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021. The international jury has awarded Hast powder steel knife series the distinction “Red Dot”, indicating the company's dedication to high quality design.

Hast combines minimalistic and function-forward design, with advanced materials and engineering, to create an ergonomic delight that tr…

Eliqs announced the launch of their limited edition Mother’s Day can designs, the first line of alcoholic beverages exclusively designed for Mom. The new line includes 5 beverage offerings across 7 new label designs, available across their wine, hard seltzer, and craft beer beverage products.

Los Angeles, April 13, 2021 - Yoobi, the innovative school, home and office supplies company that gives back, today announced a collaboration with Marvel for a super-powered collection of back-to-school essentials. Combining Marvel’s iconic characters with Yoobi’s bold designs, the limited-edition collection will give students the tools to be uniquely themselves, no matter what adventure awaits them this school year.

The Yoobi x Mar…

Arlington, TX – April 5th, 2021: Calyan Wax Co., a give-back candle brand with a mission to give everyone a simple way to say “no more” to human trafficking in America, has raised over $115,000 through candle sales.

Founded in 2017, the company is focused on raising awareness and financial resources for nonprofits doing tangible, gritty work in the anti-human trafficking field.

“I became passionate about the issue of human traffickin…

(Reno, Nev.) April 7, 2021- Rowdy Bars, known for their superfood prebiotic Yacon Root-powered line of nutrition bars, is proud to announce their presence in all 465 Ralph’s stores, which are owned Kroger. With three of their five flavors going into all Ralph’s store locations, has been a major milestone.

The Keto Chocolaty Cookie Dough Rowdy Bar, Peanutty Dark Chocolate and Blueberry Almond Tart are all packed with collagen protein…

Richmond, VA (April 2021) - Babylon Micro-Farms, Inc. installed a vertical farm this week at Brooke Point High School in Stafford County. This is the inaugural pilot program in a Virginia secondary public school which is designed to incorporate STEM learning with an agricultural application. The first farm was installed March 29, 2021. 

Tim Roberts, Brooke Point’s principal, who worked closely with Babylon to implement the new progr…