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10 Ocean Conservation Startups Fighting Marine Pollution

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The statistics on marine pollution are staggering: an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enter our oceans every single year, equivalent to du...

Meet WYDE, the Impact Exchange Turning Trading Fees Into Nonprofit Funding - Martin Simms & Aaron Rafferty // Founders of WYDE

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, nonprofits have relied on the same narrow funding playbook. Donations spike at year end. Grant cycles are slow and unpredictable. Teams s...

8 Startups Turning Agricultural Waste into Clean Energy

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The push to decarbonize the world’s energy systems now overlaps with a long standing problem: what to do with the massive amount of agricultural was...

10 Battery Recycling and Storage Startups Changing the Grid

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The global move toward cleaner energy is gaining speed, yet two issues continue to shape its future. We need a dependable and sustainable supply of ba...

Impact Business Case Study - Ben & Jerry's

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ben & Jerry’s is often celebrated as the blueprint for socially conscious capitalism, a company that set out to prove business could serve both ...

Impact Startup Spotlight - Tanbii

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Climate action often feels heavy. The headlines focus on crisis, the solutions demand sacrifice, and the average person ends up believing their choice...

Impact Business Case Study - Allbirds

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Allbirds is a sustainable footwear and apparel company founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California (though with roots in New Zealan...

Impact Startups Spotlight - Tabs for a Cause

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The idea that doing good should be simple is not new. The problem is the world rarely makes it simple. That is where Tab for a Cause comes in. What st...

Impact Startup Spotlight - Waiākea Hawaiian Beverages

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the crowded world of consumer packaged goods, few companies truly live their mission from the inside out. Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages, fou...

Impact Startup Spotlight - Dignity Made

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At Causeartist, we love highlighting founders who turn lived experiences and community insights into solutions that change lives. Erik Olson, CEO of D...

Impact Startup Spotlight - How Oddbird Is Redefining Wine and Changing Our Relationship with Alcohol

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oddbird is transforming the wine industry, proving that world-class wines can be just as sophisticated and celebratory without alcohol.Founded in Swed...

Impact Startup Spotlight - Better & Better Is Redefining Oral Care With Vitamin-Infused Toothpaste

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When most people think about brushing their teeth, they rarely think about nutrition. For Vladimir Vukicevic, it became the foundation for a new way o...

Impact Startup Spotlight - Revolutionizing Beauty: The Slow Approach of Lola Arnao

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an industry dominated by excess packaging and synthetic ingredients, Lola Arnao is carving out space for what the brand calls “slow beauty”, a ...

Impact Startup Spotlight: The Startup Using AI to Conquer Food Waste in Dining Halls

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every year, universities across the world throw away thousands of pounds of perfectly good food, from untouched entrees to overproduced menu items.For...

Inside Mural Pay’s Mission to Redefine Global Payments and Financial Inclusion

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mural Pay’s founder, Sinclair Toffa, joins Disruptors for GOOD to share how stablecoins and programmable payments can rewire cross-border money move...

Inside Fast Forward’s AI for Humanity Report and the New Era of Nonprofit Innovation - Kevin Barenblat, Co-founder of Fast Forward

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Disruptors for GOOD, I sits down with Kevin Barenblat, Co-founder of Fast Forward, to unpack how the nonprofit accelerator is helpi...