From Business Insider. Sustainability and the green finance movement is an ever-growing area of interest and importance with significant global impact. Insider’s virtual event "Financing Net-Zero," presented by IDA Ireland, takes place Thursday, May 13, 2021, at noon ET, and includes live conversations with Insider editors and leaders in the financial markets and sector. Sessions…

From Business Insider. Over a century ago, Britain’s piano manufacturers used to be industrial giants, churning out thousands of instruments every year. But now only one factory remains. Adam Cox runs Cavendish Pianos in Yorkshire to keep this traditional art from disappearing completely. For more information, visit http://www.cavendishpianos.com/ MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How One Woman…

From Business Insider. Andrew Cuomo was a rising star in the Democratic party – mentored by Bill Clinton and married to a Kennedy. But as Governor of New York, his popularity dropped after news broke of alleged COVID coverups and sexual harassment accusations. MORE RISE AND FALL VIDEOS: The Rise And Fall Of The Cruise…

From Business Insider. At Keukenhof 7 million bulbs are planted by hand in just three months. Gardeners work year round, and the flowers bloom for only 8 weeks. Last year due to the pandemic they were unable to open for the first time in 71 years, and this year is not looking much better. We…

From Business Insider. The art of making sacred candles has been passed down in Viviana Alávez’s family for 300 years. The craft nearly disappeared from the Oaxacan village of Teotitlan del Valle in the 1980s, but Viviana kept it alive with her innovative designs and break from tradition. Viviana does not have an online shop.…

From Business Insider. Hong Kong has the most expensive housing market in the world. Rent is so high many can only afford to live in subdivided apartments known as “coffin homes.” But the problem isn’t land scarcity. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why Are Cars So Expensive In Tunisia | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvGLRDNRXY Beeple Explains The…

From Business Insider. When NFL draft hopefuls and current NFL athletes want to elevate their game, some seek out Rischad Whitfield, aka “The Footwork King.” Whitfield is a movement specialist who has spent a decade training Pro Bowlers such as Odell Beckham Jr., Xavien Howard, Eric Ebron, and Mecole Hardman to optimize the skills that…

From Business Insider. Sponsor content by JobsOhio The CEO of Enable Injections shares how his latest business venture is transforming the lives of patients who need intravenous drug delivery and how being located in Ohio has benefited the company so far. Ready to learn what Ohio can do for your business? Visit: https://www.jobsohio.com/ohio-for-leaders/ —————————————————— #Ohio…

From Business Insider. The Toyosu Market in Tokyo, Japan is a 4 million square foot area for squid, mackerel, and, most importantly, tuna. The market is home to the world-renowned tuna auctions, where expert bidders bet millions of dollars on top-tier tuna. But the population of tuna is on the decline, specifically bluefin tuna, which…

From Business Insider. Jugyeom, or nine times roasted bamboo salt, sometimes also known as purple bamboo salt, can cost almost $100 for an 8.5-ounce jar. To make bamboo salt, sea salt must be repeatedly roasted inside of bamboo at temperatures over 800 degrees celsius. The goal is to enrich the salt with minerals and to…

From Business Insider. Swiftwater rescuers must complete a rigorous training course in order to be fully prepared to rescue individuals who have fallen victim to fast-moving water. The Swiftwater Safety Institute teaches rescue agencies and river guides the skills they need to save the lives of people caught in deadly currents. We traveled to Moab,…

From Business Insider. ReTuna is the world’s first secondhand mall. Located next to a recycling center, the Swedish mall repurposes everything from toys to furniture. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE STORIES: Plates Made From Pineapple Scraps Grow Edible Plants | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u1KY9TjRu8 How Old Tires Are Turned Into Electricity | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOrN3rupbg…

From Business Insider. Here at Entomo farms they harvest 50 million crickets a week and turn them into protein packed foods. Crickets contain more protein than beef and are being heralded as “the food of the future”. We visited their Canada based production facility to see how they turn crickets from bugs to brunch. MORE…

From Business Insider. Sponsor Content created by Insider Studios with Lenovo Meet Dr. Tran Tu Huynh: Engineer, breast cancer surgeon, and founder of OpticSurg, a telehealth startup on a mission to provide surgeons with lifesaving technology. Tu and her diverse team of experts are reshaping the future of patient care with tools like Vision Beyond,…

From Business Insider. A biotech company in upstate New York designs products made from the root structures of mushrooms. It takes about a week to grow their alternative to styrofoam packaging. And their vegan meat can be sliced into whole cuts and crisps up like bacon when fried.” MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Mushroom Coffins…

From Business Insider. In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner’s bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can often cost thousands of dollars. A bow like this is completely handcrafted by skilled artisans. And just one can take an entire week to make.…

From Business Insider. With a price tag of just over $100 million, the F-35B from Lockheed Martin is equipped with the most powerful engine of any jet in the world, as well as the most advanced sensor suite of any fighter jet in history. The Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the…

From Business Insider. Cars in Tunisia are among the highest priced in the world. Tunisians are paying almost twice the market value for a used car. We dive into why cars in Tunisia are so expensive. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why Black Opal Is So Expensive | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9wxEbnhVU Why Donkey Cheese Is So…

From Business Insider. Papyrus paper originated in ancient Egypt. Today, just one village still makes the paper, but after a year without tourists, workers are struggling to keep their doors open. Saied and Atef sell their products locally in Egypt. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How One Of The Last Dye Houses In Egypt Keeps Ancient…

From Business Insider. Wool was once one of New Zealand’s most exported products. But thanks to trade wars and synthetic fabrics, wool prices have plummeted. It’s left farmers with bales of wool they can’t sell and herds they can barely afford to shear. Some farmers are stockpiling wool. Some are turning to forestry and getting…

From Business Insider. Lightning Ridge is a small mining town outside of New South Wales, Australia renowned for its black opal, which can sell for over $10,000 per carat. But even for an expert miner, finding high-quality black opal isn’t easy. After investing tens of thousands of dollars, a miner might not find a single…

From Business Insider. People pollute the earth even after they die. But the Loop coffin made from mushroom mycelium may finally put toxic funeral practices to rest. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Flour Made From Leftover Bread Could Help Reduce Waste | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atOPUuGkfF8 How Used Chopsticks Are Turned Into Tables, Tiles, And…

From Business Insider. Just Born makes 2 billion Peeps a year in their Bethlehem, PA factory. Peeps make up 70% of Just Born’s annual revenue, and their peak sales season is Easter. Every year people fill Easter baskets, make dioramas, and have competed in eating challenges with these marshmallow treats. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How…

From Business Insider. One of the most important parts of the celebration of Holi, a Hindu holiday celebrated internationally, is the color. Revelers throw hundreds of varieties of the powder, called gulal, and most of it comes from the city of Hathras, India. We go inside Radha Kishan Color World to see how it churns…

From Business Insider. Pule donkey cheese is the most expensive cheese in the world. Produced by only one farm in the world, pule will cost you about $600 for a single pound. Making it requires more time and effort than most other cheeses. You need over 6.5 gallons of donkey’s milk just to make one…

From Business Insider. About 25 generations of one family have made roasted rice cakes at Ichimonjiya Wasuke in Kyoto, Japan. Worshippers praying for good health at the Shinto shrine next door eat them as part of their rituals. The shop started in 1001 AD as the area was suffering from epidemics, and now the COVID-19…

From Business Insider. New York City is one of the most wasteful cities in the world. But none of its trash is actually processed in NYC. It’s sent to waste-to-energy facilities and landfills as far away as Ohio and South Carolina. It takes a vast network of sanitation workers, trucks, trains, cranes, and barges —…

From Business Insider. The founders of the vegan ice cream brand Kubé need investors in order to meet soaring demand. Like many other Black entrepreneurs, they face systemic racism and other hurdles when trying to scale. Editor’s note: This story was shot in August 2020. MORE BUSINESS INSIDER VIDEOS: Why Turkey’s 1000-Year-Old Handwoven Carpet Industry…

From Business Insider. This $30 million Super Scooper is the only plane in the world that was designed specifically to fight wildfires. The aircraft performs a dangerous dive down to a body of water, scoops up 1,400 gallons of water in 12 seconds, and drops its load of water on raging forest fires. We went…

From Business Insider. Indigenous people in Zapotitlán have been hand-making salt here for over 2,000 years. Today, producers can’t make enough money to sustain themselves. Many have abandoned their salt lands, but one producer is determined to keep his business alive. To support Juan and his business, you can reach out to him directly at:…

From Business Insider. Located on Virginia’s Mobjack Bay, this aquaculture farm is one of the largest on the East Coast. We went inside Ward Oyster Company to see how it harvests 3.5 million oysters every year – bringing them from algae tanks to your plate. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How 3 Million Grocery Items Are…

From Business Insider. Ceylon cinnamon is native to just one region of the world. And producing it requires hours of delicate work. Even the most skilled workers can make only a few pounds of quills a day. One pound of cinnamon quills can cost $27. But not all spices labeled "cinnamon" are the Ceylon variety.…

From Business Insider. Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, has sold the most expensive digital artwork in history. It’s part of an explosion in the market for NFTs — tokens that prove ownership of things like digital art that you can’t even touch. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: What Makes Blood Plasma So Expensive? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMrMjZAF3XI Why…

From Business Insider. Americans supply two-thirds of the world’s plasma, supporting an industry that relies on vulnerable donors in need of cash. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why Gold Is So Expensive | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCQ_d0NOF4g Why Lotus Silk Is So Expensive | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F-u4T7leQ Why Real Truffles Are So Expensive | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ1nY51txoA…

From Business Insider. Until COVID-19 hit, the global cruise industry was on course for a record-breaking year. But major coronavirus outbreaks on board ships cost lives, jobs, and damaged the reputation of the fastest-growing sector of the travel industry. MORE RISE AND FALL: The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of GameStop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhtYbqUsVoY The Rise And…

From Business Insider. Pergamena is the last workshop in the US that turns animal skins into parchment, an ancient paper-like material that nearly disappeared after the Middle Ages. CEO Jesse Meyer runs the family leather tannery business that has been in operation since 1550. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How Metal Workers In India Are Keeping…

From Business Insider. Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food gets thrown away. But instead of sending unsold vegetables to a landfill, the Bowenpally market converts them into biogas. It’s a clean energy source that powers buildings, streetlights, and a kitchen that serves 800 meals a day. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How Used Chopsticks…

From Business Insider. We got an inside look at how United States Marine Corps recruits are trained to fight each other in hand-to-hand combat basic training. Male and female recruits, separated by gender, face off in intense boxing matches supervised by their drill instructors. According to Capt. James Cimino, the training is intended to prepare…

From Business Insider. GameStop has been a key player in the video game industry for over two decades. Its business seemed to be on the verge of collapse, until company shares skyrocketed in January and February thanks to traders on Reddit. But will these stock rallies be enough to save GameStop? —————————————————— #Gamestop #RiseAndFall #BusinessInsider…

From Business Insider. The Texas winter storm is expected to be the most expensive weather event in the state’s history, costing insurers over $20 billion. Why are Texans paying the price for the polar vortex? MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why The Tokyo Olympics Are So Expensive | So Expensive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PM4sYl3dsI Why Stone Crab Claws Are…

From Business Insider. Before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were delayed a year by COVID-19, they were already the most expensive summer games. Experts estimate they will cost more than $26 billion. The extra year added at least another $2.8 billion. There’s still a chance they might not happen at all. MORE SO EXPENSIVE VIDEOS: Why…

From Business Insider. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group stores thousands of retired military, forest service, and NASA aircraft in the Arizona desert. The massive collection of F-16s, C-5s, B-52s, A-4 Skyhawks, and others would be the world’s second largest air force. But the planes don’t just come here to die. Parts are reclaimed…

From Business Insider. Stone crab claws are one of the priciest seafoods you can buy. Depending on their size, claws can cost as much as $70 per pound. Unlike most other crustaceans, it’s illegal to harvest the body of a stone crab, so fishermen must only collect the claws before returning the rest of the…

From Business Insider. People around the world discard an estimated 80 billion pairs of chopsticks every year. ChopValue, a Canadian company, wants to give those wood utensils a second life as shelves, furniture, and countertops. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How Banana Waste Is Turned Into Rugs, Fabric, And Hair Extensions | World Wide Waste…

From Business Insider. Coconuts produce some of the most expensive cooking oil selling for up to 12 times the price of canola oil. But the health benefits coconut oil devotees swear by are hotly contested, and the American Heart Association even recommended that consumption be avoided. Nevertheless, the industry is expected to grow by half…

From Business Insider. Chiseling metal for an entire day is just one of the eight steps needed to make a piece of Bidri art. This craft has been carried on for centuries in one area of India, but with rising costs of raw material and a huge drop in sales during the pandemic, its future…

From Business Insider. The African country of Uganda is one of the world’s largest consumers of bananas. But for every ton of the fruit, plantations leave behind two tons of refuse. TexFad transforms them into tough fiber that can be woven into rugs, place mats, and even hair extensions. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How Sacred…

From Business Insider. Before they officially become United States Marines, all recruits must endure "The Crucible," an event that tests them physically and psychologically for 54 straight hours with minimal sleep and food. Chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent four days at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina, embedded with the…

From Business Insider. Millions of Hindu worshippers start every day with a ritual offering of flowers. Temples dump those flowers into the Ganges, adding harmful chemicals and pesticides to a river that’s a lifeline for over 400 million people. Phool, an Indian startup, collects the discarded flowers and transforms them into handmade incense sticks. MORE…

From Business Insider. Fresh roses have as little as 48 hours to get cut in Colombia, flown to Miami, and inspected by customs for harmful bugs before the flowers wilt. In the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, the number of flowers imported through Miami triples. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How 40 Million Cork Wine…

From Business Insider. Arion Press is the last printing press in the US where books are handmade from start to finish. Using machines and techniques that date back to the 1800s, these books can take years to make and cost up to $10,000 to buy. Set against the tech hub backdrop of San Francisco, this…

From Business Insider. Aerial firefighters go through intense training before they’re ready to fight active wildfires from the sky. Government agencies like the US Forest Service and state governments contract Bridger Aerospace to provide the planes and pilots used to battle blazes that threaten property and human life. We spent three days with Bridger’s training…

From Business Insider. Half of the world’s cork wine stoppers come from Portugal’s cork oak trees. These trees are so important to the country’s ecosystem and economy, they’re protected under Portuguese law. We went inside the forests of Alentejo to see how the cork bark is carefully harvested every nine years so it doesn’t hurt…

From Business Insider. Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren’t enough algae farms to support the startup’s supply chain. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS:…

From Business Insider. Turkey’s hand-woven rugs and carpets are worth thousands of dollars. But a lack of tourists and a dwindling economy is hitting the industry hard. MORE BUSINESS INSIDER VIDEOS: Why Authentic Panama Hat Weavers Are Abandoning The Craft | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk2HukN3A7A How Indian Potters Are Reinventing Themselves | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB0U8vrkc-s&t=7s Meet…

From Business Insider. Himalayan salt doesn’t come from the Himalayas. It’s mined deep inside the mountains of Pakistan at the Khewra Salt Mine. The pink rocks are turned into table salt, lamps, and statues, sold at a premium in Western countries. But despite pink salt’s growing popularity abroad, Pakistan, historically, has seen little of the…

From Business Insider. Sơn mài is a traditional Vietnamese form of lacquer painting. Created using a toxic lacquer harvested from one region of the country, it requires months of application and sanding back layers of paint to build up the image. Last year, a sơn mài painting sold at auction for $972,000. So what makes…

From Business Insider. The event "IT & Sales: Drive Business Growth Through A Customer-First Digital Transformation," includes a panel discussion designed to help you implement revenue-generating initiatives into your business strategy. Speakers include: Amy J. Doherty, EVP, COO, First Command Financial Services, Inc. and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins, CTO, Worldwide Express. Moderator: Ash Gorringe, Product Marketing Manager,…

From Business Insider. The dala horse is a centuries-old handicraft that has become the national symbol of Sweden. Generations of Swedish artisans at Nils Olsson Dalahästar have been making hand-carved wooden horses since 1928. MORE STILL STANDING VIDEOS: How Indian Potters Are Reinventing Themselves | Still Standing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB0U8vrkc-s&t=7s Meet The Last Family Keeping The 400-Year-Old…