World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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WWF is one of the world's leading conservation organizations, working in 100 countries for over half a century.
Target, Hershey, Waitrose Join Consortium to Shape Future of Protein
Protein is an essential part of any diet. As the global population surges to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, meeting the world’s demand for protein will become increasingly difficult. Having researched the issue and after working with 200 stakeholders, ... View More
Sealed Air Announces Partnership with World Wildlife Fund Climate Savers Program
Sealed Air Corporation today announced its partnership with World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Savers program in an effort to collaborate and advance work to mitigate the effects of climate change globally. The Company made the announcement today with ... View More
WWF's Markets Institute Out to Advance Sustainable Food Production
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched the Markets Institute, a dedicated platform working with stakeholders — particularly the private sector — to increase the speed and scale of market-based approaches to help optimize global food sector sustai... View More
John West Partnering with WWF, MSC to Offer World's Largest Range of Sustainable Tuna
This week, John West Australia, WWF-Australia (WWF) and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), announced that they have come together to make the single biggest brand commitment to help end unsustainable fishing methods within the canned tuna industry... View More
Trending: Cruise Lines Teaming Up with NGOs to Help Improve Ocean Health and Wealth
In recent years, the travel and hospitality industry has smartly identified the business case for investing in the preservation of popular destinations around the world, and the environmental and social ecosystems that comprise them. ... View More
#BusinessCase: Hilton's Global Activation on Sustainability Has Saved It $550M Since 2009
Four years after launching its corporate responsibility strategy, Travel with Purpose, Hilton Worldwide says its investments in global partnerships and sustainability programs is not only driving positive social impact, but also supporting long-term ... View More
COP21: 114 Companies Commit to Set Science-Based Emissions-Reduction Targets, Surpassing Goal
The Science-Based Targets initiative announced Tuesday that 114 companies have now committed to set emissions-reduction targets in line with what scientists say is necessary to keep global warming below the dangerous threshold of 2 degrees Celsius. T... View More
IKEA Says 100% of Its Cotton Now Comes from More Sustainable Sources
IKEA announced last week that as of September 2015, all cotton used for its products — from furniture to towels, bedding and other home textiles — comes from more sustainable sources; specifically from farmers that use less water, less chemical f... View More
PepsiCo, Unilever, WWF Leading Coalition Pushing for Value Chain Collaboration in Fighting Food Waste
As we prepare for the innumerable resource challenges of supporting a population expected to top 9 billion in the next 35 years, it is simply unacceptable to continue wasting food. Organizations large and small are now focusing a variety of efforts o... View More
Report: Hotel ‘Greenwashing’ is Off-Putting to Customers
Greenwashing practices, combined with claims of corporate social responsibility, have reduced the trust of U.S. consumers who are increasingly recognizing hotels’ green claims may be self-serving, according to a new study in the Journal of Contempo... View More
UN SDGs Prompting Business Collaboration for a Better World
Back in the ballroom for the last afternoon of Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’15, SustainAbility’s research director Chris Guenther hosted a discussion on the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), what they mean for brands, and how the... View More
#NewMetrics '15: WWF, CDP, Trucost Present Tools for Staying Afloat in Water Management
How do you make a problem you can’t see important? This is a big theme across all the breakouts at New Metrics ’15 this week — the importance of finding the accurate and appropriate measurement tools for the challenges that face us.In a session... View More
P&G Promises 15 Billion Liters of Clean Water, 30% Fewer Emissions by 2020
Last week, Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced two new 2020 goals: delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program (CSDW) and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its facilities b... View More
Facebook, Google Back World Food Programme Humanitarian Relief Efforts
Facebook, Google and Twitter are among the more than a dozen companies that have come together today, the International Day of Peace, to draw attention to the vital role of food assistance in creating a more peaceful world.Many firms are donating tel... View More
WWF: Food Security Delivers Long-Term Business Security
WWF-UK and the Food Ethics Council recently interviewed senior food business executives to investigate their understanding of sustainable food security and barriers to achieving it. They said the government needs to take bold action to create a food ... View More
Avery Dennison Announces Ambitious Targets, Including at Least 26% Fewer Emissions by 2025
Labeling and packaging leader Avery Dennison Corporation released its latest sustainability report earlier this month, which announced several new goals. Foremost among these goals is the company’s plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissio... View More
Cheap, Possibly Sustainable? Ethics of Fish Farming Questioned as Cargill Invests
Cargill is casting its line into the aquaculture industry. The U.S. food giant recently announced its $1.5 billion acquisition of Norwegian salmon-feed supplier EWOS and a $30 million joint venture with Ecuadorian shrimp producer Naturisa to build a... View More
FSC Hosting Global Business Event, Launching Consumer Branding
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the standard-setting and certification organization for sustainable forestry, will host its 5th annual premier global business event in Durban, South Africa from September 3rd to 5th. In Good Company 2015 (IGC 20... View More
WWF Combines Finance With Conservation to Protect Sumatran Rainforest
Through an ambitious project model combining innovative financing approaches with traditional conservation, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and The Orangutan Project (TOP) are partnering with local communities to activel... View More
Tech Giants, NGOs, Warren Buffett Campaigning to Wipe Out Wildlife Trafficking
The uproar over the recent poaching and killing of Zimbabwe’s beloved Cecil the Lion has thrust wildlife hunting and trafficking back into the international spotlight.On the heels of President Obama’s recent visit to Kenya, he announced on July 3... View More
