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Sustainable Extravagance: Kering Calls for Collaboration to Change Paradigm in Luxury Goods
Luxury goods and responsible consumption need not be contradictory terms — that was the core takeaway from a livestream Q & A session held earlier this week by Kering, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of luxury apparel and home to bra... View More
Indonesian Forest Fires, Amazon Tipping Points, and the Business Case for Investing in Reforestation
Businesses have a central role in addressing the forest issues that are in today’s headlines—including the Indonesian fires (which emitted more CO2 in three weeks than the entire German economy in a year), and the Amazon forests, which may be at ... View More
Why a Circular Economy Is Key to Sustainable Development (and Why Business Must Lead the Way)
This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, "What's Working: Sustainable Development Goals," in conjunction with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposed set of goals will be the subject of d... View More
5 Types of Sustainability Marketing Tactics Corporate Execs Need to Understand, and Utilize, Better
Sustainability marketing is a strange and special animal. To be effective, it needs to popularize the work of sustainability teams, which tends to be based on rigorous systems thinking, carefully and scientifically considering the whole picture befor... View More
Climate Week: B Team Reminding Business, World Leaders of Undeniable #BusinessCase for Net Zero
Today The B Team, comprised of leaders of some of the world’s largest companies, is calling on governments and businesses alike to aim for net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 or before, building upon their February 2015 call to world leaders.... View More
OK ... Now What? The Future of Natural Capital Accounting Metrics
Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) is an emerging methodology in the private sector, aimed at measuring the dependency and impact of companies on natural systems. NCA helps in quantifying the value of usually intangible assets from nature (such as wate... View More
How to Intervene in a System: A Practical Case Study of the Sustainable Surf Movement
“We’re going to talk about systems change,” began Pam Wilhelms, owner of Wilhelms Consulting Group. Wilhelms moderated a panel of changemakers that have driven sustainability in the surf industry. “We don’t change by top-down, we change by ... View More
Kering Releases EP&L Methodology to Encourage Wider Adoption of Natural Capital Accounting
Today, Kering released the results of its Environmental Profit and Loss Account (EP&L) — measuring the environmental footprint of its operations and across supply chains — and released the methodology as an open-source tool to encourage other... View More
Trending: Plastic Hotel Sheets and a Dress Made from Beer … the Latest in Sustainable Textiles
This week, W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, became the latest company to jump on the plastic-waste-to-fabric train when it announced a new partnership with global music artist and entrepreneur will.i.am and The Coc... View More
Worn Again Joins Forces with H&M, Kering to Create Circular Resource Model for Textiles
After years of searching for a solution to the worldwide problem of textile waste, pioneering textile upcycler Worn Again has joined forces with fashion retailer H&M and luxury, sport & lifestyle group Kering to bring to market a revolutionar... View More
Sustainability Comes at a Premium: Creating a Race to the Top Through the Luxury Goods Market
Is it really possible for both businesses and the planet to thrive while providing people with the luxury goods and experiences they want?Luxury has always been a key component of international trade. We have historical records and archaeological evi... View More
Top 10 Sustainable Brands Talks of 2013
The glory of abundance is not necessarily lost and visions of a flourishing future are not naïve. There are strong signals pointing to the possibility of a thriving global economy — with health, dignity and happiness for all involved. The leading ... View More
