Stories About Activating Purpose
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4 Ways Smaller, Sustainable Brands Are Adapting to COVID-19
WALKING THE TALK - These four Fairtrade-certified brands show that during times of crisis, brands can support their communities — near or far — with some creativity and hard work, regardless of size.
Sustainability and the Workforce: Generational Differences and How to Prepare for 2020 and Beyond
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - How this pandemic will impact the future of workforce development is yet to be seen, but it truly serves as an opportunity for employers to scale the pace of evolution necessary for a more sustainable future.
Sustainability Is Dead. Long Live Sustainability (or, Redefining the Term in a Post-COVID World …)
THE NEXT ECONOMY - We get to choose what the world will look like when we open our doors in three…six…twelve months’ time. Will we choose Human 101 or Human 3.0?
US Consumers Looking to Business, Rather Than Government, for Leadership During Pandemic
WALKING THE TALK - The "Porter Novelli COVID-19 Tracker: Insights for a Time of Crisis" highlights the need for US companies to step up, authentically, to address the public’s needs and expectations.
Reimagining Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships in Times of Crisis
WALKING THE TALK - In a time when needs are growing but government resources are constricted, nonprofits are being asked to do more with fewer resources. Promises made by companies to fulfill the needs of their communities and their stakeholders are more important now than ever before — which is why we need social impact solutions that can do both.
3 Ways the Coronavirus Outbreak Can Lead to a More Sustainable Future
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Although the danger to our health is currently very present and very real, experts expect this crisis will at some point pass, and we will be able to resume our normal lives with a renewed sense of appreciation. The question is, what will a return to “business as usual” look like?
‘Yes, and ...’: A Framework for an Uncertain Future
THE NEXT ECONOMY - For businesses navigating the coronavirus, prospects are daunting in this liminal space. While many are navigating the current “new normal” well by taking each daily (hourly) change one at a time, some are starting to look past now through the power of “yes-and” thinking.
The Time Is Now for Brands to Lead with Higher Values
WALKING THE TALK - It’s during moments of great difficulty that our authentic selves shine through — and the same is true for companies. Long after the COVID-19 crisis passes, the world won’t forget the values-driven companies that led with a conscience. The time is now to decide: How will your brand be remembered?
#WeStandTogether: What Better Time for Companies to Demonstrate Their Purpose?
COLLABORATION - During this time of crisis, it becomes self-evident that the Sustainable Brands community will provide the leadership and optimism our communities need. Collectively, we were built for this moment.
Pandemic Sees Brand Leaders Putting Purpose Before Profit
WALKING THE TALK - While the government stalls under pressure to provide necessary aid to the millions affected by COVID-19, a silver lining to this pandemic is being revealed as more and more businesses exemplify efforts to put people before profit.
Trending: Food Startups Find Creative Ways to Release Products Without Expo West
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Necessity is the mother of invention. That’s what led many entrepreneurs to create their product or service innovations in the first place — and that adage is definitely in play as businesses large and small are forced to pivot, almost daily, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold.
Win Inside to Win Outside: Why Company Culture Is Key to Accelerating Your Sustainability Goals
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - Only 35% of consumers say that working for a purpose-led company is one of the ways that they engage in behaviors to improve their impact on the world. But 81% believe it’s important for their organization’s values to align to their own. We call this gap between values and action the Brand Culture Action Gap™.
Driving Value in the Purpose Economy: It Starts with Supply Chain
SUPPLY CHAIN - Own your sustainability strategy and vision, and make it real. The impact of executing through the supply chain drives growth and company valuation, and protects your brand and society.
2020 Begins the Decade of Benefit Corporations
BUSINESS CASE - What are the benefits of benefit corporations and certified B Corporations? Can they really help to lead toward meaningful change for society and the environment? We explored these questions with corporate sustainability expert Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies’ co-founder and Managing Director.
250+ Craft Brewers Join Brewgooder’s #DrinkBeerGiveWater Movement for World Water Day
COLLABORATION - This World Water Day (March 22), over 250 craft brewers from around the world will launch unique brews, proceeds benefitting The Brewgooder Foundation and its sustainable development projects across Malawi.
B2B Companies Facing ‘Paradox’ When It Comes to Implementing Purpose
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - New report finds 86% of B2B organizations recognizing business case for purpose; but not yet realizing significant impacts for growth via culture, operations, societal engagement.
Beyond CSR: Next-Generation Standards for Shaping Your Business for Good
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - By equipping yourself and your organization to understand the changing landscape, and setting a strategic course, you can position your company, customers, shareholders, industry and communities to have a more secure, resilient and thriving future.
The 3 Pillars of a Conscious Organisation
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - A conscious organisation accepts that there are limits to profit and that it should not be the priority. This change is about future-proofing your organisation. It’s not an ‘if’ question — it’s ‘when.’
Why Outsourcing Customer Service Kills Purpose-Driven Brands
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - In 2013, TOMS made a terrible mistake: We outsourced Customer Service. If you’re building a purpose-driven business and considering a major “cost-cutting” decision, please learn from our mistakes. The “soul” of your brand may be at stake!
2019: The Year of the Civic CEO
MARKETING AND COMMS - New mediums of communication, power and trust produced the Civic CEO, and she is here to stay.
