Many brands have been slow to reflect changing family dynamics, but IKEA has chosen a different path. Its ‘Where Life Happens’ campaign depicts single parenthood, adoption and divorced parents with children. While the ads might not be aspirational, they're depicting the real modern family.

Marks & Spencer is turning its leftover bakery bread into garlic bread and crostini to reduce waste. Taking the onus off the customer to repurpose food, the brand is showing how companies can flex their eco-credentials by extending the shelf life of products that would otherwise go to waste.

Keen to get outdoors, leave the confines of home, and avoid risk of COVID-19 infection, Germans are gravitating towards camping trips as the ideal summer getaway. To meet this demand, a start-up has partnered with event organisers to turn fields into last-minute camping sites.

Flying may be faster, but FlixBus is shaking up domestic travel in the US by offering a more sustainable, affordable, and comfortable way to move. Set to launch electric vehicles in late 2020, the company is winning over young Americans with its souped-up buses for long-haul travel.