Carbon 101: What's The Difference Between Carbon Negative, Climate Neutral & Carbon Positive?
“Offsetting” carbon emissions essentially entails paying to sequester (or remove) the same amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as your company emits, thus canceling each other out and achieving carbon neutrality.
Recycling 101: What Does & Doesn’t Get a Second Life?
Recyclable is recyclable is recyclable, right? If only it was that simple! We dive into the controversial history and set the record straight on what materials are most and least likely to get a second life.
How to have your most sustainable summer yet...
Channeling our inner camp counselor to share a few tips for having a sustainable (and still fun!) summer– without passing up on all the trips, travel, barbecues, parties, beach days and getaways.
Voices & Activists in the Climate Movement That We 💖
When you think of climate activists, do you think of Greta Thunberg? We don’t blame you, but there are soooooo many more brilliant voices (young and old!) in the climate space who are fighting for our futures and collective wellness every day.
January's Sustainable Book Club Pick Is Here!
We're kicking off January with a fresh new read (and officially toasting to year 2 of our Sustainable Book Club!). Crack open this classic, written by the founder of Patagonia.
2021’s Sustainable Book Club Reads in Review!
Looking for a plane read, a cozy time at home read, or a book to gift? You’re in the right place!
Goldune's Giving Tuesday Hot Take!
We’ve got some strong feelings about Giving Tuesday-- mainly, it feels icky that brands and retailers basically use non-profits and charitable orgs to steal some of their halo “do-good” effect to get you to buy more stuff, and to extend the big revenue high post Cyber Monday.
Extra Extra-ordinary Read All About...Bats!
While you may associate them with Dracula or Bruce Wayne, bats are vital to helping farmers preserve their crops.
Goldune’s Sustainable Book Club is Back (Our November Pick!)
This book may ~technically~ be a kid’s book, but we love all the tips for any-aged folks to dive into a planet-friendly lifestyle. Plus, we 100% agree everyone is old enough to save the planet.
Baby's First...Compost Bin?
We wanted to spend some time discussing how to approach food more sustainably.
Baby's First...Year in Business?
From our quarantine start-up garage beginnings to toasting one year of Goldune this week, we wanted to share our story with you.
Baby’s First...Home?
Our home is our happy place! But it can also be a place where we generate a ton of waste, so making sense of this waste is a great place to start.
Baby's First Time...Shopping Sustainably?
Shopping and living sustainably is nonlinear: it looks different for everyone! We’re here to help and celebrate the small victories.
What's a LIB? And are they good or bad?
LIBS, or Lithium Ion Batteries, are one way to graduate from coal and oil powered energy.
What's The Difference Between Recycling And Closed Loop Recycling? Which Is Right For You And Everything You Need To Know
If you've got the option to be part of a closed loop recycling program (whether it's a refill program or a reuse program!), we say go for it-- it's way more reliably sustainable than rolling the dice on recycling something via curbside or commercial recycling programs.
What's A Dairy Digester? (Hint: it has nothing to do with lactose intolerance.)
It's not Lactaid, but it is crazy technology that could help us save the planet.
This Month Is All About This One Thing.
We're big fans of doing one thing at a time, and trying to do it well— so we thought we'd explore a new approach to the content we create and the conversations we have on social and beyond, and focus on one thing at a time. It's part of our ongoing effort to be intersectional climate optimists who are still realistic and transparent without bumming you out all the time.
Goldune's September Sustainable Book Club Pick Is Here!
We've been gravitating towards reads and content that explore creative problem solving (hint: our September content theme!) for posterity. Think less doom and gloom and "whatever will we do!" handwringing, and more imperfect solutions that are absolutely worth a shot.
What To Make Of This Month's Climate News (Plus An August Book Club Pick)
It's up to you to decide how you want to participate in this shift, in this movement, and to define what your personal take on climate activism and sustainable living looks like. And it's up to us to support you through that journey.
6 Months Of Our Sustainable Book Club... And Our July Pick!
Here’s a guide to the first six months of Goldune’s Book Club reads-- and what to expect next.
What’s A Compost Filter… And Do I Need One!?
A compost filter is a handy-dandy odor trapping mechanism that lives in your compost bin. Not all bins are created equal though, so whether or not you need one depends on what kind of bin you have!
Big News: We're Moving to ~NYC~... Aaand You Get 25% Off!
You heard it here first folks-- Team G is finally saying goodbye to garage startup life and is moving to the big city. Help us travel light and lower our moving emissions and you'll get a sweet 25% off some really cool stuff.
The Sustainable Book Club Read That's *Not* About Sustainability (!?)
Dedicated by Pete Davis takes a look at commitment-- what it means to commit to a town, a partner, a hobby, a career, or a cause in the era of boundless options and infinite browsing. As it pertains to the climate crisis, we loved the way Dedicated examined what it actually takes to move the needle on policy and public opinion. Think of it as a guide to the "how" and not the "what" of the climate movement.
It's Reusable! It's Biodegradable! It's Street Smart! It's Our Very Own First Product Launch.
We know, we know-- it's not your typical DTC brand launch. It's personal, sustainable, funky, different, and a little weird-- pretty much like everything else we do at Goldune.
Drumroll Please! Our Sustainable May Book Club Read Is Here.
This month's read, The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis has been called "The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis", which is what sold us right away. If you can't tell from our other picks thus far, we prefer books that lean towards optimism, just like we do.
What Happened In Climate & Sustainability This March
We’re back with another roundup of the latest in climate policy, science, and innovation. The goal? Make it a whole lot easier to stay on top of the never-ending news cycle!
Goldune's Sustainability Spectrum. (Because no, sustainability is *not* binary!)
Wondering what "sustainability" means to us, or how we define our spectrum? You're in the right place-- we're going to break it down.
The Book About Sustainability That Changed Our Lives Is Our April Book Club Pick.
It took a lot of self control not to launch this as the first book club read we did for 2021.
So Recycling Doesn’t *Actually* Work. Here’s Why.
Recyclable is recyclable is recyclable, right? If only it was that simple! Unfortunately, the recycling system in the US is far from perfect and doesn’t work *nearly* as seamlessly as you’d think.