THE NEXT ECONOMY -
‘The Drawdown Review’ provides the most in-depth assessment to date of climate solutions and their potential to reduce greenhouse gases and build a climate-safe future.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
A new report by Future Earth asserts that digital transformations unfolding today could help enable the systems transformations necessary for mitigating the
climate crisis.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
While Burberry delivers another carbon-neutral runway show and works to “inset” its emissions, a new report quantifies the staggering amount of travel emissions generated during a season’s worth of major fashion weeks.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The Amazon CEO, historically silent on the climate change issue and his company’s role within it, announces his personal vested interest — but critics
and Amazon employees want more.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Regenerative agriculture can be a powerful tool for helping companies to reach climate and sustainability
goals that can be promoted through responsible sourcing strategies.
WALKING THE TALK -
The tech giant has committed to carbon-negativity within a decade, and erasing its entire carbon footprint — everything it has emitted since its founding in 1975 — by 2050.
LEADERSHIP -
In order to integrate sustainability into the core of a business, it has to be a part of the company’s culture. For this to happen, a top leader must be willing and ready to go first and evolve, according to leadership advisor Sandja
Brügmann.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION -
The tagline for this year’s Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, “Design° for People + Planet,” asks participants to look at what degree of change they will make for a particular SDG, using nature as their mentor.
WALKING THE TALK -
We know that companies have many issues to juggle and that representation on one
issue can outweigh misrepresentation on another. However, on climate, we don’t
have time to waste.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
In the case of the climate crisis, we’re not facing one tipping point, but two. The hard part: These two tipping points would tilt us in opposite directions! But our current situation doesn’t mean it’s game over — it means it’s game on.
LEADERSHIP -
While the countries represented at COP25 failed to make significant strides in the fight against climate change, the business community continued to show leadership.
WASTE NOT -
Whether the eradication of poverty, or the support of climate positivity, all of the SDGs are about creating a balance of resource flows. Responsible production and consumption are essential to this — and achievable through connection, community and a bit of creativity.
CLEANTECH -
As we enter 2020, we face a trilemma of global warming, growing inequality and rising nationalism — so, a well-designed net-zero strategy must tackle the climate crisis and promote economic opportunities for the less privileged at the same time.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Over 1B metric tons of emissions would be saved if suppliers to just 125 multinationals increased their renewable electricity by 20%. Meanwhile, those suppliers reported a combined US$1T of impact from environmental risks.
COLLABORATION -
New report reveals that by meeting their science-based targets, these companies — with more GHGs than France and Spain, combined — will eliminate 265 million metric tons of emissions from their operations, equivalent to closing 68 coal-fired power plants.
BUSINESS CASE -
US business leaders have long been vocal supporters of the Paris Agreement — especially since the President declared his intention to withdraw. In the past year, the private sector has renewed its clarion call for the US to step up its policies to protect the economy from climate change.
NEW METRICS -
No longer is sustainability synonymous with reducing GHGs — dozens of social, environmental and economic indicators must now be considered. The question remains: What is the best method for quantifying and reporting sustainability impacts?
CLEANTECH -
A suite of negative-emissions technologies (NETs) have
emerged and continue to improve. While carbon capture and storage systems can lead to carbon-neutral processes, NETs can lead to true carbon negativity.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
At SB’19 Madrid last week, a diverse array of innovators in various fields demonstrated the notion that asking the right questions and being willing to use imagination to find solutions to the climate crisis and other pressing global issues can turn a Moonshot into reality.
MARKETING AND COMMS -
In honor of World Food Day (Oct 16), Green America highlights the farmers and food companies leading the regenerative ag revolution; and the World Food
Program launches its global Stop the Waste campaign.