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Why I Invested in a 'Smart Gun' Company

While money and special interests are unlikely to leave US politics, I’m optimistic that Biofire can change the conversation around guns: Why can’t a for-profit company build safer handguns? ... View More

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Empowering Customers While Building Better Business, a Thriving Future for All

With higher-priced products, “sustainability” can still be seen as a privilege. It is time for brands to empower consumers by offering them accessible choices that are better for them, for the planet and for generations to come. ... View More

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Global Consumers Say ‘Save the Planet’; Some Economic Growth Can Wait

60% of consumers surveyed agree protecting the environment should be given priority, even if it slows economic growth. But as we’ve seen for years, while consumers widely agree on the need for sustainability, behavior is slow to change. ... View More

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Gen Z Believes in Its Own Power to Make Change, But That Companies Must Lead the Way

While Gen Zers feel personally responsible to make a difference and 76% believe we will have made headway on important issues in five years’ time, 90% also believe companies must drive action on social and environmental issues. ... View More

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Evolving Consumer Palates Demanding Better-Made Beverages

As we see greater attention to the growing climate crisis, plastic pollution and other global sustainability challenges, beverage makers who do more to reduce their impact stand to gain, while those stuck in a tone-deaf, business-as-usual model will ... View More

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Trending: Sustainability Concerns Turning the Tide on Sunscreens

Through CVS’ elimination of coral-damaging compounds and research pointing to cashew shells as a non-toxic alternative, tomorrow’s sunscreens could end up protecting more than our skin. ... View More

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Report: Food Giants Capitalizing on Consumers’ ‘Appetite for Disruption’

$5.3 trillion investor coalition reports on how global food companies including Tesco, Carrefour and Nestlé are responding to consumer demand for alternative proteins ... View More

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6 Ways to Shift Business for Real, Positive Impact

To answer the call of this climate emergency, we need business to shift from being ‘less negative’ to being ‘for good,’ and to redefine ‘profit’ to include social and environmental benefit. ... View More

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US Consumers More Concerned About Ocean Plastic Than Climate Change

New study finds bans of single-use plastic and awareness of circular alternatives are breaking through to consumers. The impacts of climate change remain much more intangible. ... View More

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Study: Purpose Messaging Evokes Greater Attention, Arousal, Emotion

First-of-its-kind biometrics research from Porter Novelli/Cone shows that 79% of US consumers feel a deeper personal connection to companies with values similar to their own. ... View More

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Study: Most Brands' Support of Causes Is Not Breaking Through to Gen Z

New study from DoSomething Strategic reveals disconnect between brands and their support of social causes in the minds of younger consumers. Savage x Fenty, Dove, and Love Beauty and Planet receive among the highest association between brand and caus... View More

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Of Plastics and People: Suzanne Shelton Shines Light into the Consumer Mind

Through intensive research, Suzanne Shelton and her firm have gained insight into the ‘what next’ brands are looking for: less conversation, more action. And consumers are actively asking for more sustainable options — not alongside, but in pl... View More

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The Evolving Landscape of CSR: The Top 5 Trends of the Last 5 Years

Whether it’s in Super Bowl ads or annual financial reports, employee communications or job interviews, companies big and small are talking about how they’re working to address societal challenges. ... View More

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NYU Stern Research Illustrates ROI for Sustainably Marketed Products

Seminal research shows that sustainability is driving market growth in CPGs; products marketed as sustainable grew 5.6x faster than conventionally marketed products, and 3.3x faster than the CPG market. ... View More

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Trust Barometer’s Pressure Points Reveal Huge Opportunity for Purpose-Driven Companies

The mass population is far more skeptical of institutions than the informed public, only one in five people believes the system is working for them, and large majorities express a sense of injustice and a desire for change. ... View More

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Study: Consumers Want to Trust the Fish They Are Eating

The vast majority of consumers across 22 countries would like to see sustainability information for seafood products in stores and on packaging. ... View More

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Conscious Consumers Flocking to Pinterest for Sustainable Lifestyle Ideas

Sustainable living is the most searched term around sustainability (+69% since last year), while searches for “sustainable living for beginners” are up 265%. ... View More

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Report: 66% of Consumers Want Influence in Product Creation Process

Findings from State of Technology in Retail report underscore growing importance of technology and consumer feedback in product development process. ... View More

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Q&A: How a ‘Cuban’ Name Change Boosted Panera’s Soup Sales

WRI’s Better Buying Lab works with food companies to research and test science-based approaches that encourage consumers to choose more sustainable, plant-based foods. ... View More

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Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy

This is one of a series of interviews by students and alumni from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) with practitioners from the Sustainable Brands community, on a variety of ways organizations can, and are, Redesigning the Good Lif... View More

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