Stories About SDGs
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Good Fashion Fund Seeks Sustainable, Scalable Supply Chain Solutions
SUPPLY CHAIN - If we are to really shift the textile industry from one that is harming workers, local communities and the environment to one that is circular and sustainable, scalable solutions will be necessary.
Wanted: ‘Moonshot' Thinking for the Planet’s New Challenges
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - 'Moonshot' thinking means applying disruptive, innovative thinking to difficult problems. Today, we have access to means and resources that were unimaginable 50 years ago. Let’s make the impossible possible again.
Emerging Food Trend a Win for Sustainability
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Increasing the diversity of foods used won’t just deliver flavor and a unique sales angle, but also support more resilient and sustainable production.
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.
Samsung, UNDP Partner to Push Progress on the SDGs
MARKETING AND COMMS - New mobile app, special-edition accessories aim to raise awareness of, funding for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Morgan Stanley Impact Quotient™ Offers Sustainable Investing Analytics, Reporting
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - The Morgan Stanley IQ application gives wealth management clients new customizable insights into the social and environmental impact of their investment portfolios.
28 Companies, with Total Market Cap Of $1.3T, Rise to New Level of Climate Ambition
BUSINESS CASE - Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in September, companies commit to set 1.5°C climate targets aligned with a net-zero future, challenging governments to match their ambition.
What If We Could Geo-Locate the Next Deadly Outbreak — Months Before It Happened?
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The AIME platform uses artificial intelligence to enable countries and their health practitioners to proactively deal with deadly outbreaks of disease.
New Online Library, Curriculum Aiming to Engage Students, Researchers on the SDGs
LEADERSHIP - The aim of this new venture from academic publishing giant Taylor & Francis is to enable students and tutors to deliver the change they want throughout their careers and lives.
Meet the Team Re-Imagining Food Security in Ethiopia
SUPPLY CHAIN - In conversation with Dr Tomaso Ceccarelli and Dr Elias Eyasu Fantahun — winners of the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.
Screw the Nice Gestures, Advertisers — We Need More Real Impact
MARKETING AND COMMS - A behind-the-scenes look from a Sustainable Development Goals jury member at last week's Cannes Lions.
Discerning Offsetting: The Right Projects Can Take You from Carbon-Neutral to Climate+
BUSINESS CASE - By making informed decisions on carbon credit selection, sustainability-minded companies can go beyond simply being carbon neutral — to inspire customers and employees alike with life-changing impacts.
How Can Sustainability Be a Win for B2B Companies? Ask Flex
CLEANTECH - Consumer-facing companies get a lot of the attention for their sustainability efforts through great ads and campaigns. But there is a huge role for B2B companies to benefit from sustainability solutions, as well. Flex is one of these.
Why Leaders Must Drive Change by Putting the SDGs at the Heart of Business
LEADERSHIP - With only a little over a decade left to meet the SDGs by 2030, it is crucial to maintain — or, better said, create — a stable and fair world. To accelerate our actions to achieve the Goals, we need trust. And that trust will grow when we achieve the Goals.
#BrandsforGood on Mission to Bring ‘Good Life’ to Life for Consumers
LEADERSHIP - When SB’s Corporate Member group agreed they hadn’t cracked the nut as to how to create that elusive “pull factor” toward more conscious consumer habits and purchasing behaviors, the Brands for Good collaboratory was born.
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.