Assets About Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Social-Impact Investing: 5 Lessons from a Successful First Venture
How T. Rowe Price brought capital to under-resourced communities and ensured it had the desired impacts, while inspiring pride and creativity among corporate associates. ... View More
Jones Snowboards Earns Industry-First Fair Trade Certification
The certification signifies attention to worker empowerment, fair wages and more; but whether it will galvanize competitors and partners to make such a commitment remains to be seen. ... View More
This App Could Be Key to Securing Fisher Livelihoods, Restoring Fish Stocks
Abalobi's easily scalable app enables traceability previously unseen in small-scale fisheries and connects fishers directly with buyers — reducing dependency on middlemen, resulting in fairer prices and ethical produce for consumers. ... View More
A Sound Solution: How Palmear Is Revolutionizing Palm Tree Pest Control
Palmear’s acoustic-sensing, AI-powered app helps farmers monitor palm tree pest populations and deploy targeted interventions for effective control. ... View More
G Adventures Expands Commitment to Tourism with Positive Environmental, Community Impacts
The tour operator is reforesting 13 countries severely impacted by climate change and relaunching its Ripple Score — a tour-evaluation rating that lets travelers see how much of their trip fees remain in the communities they visit. ... View More
How the US’s Most Abundant Crop Is Changing the Way Plastic Is Produced
In a perfect example of the circular economy in action, corn stover — stalks and leaves left over from harvest — becomes a valuable cash crop for which farmers can get paid. ... View More
Supporting Farmers in Landlocked Countries to Enter the Nutraceuticals Market
Overcoming commodity dependence is a complex challenge. Here are steps that brands, impact investors and governments can take to help smallholder farmers in LLDCs benefit from the nutraceuticals market. ... View More
Summit Provides Ecosystem-wide Look at Groundwork for a Regenerative Food Future
SB’23 San Diego concluded with the inaugural Regenerative Agriculture Summit, in which players from the field explored the shared opportunities offered by regenerative ag — where sustainable practices intersect with economic growth. ... View More
Brands Betting the Farm on Decarbonized, Regenerative Supply Chains
At SB’23 San Diego, a variety of brands and innovators discussed on-the-ground improvements cleaning up global and regional supply chains — and how to drive them further. ... View More
New Book Serves Up Case Studies for Cultivating Local Food Economies
Centered around a rural region of lower Michigan, ‘Shared Abundance’ highlights the power of stakeholder collaboration in building more resilient communities. ... View More
Cosmohub Opens Travelers’ Eyes to India's Skies While Supporting Local Communities
Astrostays launched in 2019 to promote tourism while training local youth in astronomy to show off the Himalayas’ night sky. Now, Cosmohub is a more scalable, sustainable model — a connected community space that highlights local folklore and trad... View More
Brands Putting Rubber to Road to Create a Regenerative Near-Future
Keynotes on day 2 of SB’23 San Diego touched on everything from optimizing global companies’ resource use, building regenerative supply chains, and partnerships addressing the environmental and human impacts of plastic pollution to standing firm ... View More
Transforming Supply Chain Strategy, Relationships with Farmers and Impact Reporting to Bring the First Regenerative Rubber to Market
VF Corporation has become a leader in regenerative rubber sourcing. The brand’s success in bringing the first regenerative rubber shoe outsole to market can be attributed to innovative supply chain practices, transformed relationships with farmers,... View More
EY, Microsoft Partner to Advance Sustainability Education Worldwide with ‘Green Skills Passport’
The program will position learners ages 16 and over to thrive in the evolving market for jobs related to sustainability and climate change; and provide NGOs a platform to empower underserved communities with new, employable skills. ... View More
Toward Resilient Coffee Farming: Nestlé Offers Farmers Weather Insurance, Contributes to Regenerative-Ag Guidebook
Nestlé is piloting a weather-insurance program for over 800 smallholder farmers in Indonesia and has contributed to a guide for coffee farmers to shift to regenerative practices. ... View More
Starbucks Developing Climate-Resistant Coffee Tree Varietals
The coffee giant has developed six new varieties of Arabica beans that can better withstand some of the worsening effects of climate change – particularly, diseases such as coffee rust. ... View More
US Government Launches Climate Corps to Train Youth with Skills Needed to Tackle the Climate Crisis
In its first year, the American Climate Corps aims to put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience. ... View More
AI Is Helping Brands Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains
As companies have faced reputational risk due to the uncovering of labor abuses from suppliers that many did not even realize were supplying them, there’s been a push to better manage and ensure supply-chain transparency — with technology playing... View More
ISSB Urged to Prioritize Human and Worker Rights in Next Set of Reporting Standards
The investor letter asserts that the financial materiality of human rights-related topics – and the critical role of human rights due diligence in identifying business risks – has never been clearer, and that ‘investors are in dire need of a un... View More
