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SB '15 Barcelona Launch Welcomes Ever-Growing Consortium of Sustainability Thought Leaders

Published on May 5, 2015

About a 3 minute read

Boy, do they know how to get excited about innovation in Barcelona.Many of our corporate members, international partners, and sustainability thought leaders are still recovering from what was an amazing Sustainable Brands global conference launch las... View More

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New Metrics

‘Return on Meaning’: Top Meaningful Brands Enjoy 46% Higher Share of Wallet Than Low Performers

Published on April 28, 2015

About a 5 minute read

Meaningful Brands® – Havas Media Group’s metric of brand strength – is the first global study to show how our quality of life and wellbeing connects with brands at both a human and business level. The study includes 1,000 brands, 300,000 peopl... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Over 40 CEOs Urge World Leaders to Take Concrete Climate Action, Just as G7 Ministers Pledge to Do Just That

Published on April 21, 2015

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On Friday, 43 CEOs from some of the world’s largest corporations signed an open letter urging attendants of the upcoming Paris Climate Summit (November 30th-December 11th) to deliver an ambitious climate change agreement, while pledging to reduce t... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

More Brands Than Ever Encouraging People Across the World to Use #YourPower for Earth Hour

Published on March 27, 2015

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2015 marks the ninth year of Earth Hour, the WWF-led global event at which people and businesses turn off the lights to illuminate climate change awareness. Businesses, communities and individuals in nearly 170 countries will flip their switches for ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

'Soft Sustainability': How Brands Are Successfully Communicating Their Efforts by Steering Clear of the 'S' Word

Published on February 23, 2015

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Back in the late 1980s, Harvard professor Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power” to describe the US’s ability to influence the world through the marketing power of its global consumer brands and Hollywood’s razzle dazzle rather than the US m... View More

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New Metrics

Industry Leaders Weigh In on Methodology for Measuring Products' Social Impacts

Published on February 4, 2015

About a 6 minute read

In September, a Roundtable of companies comprised of Ahold, AkzoNobel, BASF, BMW Group, Goodyear, L’Oréal, Marks & Spencer, Philips, RB, Steelcase, DSM and PRé Sustainability published a handbook on how to conduct a Product Social Impact Asse... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

CDP: US, Brazil, China and India Least Resilient Against Climate-Related Supply Chain Risks

Published on January 28, 2015

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Lack of preparation has left supply chains in Brazil, China, India and the United States more vulnerable to climate risks than those in Europe and Japan. However, suppliers in China and India deliver the greatest financial return on investment to red... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Report: Consumer Products, Manufacturing Sectors Enjoying Best Financial Returns on Solar

Published on January 21, 2015

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Consumer products, manufacturing and heavy industry sectors are getting the best financial returns on solar power—the most popular renewable power technology for corporates—according to a new report by RE100, an initiative of The Climate Group in... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Philips Gives Madrid's Entire City Lighting Infrastructure an Energy-Efficient Overhaul

Published on January 5, 2015

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In what is being called the world’s largest street lighting upgrade to date, Royal Philips has provided the government of the City of Madrid with 225,000 new energy-efficient lights and connected LEDs, renewing its entire street lighting system to ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Philips, Bank of America Announce Plans to Improve Global Access to Clean Cooking Technologies

Published on November 23, 2014

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Philips and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation have partnered to improve access to clean cooking solutions in Africa by introducing clean and efficient household cook stoves to rural communities across the continent. Bank of America, Deutsc... View More

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#SB14London Mnemonic #2: 10 Insights from the Final Morning

Published on November 6, 2014

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And the third morning of SB London picked up where the second one ended. ... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

IKEA, Philips, H&M, Mars, Nestlé Launch Campaign to Lead Business Shift to 100% Renewables

Published on September 30, 2014

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IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H&M, KPN, Mars, Nestlé, Philips and Reed Elsevier were among businesses that joined a powerful group of NGOs and clean energy experts during Climate Week to launch of a multi-year initiative to encourage major comp... View More

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10 Firsts Coming Up at #NewMetrics '14

Published on September 12, 2014

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As we get closer to my personal favorite among the growing list of Sustainable Brands events — New Metrics, this year in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management — I am finding it hard not to engage complete strangers on the street i... View More

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New Metrics

12 Industry Leaders Unveil Methodology for Assessing Social Impacts of Products

Published on August 30, 2014

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A group of companies united in the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics today announces the publication of the Handbook for Product Social Impact Assessment, a practical tool for assessing a product’s social impacts throughout its life cycle. The ... View More

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5 More Reasons Every Business Should Care About New Metrics

Published on August 18, 2014

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If you are a regular or even semi-regular reader of Sustainable Brands’ digital content, you are likely familiar with our New Metrics (#NewMetrics) events and publications. In case you are new to this topic, the frame around it is fairly straightfo... View More

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Stakeholder Trends and Insights

Ford Steals Top Spot from Toyota in Interbrand's 2014 Best Global Green Brands Report

Published on June 24, 2014

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Ford tops Interbrand’s 2014 Best Global Green Brands report list – knocking reigning champ Toyota, which held the top spot since the report was launched in 2011, down to #2. Fellow automakers Honda and Nissan claim the #3 and #4 spots, respective... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Philips and Green Sense Farms Using LEDs to Grow Crops Indoors

Published on May 30, 2014

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Royal Philips and Green Sense Farms (GSF), a Chicago-area commercial grower, have partnered to develop one of the largest indoor commercial farms using LED grow lights. This farming method allows them to harvest 20-25 times a year by using ‘light r... View More

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Circular Economy

#SB14sd Preview: Philips on Redesigning for a Circular Economy

Published on May 27, 2014

About a 7 minute read

At Sustainable Brands ’14 San Diego next week (June 2-5), the circular economy will be a major topic as we search for ways to decouple economic growth from resource consumption. In 2013, Philips committed to reimagining its products through the len... View More

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New Metrics

Measuring the Social Footprint of Products — Why Bother?

Published on May 9, 2014

About a 5 minute read

For over 20 years, PRé has been the metrics solutions partner for first-movers in a variety of industries aiming to create business value from sustainable products. Perhaps best known for their pioneering SimaPRO LCA software, PRé has recently shif... View More

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Products and Design

Philips' New 40W LED Bulb Designed to Sway Stubborn Fans of Incandescents

Published on April 3, 2014

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Philips has designed its new 40-Watt LED lightbulb to resemble a traditional incandescent bulb, while saving significant energy and lasting up to 25,000 hours.Traditional incandescent bulbs continue to be phased out, but many continue to argue that t... View More

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