This young designer is changing the image of her country and proving that it’s possible to create jobs and make money starting from zero. Her soleRebel shoes made from recycled tires are simply brilliant.
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Our bank lends buffaloes
How can Thailand save its dwindling water buffalo population? Through an innovative lending and breeding program, deemed the Royal Buffalo Bank.
I created a new recycled and recyclable material
Guilherme has a talent for hybrids, like this one made from salvaged wood and assorted plastics. It’s a new recycled and recyclable material that is beautifying buildings and terraces in tropical countries.
I bring sunlight to those forgotten by development
The son of a large Indian family, Amit worked for many years alongside the poorest of the poor in the textile industry. Moved by their terrible living conditions, he decided to devote a portion of his time and money to making them a solar lamp for them to use after nightfall.
My nets capture water from the clouds
It’s the purest freshwater in the world, moving in clouds a few hundred metres above the sea. Carlos captures it in the high-mountain deserts of the Andes.
I designed an anti-rockfall textile
This South African native developed a material that helps to prevent cave-ins in mines when digging in the galleries. It’s a crucial technology that saves numerous lives.
We’re bringing light where the sun doesn’t shine
Experiencing a long, cold, and dark winter? Light it up with a sun mirror, just like Pierfranco and Giacomo did for their village in Italy!
I can recycle anything you throw away
Tom invented a new plastic material made in part from the millions of tonnes of waste that consumers sent to him in by post. He accepted everything, even cigarette butts and diapers! Simply brilliant.
I transform salmon skin into eco-leather
With a 6% increase every year, farmed salmon is becoming one of the most consumed fish in the world. In processing plants, no one is making use of the skins of these thousands of salmon, except Stiven.
I created a new kind of citizen action
What if consumers could have an almost instantaneous effect on the revenue of large industries and retailers? With carrotmob, Brent has conferred this magic power—along with the fun of putting it to use.