Sustainable news and trends

The Pivot That Made A Sustainable Brand A Consumer Staple
Retail // December 19, 2019

Sustainable fashion was “in” this year – with all make and manner of new and established brands advertising their clothes/shoes/accessories designed to be environmentally sustainable, particularly given how incredibly polluting the fashion industry is in terms of land use, water use and the 21 billion...

Brewing Coffee Without The Bean
Retail // August 15, 2019

Americans love their daily cup of coffee. According to Reuters, 83 percent of Americans report drinking coffee, and around 64 percent consumer at least one cup per day. All in, the average American spends about $1,100 dollars on coffee per year, and we drink more coffee collectively...

Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?
Banking // July 08, 2019

Most people like their banks, a built-in advantage for banks and credit unions as they fend off challenges from upstarts, and as more and more financial services get the mobile touch. Indeed, some 88 percent of consumers don’t see a reason to switch to other...

Building An Eco-Friendly Grocery Delivery Business With Reusable Containers
Retail // March 07, 2019

To help consumers to order produce and household staples in an environmentally friendly way, startups are offering grocery deliveries through reusable containers and bicycles. The Wally Shop, in one case, is “a grocery delivery service that uses entirely reusable packaging that’s picked back up again...

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Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?

July 08, 2019
Most people like their banks, a built-in advantage for banks and credit unions as they fend off challenges from upstarts, and as more and more financial services get the mobile touch. Indeed, some 88 percent of consumers don’t see a reason to switch to other financial institutions, according to a recent PYMNTS Where We Will […]

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Circular Economy FinTech Twig Buys Teen Banking Firm Vybe 

December 22, 2022
Aiming to become “the go-to platform for Gen Z,” circular economy FinTech Twig has acquired Vybe.  The London-based FinTech company rooted in circular economy principles said in a Thursday (Dec. 22) press release that its acquisition of the provider of teen banking services continues its expansion that includes the recent purchases of U.K. companies Loopster […]