Innovation Snapshot
Nine purpose-driven innovations changing the world
Ahead of B Corp month, we look at ten of the best purpose-driven innovations providing solutions to global problems.
Features
Innovation spotlight
Innovation Snapshot
Six ocean solutions changing the world
From pollution-busting bubbles to a sea kite reducing marine emissions, discover some of the best solutions for protecting the world’s oceans.
Innovation Snapshot
Six sustainable solutions from young innovators
From insect growing pods to fish skin fashion, discover how young innovators are delivering creative solutions to our most pressing sustainability issues.
Innovation Snapshot
Five sustainable leather alternatives
From grapes to hemp, discover the varied and often surprising materials that are replacing leather
Global innovation spotlight
Global Innovation Spotlight
Global innovation spotlight: Finland
From microbes that clean contaminated soil, to an experiential space to tackle workplace burnout, we explore innovation in Finland.
Global Innovation Spotlight
Global innovation spotlight: South Korea
From a plastic recycling eco-system to a device that translates images into braille, discover exciting new innovations from South Korea.
Global Innovation Spotlight
Global innovation spotlight: Australia
From carbon-sequestering microbes to an AI-powered mental health app to, we explore innovation in Australia.
Global Innovation Spotlight
Global innovation spotlight: Costa Rica
SDG focus
Sustainable Source
Innovation and SDG 1: No poverty
Between 2010 and 2019, the percentage of workers living in extreme poverty steadily decreased from 14 per cent to 6.6 per cent – but now COVID-19 has reversed this trend and innovation is crucial if we are to get back on track.
Sustainable Source
Innovation and SDG 3: good health and wellbeing
Dramatic improvements in life expectancy have been a major success story of the past three centuries. But the current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of these gains, while exposing persistent health inequalities between different parts of the world.
Sustainable Source
Innovation and SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities
The year 2007 was a landmark. Not only did it see the start of the biggest global financial crisis since the 1920s – it was also the first year that more people lived in urban areas than rural ones. Today, 4 billion people live in cities around the world.
Sustainable Source
Innovation and SDG 12: responsible consumption and production
The instinct to consume is at the heart of our global economic system. Yet scientists have linked a trio of environmental crises—climate change, biodiversity, and pollution—to unsustainable production and consumption. How can innovation help us to consume more responsibly in the future?
Enlightened leaders
Enlightened Leaders
Enlightened leaders: Simon Mundy
From meeting ‘meatless meat’ scientists in Israel, to touring a fusion reactor hotter than the sun, author and journalist Simon Mundy spent two years immersing himself in innovation while researching his latest book on climate change. Here he speaks to Springwise about what he learnt along the way.
Enlightened Leaders
Enlightened leaders: Anya Hindmarch, fashion accessories designer
Following London Fashion Week 2022, Springwise speaks to British fashion accessories designer, Anya Hindmarch, about innovation, circularity, and the awesome power of fashion to inspire change.
Enlightened Leaders
Enlightened leaders: Santiago Lefebvre
Ahead of ChangeNOW 2022, Springwise chair, James Bidwell speaks to the founder of the event about the power of innovation and its ability to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
Trend explained
Trend Explained
Trend Explained: The Metaverse
The metaverse is proving difficult to define. Should we perceive it as an opportunity or a threat? What does it entail? And why is it so attractive to potential users?
Trend Explained
Trend Explained: The Great Resignation
Recent news has been filled with talk of The Great Resignation – but what exactly is it and how is it altering the business climate?
Trend Explained
Trend Explained: Non-Fungible Tokens
NFTs are often shrouded in mystery since it is hard not to view them as anything other than abstract entities functioning within a digital landscape.
Trend Explained
Trend Explained: Virtual Reality, Before and After Coronavirus
While consumer adoption of VR has been slow, companies are taking advantage of increased interest while enterprise use continues to grow.
Wise words
Wise Words
Nick and Steve Tidball on running a futuristic, sustainable clothing brand
Co-founders of Vollebak, Nick and Steve Tidball discuss the challenges and virtues of sustainable fashion and what inspires their creations.
Wise Words
Kara Wong and Ruby Maky on designing products for social impact
Co-founders of Waveee Design, Kara Wong and Ruby Maky, discuss issues surrounding period poverty in refugee camps and how committed product design can have a significant impact.
Wise Words
Julian Rowe on how NFTs are revolutionising art
Julian Rowe, creator of the comic Bored Apes Enter the metaverse, on why NFTs are appealing as an artist and how scarcity, community and art come together in the NFT space.
Wise Words
Professor Pennie Lindeque on using mussels to filter microplastics from the ocean
Professor Pennie Lindeque from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, what it looks like to explore whether mussels could work as biofilters for microplastics.
