COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION -
The Future Supplier Initiative’s collective-financing model aims to address the
main barriers preventing many textile factories from reducing resource
consumption or implementing renewable-energy solutions.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
I-2117 is already destabilizing the state’s landmark carbon market — confusing businesses
and creating uncertainty about the future of climate policy.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
This week in regenerative-ag news, Heineken, innocent Drinks and Rainforest
Alliance all revealed progress in scaling practices that increase resilience in
food and beverage supply chains around the world.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
New partnership between the Meat Institute and Supplier LOCT signifies a pivotal
moment in the effort to tackle the climate impacts of our food system and offers
a template for other industries to follow.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Developing economies — which account for 52 out of 71 economies improving since
2019 — are making strides, but significant investment is needed to bridge gaps
and increase market share.
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
Abillion founder & CEO Vikas Garg shares insights and impacts from the app — which has become the world’s largest consumer-review platform for vegan foods and products.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The two fields may seem wildly different; however, when it comes to conducting client due diligence and collecting data, there are clear lessons sustainable finance professionals can learn from their counterparts in financial economic crime.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
A new report from Fashion for Good’s Sorting for Circularity maps pathway to
scaling fiber-to-fiber recycling within the US, while brands joining the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation’s Fashion Remodel initiative explore ways to make money
without making new clothes.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The toymaker has announced a new annual KPI to encourage all salaried employees
to help the company lower emissions across its factories, stores and offices
around the world.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Two rich panel discussions at SB Brand-Led Culture Change featured insights from
organizations across the business landscape on how to maximize impact and
opportunities for the next generation of diverse, young talent.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice grounds its principles in the
experiences of the communities most affected by climate change to empower
businesses to prioritize regenerative practices and social responsibility.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Whether carbon credits ought to be used to account for Scope 3 emissions is a
debate that must continue — involving many more stakeholders, so that views on
both sides of the fence are heard and considered.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Mars Snacking and Unreasonable Group will work with the selected
rapid-growth ventures to scale their sustainable solutions in the first year.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
The campaign from Natura, Forbes and Africa Creative highlights the power of the
Amazon’s $317B bioeconomy and that the standing forest is worth seven times
more than the potential earnings from its destruction.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
Sounds Right aims to finally pay Nature royalties for her contributions to art
and everything else on earth by prompting conversation, raising funds for
conservation and inspiring millions of fans to take action.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
As our climate systems become more erratic, clean sources of energy will become
ever more precious; and scaling and diversifying sustainable ways to harness it
will be key to our survival.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Waitrose is the latest retailer to partner with Tony’s Open Chain — a
Tony’s Chocolonely initiative to end exploitation in the industry; while the
World Cocoa Foundation launches a methodology for measuring household income and
living incomes for farmers.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
W23 Global is the first retailer-led venture fund to seek entrepreneurs and
early-stage ventures offering solutions to a range of common sustainability
challenges.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
In what it’s calling a new chapter of trust and standardization for the
voluntary carbon market, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market gives three
carbon-crediting programs its seal of approval.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
'Carbon Bankroll 2.0' illuminates the huge, untapped climate impact of the US
financial system — how it is undermining leading companies’ climate action, and
why companies’ financial management may be their greatest lever for climate
progress.