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There’s an Opportunity for Purpose Leadership in the Metaverse Gold Rush
1 year ago - Companies getting into the gold rush of the metaverse can, like many before them in burgeoning industries, put profit first with little thought to the implications on society. Rarely have we been able to proactively factor in brand purpose and ESG planning into the early stages of an industry; and we have the unique opportunity to get it right this time around.
Transform to Net Zero: What Collective Climate Action Looks Like, One Year On
1 year ago - In July 2020, Transform to Net Zero launched as a cross-sector initiative to accelerate the transition to a net-zero global economy, and inspire other global leaders to do the same. What does progress looks like one year on, and what happens next in the lead-up to COP 26?
Forget Selling Products. Change Lives, Instead.
1 year ago - The happiness of buying new shoes is a short-lived dopamine kick, whereas finding better ways of living in balance with yourself adds lifelong value. It’s time to create a new offering: Who can you help people become?
Trending: Nike, Chipotle Tie Exec Compensation to Diversity, Sustainability Metrics
2 years ago - In the past week, both Nike and Chipotle announced new sets of environmental and social goals — and systems with which their executives’ compensation will be tied to achieving them.
Are You Making It Easy for Your Employees to Vote This Election Day?
2 years ago - The Time to Vote coalition has grown to nearly 800 companies. The goal is to have more than 1,000 companies — from a diverse set of industries representing every state — join the movement by November 3.
Growing Pressure on Brands to Cut Supply Link Tainted with Uyghur Forced Labor
2 years ago - State-sanctioned camps, forced labor and cultural genocide are something no company should be involved with, directly or indirectly.
Implementers, Catalysts and This Moment in History
2 years ago - "If you’re going to do something great, why not spread it around? Why not be a catalyst and amplify the impact exponentially?" — Daniel Aronson
LEAD on Climate 2020 to Be Largest-Ever Virtual Lawmaker Advocacy Day for Climate Action
2 years ago - 300+ businesses in the largest-ever call to action from business leaders to the US Congress will call for a build-back-better strategy that centers around a resilient, clean energy economy.
How to Pursue Sustainability During COVID-19: A Tactical Guide for Brand Professionals
2 years ago - This global pandemic is critical and companies should dedicate every resource to helping their customers get through it, but in the spirit of protecting ourselves from one existential threat, we shouldn’t let another one go completely unnoticed.
285 Companies’ Science-Based Targets Signal Significant Progress Toward Paris Agreement Goals
3 years ago - New report reveals that by meeting their science-based targets, these companies — with more GHGs than France and Spain, combined — will eliminate 265 million metric tons of emissions from their operations, equivalent to closing 68 coal-fired power plants.
North American Companies Lag Behind in Protecting Children’s Rights
3 years ago - New global benchmark study, released today, shows that companies worldwide are making incremental positive changes to protect children’s rights, but need to significantly accelerate the pace, as risks continue to outpace progress.
32 Fashion, Textile Giants Make Pact to Transform Fashion Industry
3 years ago - The companies have signed a Fashion Pact, committing to practical targets together in climate, biodiversity and oceans. The Pact will be presented to heads of state during the G7 meeting this weekend in Biarritz.
Committing to the Sustainability Journey: How Do You Know When Your Company Is ‘Ready?’
3 years ago - Deciding if you’re ready is a lot like deciding if you’re happy. “Ready” doesn’t mean totally or even confidently prepared. Here’s a starter checklist to help you know when your company is ready — and any one of these can be enough of a spark to light a fire.
Nike’s Circular Design Workbook Offers Sustainability Guidelines for All Designers
3 years ago - The company says it hopes that the workbook helps to inspire considered choices that will reshape the future of product design around the world.
Study: Most Brands' Support of Causes Is Not Breaking Through to Gen Z
3 years ago - New study from DoSomething Strategic reveals disconnect between brands and their support of social causes in minds of younger consumers. Savage x Fenty, Dove, and Love Beauty and Planet receive among the highest association between brand and cause.
Sportswear, Outdoor Brands Lead on Transparency; Luxury Is Waking Up
3 years ago - On the sixth anniversary of the devastating Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, Fashion Revolution’s most recent Transparency Index indicates slow progress across the industry.
The Win-Win of JUST Jobs: Higher ROE When Companies Disclose Workplace Policies
3 years ago - Human capital issues increasingly important area for corporate leadership, as market participants call for greater transparency.
Top 5 Companies That Effectively Amplified Their Impact in 2018
4 years ago - As we wrap up work for the year and prepare for 2019, we reflected back on all that occurred this year within our niche realm of sustainability communications — and when looking back, it was apparent that 2018 was the year of brands taking stands.
Sharing Is the Key to Scaling Sustainability
4 years ago - A solid argument can be made that corporate America has made significant progress in the sustainability arena.
'Purpose Premium' Found to Create Reputational Gains for Companies
4 years ago - “Purpose” is one of three critical dimensions of overall reputation, according to the 2018 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Premium Index: How Companies Can Unlock Reputational Gains by Leading with Purpose.