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Think Global, Act Local: Making Sustainability Goals More Approachable
Think Global, Act Local: Making Sustainability Goals More Approachable

WALKING THE TALK - While achieving these goals may not be easy, these practices help break down lofty goals and create coordinated, meaningful change.

Brandable Solar Panels Bring New Meaning to ‘Marketing Sustainability’
Brandable Solar Panels Bring New Meaning to ‘Marketing Sustainability’

CLEANTECH - As sustainability and branding become more intermingled for forward-thinking brands, being able to turn unattractive solar arrays into marketing assets exemplifies resource efficiency.

Investment and Innovation: How Cities Serve as Epicenters for Circularity
Investment and Innovation: How Cities Serve as Epicenters for Circularity

FROM PURPOSE TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER - At the recent WRLDCTY event in October, a rich panel discussion explored how a systems approach can help realize a more circular future — using cities as a backdrop.

Starbucks Becomes First National Coffee Retailer to Accept Reusable, Personal Cups
Starbucks Becomes First National Coffee Retailer to Accept Reusable, Personal Cups

BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Starting January 3, 2024, customers will be able to use their own clean, personal cup at all company-operated stores and participating licensed stores in the US and Canada.

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Can Advertising Ever Really Be Good for The Planet?
Can Advertising Ever Really Be Good for The Planet?

MARKETING AND COMMS - Ad-tech platform Good-Loop is helping advertisers connect with the public and overcome people’s desire to block ads by combining consumer engagement with charitable brand donations.

Building Trust to Propel Regenerative Ag Forward: Key Takeaways from COP28
Building Trust to Propel Regenerative Ag Forward: Key
Takeaways from COP28

THE NEXT ECONOMY - As we work to find common ground in addressing climate change, changemakers really need to examine what could happen if money and power weren’t a factor.

Digitization, Data Driving the Quest to Decarbonize Building Materials
Digitization, Data Driving the Quest to Decarbonize Building Materials

CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Shaw’s Kellie Ballew spoke with Stacy Smedley, executive director of Building Transparency, about the organization’s role in decarbonizing the construction industry.

Innovating for Impact: The Sustainable Tech Trends to Watch in 2024
Innovating for Impact: The Sustainable Tech Trends to Watch in 2024

PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Many companies have embarked on their sustainability journey. In 2024, the challenge will be to prioritize the innovations that add the most impact.

A Radical Approach to Sustainability in B2B Tech: Honesty
A Radical Approach to Sustainability in B2B Tech: Honesty

MARKETING AND COMMS - The ostrich approach to inconvenient problems is a reason why the climate crisis exists. It’s refreshing to see a brand stand up and say, ‘This is what we’re doing. It’s tough. We can’t be perfect. But we’re working hard and this is what we’ve achieved.’

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Flashfood Offers a Solution to Food Waste That Doesn’t Leave the Grocery Store
Flashfood Offers a Solution to Food Waste That Doesn’t Leave the Grocery Store

WASTE NOT - The platform connects shoppers with near-expiration food coming directly from grocery shelves at a significant discount.

‘Tis the Season of ‘Giving Back:’ The Environmental Impact of Holiday Returns
‘Tis the Season of ‘Giving Back:’ The Environmental Impact of Holiday
Returns

WASTE NOT - Addressing the fate of returned items — and the larger issue of 'wrap, return, repeat' consumer culture — requires adoption of smart technologies to offset losses and improve retail’s environmental impact during the holiday season and beyond.

How Internal Communications Can Unleash Employee Ingenuity on Sustainability Challenges
How Internal Communications Can Unleash Employee Ingenuity on Sustainability
Challenges

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - People everywhere are feeling the effects of climate change and want to be part of the solution. Business leaders who engage their employees in sustainability initiatives will help them feel more connected and create new opportunities to shape the future.

Understanding Digestate: The Bounty from Anaerobic Digestion
Understanding Digestate: The Bounty from Anaerobic Digestion

WASTE NOT - Leveraging the potential of anaerobic digestion and utilizing digestate as a renewable soil amendment offers significant opportunities for sustainable and regenerative agriculture.

The 5 Biggest Packaging Trends Impacting Sustainability in 2024
The 5 Biggest Packaging Trends Impacting Sustainability in 2024

CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Improved automation is a major driver behind several of the biggest trends that will impact packaging sustainability in 2024.

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Cultivating Relationships, Understanding Around Food’s Place in Nature
Cultivating Relationships, Understanding Around Food’s Place in Nature

COLLABORATION - A unique partnership between a Japanese pizza chef and a CEO dedicated to regional revitalization created a ‘cook’s sanctuary,’ where cooks and the public can connect and learn about the importance of food sustainability.

Collaborative Sustainability Initiatives Driving Innovation in Manufacturing Clusters
Collaborative Sustainability Initiatives Driving Innovation in Manufacturing Clusters

COLLABORATION - Examples such as the Net-Zero Basque Industrial Super Cluster show how targeted, collaborative sustainability efforts can set new standards for environmental responsibility in manufacturing — leading the way in industrial innovation and global competition.

WWF Report Reveals Progress on Some of the World’s Biggest Brands' Plastic Footprints
WWF Report Reveals Progress on Some of the World’s Biggest Brands' Plastic Footprints

WASTE NOT - While ReSource: Plastic members are demonstrating that plastic reporting is possible, voluntary corporate action is not sufficient to address the scale and urgency of the plastic waste crisis.

An Early Adopter’s Guide to Sustainability: 5 Lessons Learned
An Early Adopter’s Guide to Sustainability: 5 Lessons Learned

WALKING THE TALK - Companies that challenge the idea of business-as-usual can set the pace of innovation for their peers despite the risk of failure. And you might just unlock a new way of doing business and see ripple effects for years to come.

Virtual Travel Offers New Perspectives, Accessibility to Hard-to-Reach Natural Wonders
Virtual Travel Offers New Perspectives, Accessibility to Hard-to-Reach Natural Wonders

PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - While tourism has returned to pre-pandemic levels and the industry re-embraces physical travel, virtual travel operators see a different future on the horizon.

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Under Armour’s Breakthrough Fiber-Shed Test Method Now Available to Industry
Under Armour’s Breakthrough Fiber-Shed Test Method Now Available to Industry

CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - The brand is sharing its solution with the apparel industry and suppliers, and developing a reduced-shed version of its largest fleece offering.

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