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The Biosphere Rules: Sustainability Is a Destination, Not a Journey
The Biosphere Rules: Sustainability Is a Destination, Not a Journey
Published on December 3, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Envision a future where every material thing in our world is made out of a handful of materials, carefully selected to be safe, healthy and infinitely recyclable. Everything from coffee cup to countertop could be broken down and used as raw materials... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Q&A: P&G and the Road to 100% Renewables
Q&A: P&G and the Road to 100% Renewables
Published on November 15, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Procter & Gamble has reached its 2020 goal of purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the US, Canada and Western Europe — which represent over 70% of its purchased electricity. We caught up with James McCall, Global Supply Chain Sustainabilit... View More

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Innovation & Technology
The Biosphere’s Guide to Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 5: Sustainable Product Platforms
The Biosphere’s Guide to Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 5: Sustainable Product Platforms
Published on November 14, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Biosphere Rule #4 is about taking your value cycle, built with parsimonious materials and a power-autonomous energy system, and creating a production platform upon which you can build a whole suite of products — producing profit-amplifying economie... View More

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Organizational Governance
Can Being Climate Neutral Become the New Normal?
Can Being Climate Neutral Become the New Normal?
Published on October 30, 2019
About a 10 minute read

Gold Standard’s Sarah Leugers recently chatted with entrepreneurial leaders at Allbirds and Peak Design to discuss their climate-neutral commitments and the value this creates for their brands. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 2: Materials Parsimony
Foolproofing Sustainability, Part 2: Materials Parsimony
Published on October 21, 2019
About a 5 minute read

The amazing diversity of life is founded on dramatic materials parsimony; almost everything in nature is built out of just four elements. Whereas, what we humans have gotten since the Industrial Revolution is materials proliferation. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
BASF Collaboration to Develop Closed-Loop Process for Recycling EV Batteries
BASF Collaboration to Develop Closed-Loop Process for Recycling EV Batteries
Published on October 15, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The ReLieVe project will develop and scale the process and structuring of an integrated industrial sector — from collection and recycling of end-of-life batteries, to the manufacturing of new electrode materials. ... View More

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Circular Economy
Foolproofing Sustainability with the ‘Biosphere Rules’
Foolproofing Sustainability with the ‘Biosphere Rules’
Published on October 14, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Remediation has had some successes. But you can’t remediate an extinct species, an acidified ocean or a climate that’s pushed beyond its critical tipping point. What we need to be doing is “premediation." ... View More

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Circular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
Beverage Giants Up the Ante on Efforts to Reverse Plastic Pollution
Beverage Giants Up the Ante on Efforts to Reverse Plastic Pollution
Published on August 14, 2019
About a 11 minute read

Molson Coors, Dasani and Poland Spring all unveil ambitious plans to eliminate problematic single-use plastic from their packaging — and help keep consumers up to speed on what’s #NotTrash. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingCircular Economy
Solving the Problem of Plastic Waste Is About Value Creation
Solving the Problem of Plastic Waste Is About Value Creation
Published on August 12, 2019
About a 7 minute read

Plastic in and of itself is not the problem — creating value for it is key to ensuring it doesn’t just get thrown “away.” Here are just a few of the innovations eliminating the idea of [plastic] waste. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Ekoa: The Wonder Material That Could Help Save the Rainforests
Ekoa: The Wonder Material That Could Help Save the Rainforests
Published on July 31, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Merely slowing our rate of deforestation won't cut it if humanity is going to make a dent in climate change — major disruptions are needed. That's where Ekoa comes in. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Trending: G-Star Raw, Gap Dyeing to Make Better Jeans
Trending: G-Star Raw, Gap Dyeing to Make Better Jeans
Published on July 8, 2019
About a 4 minute read

G-Star Raw launches its latest collection of garments dyed with upcycled plant waste; while Gap Inc will roll out foam-dyed denim that dramatically reduces water, chemical and energy use. ... View More

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Circular Economy
Renewal Mill: Turning By-Products Into More Nutritious Food
Renewal Mill: Turning By-Products Into More Nutritious Food
Published on February 18, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Through its proprietary technology, the company transforms organic, high-fiber food by-product streams into nutritious raw ingredients. ... View More

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New MetricsMarketing & Communications
The World’s First Data Visualization of Product Carbon Footprints
The World’s First Data Visualization of Product Carbon Footprints
Published on February 14, 2019
About a 4 minute read

By generating carbon-intensity data for each product, CoClear was able to identify industry trends, as well as track product performance improvements along value chains. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCollaboration & Co-Creation
Corporate Giants’ Suppliers Have Saved $19.3B by Reducing CO2
Corporate Giants’ Suppliers Have Saved $19.3B by Reducing CO2
Published on February 6, 2019
About a 7 minute read

CDP says 10 years of corporates requesting supplier transparency has triggered a step-change in environmental action. ... View More

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Supply ChainCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
That’s the Spirit: Optimizing the Inputs, and Outputs, of Alcohol
That’s the Spirit: Optimizing the Inputs, and Outputs, of Alcohol
Published on February 1, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Players large and small are innovating to optimize what goes into — and comes out of — alcohol production. ... View More

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Community Updates
UPS Packaging Design and Testing Enables Launch of First-of-its-Kind Reusable Consumer Packaging Solution
UPS Packaging Design and Testing Enables Launch of First-of-its-Kind Reusable Consumer Packaging Solution
Published on January 24, 2019
About a 3 minute read

Announced at the World Economic Forum today, Loop™ enables consumers to reduce single-use consumer goods packaging consumption ... View More

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Community Updates
Sustainable Packaging: The Estèe Lauder Companies Empowers Employees with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s Digital Training
Sustainable Packaging: The Estèe Lauder Companies Empowers Employees with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s Digital Training
Published on January 23, 2019
About a 2 minute read

For many consumers, packaging is the very first thing they notice about our products. It’s how we introduce ourselves and set the tone for the entire consumer experience. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
UK to Hold Companies Responsible for Packaging Recycling, Disposal
UK to Hold Companies Responsible for Packaging Recycling, Disposal
Published on January 2, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new government strategy unveiled late last month by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Published on December 18, 2018
About a 9 minute read

Continuing this year’s wave of near-constant innovations aimed at responsible management of post-consumer plastics are new advancements from both the private and public sector. BASF making products with chemically recycled plastics BASF announced i... View More

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Circular Economy
Trending: Fashion Giants Take Further Steps to Create Climate-Friendly Industry
Trending: Fashion Giants Take Further Steps to Create Climate-Friendly Industry
Published on December 14, 2018
About a 6 minute read

The fashion industry has kicked December off with a bang, launching a number of game-changing initiatives and partnerships aimed at further improving its image by reducing its impacts. ... View More

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