Offices are notorious for wasting energy. But not The Edge, which has been touted as the most sustainable and connected working space in the world. Designed to reduce operating costs and increase employee productivity, could it provide a template for buildings of the future?

Over the last decade, brands have made a real effort to ‘go green’ – and they expect a positive response. But a study by Yale suggests that people are actually less likely to buy if the environmental benefit seems intentional. So how should a brand demonstrate its green credentials?

Companies may pledge to improve their sustainability, but tangible evidence is often hard to come by. Supply Change is a new tool, which tracks the progress of companies' green commitments for you – bringing transparency to sustainable working practices by making them easy to monitor.

Online retailer Zady sells products with a story. Founded by Ms. Darabi and her friend Maxine Bédate, Zady sells clothes dyed in a 1869 family owned factory, paperclips from a 1931 stationery company and leashes from a company founded by two friends who met while walking their rescue chihuahuas.