With aspirations to be ‘the Patagonia of the beauty industry’, Fluff is an ethical Australian cosmetics brand tapping Gen Zers. Its art deco-style refillable packaging, candid approach to beauty, and focus on keeping things simple shows how to engage mindful young consumers without the fluff.

With the need for drastic climate action more apparent than ever, people’s lifestyles choices are coming under intense scrutiny. Is it possible to live in comfort and luxury in a way that minimises harm to the planet? Proponents of ‘hedonistic sustainability’ believe it can be done.

Research has managed to turn end-of-life plastics into food, taking steps towards solving both the problem of ocean plastic pollution and sustainable food production. Environmental concerns are shaping people’s food choices in a significant way and plastics may be an emerging eco food.

Kraft Heinz is partnering with packaging tech company Pulpex to create a paper-based ketchup bottle using 100% sustainably sourced wood pulp. This move is part of an industry-wide effort to reimagine kitchen cupboard basics amid growing consumer calls to phase out single-use plastics.