Esha Chhabra

Los Angeles

Writer. Global Soul. Traveler. Lover of all things simple and kind. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi

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Articles

Why Faherty Is Making Its Best-Selling Tee Out Of Regenerative Cotton

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

B Corp and 1% for the Planet member Faherty is taking one more stride in their sustainable journey by incorporating Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) cotton into one of their most popular designs, the Sunwashed tee, of which they reportedly sold more than 100,000 units last year.
Four Hollywood Insiders Want To Transform Storytelling To Include Impact

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

The film industry is known for making entertainment. But can its stories also drive social and environmental change? Robert Rippberger, co-founder of Social Impact Entertainment Society and producer/director of recently released film Renner, says that in fact, the highest-grossing films of all time have a message embedded in them.
Why Popular Pizza Oven Brand Ooni Wants To Build A Regenerative Business

1 month ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Kristian Tapaninaho and Darina Garland, the husband-wife duo behind Ooni, want to build a regenerative business. “For us, this means becoming a business that helps to create conditions for all life to thrive. We want to go beyond causing zero harm to people and planet – we want to have a net positive effect, with restorative and regenerative impacts,” says Garland. They sell pizza ovens — or at least till now that’s been their flagship product.
How This New Beauty Brand Aspires To Go Beyond Clean

1 month ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

LA-based beauty brand Ciele Cosmetics is a relatively new entry to an increasingly busy marketplace of clean beauty brands. But it aims to stand out by focusing on what it calls “clear beauty.” Within a year of its launch, it’s already being used on film sets and at Hollywood events to help those with acne-prone skin. Co-founders Nikki DeRoest and Cerre Francis came together to launch Ciele. The two had been friends for years and even worked together previously.
Por Que a One Spirits Company Está Apostando na Agricultura Regenerativa

2 months ago | forbes.com.br | Esha Chhabra

A agricultura regenerativa está crescendo ao redor do mundo. Globalmente, cerca de 7,2 milhões de hectares estão sendo cultivados utilizando práticas agrícolas de recuperação de solos. É o que indicam os dados da Regenerative Organic Alliance, entidade fundada em 2018, nos Estados Unidos, com o objetivo de promover a regeneração dos ecossistemas e a melhoria contínua dos solos, bem-estar dos agricultores e justiça social.
Why One Mission-Driven Food Business Is Forgoing Big Grocery

2 months ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Mark and Megan Overbay have been in the food business since 2010, building a thoughtful nut butter brand out of North Carolina — Big Spoon Roasters. They’re in over 4,000 stores across the US. And they’ve bootstrapped it all the way. But this January, they’ve decided to part ways with one of their biggest accounts, Whole Foods.
How Two Entrepreneurs Bring Healthier Food To Busy Professionals

2 months ago | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Can food delivered to the home actually be healthy and sustainable? Julie Nguyen is certainly trying to do just that. But it’s not easy. The Stanford-grad and former finance professional has been building her startup Methodology for a decade now — alongside co-founder Stephen Liu. When asked how challenging it’s been, given ready-to-eat meals have become a competitive market, she says, “Well I cried almost every day in my first two and a half years.”But she was determined to make it work.
Why Two Women Went The Bootstrapped Route For Their Skincare Brand

Dec 13, 2024 | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

On the California central coast, two women have been building a mission-driven business for the past decade. They’ve chosen a harder route, bypassing venture capital and instead, opting for slow but steady growth. In a world fascinated with rapid expansion and scale, theirs is a more unique story, fixated on building a thoughtful business that supports the community and the two women steering it.
Why One Spirits Company Is Betting On Regenerative Ag And Farmers In Idaho

Dec 11, 2024 | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra

Regenerative agriculture is cropping up around the world. The Regenerative Organic Alliance announced that more than 18 million acres are farmed using their certification practices. In the US, it’s a fraction of that — around 130,000 acres. Tim Cornie is one of those select farmers pioneering regenerative organic. Situated near Buhl, Idaho, his 800-acre farm grows a variety of wheat, heirloom grains (such as Tibetan purple barley), beans, and popping corn.
Gifts That Give Back to People and Planet

Dec 3, 2024 | forbes.com | Esha Chhabra