Developed in Austria in 2016, goodbag provides a solution to Sustainable cities & communities, Responsible consumption & production – in line with sustainable development goals for the future.
Goodbag is a smart reusable shopping bag that rewards users for reusing their bags and allows them to observe the positive impact they are having in real time. Users can use the goodbag app to plant trees to combat climate change, clean up plastic pollution in the ocean, or receive a discount as a reward for reusing their bag in a store.
Positive facts :
- Every time a goodbag is re-used, one tree is planted and one plastic bag is retrieved from the ocean.
- These bio-organic reusable cotton bags enable a 100% reduction in the use of single-use plastic bags.
- Goodbag increases the frequency with which customers reuse their bags, resulting in less trash.
- Retailers must make at least a 100% profit on every goodbag sold.
Goodbag operates with an NFC chip embedded in the goodbag logo, which communicates with the user’s phone via the goodbag app. Users may track their beneficial effect in real time, accomplish achievements by reusing their bag, and communicate with the world’s best shops and brands through the goodbag app. The app displays to users how frequently they reused their bag, how many trees have been planted and plastic collected from oceans.
Goodbag answers to 5 sustainable development goals :
- Sustainable cities & communities : In the future, cities must be able to provide opportunities for all, as well as access to essential services, electricity, housing, transport and more.
- Responsible Consumption and Production: Working towards sustainable consumption and production means encouraging resource and energy efficiency and sustainable infrastructure. It also means providing access to essential services, properly paid jobs with less impact on the environment and a better quality of life for all.
- Climate action : Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
- Life below water: Careful management of these essential global resources is essential for a sustainable future.
- Life on land: Contribute to sustainable forest management, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.
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