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Cross-Industry Collaborations Turning the Tide on Cold-Water Washing
Tide partnerships with everyone from appliance manufacturers and retailers to NASA and the International Space Station are helping us reduce the impact of cleaning our clothes. ... View More
Education, Business, Community Initiatives Elevating Young Changemakers
Two rich panel discussions at SB Brand-Led Culture Change featured insights from organizations across the business landscape on how to maximize impact and opportunities for the next generation of diverse, young talent. ... View More
Panasonic, Samsung Unveil Latest Sustainability Innovations at CES 2023
The electronics giants announced a series of innovations including personal-care device recycling, smart home energy-efficiency improvements, and a new laundry cycle and filter designed to eliminate microplastic pollution from synthetic materials. ... View More
Carbon Trust Teams Up with Tech Giants to Tackle Climate Impact of Connected Devices
The group will develop the industry’s first specification for measuring, accounting for and decarbonizing the emissions associated with consumer use of connected devices. ... View More
Planned Obsolescence and Your Right to Repair
Have you ever wondered why some consumer goods don't last? From cell phones to household appliances and clothing to automobile tires, some products we use every day could last much longer. But they don't. ... View More
CDP: Supply Chains Hold Key to 1GT of Emissions Savings
Over 1B metric tons of emissions would be saved if suppliers to just 125 multinationals increased their renewable electricity by 20%. Meanwhile, those suppliers reported a combined US$1T of impact from environmental risks. ... View More
Samsung, UNDP Partner to Push Progress on the SDGs
New mobile app, special-edition accessories aim to raise awareness of, funding for the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ... View More
Trending: Kingfisher, J. M. Smucker Supercharge Renewable Energy Ambitions
Kingfisher plc, the international home improvement company, has unveiled plans to install energy storage batteries at B&Q’s Swindon distribution center. The installations form a key part of Kingfisher’s aim to reduce grid energy consumption a... View More
The Role of Business in Driving Sustainable Consumption, Production
Business is increasingly aligning its activities with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A recent report shows that 43 percent of the world’s largest 250 companies are now linking their sustainability reporting to the SDGs.... View More
Building Better Supply Chains Requires Better Data
Supply chains are making headlines once again — and for all the wrong reasons. ... 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
Apple, HP, Samsung, Sony Join Effort to Keep Child Labor Out of Cobalt Supply Chains
Apple, HP, Samsung SDI and Sony have joined the Responsible Cobalt Initiative, with a pledge to follow the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines for mining supply chains, which call for traceability and immediate cor... View More
Report: Mobile Tech Helping Save 180 Million Tons of CO2 Each Year
The use of smartphones in the United States and Europe is helping to save more than 180 million tons of carbon emissions a year — an amount greater than the total annual emissions of the Netherlands — according to a new report released this week ... View More
How to Innovate on Future Product Concepts That Are Better for Your Business, Our World
Workshops often vary in their composition of speaker insights, Q&As and practical activities, but Monday afternoon’s SB’15 London session with Chris Sherwin, Head of Sustainability at design firm Seymourpowell, was all about active participat... View More
