World Organization of the Scout Movement
For more than a century, the World Scouting Organization has been a leader in conservation. In the next 100 years, Scouting is taking the initiative to a new level — from stewardship to sustainability, and from “leave no trace” to leaving the world a better place.
Sustainability is a consideration in both design and day-to-day actions. It means thinking about people, the environment, and systems, and how they're all interdependent. It means not shortchanging tomorrow by just thinking about today.
New World Scout Ambassador Bear Grylls Launches the Largest Global Youth Mobilisation for the SDGs
Millions of young people around the world know Bear Grylls as a Global adventurer, TV host and best-selling author with a passion for Scouting. Now, as the new Chief Ambassador for the entire global Scout Movement, Bear is getting behind an unprecede... View More
Boothster proud to work with the Boy Scouts of America on their latest sustainable tradeshow booth design
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations, providing programs for young people that build character. ... View More
How STEM Scouts Creates a Learning Culture Beyond the Classroom
A group of scientifically-inclined 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in Northern New Jersey Council are learning lessons beyond just science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Through team work, experiments, and exciting topics, the STEM Scout... 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
Global Leaders Convene to Identify Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Address the SDGs
Sustainability is at risk. And whilst the risks that go beyond climate change may be less well-understood, they are just as pressing. That was the message at the first meeting of the European Union’s Multi-Stakeholder Platform on the Sustainable De... 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
The BSA Expands Programs to Welcome Girls
Today, the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its iconic Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that will enable them to advance and earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout. T... View More
How the Scouts' 2017 National Jamboree Will Spotlight Local Agriculture
Those attending the 2017 National Jamboree are in for a delicious treat! As part of a new partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture will bring locally sourced food to campers at the Summit Bechtel Reserve... View More
Scouts to Embark on Worldwide Service Project Leading Up to 2019 World Scout Jamboree
Imagine the impact of the world’s 50 million Scouts each spending 10 hours to better their communities over the course of 50 days in 2019. This is the vision of the first-ever “Season of Service” announced today as a worldwide service project l... 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
Boy Scouts of America Opens Its Doors to Transgender Boys
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) made history on Monday, announcing that it will begin accepting members based not on the gender listed on their birth certificates, but by the gender indicated on their application. The new policy, which is effective i... View More
Boy Scouts of America Partners with Mother Nature Network to launch Earth Badge Initiative at 2016 Sustainable Brands Conference
At the 2016 Sustainable Brands conference in San Diego, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced a new environmental initiative – Earth Badge – to help more families and communities become actively engaged in outdoor activities and environmental... View More
Boy Scouts of America Votes to Allow Gay Scout Leaders
The governing body of the Boy Scouts of America voted Monday to end its decades-long ban on gay scout leaders. The organization's national executive board, meeting in Texas, concluded that the policy of excluding gay adults "was no longer legall... View More
More Than a Badge: What We Can Learn About Sustainability From the Boy Scouts
My recent meeting with the Boy Scouts of America and their suppliers radically shifted my view of what the Scouts are about. My impression of the Boy Scouts was stuck in my experience as a Scout back in the ‘70s. As a middle schooler, I joined the ... View More
Earth Day Network, World Organization Of The Scout Movement, Boy Scouts Of America Commit To One Billion Service Hours Around The World Over Next Five Years
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In commemoration of Earth Day's 45th anniversary, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) commits to Earth Day Network to donate one billion service hours to local service proj... View More
