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Consumer Behavior Change
Survey: Millennials and Women Leading the Sustainable Investing Charge
Survey: Millennials and Women Leading the Sustainable Investing Charge
Published on March 4, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Seventy-one percent of active individual investors describe themselves as interested in sustainable investing, and nearly two in three (65 percent) believe sustainable investing will become more prevalent over the next five years, according to a new ... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Lemons to Lemonade? Turning the Climate Crisis Into a Market Opportunity
Lemons to Lemonade? Turning the Climate Crisis Into a Market Opportunity
Published on March 4, 2015
About a 5 minute read

As much as climate change is now in regular rotation in the daily news, we’re still a long way from knowing exactly how it will change life as we know it. But as changes become evident, new business opportunities have already presented themselves �... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Report: Global Sustainable Investing Market Surpasses $21 Trillion
Report: Global Sustainable Investing Market Surpasses $21 Trillion
Published on February 26, 2015
About a 2 minute read

The global sustainable investment market has grown “substantially” in the past two years with assets reaching $21.4 trillion by the start of 2014, according to a new report by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA).The Global Sustainab... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Beyond Incremental: Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan Takes Innovation to Scale
Beyond Incremental: Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan Takes Innovation to Scale
Published on February 25, 2015
About a 10 minute read

Once companies tackle the low-hanging fruit of operational improvement — carbon footprints, energy-efficiency retrofits and waste reduction — they are ready to address deeper sustainability challenges. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Citi Launches $100 Billion Initiative to Combat Climate Change
Citi Launches $100 Billion Initiative to Combat Climate Change
Published on February 24, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Citi announced a commitment to lend, invest and facilitate a total of $100 billion within the next 10 years to finance activities that reduce the impacts of climate change and create environmental solutions that benefit people and communities. Citi's... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Kuli Kuli Shines Through in Crowded ‘Superfood’ Market
Kuli Kuli Shines Through in Crowded ‘Superfood’ Market
Published on February 20, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The Oakland-based social enterprise sources its key ingredient, moringa, from women’s cooperatives in West Africa in an effort to help those communities move away from dependency on food aid and towards nutritional and economic self-sufficiency. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
For Leaders, the Return on Investment on Humility Is Huge
For Leaders, the Return on Investment on Humility Is Huge
Published on February 13, 2015
About a 3 minute read

If there is one aspect of coaching executive leaders that few truly understand well, it is the nature of humility. If you have been born and bred as an alpha-adult - commanding, controlling, dominating - and this is your leadership style, the very wo... View More

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Supply Chain
Danone, Unilever Among 6 Major Companies With Comprehensive Deforestation Policies
Danone, Unilever Among 6 Major Companies With Comprehensive Deforestation Policies
Published on February 13, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Only six major companies and one investor — Danone, Unilever, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Kao Corp., Reckitt Benckiser Group, and financial services giant HSBC — have comprehensive policies in place to protect tropical forests, according to a ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
How Cryptocurrency Is Lifting Hope for South Africa's Women
How Cryptocurrency Is Lifting Hope for South Africa's Women
Published on February 10, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Digital currency, aka cryptocurrency, is shaking up the financial industry’s entrenched institutions, and now its potential for doing good is dawning — as it enables accountability and financial sovereignty one mobile click at a time.Stellar, a n... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Closing the Loop on Recycling: Unilever, P&G Aim to Give Communities Greater Access to Recycling Programs
Closing the Loop on Recycling: Unilever, P&G Aim to Give Communities Greater Access to Recycling Programs
Published on February 6, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Regardless of where we live, we’re neighbors — sharing this grand global space, and thus all of its sustainability challenges and opportunities.Therefore, we believe we also share in the responsibility to develop solutions, and to work togeth... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Study: Businesses Strengthening Sustainability Through Collaborations
Study: Businesses Strengthening Sustainability Through Collaborations
Published on February 4, 2015
About a 4 minute read

A growing number of companies are turning to collaborations — with suppliers, NGOs, industry alliances, governments and even competitors — to become more sustainable, according to new research by MIT Sloan Management Review, The Boston Consulting... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCircular Economy
Shell Endorses Shareholder Resolution That 'Boldly Questions Its Own Business Model'
Shell Endorses Shareholder Resolution That 'Boldly Questions Its Own Business Model'
Published on February 3, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Last week, Royal Dutch Shell’s board of directors ratified a shareholder resolution that commits the oil giant to investing in a low-carbon future. The resolution called for the company to commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, invest in ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Solomon to Sustainability Laggards: Catch-Up Will Become Harder to Play
Solomon to Sustainability Laggards: Catch-Up Will Become Harder to Play
Published on January 30, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Joel Solomon, a pioneer in social venture capital, is chairman of Renewal Funds, Canada’s largest organization in the sector.With $98m in assets under management, Renewal Funds invests in organic food, responsibly made products and environmental in... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Delivering on Profit and Purpose – a Job for the CFO?
Delivering on Profit and Purpose – a Job for the CFO?
Published on January 30, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Back in 2012, a Deloitte study remarked how chief finance officers (CFOs) were ‘coming to the table’ in matters relating to board-level sustainability. The CFO role has evolved to the point where it is now widely perceived as an enabler for susta... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
WRI Guide Helps Companies Report Emissions From Low-Carbon Electricity Purchases
WRI Guide Helps Companies Report Emissions From Low-Carbon Electricity Purchases
Published on January 27, 2015
About a 3 minute read

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has unveiled new guidance for companies to measure emissions from purchased electricity.The first major update to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard responds to the rapid growth of renewab... View More

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Report: 5 Most Pressing Global Risks Create 15 Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Report: 5 Most Pressing Global Risks Create 15 Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Published on January 20, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Business leaders globally have strong confidence in their own ability to turn sustainability challenges such as water scarcity and fossil fuel dependency into new business opportunities, particularly in the manufacturing and finance sectors in emergi... View More

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New Metrics
All Capitals Are Unequal, But Some Are More Unequal Than Others
All Capitals Are Unequal, But Some Are More Unequal Than Others
Published on January 16, 2015
About a 12 minute read

“Price is what you pay, value is what you get”Warren BuffettMoving beyond one-dimensional capitalism“All capitals are unequal, but some are more unequal than others.”This was a thought that popped into my mind after a number of real-life and ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Canadian City Moves Toward First Closed-Loop Organics Waste Management System
Canadian City Moves Toward First Closed-Loop Organics Waste Management System
Published on January 7, 2015
About a 2 minute read

The Canadian city of Surrey has chosen Iris Solutions to build what the city claims will be the first closed-loop, fully-integrated organics waste management system in North America.The Surrey Biofuels Processing Facility will process 115,000 tons of... View More

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Innovation & Technology
5 Tips on Finding the Right Financing for Your Food Startup
5 Tips on Finding the Right Financing for Your Food Startup
Published on December 26, 2014
About a 4 minute read

What’s the next food trend poised to sweep the nation? A recent conference showcasing roughly 60 recipients of Whole Foods local producer loans revealed some candidates: Maybe a half-fruit, half-vegetable roll-up that tastes like pure fruit (as a p... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Project Peanut Butter Now Producing Life-Saving Therapeutic Food in Ghana, with a Little Help from Hershey
Project Peanut Butter Now Producing Life-Saving Therapeutic Food in Ghana, with a Little Help from Hershey
Published on December 18, 2014
About a 4 minute read

The Hershey Company, in partnership with Project Peanut Butter (PPB) — a project aimed at ending child malnutrition across sub-Saharan Africa — has announced that the Project’s newest manufacturing facility (in Kumasi, Ghana) is now beginning f... View More

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