Charge faster – and cleaner – with the Nimble CHAMP Pro / $125

When it comes to minimising the environmental impact of our lifestyles, it’s probably fair to say that most folks target travel, food and fashion first. Yet despite the vast number of electronic devices we carry around, technology can be a trickier category to tackle. Performance and price are such important considerations with tech products, it's easier to overlook their wider impact.

Yet things are changing, with more and more manufacturers placing emphasis on how their devices are built, and not just the energy they consume. A prime example is Nimble, a registered Public Benefit Corporation which backs up its ‘Tech for Good’ claim with carbon-neutral certification, B Corp badging, and a range of well thought-out device cases, cables and chargers.

Along with its iPhone cases made from recycled CDs, we like the way Nimble’s Champ Pro Portable Charger combines compact power with serious material efficiency. Inside its 72,5% recycled casing, the 15 x 5.6cm Champ Pro uses high-density battery cells to out-power its much larger rivals. And powerful it is too: delivering high-speed charging to two devices simultaneously, including all laptops fitted with a USB-C power input.

With its 20,000 mAh capacity and 60W output, the Champ Pro is set up to meet most people’s performance demands, but it’s the little things that show Nimble’s wider vision: from recycled, plastic-free packaging to the omission of wall charging cables that everyone already owns. All Nimble products are delivered via carbon-neutral shipping and include a complimentary postage-paid bag for returning e-waste – a nice touch, if not an entirely necessary one.

For now, Nimble only ships to U.S. addresses, but even if its products remain out of many readers’ reach, its 360º approach sets a standard that many tech brands would do well to follow.