Stories About SDGs

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Sekisui Chemical Launches New Global Website to Teach About SDGs

MARKETING AND COMMS - SEKISUI SDGs Academy encourages users to think in an enjoyable way about the connections between themselves and the SDGs, through activities such as card games, which involve information about the company’s own products.

B Lab, UNGC Developing Tool to Help Businesses Chart Their SDG Progress

WALKING THE TALK - The SDGs touch on issues that require companies to rethink their approaches to value generation. So, B Lab is developing a tool to help companies chart their next decade of progress on the SDGs.

Finally! Companies Using the SDGs to Set Their North Star

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE - These companies will not only make a social difference — they will become an engine for good, attracting the partners, resources and revenues to put their businesses on a profitable path and scaling their potential for impact. A classic win-win, and a high-water mark for purpose.

Sportswear, Outdoor Brands Lead on Transparency; Luxury Is Waking Up

MARKETING AND COMMS - On the sixth anniversary of the devastating Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, Fashion Revolution’s most recent Transparency Index indicates slow progress across the industry.

3 Lessons Learned from SB’19 Paris, Day 1

LEADERSHIP - Sustainable Brands ‘19 Paris could not have opened at a more apposite moment. Across Europe, activists demanding more action on issues that matter have taken over the narrative. — the expectation for those in power to take action has reached a fever pitch.

KadAfrica: Cultivating Young Ugandan Women’s ‘Passion’ for Fruit Farming

THE NEXT ECONOMY - Not only can girls earn money for themselves and their families, they can also access farmer training and classes on a range of subjects, including financial literacy, reproductive health, farming and entrepreneurship.

'Mdudu,' Political Correctness & Sustainable Storytelling

MARKETING AND COMMS - Doing good does not require everyone to be insufferably ‘good’; re-engineering narratives and characters to remove the inappropriate and sometimes highly imperfect humanity of them leaves a massive hole in the realm of sustainability communications.

BofA Commits $300 Billion by 2030 to Low-Carbon, Sustainable Business

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Bank’s third environmental commitment is designed to advance solutions to issues aligned with the SDGs — including sustainable energy and transportation, climate resiliency, clean water and sanitation.

Values-Based Investment Platform COIN Offers Portfolios Aligned with SDGs

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Backed by John Hancock, COIN offers customers eight Impact Areas to invest in with as little as $50.

How SAP's Purposeful Customer Network Solves Business & World Challenges

SUPPLY CHAIN - “Be authentic. You may have lost it for whatever reason: acquisition, merger, leadership changes, a value prop has evolved … but never forget where you came from.” — Alicia Tillman, SAP

Visa Outlines Ways to Improve Daily Travel for Smarter, More Efficient Cities

PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - Global transportation study assesses trends and challenges in public transportation and parking, in the face of population growth and urban migration patterns.

Living Incomes for Farmers Key to Ensuring Sustainability of Cocoa

SUPPLY CHAIN - New Fairtrade Foundation campaign calls on the UK government and companies to end ‘shameful’ exploitation of cocoa farmers by 2030, in line with the SDGs.

Renewal Mill: Turning By-Products Into More Nutritious Food

WASTE NOT - Through its proprietary technology, the company transforms organic, high-fiber food by-product streams into nutritious raw ingredients.

Champions 12.3: Restaurants Realize 7:1 ROI by Reducing Food Waste

BUSINESS CASE - New research finds rather compelling business case for restaurants to reduce the amount of food they throw away.

Clif Bar Ag Fund to Help Organic Farmers Weather Economic Challenges

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - The Clif Ag Fund will help increase the economic resilience of organic farmers in Clif’s supply chain — including lower energy costs from day one.

New Nat Geo, P&G Media Platform to ‘ACTIVATE’ Solutions to Global Issues

MARKETING AND COMMS - Nat Geo, P&G, Global Citizen launch storytelling partnership, documentary series to drive action around global challenges connected to extreme poverty

Financial Services Lead Charge in Linking Financial Performance, Sustainability

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Companies increasingly recognize the importance to their bottom line of a comprehensive sustainability strategy, which includes reporting.