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Just a couple weeks ago, we explored exactly how many billionaires it would cost to save the planet. The answer: between 300 and 50,000.  Since th...

USDA Organic. Cruelty Free International. Global Organic Textiles Standard. Fair Trade. The issue with product certifications If you’re an adamant...

How many billionaires would it take to save the planet? Perhaps you’ve asked yourself this looming question in the midst of a climate anxiety atta...

Are you familiar with AmazonSmile? Google’s Donation Matching Program? Walmart’s £1 million Donation to Ukraine?  In today’s day and age of ‘busin...

7,000 people. 176 companies. 14 industries. The Sustainable Brand Index is Europe’s largest survey of consumers to see how they perceive the susta...

Crime. Environmental pollution. Social attitudes. Population density. Multicultural society.  These are the Top 5 Concerns in the Netherlands iden...

Have you heard about the great news? We may fight against plastic! How? Read on to learn how it works and how it can affect our environment. A rece...

BOAS is now offsetting its scope 1 and 2, and most of scope 3, emissions by donating to the Clean Air Task Force! They seek to reduce fossil fuel-r...

We talked to a family about their struggles with trying to be sustainable. Read on to know what other parents think about sustainability.  Diapers ...

Written by Simon van der Holst The biggest online marketplace in the world, Amazon, reported a profit of 33.36 billion dollars in 2021, and the com...

In our previous blog posts about BOAS' business model and for-profits gone wrong, we explained that we're the world's first profit for non-profit, and the problems that many for-profits have. We think profit for non-profit is a great solution, but we also want to highlight the potential problems with our business model and what we're doing to minimize the risks. Let's dive in!

How can a company filled with good people do bad? Why are some of the richest companies the ones that do most harm to society?