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Consumer Behavior Change
Seoul Spearheads Global Efforts to Promote Sustainable Urban Tourism
Seoul Spearheads Global Efforts to Promote Sustainable Urban Tourism
Published on September 21, 2018
About a 8 minute read

“Tourists, go home.” “Tourists: Your luxury trip, my daily misery.” “Your tourism kills my neighborhood.” These kinds of sentiments have likely been heard in travel destinations that have become victims of their own success and attractive... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
New Campaign Rallies iPhone 6s Users Against Planned Obsolescence
New Campaign Rallies iPhone 6s Users Against Planned Obsolescence
Published on September 7, 2018
About a 5 minute read

As Apple, the world’s second-largest smartphone producer, prepares to sign the death warrant of the wildly popular iPhone 6s with the rumored launch of multiple new models later this month, Back Market — the largest marketplace exclusively dedica... View More

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Supply Chain
Tips from Dr. Bronner’s, Sun World, Wrangler on Advancing Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
Tips from Dr. Bronner’s, Sun World, Wrangler on Advancing Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
Published on August 20, 2018
About a 5 minute read

The winds are changing. Companies that have operated many steps removed from the farms and people that produce their raw materials are building stronger connections to their agricultural supply chains. This shift stems from interest to replenish soil... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Do We Lose Moral Self-Determination When We Work?
Do We Lose Moral Self-Determination When We Work?
Published on August 9, 2018
About a 5 minute read

The co-working startup WeWork made headlines recently with a new policy banning meat from company functions and barring employees from expensing any meat dishes. The move is intended to reduce the company’s environmental impact, with the company pr... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
New Research Calls for Less Talk, More Action to #MoveTheDate
New Research Calls for Less Talk, More Action to #MoveTheDate
Published on August 1, 2018
About a 3 minute read

Today, August 1, marks our earliest yet Earth Overshoot Day — the day humanity has used nature’s resource budget for the year — since its establishment in 1987. Despite increasing awareness of our planetary boundaries and social thresholds, we�... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Chicken or Egg: Does Happiness Lead to Sustainable Lifestyles, or Vice Versa?
Chicken or Egg: Does Happiness Lead to Sustainable Lifestyles, or Vice Versa?
Published on October 30, 2017
About a 6 minute read

What better way to kick off Sustainable Brands ‘17 Copenhagen than to explore the personal motivations behind changing consumer behaviours in favour of society and planet? ... View More

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New Metrics
Closing the Context Gap: How Companies Can Transform Degeneration to Regeneration
Closing the Context Gap: How Companies Can Transform Degeneration to Regeneration
Published on September 8, 2017
About a 12 minute read

Part Seven in a 10-Part Series by Reporting 3.0. See previous parts below. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
NRDC Updates 'Wasted'; Enlists Dan Barber, Alexa for Phase 2 of 'Save the Food' Campaign
NRDC Updates 'Wasted'; Enlists Dan Barber, Alexa for Phase 2 of 'Save the Food' Campaign
Published on August 17, 2017
About a 5 minute read

The Natural Resources Defense Council and Ad Council today launched the second phase of their Save The Food national public service campaign, aimed at combatting America’s food waste problem from its largest source — consumers. In doing so, they ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Socially Conscious Hotel Booking Platform Empowers Travelers to Create Positive Impacts
Socially Conscious Hotel Booking Platform Empowers Travelers to Create Positive Impacts
Published on August 15, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Hotel booking platform and blog Kind Traveler is changing the way consumers think about travel. Built on a socially conscious ‘Give + Get’ model, the platform aims to empower travelers to become a force of change that benefits communities, the en... View More

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New Metrics
New Footprint Calculator, #MovetheDate Campaign Commemorate Earliest-Ever Earth Overshoot Day
New Footprint Calculator, #MovetheDate Campaign Commemorate Earliest-Ever Earth Overshoot Day
Published on August 1, 2017
About a 4 minute read

To mark Earth Overshoot Day (August 2nd — the earliest to date) — the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate over the entire year — international research organization Global Footprint Network has launc... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Groundbreaking Report Provides Government with Road Map to Cut U.S. Food Waste
Groundbreaking Report Provides Government with Road Map to Cut U.S. Food Waste
Published on March 10, 2017
About a 3 minute read

While more than 42 million Americans lack access to a sufficient amount of food, a staggering 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. is uneaten, resulting in at least 62.5 million tons of wasted food annually. Meanwhile, a mere 10 percent of foo... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Europe Could Open Up €320 Billion by Scaling a Circular Economy
Europe Could Open Up €320 Billion by Scaling a Circular Economy
Published on January 20, 2017
About a 5 minute read

The business case for sustainability, particularly the circular economy, is a strong one, and more and more researching is backing it up. A recent report by the Business & Sustainable Development Commission pointed to sustainable business models ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Rethinking Ownership: Making the Shift from Consumer to User
Rethinking Ownership: Making the Shift from Consumer to User
Published on October 11, 2016
About a 5 minute read

The way the majority of the world’s economy works is ‘linear’. We take materials out of the earth, make them into marketable goods that we consume, and dispose of the goods when we’re done with them. It’s a system that accelerated since the... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Earth Overshoot Day Continues to Creep Up the Calendar
Earth Overshoot Day Continues to Creep Up the Calendar
Published on August 10, 2016
About a 4 minute read

While Olympians are desperately competing in Rio for the fastest times and highest scores, humanity has achieved a different world record – we have used up nature’s budget for the entire year in record time. Earth Overshoot Day marks the date whe... View More

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Organizational Governance
If Humanity Were a Corporation ...
If Humanity Were a Corporation ...
Published on July 11, 2016
About a 4 minute read

... what would it take to make Sustainability its Brand and the Sufficiency Economy its Value? While at this moment, every social unit recognises that we all need to take action NOW, the most challenging question is always: HOW? What should be — wo... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeInnovation & Technology
Lessons from Spirituality, Nature and Business on the Meaning of Purpose and How to Activate It
Lessons from Spirituality, Nature and Business on the Meaning of Purpose and How to Activate It
Published on June 9, 2016
About a 5 minute read

The purpose of business is changing. While historically, business students have been taught that the purpose of business solely is to increase investors’ profits — known as the Friedman Doctrine — the most successful brands are searching for a ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
New Research from MorningStar Farms, WRI Illustrates Environmental Benefits of Eating Less Meat
New Research from MorningStar Farms, WRI Illustrates Environmental Benefits of Eating Less Meat
Published on April 20, 2016
About a 5 minute read

This week, both the World Resources Institute (WRI) and MorningStar Farms — producer of veggie burgers, sausages and other faux meat items beloved by vegetarians across the U.S. — have unveiled research asserting that the average American could c... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
What Difference Does One Make?
What Difference Does One Make?
Published on April 1, 2016
About a 4 minute read

My family eats a mostly vegetarian diet. Some kids at school were making fun of my 9-year-old son, telling him how great meat tastes. Before diving into the challenge of dealing with childhood peers, I asked him if he knew why we’re vegetarian. Whe... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
'Sea the Possibilities' Healthy Eating Challenge Not So Healthy for the Oceans
'Sea the Possibilities' Healthy Eating Challenge Not So Healthy for the Oceans
Published on January 28, 2016
About a 6 minute read

For Chicken of the Sea, the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans give the right recommendation: People should eat more seafood, and it should replace of other protein foods for two meals per week. In response, the company launched the “Sea the Poss... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
UK Chef's New TV Show Waging 'War on Waste'
UK Chef's New TV Show Waging 'War on Waste'
Published on November 11, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The latest celebrity chef-led TV show is going beyond delicious meals to dish out hard truths about waste. Chef-turned-food-waste-activist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall “is on a mission to reduce the amount of waste that Britain produces,” in the n... View More

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