Fast Company Magazine17 ways technology is making an impact in the developing worldSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the developing-world technology category.
Fast Company Magazine19 midsize companies making the world a better placeSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the midsize business (100-999 employees) category.
Fast Company Magazine34 companies changing the world through foodSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the food category.
Fast Company Magazine18 apps you should know that are changing the world for the betterSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the apps category.
ImpactYour 401(k) plan might be funding fossil fuels. This tool lets you know—and helps you change thatAs 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.
ImpactA smarter urban design concept for a town decimated by wildfiresSWA 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.
ImpactThis law gives prosecutors the power to rectify too-harsh prison sentencesUnder Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing, prosecutors can review old cases and help get people out of prison. For The People—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—helps them navigate that work, and spread the law to other states.
Fast Company Magazine22 social justice ideas you need to know aboutSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the social justice category.
ImpactThis 3D printer turns sawdust into beautiful, real wood productsForust’s innovative machine—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—repurposes some of the nearly 100 million tons of sawdust generated annually in the U.S., and could potentially save tens of millions of trees.
ImpactThis plant-based company wants to help dairy farmers pivot from cows to cropsAcross the country, dairy farmers are struggling. Through its Dairy Farm Transition Program—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—Miyoko’s Creamery wants to help them ditch the cows and find a new future for their farms.
Fast Company MagazineThese companies are using AI and data to empower positive changeSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the AI and data category.
ImpactWhen you buy too many bananas, this system reminds you to use them before they go badEIDOS—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—tracks your groceries and warns you, with an ambient light and suggested recipes, when they’re about to perish, so you can use them up before they turn into food waste.
ImpactFord’s electric pickup truck can power a home for 10 daysThe Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric version of the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.—and a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can haul heavy loads like the classic pick-up, and also power construction equipment and even your home.
ImpactThis startup is helping turn old buildings green—and making it affordable for everyoneBlocPower—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—uses software to model almost every building in the country, with details on their energy use. Then, it can create a custom plan to decarbonize each one.
ImpactThis 3D-printed patch delivers potent—and painless—vaccinesEquipped with 100 microneedles, a 3D printed vaccine patch from DeSimone Research Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can be painlessly applied like a Band-Aid.
Fast Company Magazine11 world-changing ideas from Asia-Pacific companiesSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the Asia-Pacific category.
ImpactThis group let public housing residents decide how the city should fix their apartmentsPublic housing residents are often ignored when their buildings undergo redevelopment. The Chelsea Working Group—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—let residents be involved, a first for the New York City Housing Authority.
ImpactThis lamp turns saltwater into electricity to provide weeks of lightWith just half a liter of seawater, WaterLight—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—can produce light for 45 days.
Fast Company Magazine28 ways companies are helping inspire better educationSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the education category.
Fast Company Magazine18 established companies making a world-changing impactSee the full list of honorees of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards in the established excellence (5-14 years in business) category.