Released July 21, 2010, "The Story of Cosmetics" is a seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project. It exposes the widespread use of toxic chemicals in everyday personal care products, from

Released July 21, 2010, "The Story of Cosmetics" is a seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project. It exposes the widespread use of toxic chemicals in everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo.

Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the film reveals the health and environmental implications for consumers and workers. It also outlines ways to transition the industry towards safer alternatives.

The film concludes by urging viewers to support legislation that ensures the safety of cosmetics and personal care products.

Annie Leonard's "The Story of Stuff" initiates a discussion on a linear system that severely impacts the environment and exploits vulnerable populations. This system depletes forests, empties

Annie Leonard's "The Story of Stuff" initiates a discussion on a linear system that severely impacts the environment and exploits vulnerable populations. This system depletes forests, empties lakes, erodes land, pollutes the atmosphere, and exploits the poor in developing countries.

The Viable System Model (VSM) and Management Cybernetics are employed to critically analyze this system's extensive waste and resource depletion. This analysis aims to suggest important systemic changes.

Inspired by Annie Leonard of The Story of Stuff Project, this content showcases how citizens can leverage smartphones and video cameras for civic engagement.

Written and produced by Ruth

Inspired by Annie Leonard of The Story of Stuff Project, this content showcases how citizens can leverage smartphones and video cameras for civic engagement.

Written and produced by Ruth Ann Barrett, it was originally published on November 2, 2014, serving as an introduction to her YouTube channel, PDXDowntowner.

Released March 22, 2010, "The Story of Bottled Water" is a five-minute film exposing the bottled water industry's deceptive practices. It reveals how the industry undermines tap water and uses

Released March 22, 2010, "The Story of Bottled Water" is a five-minute film exposing the bottled water industry's deceptive practices. It reveals how the industry undermines tap water and uses environmental-themed advertising to mask the vast plastic waste it generates. The film strongly advises avoiding bottled water.

Production partners for the film include five leading sustainability organizations: Corporate Accountability International, Environmental Working Group, Food & Water Watch, Pacific Institute, and Polaris Institute.

For more information on Annie Leonard, visit storyofstuff.org/about/annie-leonard/.

At the BSR Conference 2017, National Geographic Photographer Annie Griffiths demonstrated photography's power to tell stories and foster empathy.

Griffiths is also the Founder and Executive

At the BSR Conference 2017, National Geographic Photographer Annie Griffiths demonstrated photography's power to tell stories and foster empathy.

Griffiths is also the Founder and Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images.