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Composting Consortium Aims to Advance Recovery of Compostable Packaging, Food Scraps
2 months ago - The new Consortium — which includes Closed Loop Partners, PepsiCo, the NextGen Consortium, the US Plastics Pact and other value chain players — aims to pilot industry-wide solutions and map tech and infrastructure investment to advance the circularity of compostable packaging in the US.
Starbucks, McDonald’s Direct $10M More to Accelerate Circularity of Foodservice Packaging
2 months ago - The NextGen Consortium and its partner brands are expanding their work to advance reusable packaging systems, strengthen recycling and composting infrastructure, and scale foodservice packaging innovation.
Supply Chains Are the Achilles’ Heel of Food Company Climate Action
4 months ago - Companies cannot credibly address climate risk without disclosing and reducing their supply chain emissions. Through Food Emissions 50, investors are issuing an urgent call to action for companies to raise their ambition to disclose emissions, set targets and implement climate-transition action plans.
Transform to Net Zero: What Collective Climate Action Looks Like, One Year On
6 months 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?
Trending: Beverage Giants Ensuring Their Libations Are Sustainable, Down to the Roots
9 months ago - Bombay Sapphire and Starbucks are working with farmers to ensure complete supply chain sustainability for their gin and coffee, respectively.
What Will Be Your Organization’s Authentic Purpose in 2021?
10 months ago - The power of authentic purpose comes from integrating it into an organization such that it generates shared value for all stakeholders. Here are my suggestions for organizations to define and integrate a truly authentic, activated purpose.
Starbucks, Unilever, Dairy Farmers of America on Their Food-Waste-to-Energy Alliance
11 months ago - The three founding members of the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance discuss how the pioneering partnership is propelling their individual sustainability strategies.
Apple, Starbucks Expand Efforts to Foster Racial Equity, Opportunity
11 months ago - If 2020 was the year major corporations pledged to do their part to help end systemic racism and inequities, 2021 will see whether many of them walk their talk. Here is how Apple and Starbucks are attempting to make good on their commitments …
Groundbreaking Report Shows Pathway to Scale for Reusable, Circular Packaging Models
1 year ago - In the report, Closed Loop Partners, IDEO and the NextGen Consortium share learnings from multiple pilots of reusable coffee cup systems that eliminate waste.
2020’s Top 10 Trends in Purpose — and What They Could Mean for You in 2021
1 year ago - In the midst of all the unrest and uncertainty, where did we see innovation, progress and possibility in 2020? Porter Novelli analyzed a year’s worth of Purpose-driven news, activities, campaigns and announcements; and distilled our 10 need-to-know trends for today and tomorrow.
New Farm Powered Strategic Alliance Highlights Circular Solution to Food Waste, GHG Reduction
1 year ago - Unilever, Starbucks and Dairy Farmers of America have joined the historic alliance, which calls on the food industry to embrace the simple, circular relationship between food waste and its potential to reduce greenhouse gases.
World Water Day: Three Things to Remember Regarding Your Supply Chain
1 year ago - This World Water Day, businesses worldwide are challenged with making a change — to not only monitor and aim to reduce water use; but on a greater scale, to impact their overall environmental footprint and reach larger goals toward sustainability and a circular economy.
Trending: With COVID-19, It’s 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back in Fight Against Single-Use Beverage Waste
1 year ago - While Starbucks trials a NextGen coffee cup solution, COVID-19 concerns lead to reusable cup bans around the globe. Meanwhile, a UK soft drink manufacturer rolls out beverages in seaweed cachets.
Will We Get Closer to Circularity in 2020?
1 year ago - While the concept of a circular economy has made its way into the public consciousness; unfortunately, as of 2018, circularity globally is only at 9%. In order for circularity to deliver on its potential in this decade, we’ll need to see more of the following …
Starbucks Commits to a Resource-Positive Future, Giving More than It Takes from the Planet
1 year ago - In a public letter to all company stakeholders, CEO Kevin Johnson sets 2030 science-based targets for carbon, water and waste as part of a multi-decade aspiration.
Trending: Collaborations Fostering Next-Gen Solutions for Coffee Cups, Paper Packaging
2 years ago - Environmental NGO Canopy rallies apparel brands around better paper packaging; and six graduates of the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator prepare to bring their their sustainable coffee cup solutions to market.
Trending: Circular In, Single-Use Out for Food and Beverage Containers
2 years ago - 12 UK projects have earned grants for creating a circular economy for coffee cups; and a Toronto restaurant is trialing reusable to-go containers, and asking others to follow suit.
WWF’s New ‘ReSource’ to Give Visibility Into Companies’ Progress in Reducing Plastic
2 years ago - ReSource isn’t another commitment or a new partnership, by design: To join, companies have to publicly share data and progress on their plastic-reduction efforts.
12 Winners of NextGen Cup Challenge Reimagining the Future of the To-Go Cup
2 years ago - Starbucks, McDonald's and other industry leaders partner in pre-competitive collaboration to drive sustainable design and find innovative cup solutions.
Living Incomes for Farmers Key to Ensuring Sustainability of Cocoa
2 years ago - New Fairtrade Foundation campaign calls on the UK government and companies to end ‘shameful’ exploitation of cocoa farmers by 2030, in line with the SDGs.