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United Nations is an international organization that can take action on the issues confronting humanity in the 21st century, such as peace and security, climate change, sustainable development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and more.
New Tool Reveals $1.6T Risk of Failing to Account for Natural Capital
Following the release last month of its groundbreaking guide to help financial institutions understand and assess their reliance on natural capital, this week the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) launched the world’s first comprehensive tool... View More
Stanley Black & Decker Commits to Combatting Plastic Pollution
Signs the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the Our Ocean Conference. ... View More
EcoVadis Supports Due Diligence Efforts Conducted by the Foundation for the Global Compact and Seven United Nations Agencies
PARIS, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- EcoVadis, the leader in business sustainability ratings for global supply chains, has announced today a three-year partnership with the Foundation for the Global Compact. The Foundation will leverage EcoVadis'... View More
Experts Gather to Discuss ROI of Sustainable Business at New Metrics '18
The Sustainable Brands® community gathers today in Philadelphia, PA to kick off the 8th annual New Metrics conference. Over 300 global executives from brands like Nike, Salesforce, and Eileen Fisher are convening to unveil cutting-edge corporate pra... View More
Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging
Danone announces a series of new commitments and actions to ensure its packaging will become 100% circular, and to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy of packaging. This includes (1) initiatives to improve product design and d... View More
Breakthrough Impact Measurement Tools Revealing at New Metrics ‘18
EcoAct, Novo Nordisk, B Lab and others sharing new research and performance metrics, Oct 29-31 in Philadelphia SAN FRANCISCO, October 24, 2018 – Members of the Sustainable Brands® community will gather next week for the 8th annual New Metrics conf... View More
BCFN Foundation, UN SDSN Promise Roadmap to Global Food System Transformation
The past few weeks have seen a flurry of big announcements and commitments regarding increasing sustainability in a variety of areas, including overhauling our broken food system: Two weeks ago, at the Global Climate Action Summit, FoodShot Global la... View More
Sustainable Brands Delivers Insight on How to Build Better Sustainability Metrics
Danone, Global Reporting Initiative, SAP, PepsiCo speaking at New Metrics ‘18 about creating and measuring new forms of value SAN FRANCISCO, September 26, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® reveals program, networking and activity highlights for its upc... View More
African Union, Champions 12.3 Unveil 3 Latest Weapons in Food Waste Fight
At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2015, countries committed to Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3, calling for the world to cut food loss and waste in half by 2030. Now three years on, Champions 12.3 — a global coalition of sus... View More
APP, MTG Partner to Turn 1K Women from Forest Communities into Herbal Entrepreneurs
The Indonesian Network of the United Nations Global Compact today announced a partnership between Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and Martha Tilaar Group (MTG) — a leading Indonesian manufacturer of cosmetics and herbal medicine — to train 1,000 wome... View More
Report: Scaling Circular Economy in China Could Save Businesses, Households ¥70T by 2040
New research from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) finds that a transition to a circular economy in China’s cities could make goods and services more affordable for citizens while reducing the impacts normally associated with middle-class lifes... View More
Lenders Focus on SMEs Playing a Giant Global Role
As the world’s focus turns to the opening of the United Nations’ 73rd session of the General Assembly, attention will turn to the state of progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an overarching set of aims intended to improve... View More
Humana Highlights Commitment to UN SDGs in New Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Humana Inc., one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, today released its 2016-2017 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. In the comprehensive report, Humana, for the first time, announces the company’s alignment with t... View More
GRI, UNGC Release 'Practical Guide' for Companies to Report Their Impact on the SDGs
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) have released “A Practical Guide” to enable companies to better measure and report on their impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new publication... View More
CGF Calls for Accelerated Action Against Forced Labor, Unethical Recruitment
At the 2018 Global Forum on Responsible Business and Recruitment this week, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) called on businesses around the world to play their part in the fight to end all forms of forced labor. The event, co-hosted by the CGF and Ins... View More
Sustainable Brands Gathers Global Brand Innovation Leaders at SB’18 Vancouver
Sustainable Brands kicks off its largest community gathering today with Sustainable Brands '18 Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia. Over 2,000 business executives along with their teams from 33+ countries... View More
BASF, IKEA, P&G Among Companies Showcasing How Brands Are Redesigning the Good Life
Today, the Sustainable Brands® team has convened, along with 2,000 members of its global community, for the kick-off of SB’18 Vancouver, running June 4-7 at Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia. More than 300 influential... View More
Q&A: How TD Is Living Its Purpose, Driving SDGs with The Ready Commitment
TD Bank Group recently launched its corporate citizenship strategy to center on a new multi-year program, The Ready Commitment. Guided by the bank’s purpose, focus on creating shared value and desire to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SD... View More
Sustainable Brands Reveals Final Program Details for SB’18 Vancouver
Sustainable Brands recently announced final program details for SB’18 Vancouver, running June 4-7 at Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia. Programming this year will take place on the mainstage, through breakout sessions ... View More
Why the Food Industry Can’t Risk Anything Less Than ‘Radical Transparency’
As food supply chains grow more complex, consumers are setting higher expectations for food quality, safety and sustainability as they seek more aspirational choices around what they eat. But food scares continue to happen, one of the most famous bei... View More
