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US Plastics Pact Aims to Ignite Further Change Toward Circular Economy for Plastic
60+ brands, retailers, government agencies, and NGOs collaborate to advance all plastic packaging to become reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. ... View More
Tiffany, Unilever Create New Standards for Supply Chain Transparency
Tiffany & Co has become the first luxury jeweler to share the full craftsmanship journey of its diamonds; while satellite tech is helping Unilever root out deforestation in its palm oil supply chain. ... View More
Diageo Announces World’s First 100% Plastic-Free, Paper-Based Spirits Bottle
Looks like Johnnie Walker scotch could be first to market with a paper-based packaging solution, made from sustainably sourced wood pulp, early next year. ... View More
Good Start — But Let’s Move from ‘Brand Say’ to ‘Brand Do’
Much-needed updates to a growing number of brands in response to the Black Lives Matter movement is a great start. But deep, lasting impact requires two main actions — apologies; and adjusting the social paradigm. ... View More
Unilever sets out new actions to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations
Today, Unilever set out a new range of measures and commitments designed to improve the health of the planet by taking even more decisive action to fight climate change, and protect and regenerate nature, to preserve resources for future generations.... View More
155 Business Leaders Push Governments for Net-Zero COVID-Recovery Plan
In the largest-ever, UN-backed, CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals — all part of the Science Based Targets initiative — reaffirm their own commitments to achieving zero-carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambi... View More
Unilever Marks Sustainable Living Plan’s 10th Year; New ‘Compass’ to Guide Further Progress
In 10th and final year of the company’s Sustainable Living Plan, CEO Alan Jope reinforces commitment to sustainability leadership; calls for renewed action to tackle social inequality and the climate crisis in post-COVID world. ... View More
How Can Boards Successfully Guide a Transition to Sustainable Business?
A well-structured sustainability committee not only serves a critical coordinating function, but also steers sustainability right to the heart of the company and the company’s strategy. Let’s take a look at how boards at some of the world’s lea... View More
World Water Day: Three Things to Remember Regarding Your Supply Chain
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 a... View More
What Will a Circular Economy Mean for Branding?
While a circular economy will present huge challenges to most brands' conventional business models, there are huge opportunities for those who embrace and adapt to this change — while those who drag their heels with incremental changes will undoubt... View More
Uniting to Drive Change: The Cleaning Industry Bands Together for a Sustainable Future
We know, of course, that no matter how many bold ambitions a company has, it cannot change the world alone. But through collaborative effort, the impact companies can make is multiplied, often many times over. ... View More
Unilever Scored 89 On ESG Evaluation, With Best-In-Class Preparedness
S&P Global Ratings said today that Unilever PLC/NV scored 89 in its Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) Evaluation ... View More
New Tool to Help Companies Zero in on Sources of Palm Oil Deforestation
WRI’s RADD (Radar Alerts for Detecting Deforestation) will be deployed initially in Malaysia and Indonesia, which together make up about 90% of palm oil production globally. According to WRI, it will detect deforestation weeks faster than existing ... View More
Trending: CDP, LA, NYC Call for Radical Shift in Companies’ Treatment of Forests
New CDP research says industry 2020 zero-deforestation commitments are now impossible; and Councilmembers and Indigenous activists in New York and LA call for a boycott of Brazilian meat companies and a shift toward plant-based diets. ... View More
New Report Calls on Food Giants to Use Vanishing Water Resources More Efficiently
Third edition of Feeding Ourselves Thirsty reveals improved scores in water-management practices from industry giants such as Mars, Coca-Cola and Unilever, but finds insufficient corporate action overall in an increasingly water-stressed world. ... View More
Chilean Startup Eliminating Packaging Waste, ‘Poverty Tax’ in Latin American Product Market
Algramo’s unique, refillable packaging system allows customers to buy as much or as little of a product as they want, in reusable containers, with no difference in the price per gram — then recycles all packaging at the end of its life. ... View More
Unilever: Dove Moves to 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles, and Plastic-free Packs for its Beauty Bar
Dove announces new initiatives as part of its 2025 commitment to reduce plastic waste, which will see the brand avoid the use of more than 20,500 tonnes of virgin plastic per year: • making its iconic beauty bar packaging plastic-free globally • ... View More
Unlocking the Transformational Power of Sustainability Thought Leadership
Because it lacks the self-serving undercurrents associated with other types of marketing, sustainability thought leadership is one of the most effective tools for building trust among stakeholders while establishing your brand as an industry authorit... View More
With New Absolute-Reduction Strategy, Unilever 'Gets Drastic on Plastic’
By 2025, the CPG giant says it will eliminate more than 100K tonnes of plastic packaging, and collect and process more plastic packaging than it sells. This makes Unilever the first global CPG company to commit to an absolute plastics reduction acros... View More
Transformational Goals in Corporate Strategy: A Review of the ESG Goals of 50 Global Companies
Transformational ESG goals seek to make changes across companies’ entire value chain and even society. But in a recent review of 50 of the Fortune 250 companies, incremental ESG goals are still the norm. ... View More
