Sustainability

At Ideas Hoist, we’ve noticed that startups with an environmental purpose are on the rise. As the world grapples with the immensity of waste, climate and biodiversity challenges, these eco-friendly entrepreneurs are finding innovative and exciting ways to help meet these challenges, while improvi...

Less than six months after Australia received its first shipment of Tesla Powerwalls, plans for what could be the world’s first “Tesla town” – a mini-suburb on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD whose new-build homes will include rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage as standard design fea...

We may be what we eat, but our dietary choices also affect the health of the environment, and farmers' back pockets. Energy and water use, native habitat cut down for crops and grazing, and emissions that exacerbate climate change, are just some of the profound effects agriculture has on Earth. And...

The social costs of cycling are much lower than those of driving but according to a recent Danish study it's not because of reduced pollution or emissions The findings from a new study on the costs and benefits of cycling have gotten plenty of attention in mainstream and social media because they t...

The country knows it needs to develop, but it's making sure the development doesn't come at the expense of its natural resources. "My country is not one big monastery populated with happy monks." That’s the first thing that Tshering Tobgay, the charismatic prime minister of the tiny Himalayan n...