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Why Shades of Grey Matter in Sustainability, and How to Get Customers to Care
Why Shades of Grey Matter in Sustainability, and How to Get Customers to Care

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Corporate fears around promoting transition are valid in an era that demonizes over-claims and disregards under-claims. Here are two strategies that can help companies share how they’re accelerating their sustainability ambitions and be rewarded for it.

Sustainability in the Divided States: Depolarization Is the First Order of Business
Sustainability in the Divided States: Depolarization Is the First Order of Business

COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION - For a field built around the long-term view, it’s up to us to do the uncomfortable work and reach across party lines. If we don’t make addressing polarization a priority, will the rest of our work be worth it?

Kindergarten Lunch Program Improves Child Nutrition in Vietnam
Kindergarten Lunch Program Improves Child Nutrition in Vietnam

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - The success of Morinaga Milk’s Smiles & Health for Children kindergarten lunch project in Vietnam provides a blueprint for the global company to expand its social impact to numerous other communities.

The Future Is Now: Adaptation, Planning Are Crucial for Business Resilience
The Future Is Now: Adaptation, Planning Are Crucial for Business Resilience

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Sustainable Brands’ first-ever Resilience Summit underscored the idea that building resilience is not just about reacting to environmental risks — it’s about thriving by building systems, businesses and communities that are prepared for the future.

Tony’s Chocolonely, Washington Post Give Chocolate Lovers ‘Food for Thought’
Tony’s Chocolonely, Washington Post Give Chocolate Lovers ‘Food for Thought’

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - The chocolate maker’s first partnership with a media company is the latest in its ongoing mission to increase awareness around forced labor in cocoa supply chains and how collective action can address them.

Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 4: Educating the Educators
Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 4: Educating the Educators

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Thankfully, a growing number of programs and resources have emerged to help arm US teachers with the resources and knowledge they need to teach students on climate-related topics.

Protecting Water, Nature Is Critical for Effective Climate Action
Protecting Water, Nature Is Critical for Effective Climate Action

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Water and nature must be elevated to the same level of importance as carbon — corporate strategies that fail to account for these interdependencies will not have the necessary impacts.

Redesigning the Food System for Resilience: Lessons from the Field
Redesigning the Food System for Resilience: Lessons from the Field

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Another central thread throughout SB’24 San Diego highlighted the efforts underway by startup innovators, multinational brands and NGOs to redesign our food system for resilience.

Report: Massive Challenges, Opportunities in Adapting Cities to Climate Change
Report: Massive Challenges, Opportunities in Adapting Cities to Climate Change

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Study reveals climate-related concerns of residents of 10 major cities, and provides case studies and actionable strategies for increasing urban climate resilience.

DEI, Sustainability Teams Are Linchpins of Future-Proof Organizations
DEI, Sustainability Teams Are Linchpins of Future-Proof Organizations

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - Two rich discussions at SB’24 San Diego highlighted the importance of giving sustainability and DEI their rightful attention, resources and integration within successful corporate strategies.

Why Purpose-Driven Companies Should Focus on Their Hybrid Work Culture
Why Purpose-Driven Companies Should Focus on Their Hybrid Work Culture

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - Companies have a line-item budget for technology and other critical business expenses. What is your line-item budget for supporting, nurturing and growing your employees?

Yes, It’s Complex – but a Circular Economy Is Achievable
Yes, It’s Complex – but a Circular Economy Is Achievable

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - We continue to go round and round about shifting to a circular economy — discussions throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego helped provide brands much-needed clarity about the ways forward.

Lessons on the Road from a Linear to Circular — and Even a ‘Surplus’ — Economy
Lessons on the Road from a Linear to Circular — and Even a ‘Surplus’ — Economy

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - Keynotes on day 2 of SB’24 San Diego explored how companies are putting rubber to road to solve complex business challenges — from creating new value flows to cracking the code to circularity and driving progress toward a zero-emission automotive future.

Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy
Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Opening keynotes at SB’24 San Diego emphasized the need for interconnected action — from honoring Indigenous knowledge and leveraging complexity theory to leveraging business and technology to create resilience.

New Framework Designed to Embed Climate Resilience Into Urban Areas
New Framework Designed to Embed Climate Resilience Into Urban Areas

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Neighbourhood Futures sets out five complementary capacities to help generate tailored, scalable strategies for climate resilience and health equity in cities.

Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 3: Colleges, Universities Need Academic Advisors
Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 3: Colleges, Universities Need Academic Advisors

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - It would make sense for something that has become universally pertinent to already be incorporated into most disciplines. Right?

The Frugal Economy, Part 4: Regenerating People, Places and the Planet
The Frugal Economy, Part 4: Regenerating People, Places and the Planet

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - To effectively address the urgent human, socioeconomic and environmental challenges of our era, businesses can’t just focus on sustainability — they must evolve into regenerative businesses that positively impact society and the planet.

Businesses Weren’t Ready for the 2024 Hurricane Season
Businesses Weren’t Ready for the 2024 Hurricane Season

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Ignoring the reality of climate change is no longer an option; the resilience and sustainability of business now heavily depends on companies’ ability to address and manage their climate exposure.

Purpose: The 5th ‘P’ in the Sustainable Food & Beverage Marketing Mix
Purpose: The 5th ‘P’ in the Sustainable Food & Beverage Marketing Mix

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - The classic marketing mix, the 4 Ps — product, price, place and promotion — provide a good framework with which food and beverage marketing teams can insert sustainability into the conversation. Adding a fifth P, purpose, will provide a foundation for making a larger impact.

How2Recycle Label Will Now Offer Real-Time, Localized Packaging Disposal Instructions
How2Recycle Label Will Now Offer Real-Time, Localized Packaging Disposal Instructions

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - New, dynamic label features The Recycling Partnership’s Recycle Check QR code and utilizes data from its national database to demystify recycling across the US.