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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
EU Adopts Circular Economy Package, But Is It Good Enough?
EU Adopts Circular Economy Package, But Is It Good Enough?
Published on December 7, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Stakeholders are yet again criticizing the European Commission’s new Circular Economy Package. The original policy, released in December of last year, was denounced as insufficiently ambitious, resulting in its dismissal and a review process over t... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Published on December 4, 2015
About a 2 minute read

If cities around the world take aggressive climate change action, they can help cut global emissions by 3.7 billion tons a year by 2030 — helping to close the “emissions gap” between what countries have promised to do before the COP21 climate t... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Published on November 25, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Developing countries will need to pay an additional $270 billion more each year to adapt to the impacts of climate change if COP21 fails to elicit increased global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by Oxfam.Game-chang... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Here's What Stands In the Way of a COP21 Climate Treaty
Here's What Stands In the Way of a COP21 Climate Treaty
Published on November 24, 2015
About a 8 minute read

Despite the recent horrific acts in Paris, next week world leaders will converge on the city for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference — otherwise known as the Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 — to achieve what many hope will be the... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Report: Clear Economic and Environmental Benefits to Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Report: Clear Economic and Environmental Benefits to Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Published on November 19, 2015
About a 3 minute read

After a slow start 6 years ago when the G20 and APEC made commitments to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, about 30 countries have launched or accelerated fossil fuel subsidy reforms, according to a new paper by the New Climate Economy.The... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Report: Majority of Business Leaders Call for Climate Agreement in Paris
Report: Majority of Business Leaders Call for Climate Agreement in Paris
Published on November 16, 2015
About a 2 minute read

A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN climate summit (COP21) in Paris is critical to supporting private sector investment in low carbon solutions, according to a global study by the United Nations Global Compact and ... View More

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The 5 Types of Millennials and How to Engage Them on Climate Action
The 5 Types of Millennials and How to Engage Them on Climate Action
Published on November 16, 2015
About a 5 minute read

In the lead-up to COP21, the UN conference on climate change, we asked our global community of Millennials at BetheChance.com how they feel about climate change. 250 Millennials (18- to 30-year-olds) from Canada, China, Denmark, India, Poland, United... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Trending: Behavior Change Campaigns Aim to Boost Recycling Rates in the US, UK
Trending: Behavior Change Campaigns Aim to Boost Recycling Rates in the US, UK
Published on November 12, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Organizations in the United States and United Kingdom continue to concoct clever ways to convince their citizens that recycling is worthwhile. In England, a new behavior change campaign is trying to reinforce that every little bit helps: If every Lon... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Obama Rejects Keystone XL After 7 Years of Drama, Debate, Protest
Obama Rejects Keystone XL After 7 Years of Drama, Debate, Protest
Published on November 6, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Today, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline that would have connected Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas. The project became a symbol of the fight against climate change, making its rejection a huge victory for the “unpreceden... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Report: Serious Risks to UK Food System If We Don't Embrace 'Business Unusual' Approach to Food
Report: Serious Risks to UK Food System If We Don't Embrace 'Business Unusual' Approach to Food
Published on November 5, 2015
About a 3 minute read

What will our food system look like 10 years from now? According to a new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a sustainable, secure UK food system will depend on industry and government action to reframe issues and innovate. ... View More

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Community Updates
Mars Catapults to #6 on List of Biggest Green Power Users
Mars Catapults to #6 on List of Biggest Green Power Users
Published on November 2, 2015
About a 3 minute read

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today revealed the 100 biggest green power users in the U.S., and Mars, Incorporated entered the list at number six. The EPA’s National Top 100 ranks companies based on their use of green power – ze... View More

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Community Updates
UPS Deploys 18 New Zero Emission Electric Trucks in Texas
UPS Deploys 18 New Zero Emission Electric Trucks in Texas
Published on October 29, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Fleet is Part of Clean Air Project with U.S. Department of Energy, Local Governments and Non-Profit ... View More

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Supply Chain
Partnership for Freedom Launches $500K Challenge for Tech Solutions to Fight Forced Labor
Partnership for Freedom Launches $500K Challenge for Tech Solutions to Fight Forced Labor
Published on October 29, 2015
About a 3 minute read

A public-private partnership has launched a new competition to combat modern-day slavery. Partnership for Freedom will award $500,000 in prizes to technological solutions that are selected as finalists for Rethink Supply Chains: The Tech Challenge to... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Trending: Fetzer Vineyards, U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate B Corp Certification
Trending: Fetzer Vineyards, U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate B Corp Certification
Published on October 26, 2015
About a 5 minute read

One of the highest standards for social and environmental responsibility in business, B Corp certification, was awarded to Fetzer Vineyards and praised by the U.S. Department of Labor last week. The certification developed by the non-profit B Lab now... View More

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Supply Chain
Clif Bar Raising Awareness, Calling for Congress to Address Shortage of New Farmers in US
Clif Bar Raising Awareness, Calling for Congress to Address Shortage of New Farmers in US
Published on October 26, 2015
About a 3 minute read

The average age of the American farmer is 58.3 years – it has been climbing for more than 30 years. Over the next 25 years, more than 700,000 new farmers will be needed to replace retirees. In part due to rising costs of education and land, the num... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
General Mills, IKEA Among Latest Global Players to Join White House Climate Action Pledge
General Mills, IKEA Among Latest Global Players to Join White House Climate Action Pledge
Published on October 21, 2015
About a 2 minute read

General Mills, IKEA and Best Buy are among the 81 companies to recently join the White House-led American Business Act on Climate Pledge, which sets significant greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy sourcing goals for 2020 and beyond.The pled... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Whether or Not Insects Are Our Next Superfood, They Could Help Solve Our Styrofoam Problem
Trending: Whether or Not Insects Are Our Next Superfood, They Could Help Solve Our Styrofoam Problem
Published on October 13, 2015
About a 3 minute read

It seems increasingly likely that certain types of worms could be an amazing solution to our plastic problem — and that we may eat them and their cousins afterwards.Last week, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a risk profile to ad... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
First Draft of COP21 Climate Agreement Released, with Glaring Omissions
First Draft of COP21 Climate Agreement Released, with Glaring Omissions
Published on October 7, 2015
About a 3 minute read

This week, the first draft of the new climate change agreement set for COP21, the United Nations (UN) international conference on climate change, was presented to governments. The document will act as a concise basis for negotiations for the next neg... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sweden’s Forest Economy
7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Sweden’s Forest Economy
Published on October 7, 2015
About a 7 minute read

Sweden is so heavily forested that open areas are the exception.It’s the opposite of continental Europe, where Germany’s well-known Black Forest or France’s Bois Des Landes are deviations in the landscape, which was deforested centuries ago.In ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Report: Circular Economy Could Create Over 13,000 Jobs in Northern Ireland
Report: Circular Economy Could Create Over 13,000 Jobs in Northern Ireland
Published on September 30, 2015
About a 2 minute read

More than 13,000 jobs could be created if Northern Ireland moved to a circular economy, according to a new report launched today in Belfast. ... View More

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