Category: reduce

• COMMONS

  

  This company helps track users’ carbon footprint through an app in order to help them make more sustainable and climate-friendly choices, turning everyday purchases into climate action

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  December 11, 2025

  app, california, carbon footprint education, digital, digital platform, reduce, USA

  carbon footprint, climate action, climate app, digital platform

• TWIG

  

  This Fintech company provides an online payment wallet that allows consumers to pay using the monetary value of their pew-owned physical items, thereby encouraging reuse and resale.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 31, 2024

  B corp, Europe, Fintech, Re-use, reduce, Resale, reuse backend infrastructure, social enterprise/b corp, UK, unlocking value of existing goods

  bank of things, Fintech, used items

• CLEVER CARBON

  

  This company aims to raise carbon footprint literacy and create a carbon literate society in order to accelerate reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 25, 2024

  carbon footprint education, digital platform, education, new york, Re-use, reduce, social enterprise/b corp, USA

  carbon footprint education

• BLUE PLANET INK

  

  This company is producing disappearing ink that can be inserted into standard printers so that paper can be re-used instead of recycled after the ink disappears after use.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  california, dyes, non-toxic ink, Re-use, reduce, self-erasing ink, USA

  disappearing ink, dyes, ink, ph sensitive colorant, reuse, reuse paper, self-erasing ink

• WINNOW

  

  This company develops AI tools to help chefs in large businesses reduce food waste and provides an analytics and reporting platform to drive waste reductions at scale.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 24, 2024

  artificial intelligence, digital platform, food rescue, food waste, Re-use, reduce, restaurant food waste, software

  artificial intelligence, food waste software, food wate, restaurant food waste, restaurants

• GOODR

  

  This company is a surplus food management platform that leverages blockchain technology to connect businesses with surplus food with people in need, thereby reducing food waste and combating hunger.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 23, 2024

  B corp, digital, digital platform, food rescue, food upcycling, food waste, georgia, logistics, reduce, USA, waste infrastructure, waste supply chain

  bcorp, digital platform, excess food supply chain, food insecurity, surplus food distribution system, surplus food management