Formr's Birthday Impact Stories
Here is our list of stories making a positive impact:
- More than 500,000 pounds of recycled demolition and industrial waste was used to construct residential building in Manhattan.
- InHouse Records is a first ever prison-made record label, covering all aspects of the music business.
- NYC construction company showed that it is possible to recycle 96% of its waste.
- Ear Hustle is the Pulitzer Prize nominated podcast created in California's San Quentin prison.
- Researches at MIT managed to grow timber in a lab, which could provide a great eco-friendly building material.
- Fine Cell Work teaches needlework skills to prison inmates giving them employment and a purpose.
- Building in Denmark that was designed for disassembly reduces energy consumption and construction waste.
- Thanks to Shannon Trust charity, prisoner-mentors teach other inmates how to read.
- EU reaches deal to prohibit importing of products linked to deforestation.
- Tree-planting project empowers indigenous US inmates while helping the Earth.