Stories About Systems Shift
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Tony's Chocolonely Unveils Future-Proof Legal Structure to Protect Its Company Mission
WALKING THE TALK - The impact-driven chocolate brand hopes that Tony's Mission Lock will provide inspiration to other companies looking to protect their mission for the long term.
Finding Potential in Peers: The Importance of Pre-Competitive Partnerships
FROM PURPOSE TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER - Industry leaders are forming pre-competitive pacts and deals to build ecosystems that support a circular economy or a net-zero roadmap. Here are three areas where pre-competitive partnerships can deliver material impact.
17 Global Companies to Set World’s First Science-Based Targets for Nature This Year
THE NEXT ECONOMY - The Science Based Targets Network’s science-based targets for nature are a significant step towards helping companies take integrated action to protect nature — beginning with freshwater and land.
It’s Time for Brands to Embrace One of the Most Exciting Climate-Mitigation Tools We Have
THE NEXT ECONOMY - There is a clear business case to invest in protecting and restoring nature — and rewilding can play a major role.
There May Finally Be Hope for Environmental and Climate Justice. Can We Capitalize on It?
CLEANTECH - This work is vast. But success would build a more inclusive, just and sustainable economy and society — shaped by our shared opportunities rather than our risks, by prosperity rather than poverty, of positivity over negativity.
Reimagining Retail: 3 Strategies to Help Shape the Future We Want
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - As Brand-Led Culture Change continued, we heard from a number of players touching retail on how they’re nudging consumers toward more climate-friendly purchases and shifting the model to create a more just and inclusive shopping experience.
How 2 Community-Focused Models Are Creating Value for Filipino Coconut Farmers
SUPPLY CHAIN - Creating truly sustainable models that benefit local communities is a serious and often challenging commitment. But the benefits can be tremendous — both for the business and those in impoverished rural farming regions.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Challenges Industry: ‘We Must Change the Way We Make Our Food’
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION - The Foundation’s Big Food Redesign Challenge will bring together producers, retailers, startups and suppliers to bring circular food design into the mainstream.
Regeneration, Reinvention and Revamping Retail: Finding the Sweet Spots to Drive Culture Change
MARKETING AND COMMS - Opening keynotes at Brand-Led Culture Change featured insights from unconventional brand partnerships and keys to helping people and brands alike move beyond fear and embrace the changes we need to create a flourishing future for all.
Data-Driven Tools Are Helping Brands Address Uyghur Forced Labor in Their Supply Chains
SUPPLY CHAIN - Too many brands have long taken a lackadaisical approach to ensuring their supply chains are free of forced labor risk. That is no longer an option if they intend to walk their ethical talk.
Next-Generation Beauty: How Nature-Inspired Biotech Is Evolving Ethical Skincare
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Modern Meadow’s [email protected] offers a solution to a long-standing cosmetic and skincare challenge: finding a safe, sustainable and scalable replacement for animal-derived collagen.
First Closed-Loop Metal-Recycling Technology Offers Sustainable Future for a Battery-Powered World
CLEANTECH - Aqua Metals’ closed-loop metal-recycling process is revolutionizing metal sourcing and disposal — and eliminating the negative side effects of EV battery production.
3 Easy Steps to Transitioning Your Business to Solar Energy
CLEANTECH - The benefits of going solar come from a combination of reduced costs, tax incentives and how much sunlight your panels collect. So, no matter where you are, the benefits are easy to see.
Logitech Partners with iFixit to Advance Circularity Goals
WASTE NOT - Increased ease of repairability will help to reduce e-waste and extend the life of Logitech devices, components and materials.
Michelle Obama’s PLEZi Nutrition Aims to Help Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
MARKETING AND COMMS - Building on her efforts in the White House with her Let's Move! initiative, Mrs. Obama is guiding PLEZi Nutrition’s mission to be a model for how food and beverage brands can support the health of our younger generations.
US States Cracking Down on Toxic Chemicals in Processed Food, Cosmetics
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING - California and Washington are the latest states to attempt to fill gaps in public-health safeguards, thanks to a lack of federal protections against certain commonly used chemicals.
60+ Innovators Against Plastic Pollution Call for Pragmatic, Inclusive Global Plastics Treaty
COLLABORATION - rePurpose Global, The Ocean Cleanup launch alliance of leading plastic-waste solutionists dedicated to empowering balanced and informed policymaking.
Why 2023 Is (Finally) The Year of the Sustainability Pivot
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Four key trends are converging this year to create a permanent shift toward sustainability across industries — with implications for tech innovation, the planet and companies that have yet to start their sustainability transformation.
Though Short Lived, Methane Has an Outsized Impact on Short-Term Warming
WASTE NOT - Decades ago, had we gotten a handle on our CO2, our additional methane emissions might not have mattered — but those days are gone.
Aquaculture Industry Must Become Regenerative or Fail to Meet Demand by 2050
THE NEXT ECONOMY - Analysis from Planet Tracker finds diversifying farmed seafood production can close supply gap while tackling biodiversity risks, and calls on investors and lenders to help finance this regenerative transition.
