The Good Is The New Cool Newsletter

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Good is The New Cool is our global community for leaders using business and culture as forces for good. You can find out more at www.goodisthenewcool.com.

Each week, we're publishing the Top 7 stories to give you a curated selection of inspiration, innovation and insight.

It's brought to you by Conspiracy of Love, our global purpose consultancy which works with companies like Adidas, PepsiCo, Mondelez, GSK and more. You can find out more at www.conspiracyoflove.co

In this week’s newsletter, we cover a topic many of us are thinking about: how to find meaning in your work. Read the article below to find out more about what some of the answers may be for you.

And we’re also excited by BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink’s Annual Letter, especially this prediction:?

"The next 1,000 unicorns won’t be search engines or social media companies, they’ll be sustainable, scalable innovators – startups that help the world decarbonize and make the energy transition affordable for all consumers."

We couldn’t agree more!?You can find links to this article and more below.

Be good, be kind and help each other,

Af and Bobby

TOP STORIES THIS WEEK

Products We Love: A Dutch designer has developed a solar lamp that is designed to be hung in front of windows so it can generate its own energy. (Dezeen)

It’s Not ‘Woke’ for Businesses to Think Beyond Profit, BlackRock Chief Says: Larry Fink’s latest annual letter to corporate America clarifies, and defends, his approach to social and environmental issues at the world’s largest money manager. (The New York Times)

What is Meaningful Work? Everyone says they want it. But nobody can agree on how to find it, provide it, or even define it. Here’s a few answers for those of you who are looking. (Entrepreneur)

KFC Announces Plant-based Chicken:?In partnership with Beyond Meat, it’s the first mega-release of plant-based chicken in fast food. (Fast Company)

Inside Apple Park: Take a tour of the hyper-sustainable headquarters of the world’s first trillion dollar tech company.

Ideas Worth Spreading: 75 million gallons of paint is wasted each year. This startup turns them into brand new cans (Fast Company)

Sales of Electric Vehicles Surpass Diesel in Europe For the First Time:?The popularity of battery-powered cars is soaring while the overall auto market stagnates, a worldwide trend. (New York Times)

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

— Jackie Robinson