affiliate – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:37:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Violet Grey’s Curation Model May be the Future of Conscious Consumption /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/ /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:37:02 +0000 /?p=14199 The deluge of advertisements that come with the holiday season often drown out any cautionary notes about over-consumption. But that may be changing, as the influence of Instagram and the less-is-more shopping habits of millennials and Gen Z push the purchasing conversation toward quality over quantity.  Perhaps no brand is more associated with this movement […]

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]]> /violet-greys-curation-model-may-be-the-future-of-conscious-consumption/feed/ 0 Narrative Food Leans Into Storytelling to Scale Its Sustainable Meal Kits /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/ /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:37:25 +0000 /?p=14028 Most meal kit delivery services have had the same strategy: launch in a major city, raise venture capital and scale nationally. But Narrative Food, a Southern California-based service that predates Blue Apron and the curated subscription box phenomena, has never been conventional. “When I started this business, there were CSA (community sourced agriculture) boxes but […]

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]]> /narrative-food-leans-into-storytelling-to-scale-its-sustainable-meal-kit/feed/ 0 Shop Sustainably This Cyber Monday with These Companies /shop-sustainably-this-cyber-monday-with-these-companies/ /shop-sustainably-this-cyber-monday-with-these-companies/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:00:46 +0000 /?p=13871 It’s the most wonderful time of the year for e-commerce. Monday, December 2 marks the 14th year that Cyber Monday will dominate holiday spending. This season, Americans are projected to spend over $143.7 billion on online purchases, marking a 14.1% increase from 2018. Cyber Monday revenues alone are projected to make up a record $9.4 […]

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]]> /shop-sustainably-this-cyber-monday-with-these-companies/feed/ 0 Saatva is Bringing Eco-Friendly Luxury Mattresses to the Masses /saatva-is-bringing-eco-friendly-luxury-mattresses-to-the-masses/ /saatva-is-bringing-eco-friendly-luxury-mattresses-to-the-masses/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:31:13 +0000 /?p=13846 Ever since Casper’s bed-in-a-box mattress model launched in 2014 with a VC-fueled growth engine, the direct-to-consumer market for something we all use nightly has exploded.  Today there are about 175 direct-to-consumer mattress brands, accounting for 12% of the $16.5 billion mattress industry. In 2018, a whopping 45% of mattresses were bought online. Despite such a […]

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]]> /saatva-is-bringing-eco-friendly-luxury-mattresses-to-the-masses/feed/ 0 CAUSEBOX: An Ethical Model for Subscription Box Success /causebox-an-ethical-model-for-subscription-box-success/ /causebox-an-ethical-model-for-subscription-box-success/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 20:12:54 +0000 /?p=13843 Until relatively recently, the term “subscription box” brought to mind those “Cheese of the Month” clubs that sent a brick of Brie or bleu to your doorstep once a month for a year. But since 2011, the model has evolved well beyond cheese into more than 3,500 possibilities.  Subscription boxes, which send subscribers a box […]

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]]> /causebox-an-ethical-model-for-subscription-box-success/feed/ 0 Karma’s Guide to a Food Waste-Free Thanksgiving /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/ /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:19:14 +0000 /?p=13790 Americans are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving Day amid rising concerns about climate change and the future of our planet.  Next to carbon emissions from flying or driving, food waste is the holiday’s biggest environmental hazard. Americans throw away 200 million pounds of turkey alone each Thanksgiving — a not-insignificant contribution to the $168 billion in […]

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]]> /karmas-guide-to-a-food-waste-free-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 How TUSHY’s Bidets Are Cleaning Up Both Backsides and the Environment /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/ /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:12:03 +0000 /?p=13779 What has long been considered a luxury item in the West — especially in the U.S. — may finally be going mainstream, with implications for both the environment and sanitation around the world. Bidets, which project a stream of water in lieu of wiping with toilet paper, are common in Asia and Southern Europe, but, […]

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]]> /how-tushys-bidets-are-cleaning-up-both-backsides-and-the-environment/feed/ 0 Allbirds is Quietly Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management /allbirds-is-quietly-revolutionizing-supply-chain-management/ /allbirds-is-quietly-revolutionizing-supply-chain-management/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:03:44 +0000 /?p=13261 If you are currently wearing a pair of Allbirds sneakers, you’re probably in agreement with the company’s slogan: that they’re the world’s most comfortable shoes.  But the ubiquitous direct-to-consumer sneaker startup did not get to its $1.4 billion-dollar valuation or $80 million in annual sales purely on comfort. Allbirds’ real revolution is something a little […]

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