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How Apeel Sciences Made Produce Last Twice as Long
An edible coating made from plant materials doubles produce shelf life, reducing food waste across the supply chain without refrigeration or packaging.
Ecosia: The Search Engine That Plants Trees
A search engine that uses 100% of profits to plant trees, having funded 200+ million trees while pioneering steward-ownership to ensure mission permanence.
Notpla: Packaging That Disappears Like Fruit Skin
Two Imperial College students invented edible water bubbles from seaweed, replaced 500,000 plastic items at the London Marathon, and won the Earthshot Prize.
Winnow: AI That Watches the Trash and Tells You What to Change
A camera and scale under the kitchen bin uses AI to identify wasted food, helping Hilton, IKEA, and Marriott cut food waste in half and save $100M+ annually.
SELCO India: Proving the Poor Could Pay for Solar
An IIT engineer returned from the US to disprove three myths: that the poor can't afford solar, can't maintain technology, and social enterprises can't be profitable. 29 years and 2 million installations later, the myths are dead.