Impact

The big ideas that are changing the world

This new tool shows you the local mosquito forecast

Use it before planning that summer barbecue.

This new tool shows you the local mosquito forecast

Why Apple is moving some of its millions to community credit unions

Its deposits help expand the credit unions’ capacity to work with customers, allowing more community members to access low-interest loans.

Why Apple is moving some of its millions to community credit unions

How limiting access to abortion could harm the economy and women’s well-being

The right to control their reproductive health has become increasingly illusory for many women, particularly the poor.

How limiting access to abortion could harm the economy and women’s well-being

The U.S.’s first carbon-positive hotel comes with a forest

Its architecture, designed to reduce heating and cooling needs, takes inspiration from Colorado’s native aspen trees.

The U.S.’s first carbon-positive hotel comes with a forest

No soil, no problem: Reshaping agriculture to be more carbon friendly

Companies are turning to regenerative farming, a growing movement rooted in Indigenous practices that encourages cultivating food in harmony with nature.

No soil, no problem: Reshaping agriculture to be more carbon friendly

1,053 world changing ideas to inspire a perfect day

Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas features 39 winners, 350 finalists, and 664 honorable mentions doing great things to improve society.

1,053 world changing ideas to inspire a perfect day

These electric off-road vehicles could help decarbonize power sports

Taiga—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—is electrifying off-road vehicles like snowmobiles, letting people explore nature without also harming it.

These electric off-road vehicles could help decarbonize power sports

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62 world-changing ways companies are addressing the climate crisis

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the climate category.

62 world-changing ways companies are addressing the climate crisis

This software differentiates authentic images from deepfakes

With its technology, Truepic—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—verifies the veracity of images, restoring trust in an age of disinformation.

This software differentiates authentic images from deepfakes

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33 ways companies are improving the world of wellness

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the wellness category.

33 ways companies are improving the world of wellness

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These 39 companies are doing corporate social responsibility right

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the corporate social responsibility category.

These 39 companies are doing corporate social responsibility right

Adjunct teachers receive abysmal pay. This platform lets them earn money for their course materials

Through Educator Exchange—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—college-level instructors can supplement their incomes by uploading syllabi and practice problems—and learn from other instructors, too.

Adjunct teachers receive abysmal pay. This platform lets them earn money for their course materials

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28 transportation innovations that could change the ways we get around

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the transportation category.

28 transportation innovations that could change the ways we get around

Why an Arctic town in Finland bid for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games

Called Salla 2032—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—the campaign to host the summer Olympics in Finland’s coldest city illustrated the very real consequences climate inaction.

Why an Arctic town in Finland bid for the 2032 Olympic Summer Games

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17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing world

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the developing-world technology category.

17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing world

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19 midsize companies making the world a better place

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the midsize business (100-999 employees) category.

19 midsize companies making the world a better place

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34 companies changing the world through food

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the food category.

34 companies changing the world through food

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18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the better

See the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the apps category.

18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the better

A smarter urban design concept for a town decimated by wildfires

SWA Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—is helping Paradise, California, imagine a safer and more sustainable future with a design that buffers the town with parks, athletic fields, and orchards—areas less likely to burn than forests.

A smarter urban design concept for a town decimated by wildfires

Your 401(k) plan might be funding fossil fuels. This tool lets you know—and helps you change that

As You Sow’s Corporate Retirement Plan Sustainability Scorecard—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—rates major companies on how sustainable their retirement funds are, and offers a toolkit to help employees invest their values, instead.

Your 401(k) plan might be funding fossil fuels. This tool lets you know—and helps you change that

Impact

These maps show how wildfires are changing in the U.S.—and the risk at your address

In an increasingly warming world, we can’t rely on trees as a climate change cure-all

‘The Longest Shift’ highlights essential workers who kept Los Angeles running

News

Eurovision Song Contest 2022: How to watch the Grand Final live from the United States

It’s not all bad news: These 5 tech stocks are rallying at the end of a punishing week

A women’s health micro-neighborhood springs up on Fifth Avenue

Co.Design

Nike is suing StockX for allegedly selling counterfeit shoes. What happens next?

Lavaforming: One architect’s wild idea to construct buildings from molten lava

These designers turned old puffer jackets into comfy chairs

Work Life

Insurance is one of the major barriers to abortion care in the U.S. That’s intentional

Fast Company surveys nearly 200 companies about abortion access

Why corporate America is afraid to talk about abortion