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How Amazon Is Making Sustainable Shopping Easier
Since 2020, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly program has helped customers discover and shop for more sustainable products. We asked Amazon's Adam Werbach how the program began, what the company has learned, and his vision for the program’s future... View More
Conscientious Consumption: The SB 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
With no end in sight to the pandemic and its many ripple effects, we can all use a little bit of brightness in our lives! So, here are some of the many companies, platforms and products aligned with a more intentional approach to consumption, that we... View More
Trending: Baby Steps on Eliminating Transport Emissions Still Leave Big Carbon Footprint
Wednesday was Transport Day at COP26; and promising corporate and government pledges came together from airlines, automakers and the shipping industry. But the question remains: Are we doing enough, fast enough? ... View More
Sustainability Metrics 3.0: Measuring ROI of Regenerative Approaches, Social Impacts, Brand Trust
At SB’21 San Diego, veterans from sales, marketing, certification, design, finance, agriculture and more agreed: While there’s no checklist for regeneration, a focus on interconnectivity, holistic approaches and actionable goals will lead to meas... View More
Bottling the Secret Sauce: Brands Share Insights on Closing the Intention-Action Gap
At SB’21 San Diego, leaders in food, retail, finance, healthcare, pet care and more shared lessons learned from a variety of initiatives aimed at moving the needle on consumer behavior change. ... View More
Day 3-S3B1: Boosting Sustainable Product Sales with Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly- sponsored by Amazon
Join us for breakfast to learn how you can work with Amazon to boost sales of more sustainable products through the recently launched Climate Pledge Friendly program, and other programs across Amazon dedicated to the mission of preserving the natural... View More
1.8M Fairtrade Farmers to World Leaders: 'Keep Your Climate Promises'
Signed by Fairtrade producers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the letter warns governments of developed nations that their lack of climate action is threatening farmers' livelihoods and global food supplies. ... View More
New Amazon Programs Aim to Curtail Rampant eCommerce Return Waste
With its size and scale and proper follow-through, Amazon has the potential to make a significant dent in global product waste and offer models for other retailers to follow. ... View More
More Corporate Giants Join Forces to Improve, Scale Business Investments in Climate Solutions
Amazon, Disney, Google and Netflix are among the founding companies behind the Business Alliance for Scaling Climate Solutions (BASCS), to increase the scale and impact of business investment in climate solutions. ... View More
Shaw Recognizes More Organizations Putting People at the Heart of Sustainability
The nine organizations selected for this year’s sustain[HUMAN]ability® Leadership Recognition Program have displayed tremendous effort and progress to support the wellbeing of people and the planet amid the unprecedented challenges of 2020. ... View More
Coalition Aims to Get US Back on Track with Paris Goals, Prove That ‘America Is All In’
As the US formally rejoins the Paris Agreement, a coalition of communities, businesses and institutions will play critical role in supporting an ambitious new US climate target and mobilizing whole-of-society climate action. ... View More
How Amazon Is Scaling Conscious Consumerism by Partnering with Brands, Certifications
The e-commerce giant is working with over 20 product-certification partners to deliver product-specific sustainability information to shoppers through its Climate Pledge Friendly program. ... View More
Why We Tell the Stories Behind Sustainable Products
Telling the stories of the people and forests behind FSC-certified products deepens consumers’ connections with the brands, and demonstrates the impacts of responsible sourcing. We expect this is just the beginning, due to the clear signals of cons... View More
330+ Companies with Ambitious Science-Based Targets Exceeding Paris Emissions Goals
SBTi target-setters are ahead of schedule: Since setting targets, these companies have reduced their annual emissions 25% since 2015 — a rate that exceeds the rate needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. ... View More
Amazon’s ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ to Make It Easier for Customers to Discover, Shop for Sustainable Products
Label launches with 25K+ products endorsed by team of third-party sustainability certifiers. And Amazon’s new ‘Compact by Design’ certification aims to reduce carbon emissions through increased efficiency and better packaging. ... View More
Growing Pressure on Brands to Cut Supply Link Tainted with Uyghur Forced Labor
State-sanctioned camps, forced labor and cultural genocide are something no company should be involved with, directly or indirectly. ... View More
Q&A: How Companies Can Benefit from the AFF’s Family Forest Carbon Program
The American Forest Foundation’s new program harnesses the collective potential of smaller US landowners to help them participate in carbon markets and carbon-credit schemes — not only benefiting them, but helping the companies that support them ... View More
Jeff Bezos Launches $10B Earth Fund to ‘Preserve and Protect the Natural World’
The Amazon CEO, historically silent on the climate change issue and his company’s role within it, announces his personal vested interest — but critics and Amazon employees want more. ... View More
Welcome to the Global Climate Strike: The Largest-Ever Mobilization to Fight Climate Change
What began as the Youth Climate Strike — organized by Greta Thunberg’s group, Fridays for Future — has rallied people of all ages who feel compelled to rail against sufficient climate action around the world. ... View More
