WALKING THE TALK -
The world’s largest adventure travel company and certified B Corp is advocating for the safe return of international travel and improved access to COVID-19 vaccinations in low-income countries around the world.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Through a new partnership with IFC and Citi, McCormick’s herbs and spices suppliers can qualify for discounted rates on short-term working-capital financing when they meet McCormick’s sustainability standards.
LEADERSHIP -
2021 Sustainability Leaders Survey examines attitudes of nearly 700 experts from over 70 countries, reflecting on the pandemic’s implications for sustainable social and environmental development agendas — and who is perceived to be leading the charge.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
There are many challenges to implementing corporate purpose effectively. One of the biggest is to sufficiently embed it, so it is owned by everyone. This is more challenging than embedding other corporate ideas, because purpose is personal.
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‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.