Stories About Good Life
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Why We're Committed to Ensuring Access to Parks for All by 2050
COLLABORATION - At 10 Minute Walk, we are working with city leaders across the US to make sure that 100 percent of people in US cities have access to safe, quality green space within a 10-minute walk by 2050.
New Lending Industry Alliance to Bolster Underserved Communities
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Two longtime players in small-business lending and empowering low-income communities are joining forces to scale up equitable wealth creation in communities of color.
Could the Great American Outdoors Act Lead to Equitable Access to Nature?
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Finally, something both parties can agree on — the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act is not only a beacon of hope for preservation of the US’ national parks, it could help ensure that the entire country has access to the restorative power of nature.
Regenerative Investing Key to Creating an Inclusive Economy
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - The recent spotlight on racial justice in the US has also highlighted the financial industry's role in perpetuating discrimination. Many have responded by donating money to nonprofits, but a regenerative approach to investing that start to undo decades of chronic underinvestment is needed.
UNESCO Spotlights What Our ‘Next Normal’ Should Look Like
MARKETING AND COMMS - UNESCO’s new campaign asks us to question our ideas about what is normal, suggesting that we have accepted the unacceptable when it comes to our environment, economies, public health and societies for far too long.
Kolster to Brands: Avoid the ’Hero Trap’ and Close the Intention-Action Gap
WALKING THE TALK - Internationally recognised speaker and author Thomas Kolster, also known as Mr. Goodvertising, takes a hatchet to his earlier beliefs around purpose-driven brands in a new book, “The Hero Trap.” He says the one question brands need to be asking and acting on to change behaviors at scale and unlock sustainable growth that benefits all is ‘Who can you help people become?’
Sisters’ Social Enterprise Breaking the Cycle of Limited Personal Mobility in the UAE
WASTE NOT - Meet Charicycles — the upcycled cycles that are helping improve mobility and air quality in Dubai, while improving the wellbeing and motivation of children in refugee camps.
‘Quality of Life’ Economists Reveal Planning Tool for Values-Driven Entrepreneurs
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Happonomy’s Leap Model is a step-by-step plan that helps startups, businesses and organizations strengthen their foundations, evaluate resources and move ideas forward while staying true to their sustainability principles.
Finding a Job with Purpose Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - Finding a job in sustainability or social impact wasn’t easy even before COVID-19 blindsided and bludgeoned the global economy. Your sustainability and social impact job search will be challenging, but if you stay motivated and keep trying, you will eventually find a good fit.
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?
New App Aims to Reconnect Youth with Wonders of the Natural World
BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Mammalz is a mobile- and web-based, community-driven content platform giving youth around the globe a highly engaging and interactive way to connect with nature.
Report: Predatory Marketing Tactics a Top Threat to Children’s Wellbeing
MARKETING AND COMMS - While climate change and intensifying carbon emissions still top the list of factors endangering a healthy future for the world’s children, a new report finds that marketing of harmful products aimed at children is another major threat to their wellbeing.
MSC on Mission to Ensure Sustainable Seafood for All
MARKETING AND COMMS - MSC has researched what matters most to seafood lovers, and how to engage consumers and producers on the benefits of sustainable seafood. We caught up with Senior PR Manager Jackie Marks to find out how MSC is getting that message out.
Tools for Healthy Buildings — at All Price Points
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The Healthy Building Network’s HomeFree initiative helps leaders in affordable housing "do better" through scientific guidance and educational resources. The following insights from Billy Weber, HBN’s Collective Impact Director, were taken from a recent webinar, hosted by Shaw.
Sell Responsibly… or Else? It’s Time to Face (Over)-Consumption and Come Up with Creative Solutions
MARKETING AND COMMS - We shouldn’t lure people into buying more than they need; but rather, help people make it all add up to a more meaningful life. Brands might be able to keep afloat on a short-term strategy and hide behind a cloak of innocence, but every dinosaur step is one closer to extinction.
Brands Missing Opportunity to Highlight Health Benefits of Sustainable Products
MARKETING AND COMMS - Brands that are committed to sustainability could conduct efficient, cost-effective research to show that their products help reduce exposure to harmful substances, leveraging their commitment to sustainability and expanding it to a commitment to consumer health.
New Chocolate, Ingredients from Barry Callebaut Utilize Whole Cacao Fruit
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - ‘Cacaofruit Experience’ eliminates 70% of waste in cacao processing while addressing consumer demand for tasty, nutritious, whole foods; WholeFruit chocolate is a fresh, fruity chocolate made from 100% pure cacao fruit, is available for chefs and artisans.
SB’19 Montevideo: The Road to a Healthy World Is Paved with ‘Transformative Promises’
THE NEXT ECONOMY - In the first gathering of the SB community in Uruguay, change agents from a wide swath of perspectives shared their visions of what’s necessary to course-correct our way to a healthy, flourishing future — and where the power really lies in driving change.
Impossible Foods Celebrates Consumer Paradigm Shift to Plant-Based Meat
BEHAVIOR CHANGE - The report also offers a first look at soon-to-be-published research that helps quantify the ways that plant-based diets can literally turn back the clock on climate change.
Reaching Deep Into Communities to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Changemakers
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - Throughout the week at SB’19 Detroit, we were pleasantly struck by the theme that emerged of brands cultivating leaders and changemakers from unlikely places and in unique ways.
