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4 Sustainability-Driven Startups Vie for $50K in Women Who Tech Challenge
Furthering its mission to close the funding gap and help women launch startups and raise capital, nonprofit Women Who Tech has released the names of the 10 finalists selected for the sixth Women Startup Challenge. The finalists will pitch their ideas... View More
Can Huawei Crack the US Market Without Environmental Credentials?
Your bus shelter and web browser may soon be blanketed with ads promoting “The best phone you’ve never heard of," heralding the arrival of a new smartphone that has finally come to town. Who is this mysterious “newcomer”? None other than... View More
2018 Circulars Nominate 43 Changemakers Paving the Path to a Circular Future
2017 was a big year for the circular economy, with innovative new products, initiatives and tech tools popping up almost daily, and making it easier than every for corporates and consumers alike to engage in circularity. An initiative of the World Ec... View More
Goodwill® and Google.org Launch Digital Career Accelerator
Google.org and Goodwill, the United States’ leading workforce development nonprofit, have announced the launch of the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator. Funded by a $10 million grant from Google.org and with the assistance of 1,000 Google volunte... View More
Google, Global Advertising Groups Tap YouTube to Mobilize Gen Z Around SDGs
Google and Common Ground — an alliance of six major advertising holding companies — believe Generation Z could be the key to unlocking an SDG-aligned future. To drive widespread awareness and mobilize action among mission-driven youth around the ... View More
Unilever, UN Women Set Out to Slay Gender Stereotypes with Progressive Advertising Alliance
In recent years, Unilever has distinguished itself both as a champion for sustainability and overcoming gender bias with campaigns, initiatives and internal actions that work to align the company’s products and purpose. Further building on this rep... View More
Not All of US: Response to Trump Administration's Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement
While telegraphed for days and choreographed down to the military band playing soft jazz in the background before the announcement, President Trump’s June 01, 2017 declaration that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris Agreement still jarred and dism... View More
Democratizing Sustainability Data: How Universal Access to Information Can Speed Up Positive Transformation
Google likes to tackle big problems, and in its mission to organize the world’s information, the company is shifting industries by employing sustainability at scale. With a circular economy strategy that transforms data center design and constructi... View More
Brand Advocacy vs Aspiration in the New Era
When it seems that corporate America has seized control of our government, of our society, it can be hard to wake up every day excited to go to work. Trust in brands has never been lower. Expectations have never been higher. Yes, corporations may hav... View More
In Search of Sustainable Leadership: Choosing a Way Forward
This is the sixth in a series of articles examining the many facets of ‘sustainable leadership.’ Find links to the entire series below. ... View More
Dozens of Corporates, 200+ Large Investors Urge White House to Keep Paris Promises
President Trump has threatened to pull the plug on U.S. involvement of the Paris Agreement ahead of the G7 Summit in Italy later this month, spurring major companies to speak out in support of continued climate change efforts. ... View More
Fortune 500 Companies Urge Trump Administration to Keep Paris Commitments
Thirteen Fortune 500 companies have come together to urge the White House to make good on its Paris Agreement climate change commitments. The Agreement has been ratified in 143 countries — including the United States — but the Trump administratio... View More
Fellowship Program Equips Business Leaders to Drive Impact Through Innovation
With growing demand for business leaders to embrace progressive business practices that respect both people and planet showing no sign of slowing down, it is now more important than ever to empower high-potential professionals to innovate and lead ch... View More
Unilever, Google, Nestlé Join Forces to Transform Global Food Systems
Twenty-five leading global companies, including Google, Nestlé, Unilever, PepsiCo, DuPont and Kellogg’s announced during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland that they were joining together to launch FReSH, the Food Reform... View More
Groundbreaking AI Tech Could Improve Quality of Life for Older Adults
Tech startup Intuition Robotics has unveiled an artificial intelligence-based robot companion designed to improve the quality of life of the elderly populations. ... View More
In the Race to Build a Renewably Powered Internet, Amazon, Netflix Lag Behind
It takes a tremendous amount of energy to manufacture and power our devices, data centers and infrastructural needs. And with an energy footprint accounting for approximately 7 percent of global electricity, the IT industry has an important role to p... View More
Creating the Workplace of the Future Through Biophilic Design
The health and wellbeing of a company’s workforce is integral to building a sustainable brand and retaining top talent. Because of this, the millennial workforce has pushed companies to alter office spaces to better fit their needs. One-third of of... View More
How Google, Apple, Other Silicon Valley Firms Measure Up on Sustainability
Silicon Valley-based firms are often praised for innovation, but how do they measure up when it comes to sustainability efforts? ... View More
COPtimism: 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Our Future Climate
Every day brings more news stories about the disruption and damage wreaked by climate change. And since the international Paris Agreement for climate action was signed this time last year, the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have continued... View More
This Black Friday, REI Is Inviting All Businesses to #OptOutside
Our theme this year at Sustainable Brands has been “Activating Purpose” – exploring and applauding the ways brands are authentically walking their talk when it comes to pursuing purpose beyond profit – and we are thrilled that the list contin... View More
