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New Online Library, Curriculum Aiming to Engage Students, Researchers on the SDGs
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. ... View More
Higher Education Needs a Higher Bar to Equip Us for a Flourishing Future
Our consumption and production systems will soon need re-engineering, so that all nine billion of us can live well within our planetary boundaries. Are higher education institutions doing enough to equip our professionals for these roles? ... View More
Trending: Brands Leveraging Tomorrow’s Greatest Minds to Solve Today’s Problems
From early-stage startups to college students to grade-school prodigies, 3M, the Biomimicry Institute and Unilever continue to mine the latest, greatest minds for the next sustainability innovations. ... View More
How Can Sustainability Be a Win for B2B Companies? Ask Flex
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. ... View More
Sekisui Chemical Launches New Global Website to Teach About SDGs
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. ... View More
Back to the Roots Reintroduces Misunderstood Hemp to Home Growers
Continuing its mission to “undo food” and recently named to Fast Company’s prestigious World’s Most Innovative Companies List for 2019, Back to the Roots today launched The Organic Hemp Starter Grow Kit, the first-ever hemp grow-at-home kit.... View More
Brands Expand Partnerships, Amplify Messaging in Support of Gender Equality
adidas, Diageo and HP launch new films and campaigns, while PepsiCo tackles gender equality in agriculture for International Women’s Day. ... View More
Kellogg created 1.2 billion Better Days through 2018; far ahead of schedule in achieving Heart & Soul goals
Today, on Valentine’s Day, people celebrate their sweethearts. We don’t always think about it, but a company can have a heart, too. ... View More
Classroom-in-a-Backpack Bringing Education to the Masses in Off-Grid Bangladesh
Light of Hope had the rather ingenious idea of fitting a solar panel-powered classroom into a backpack. ... View More
Future Shock: Is Higher Education Ready for the Impact?
Industries, companies and governments are retooling for the future, driven by the sustainability imperatives of climate change; resource, food and water scarcity; social polarization and rising income inequality. Universities and colleges are no exce... View More
Atlanta: A Dark Horse in Sustainability Innovation
Atlanta may not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of sustainability — but perhaps, it should be. ... View More
North Ayrshire School Unveils a Playground Made From Recycled Plastic
Castlepark Primary School in North Ayrshire will unveil its very own playground made from recycled plastic after winning a national competition to receive a sustainable play area for children. The playground unveil will happen at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 2... View More
Playfully exploring the SDGs: SAP counts on gamification
IT-company SAP counts on gamification to make employees, customers and partners more familiar with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through its new “Wheel of Purpose”. Gamification means applying game-typical elements to a ... View More
McGill University's Bensadoun School to Shape Sustainable Future of Retail
On Friday, Montreal’s McGill University announced the opening of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management (BSRM) — a hub for students, researchers and practitioners to work collaboratively towards bringing retailers into the 21st century. An int... View More
New World Scout Ambassador Bear Grylls Launches the Largest Global Youth Mobilisation for the SDGs
Millions of young people around the world know Bear Grylls as a Global adventurer, TV host and best-selling author with a passion for Scouting. Now, as the new Chief Ambassador for the entire global Scout Movement, Bear is getting behind an unprecede... View More
Wildlife Habitat Council Recognizes General Motors’ Ongoing Commitment to Biodiversity and Conservation
General Motors’ CAMI Assembly Plant in Canada has received the Wildlife Habitat Council’s highest recognition for overall excellence in corporate conservation, the Gold Program Award. General Motors continues to lead the industry with the most WH... View More
Colgate-Palmolive Company Accepts ‘All In On Recycling’ Challenge
Colgate’s support of The Recycling Partnership is part of the All In On Recycling challenge, which kicked off with a $10 million investment from the PepsiCo Foundation this summer. The goal of this largest industry-wide challenge is to raise $25 mi... View More
SAMBAZON, Ecology Center Seeking College Students with Purposeful Business Ideas
SAMBAZON — the first company to bring organic açaí to the U.S. — and The Ecology Center, a non-profit eco-educational center, have launched their second annual Greenhouse Initiative. ... View More
Nestlé Waters Expands Use of Wind Power in California
Today, Nestlé Waters North America announced the installation and operation commencement of a third wind turbine at its water bottling facility in Cabazon, California. ... View More
Scotland Charges Forward in Its Role as the World's 'Circular Economy Hotspot'
This week, circular economy experts from over 20 countries convened in Scotland as Glasgow hosted the third annual Circular Economy Hotspot. Glasgow used the occasion to announce its intention to become Scotland’s first circular city — this will ... View More
