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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Consumer Goods Industry Commits to Halving Its Food Waste Globally by 2025
Consumer Goods Industry Commits to Halving Its Food Waste Globally by 2025
Published on June 29, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Last week, The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) — whose membership includes hundreds of consumer brands from a range of industries around the world, including food giants Campbell Soup, Clif Bar, Hershey, Mars and Procter & Gamble — announced a new... View More

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New Metrics
From Theory to Practice: Phase 3 of the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics
From Theory to Practice: Phase 3 of the Roundtable for Product Social Metrics
Published on June 26, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Back in 2013, PRé and seven frontrunner companies developed a vision to create a standardised and trusted methodology to assess the social impacts of products. Creating such a methodology together would avoid the drawbacks of each company developing... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Report: Biobased Products Industry Adds $369B, 4 Million Jobs to US Economy
Report: Biobased Products Industry Adds $369B, 4 Million Jobs to US Economy
Published on June 23, 2015
About a 3 minute read

A new report suggests the U.S. biobased products industry has a notable impact on the nation’s economy. It is the first research effort to quantify the effect of this industry from an economics and jobs perspective, according to U.S. Agricultural S... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
SC Johnson First CPG Brand to Disclose Product-Specific Fragrance Information to Consumers
SC Johnson First CPG Brand to Disclose Product-Specific Fragrance Information to Consumers
Published on June 10, 2015
About a 2 minute read

In an effort to expand the transparency of its products, SC Johnson announced this week that it will disclose product-specific ingredients of its fragrances, beginning with Glade®. Other SC Johnson brands including Pledge®, Windex®, Shout® and Sc... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
#SB15SD: How to Inform Supply Chain Engagement Strategy with the Latest Data
#SB15SD: How to Inform Supply Chain Engagement Strategy with the Latest Data
Published on June 5, 2015
About a 2 minute read

With nearly 500 eco-labels in 200 countries and across 25 industry sectors, it is easy for both consumers and producers to get confused. A Thursday morning panel at SB ’15 San Diego featuring Sheila Bonini, CEO of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
ISEAL Alliance Launches New Tool for Buyers to Challenge Credibility of Ecolabels
ISEAL Alliance Launches New Tool for Buyers to Challenge Credibility of Ecolabels
Published on June 3, 2015
About a 3 minute read

ISEAL Alliance, the global association for sustainability standards and labels, has launched its new “Challenge the Label” website with downloadable tools that helps companies choose credible sustainability labels for their products. ISEAL’s Di... View More

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How Can 3M Deliver on Its Mission to Improve Lives Everywhere?
How Can 3M Deliver on Its Mission to Improve Lives Everywhere?
Published on June 2, 2015
About a 4 minute read

During lunch in the Activation Hub on Tuesday afternoon, 3M Sustainability Platform Manager Cassandra Garber led a lively discussion on how her company, a science-based institution with over 55,000 products in myriad sectors and regions, can deliver ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Ben & Jerry’s Announces Carbon Tax Covering Farm to Landfill Emissions
Ben & Jerry’s Announces Carbon Tax Covering Farm to Landfill Emissions
Published on June 2, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Ben & Jerry’s has announced that it will institute its own internal carbon tax of $10 for every metric ton of its greenhouse gas emissions, from farm to landfill.Using a recent Lifecycle Analysis that gave the ice cream company a “cow-to-cone... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
#SB15sd Workshop Demystifies Range of Tools for Evaluating Chemicals in Products
#SB15sd Workshop Demystifies Range of Tools for Evaluating Chemicals in Products
Published on June 2, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Kicking off Sustainable Brands ‘15 San Diego this morning was an informative workshop on evaluating product chemicals and the most useful tools for doing so. Consumers have recently become hyper-aware of chemicals used in their products, but the wa... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Building a Circular Economy: How Ford, Novelis Created a Truly Closed Loop for Automotive Aluminum
Building a Circular Economy: How Ford, Novelis Created a Truly Closed Loop for Automotive Aluminum
Published on May 28, 2015
About a 4 minute read

With approximately 9 billion people in the world today, society consumes and discards more and more each year, with no signs of slowing down. Culturally, we’ve begun to embrace and adopt recycling as a solution to our modern waste habits and an opp... View More

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Supply Chain
CFSI Helping Companies Comply with New EU Conflict Minerals Legislation
CFSI Helping Companies Comply with New EU Conflict Minerals Legislation
Published on May 27, 2015
About a 3 minute read

The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) today announced it is available to help companies navigate compliance with the pending conflict minerals legislation recently voted on by the European Parliament.In addition, the CFSI says it is adopting a... View More

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New Metrics
Announcing The Product Social Footprinting Programme
Announcing The Product Social Footprinting Programme
Published on May 25, 2015
About a 3 minute read

During my past five years at PRé, I’ve observed how companies approach different issues. I’m very interested in social impact assessment, and I experienced that companies have wildly different approaches for assessing the social impacts of their... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
This year, TOMS' One Day Without Shoes Campaign Allows You to Donate Shoes for Free
This year, TOMS' One Day Without Shoes Campaign Allows You to Donate Shoes for Free
Published on May 13, 2015
About a 2 minute read

With the rise of brands such as Warby Parker, Soapbox Soaps, Plum Organics and Bombas Socks, the one-for-one giving model has become a popular way for companies to easily tie social impact to consumer product purchases and show just how easy it can b... View More

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Science, Certifications, Stories: 3 Reasons You Can't Afford Not To Leverage Your Brand's Sustainability Initiatives
Science, Certifications, Stories: 3 Reasons You Can't Afford Not To Leverage Your Brand's Sustainability Initiatives
Published on May 6, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Your company is doing all the right things: You’re making a product with sustainable attributes, your manufacturing process is diverting waste from landfill, and your products contain recycled content. But are these efforts translating into higher ... View More

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#BusinessCase: Unilever Says Integrating Sustainability Has Driven Growth, Cost Efficiency, Resilience
#BusinessCase: Unilever Says Integrating Sustainability Has Driven Growth, Cost Efficiency, Resilience
Published on May 5, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Four years after the launch of its Sustainable Living Plan, Unilever is reporting today that the plan is making an increasingly positive impact on its business in terms of growth, cost efficiency and resilience for the future. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Startup Creates Reusable To-Go Containers for Food Service Industry
Startup Creates Reusable To-Go Containers for Food Service Industry
Published on April 30, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Preserve, producer of sustainable consumer goods with a focus on creating closed loop products using recycled plastic, today announced the launch of Preserve 2 Go — a durable, reusable clamshell container designed for use in food services.Developed... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
C2C Design Challenge Winners Help Reduce Water Waste, Build Better Furniture, Reduce Obsoletism
C2C Design Challenge Winners Help Reduce Water Waste, Build Better Furniture, Reduce Obsoletism
Published on April 30, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Today, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Autodesk announced the winners of the inaugural Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge, which asked participants to design products made with materials that can return safely to industr... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Tilonia Showing Economic Growth Doesn’t Have to Lead to Environmental Degradation
Tilonia Showing Economic Growth Doesn’t Have to Lead to Environmental Degradation
Published on April 29, 2015
About a 5 minute read

It is often presumed in the modern world that drawing people out of poverty results in higher carbon emissions and environmental impact; the biggest driver of greenhouse gas emissions has been economic growth. However, Tilonia®, an ethical accessori... View More

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Colgate-Palmolive: How a Player with a Global Footprint Is Attempting to Tread Lightly
Colgate-Palmolive: How a Player with a Global Footprint Is Attempting to Tread Lightly
Published on April 13, 2015
About a 7 minute read

It’s tough being one of the largest consumer-facing companies as the troika of transparency, sustainability and ethical behavior increasingly challenges a brand’s reputation and social media assures there is no place to hide. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Optimizing Your Sustainability Roadmap: Lessons from Product Development Portfolio Management
Optimizing Your Sustainability Roadmap: Lessons from Product Development Portfolio Management
Published on April 3, 2015
About a 5 minute read

As sustainability management becomes ever more closely linked to company resilience and reputation, CSR goals are coming into sharper focus for companies that are truly on the journey. But there are many choices to be made among a broad range of sust... View More

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