Excess wealth can mean less empathy, addiction, even unhappiness. Among affluent young people, a movement of extreme generosity is growing.

Infinite Recycled Technologies is turning big panes of glass into new products and a major New York City real estate firm is on board.

Australian households are making big savings on their grocery bills by forming small shopping co-ops and buying groups.

With its monthly repair cafés and nearly 5,000 items to lend, Buffalo’s Tool Library is chipping away at throwaway consumerism.

Tasmanian boy turns to recycling scrap to burn excess energy after ADHD diagnosis.

South African social enterprise collects plastic waste and transforms it into reusable items, diverting more than 10,000 kilos of waste.

In California, grazing goats offer lower costs and reduced noise and toxic chemicals compared to standard landscaping solutions.

Rather than demolishing buildings, a nonprofit in Minnesota is deconstructing and reusing salvaged items, reducing waste to landfill.

A decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world's top 10 sustainable garment factories.

With fewer internet shutdowns, Kashmiri women and entrepreneurs have launched online businesses and turned content creators.

To protect the mountains of Dauin in the Philippines, slash-and-burn coffee farmers have learned to become both profitable and far greener.

With many public holidays pegged to Western traditions, companies are taking a more inclusive approach to days off.

Inspired by his own experience, a chef offers ex-prisoners help to get back on their feet.

A new British startup redesigns the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable.

Perth teenager fixes discarded technology from a house his family has turned into a community hub.

In eastern Rwanda, more and more charcoal burners are turning away from tree cutting and embracing beekeeping.

An Australian company has invented a celling fan with better airflow, combining smart design, lower energy use and improved air quality.

A historic victory over the fashion industry in California is creating ripples for global change.

Young entrepreneur in Sierra Leone swaps wood-based charcoal for a substitute made from coconut scraps to help save forests.

A family-run Venezuelan company has gone from bankruptcy to exporting its vintage rum and helped gangsters turn away from crime as well.