Stories About Meaningful Connections
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Dole-Future Food Institute Study Identifies Key Contributors to Global Nutrition Inequality
WALKING THE TALK - ‘Nutrition Unpacked’ combines quantitative data with the input of a broad range of experts and stakeholders to uncover the underlying causes of nutrition inequality and identify actionable outcomes.
New Rulebook Helps Companies Validate Their Sustainability Claims
MARKETING AND COMMS - The Provenance Framework debuts as the UK government cracks down on greenwashing, and competition regulators find that up to 40% of firms’ environmental claims could be misleading.
Chipotle, Chobani, Verizon Among Companies Committing to Financial Health of US Workforce
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Member companies will assess the financial security and health of their employees as part of a new effort to address the economic hardships of workers.
Startup Aiming to Redesign Food Industry, One Plant-Based ‘Suppa’ at a Time
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Future Fit Foods’ line of nutritious, sustainably sourced, freeze-dried soups is the company’s first step in its mission to reinvent food from ingredients to packaging — and truly democratize sustainable nutrition.
Flight-Shaming Movement Evolves Into Flight-Free Travel Trend
THE NEXT ECONOMY - It may have taken COVID-19 to put a hard and fast stop on flight travel; but during the pandemic pause, a more mindful approach to tourism has taken shape — as seen in a growing wave of flight-free offerings, specifically intended to keep people out of the sky.
Consumers Are Hungry for Regenerative Food Brands
THE NEXT ECONOMY - With shifting food habits, supply chains and levels of access to new information, today’s consumers recognize the urgent need to change how they eat. In order to meet the urgency of this moment, the new BBMG/GlobeScan report, “Radically Better Food,” outlines four imperatives for regenerative food brands.
The Urban Sun: A Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel?
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Combining art, creativity, architecture and science, Daan Roosegaarde and his team of designers, experts and scientists have found a radical way to clean public spaces of coronavirus — with light.
Why Working Regeneratively Is (R)evolutionary
WALKING THE TALK - Regenerative practice starts and continues with personal development. It is not a tool but a practice of conscious participation and co-creation. Working regeneratively is about revealing potential, rather than disappearing down rabbit holes of solving problems in isolation.
GM Launches $60B 'Equitable Climate Action' Plan
THE NEXT ECONOMY - A new, $25 billion climate-equity-focused philanthropic fund will complement GM's $35 billion investment in EV and AV programs globally through 2025.
Rethinking How Brands Engage Pride, Worldwide
WALKING THE TALK - As we exit Pride month and look to WorldPride in August, it’s apparent that we’re at an inflection point for purpose — one that requires consistent corporate action that positively impacts LGBTQIA+ people no matter where they are in one’s workforce or world.
The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on People’s Needs, Expectations in the Office
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The ongoing pandemic has changed fundamental patterns in our lives, accelerating existing trends and revealing new unmet needs. Since the onset of COVID, Steelcase has conducted ongoing research to help organizations understand its impact on their people and business.
Forget Selling Products. Change Lives Instead.
MARKETING AND COMMS - The happiness of buying new shoes is a short-lived dopamine kick, whereas finding better ways of living in balance with yourself adds lifelong value. It’s time to create a new offering: Who can you help people become?
Digital Payment Giants Join Forces to Nudge 1B Users into Climate Action
BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Mastercard, BBVA and Ant Group are among 12 global firms aiming to steer consumers toward behaviors that help support climate action and restore biodiversity around the world.
Target Unveils Plan to Co-Create an Equitable, Sustainable Future for All
WALKING THE TALK - Among the retailer’s goals are to achieve 20% Black team member representation across the company by 2023; and reach net zero in both waste to landfill and value-chain-wide emissions, and 100% owned-brand product circularity, by 2040.
All Aboard: Cox Enterprises on the Cumulative Power of Buy-In
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - How can an organization enact profound ESG governance in a sector of the economy that might not be facing external pressures to operate more sustainably? The Cox family of companies accepted this challenge before sustainability was even in the zeitgeist.
Color of Change Holding Corporations Accountable to Racial Justice Promises
WALKING THE TALK - The nation’s largest online racial justice organization has outlined new demands of corporations that made racial justice statements to urge them to move \#BeyondTheStatement.
How Education Helps Set a Better Foundation for Long-Term Sustainability
THE NEXT ECONOMY - If you’re a brand that cares about the environment or society but doesn’t invest in education, you’re missing an opportunity to expand your impact. This connects to a larger issue — how CSR and sustainability go far beyond any company’s immediate customer base or market.
With Aggressive Expansion, Too Good to Go Doubles Down on Commitment to Address Food Waste
WASTE NOT - Beyond being the world’s largest business-to-consumer marketplace for surplus food, Too Good to Go is a movement. Not only does it offer a win-win-win solution for food, people and the planet — the company seeks to inspire and empower individuals around the world to take action against food waste.
P&G & GLAAD’s ‘Visibility Project’ to Advance LGBTQ Visibility in Advertising
MARKETING AND COMMS - P&G has committed $1M over three years and partnered with GLAAD to work with brands and agencies to advance LGBTQ inclusion in advertising. New study finds senior marketing and ad execs recognize LGBTQ inclusion as a force for positive social change, yet worry about authentic representation.
How to Empower the Next, Diverse Generation of Inventors
THE NEXT ECONOMY - For those who cultivate innovation and invention, it is our responsibility to provide opportunity for those historically marginalized. Our society must take the harsh realizations uncovered by the pandemic and use them to fuel ambition and drive, to ensure access and opportunity for every student.
