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The Product and Organization Environmental Footprint Initiative: A gold standard in the making
Imagine you have landed in 2030. You walk into your usual grocery store. Only this time, every product sports a label to help you make your purchasing decision based not only on price, or calories, but also on environmental impact. ... View More
Sustainable Brands Allures Global Brand Leaders to Copenhagen Conference
BASF, Danone, SC Johnson, UPS and others share research, tools and insights at SB’17 Copenhagen ... View More
Giving business a leg up for effective water stewardship
“To sustain their business, companies need to better understand the costs and opportunities of effective water resource management”, stresses Quantis water expert Jean-Baptiste Bayart. Ahead of the AWS Global Water Stewardship Forum, Quantis s... View More
Nuancing forestry impacts on biodiversity in LCA
Corporations are increasingly attuned to the influence of human activity on land use, land use changes and forestry (see LUC Guidance). With systemic thinking, businesses are aware of their supply chain’s impact and they seek additional guidance to... View More
Science-based targets: setting into action
On the sustainability circuit, much of the discussion these days is around science-based goal setting. The approach to setting greenhouse gas reduction goals according to science means that a company or a sector must understand just how much decar... View More
How Brands Are Embedding Eco-Design at Scale
Eco-design is now synonymous with new product development (NPD). Sustainable businesses and brands have understood that to remain resilient and competitive, product eco-design must be at the heart of their corporate strategies. This requires a consid... View More
Quantis Introduces New Land Use Guidance to Slash Global Supply Chain Emissions
Sustainability consulting group Quantis, in conjunction with a pre-competitive consortium of over 40 private companies, NGOs, governments and scientific institutions, has released the Land Use Change Guidance: Accounting for Emissions in the Supply C... View More
Methodological guidance to help companies account for climate change impacts of land use and deforestation now enters pilot phase
Boston, US, September 5, 2017 – The environmental sustainability consulting group Quantis is proud to announce the release of the “Land Use Change Guidance: Accounting for GHG Emissions in the Supply Chain” (Learn more about the LUC Guidance on... View More
Regionalizing agricultural lifecycle assessments boosts decision-making
Regionalized lifecycle inventory (LCI) modeling generates and links process datasets to the location in which they occur[i]. Given agricultural lifecycle assessments (LCA) are particularly spatially-sensitive, Quantis’s Rainer Zah was involved in d... View More
Join Pilot Phase for Deforestation Guidance
We are excited to announce that The “Land Use Change Guidance: Accounting for GHG Emissions in the Supply Chain” project will soon enter a pilot phase. The Guidance is the fruit of a pre-competitive consortium, convened by Quantis, of over 40 pri... View More
Standing Up for The Science of Sustainability
Yes, science matters. It sure is refreshing and motivating to see the herds of public and private leaders standing up for science. These leaders are the ones that are getting the data necessary to make good decisions for their business, brands and st... View More
The 5 step-win for sustainable sporting events
Discover the 5 step-win for sustainable sporting events infographics. ... View More
Q&A: How Quantis Is Driving the Paradigm Shift Towards Science-Based Targets
Following the ratification of the Paris Agreement last fall, companies have become increasingly aware of the need to adopt strong sustainability strategies that have the ability to create real, meaningful change. But to do so requires starting from a... View More
Sustainable Brands Hosts Influential Brand Leaders at SB’17 Detroit
SAN FRANCISO, May 22, 2017 – Sustainable Brands® kicks off its largest community gathering today with Sustainable Brands’17 Detroit at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Over 2,000 business executives along with their teams from 35+ countries ... View More
Sustainable Brands Unveils Programming for Activation Hub at SB’17 Detroit
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2017 – Sustainable Brands® recently unveiled the session schedule for the Activation Hub at SB’17 Detroit, running May 22-25th at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. The Activation Hub is the action-centered space within ... View More
What is your water risk?
For companies, direct water costs generally represent a marginal expense which can sideline any decisions to invest in better water resource management. If we compare the risks related to water and energy, an investment to improve energy efficiency w... View More
Quantis opens doors in Italy to support clients and to further market expansion
Milano, Italy – Quantis announces the opening of an office in Milano, Italy and a new team member. The Milano location and team will support our growing number of clients and partnerships in Italy and position Quantis as the leading and local envir... View More
Quantis Webinar Replay: The future of metrics for sustainable apparel
Apparel and textile companies are increasingly facing questions from stakeholders about their sustainability performance, policies and strategies. To respond with transparency and accuracy, credible data along the value chain is key to make informed,... 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
HUGO BOSS and Quantis Publish a White Paper on How Metrics Drive Sustainability Efforts
HUGO BOSS and Quantis work closely to measure the environmental impacts of the global fashion brands’ operations. This work has been put into a white paper that explains the collaborative work on the procedure and results of measuring these enviro... View More
