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Vatican Unveils Climate Change Accelerator Finalists
The Vatican might seem an unlikely backdrop for cutting-edge climate change technology, but Stephen Forte of Fresco Capital Fund and Imagine Ventures’ Eric Harr are helping turn the Holy See into a hub for sustainability through their fledgling Lau... View More
Counting What Counts: The Evolution of New Metrics
We've come a long way since the first New Metrics conference seven years ago. ... View More
The Sustainability Practitioner’s (Basic) Guide to Investors
As a reformed banker, I tend to be alert whenever I hear folks talking about investment and investors. Over the past few Sustainable Brands events, I’ve noticed, however, that the language can sometimes be a bit muddled around this topic. Investors... View More
2 Ways to Tie Your Sustainability Path to a Broader Movement
Sustainability matters, but why does it matter to your business? The vinyl industry began our sustainability journey with the recognition that meeting the needs of a fast-growing population will demand much more of the earth’s natural resources, an... View More
Provenance Partners with Unilever, Sainsbury’s, Banks, to Aid Smallholder Farmers
Provenance is leading a new collaboration of fintech startups to test whether blockchain technology can help unlock financial incentives that improve transparency and sustainability in agricultural supply chains. ... View More
Latest Anheuser-Busch Initiative Aims to ‘Elevate’ Craft Beer Industry Sustainability
Craft beer has taken off over the past five years, with the industry now boasting over 6,000 craft breweries in the US alone, 700 of which opened in the past year. In order to continue this momentum, Anheuser-Busch (A-B) has launched Elevate, a new i... View More
225 Global Investors Team Up to Spur Most Polluting Companies Into Action on Climate Change
Climate risk poses a considerable threat to investors, who stand to lose millions If companies fail to address unsustainable elements in their supply chains. Yet despite growing pressure for action, a vast majority of companies have yet to make meani... View More
2018 Circulars Nominate 43 Changemakers Paving the Path to a Circular Future
2017 was a big year for the circular economy, with innovative new products, initiatives and tech tools popping up almost daily, and making it easier than every for corporates and consumers alike to engage in circularity. An initiative of the World Ec... View More
Launch of a New Livelihoods Carbon Fund
Crédit Agricole, Danone, Firmenich, Hermès, Michelin, SAP, Schneider Electric & Voyageurs du Monde accelerate their actions for climate & the most vulnerable populations This new impact investment fund, with a target of 100 million euros, ... View More
Wilmar Embraces Sustainability-Linked Finance, Unveils Child Protection Policy
Wilmar International, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, has announced major steps forward in reducing its environmental and social impacts. The company has worked out an innovative financial deal with ING to link its existing loan to its su... View More
'We Haven't Even Scratched the Surface': Insights from the World Forum on Natural Capital
Factoring the value of nature into governance and corporate decision-making is not an easy task, but governments and businesses are starting to recognize the importance of natural capital accounting. According to the Natural Capital Coalition, 68 cou... View More
Trending: Brands Look to Bicycles to Decarbonize Urban Logistics
While discussion around the future of urban mobility largely focuses on electric vehicles and public transportation, buzz is growing around the role of bikes in driving down emissions in cities. Congested city streets pose considerable challenges for... View More
Disaster Relief and Holiday Giving: 5 Ways to Optimize Corporate and NGO Support
This has been a bad year for natural disasters. In fact, 2017 is tied with 2011 for the most billion-dollar disasters.[1] Without even counting Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria or the California fires, the US has sustained 218-plus weather and clima... View More
Catalyst Credit Line: A Financial Lifeline for Pre-Profit, Sustainable Startups
Young, sustainable companies have it tough. With all that excitement and idealism in building a new company comes a mountain of obstacles to overcome. But for purpose-driven companies pursuing opportunities that also create impact, that risk/reward r... View More
UPS Ramps Up Use of Renewable Natural Gas to Deliver on 2025 Sustainability Goals
UPS is ramping up its use of renewable natural gas (RNG), signing a new agreement with Big Ox Energy, a subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital (LLC), to purchase 10 million gallon equivalents of RNG per year until 2024 — the largest investment ... View More
#NewMetrics, Day 3: Digging Even Deeper Into Next-Generation Impact Metrics
Live Well San Diego: A visionary partnership to define and measure 10 quality-of-life metrics By Anna Shugoll ... View More
Ørsted issues green bonds
Today, 16 November, we announced our intention to issue our first green bonds; a EUR 500m green hybrid capital security and a minimum EUR 500m green senior bond in the euromarket. Issuing green bonds is yet another step in our green transition. Hen... View More
JPMorgan Chase Sinks $900K Into Sustainable Infrastructure for Detroit
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) is doing its part to get Detroit back on its feet, announcing a $900,000 investment to support sustainable infrastructure projects in the former Motor City. The firm has also revealed plans to retrofit over 7... View More
Evolution of Disclosure, CEO Engagement, Measuring What Matters Take Center Stage at #NewMetrics
As Sustainable Brands' New Metrics '17 conference kicked off in Philadelphia on Monday, speakers from SASB, CSRLab, WRI, the World Happiness Summit and more presented a range of topics revolving around a few common themes: Correctly measuring what ma... View More
25 C40 Cities Commit to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050
Just weeks after 12 C40 mayors signed the C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declaration in an effort to curb air pollution and improve the quality of life for urban dwellers while tackling climate change, the mayors of 25 pioneering cities have pledged to... View More
