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Trending: Retailers Embrace Reuse, Credits in Ongoing Fight Against Plastic Waste
Trending: Retailers Embrace Reuse, Credits in Ongoing Fight Against Plastic Waste

MATERIALS & PACKAGING - rePurpose Global helps Thrive Market achieve plastic neutrality for its own-brand products, while The Body Shop expands its refillable offerings in the US.

How ChatGPT Can Help Propel Brand Sustainability Strategies
How ChatGPT Can Help Propel Brand Sustainability Strategies

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY - With applications that go beyond messaging and data analysis, the suddenly ubiquitous technology could give sustainability-driven brands several advantages.

5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Brand with Purpose
5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Brand with Purpose

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - Research shows that companies that succeed in uncertain times are those attuned to stakeholder needs and that focus on what matters most; those that go into survival mode and pull back from investing in their business flounder in a recession.

Markets Will Reward Brands That Are De-Risking Their Supply Chains
Markets Will Reward Brands That Are De-Risking Their Supply Chains

SUPPLY CHAIN - While the volatility of economic change around us can be distracting, one thing remains clear: A new generation of expectations is shifting business for good.

EU CEOs Recognize Climate Change as Biggest Threat to Business; EU Workers Say, ‘They’d Better’
EU CEOs Recognize Climate Change as Biggest Threat to Business; EU Workers Say, ‘They’d Better’

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - 24% of EU CEOs believe their companies will be highly exposed to the impact of climate change in the next five years — a key insight, since 76% of young Europeans say the climate impact of prospective employers is an important factor when job hunting.

Facing Wicked Problems? You Need to Stop Leading Alone
Facing Wicked Problems? You Need to Stop Leading Alone

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - Wicked problems are solved by seeing problems and solutions in new ways, by working with people with very different skills and approaches. As we frequently tell our clients, ‘Uncomfortable does not have to mean unnavigable.’

The Problem with Recycling, Part 3: Reducing Confusion and Boosting Consumer Confidence
The Problem with Recycling, Part 3: Reducing Confusion and Boosting Consumer Confidence

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - This is the third in a three-part series covering key opportunities to turn 'the plastic-recycling problem' into a sustainable, circular plastic economy.

Chipotle Expands 2023 ESG Goals Tied to Executive Compensation
Chipotle Expands 2023 ESG Goals Tied to Executive Compensation

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - The company aims to increase pounds of local produce purchased, improve diverse employee retention, and increase the number of restaurants with composting programs — goals that can affect executives’ overall bonus payout by up to 15 percent.

Mixed-Income, Net-Zero Community Under Development in Michigan
Mixed-Income, Net-Zero Community Under Development in Michigan

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - THRIVE Collaborative designed Veridian from an honest look at what is actually required for a housing community to achieve net-zero goals.

A CEO’s Perspective: 7 Insights to Discover and Activate Authentic Purpose
A CEO’s Perspective: 7 Insights to Discover and Activate Authentic Purpose

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - Kerry Group CEO Edmond Scanlon and Chief Corporate Affairs and Brand Officer Catherine Keogh share how the purpose-discovery process transformed the $7B company.

Klarna Conscious Badges Offer World’s First Assessment of Electronics Brands' Environmental Achievements
Klarna Conscious Badges Offer World’s First Assessment of Electronics Brands' Environmental Achievements

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Badges build on Klarna’s commitment to providing its 150M users with the insights and tools they need to make more informed purchasing decisions and enact positive environmental change.

Crate Uplevels Sustainable Packaging with World’s First Label-Less Wines
Crate Uplevels Sustainable Packaging with World’s First Label-Less Wines

MATERIALS & PACKAGING - Crate aims to shake up the industry — where most of the sustainability discussion is about the impact of plastic in packaging, but little acknowledgement that paper labels are also part of the problem.

Unilever Study Reveals Influence of Influencers in Sustainable Behavior Change
Unilever Study Reveals Influence of Influencers in Sustainable Behavior Change

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Dove, Hellmann’s and a team of behavioral scientists examined how brands can leverage and maximize the power of social media influencers to positively impact consumer behavior.

What a Zombie Apocalypse Can Teach Us About the Fight for Social Justice
What a Zombie Apocalypse Can Teach Us About the Fight for Social Justice

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Here are three lessons social-impact leaders can learn from Ellie — the 14-year-old protagonist in “The Last of Us” — for dealing with these increasingly challenging times.

Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris
Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris

FROM PURPOSE TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE TOGETHER - A multi-stakeholder, community-based collaboration and an innovative model of plastic-waste recovery are helping to clean up the Gulf of Alaska.

For Climate Solutions to Cross the Chasm, Start with Customers Ready for Change
For Climate Solutions to Cross the Chasm, Start with Customers Ready for Change

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - To avoid the worst climate impacts, we must prioritize the deployment of emerging climate solutions without delay. To do that, companies must overcome a common marketing challenge.

Tractor Beverage Co Furthers Commitment to Transparency with Organic Impact Tracker
Tractor Beverage Co Furthers Commitment to Transparency with Organic Impact Tracker

SUPPLY CHAIN - Tractor becomes the first beverage brand to track and disclose impact data about its ingredients — as 7 in 10 consumers express interest in how their beverage choices impact the planet.

Glovo Impact Fund to Direct €5M Toward Socio-Environmental Challenges by End of 2023
Glovo Impact Fund to Direct €5M Toward Socio-Environmental Challenges by End of 2023

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - A small amount from each Glovo order will now support local communities, climate-action initiatives, help in digitalization of small businesses, close the gender gap in tech and provide upskilling programs for couriers.

The Ugly Company Raises $9M to Grow Market, Capacity for Upcycled Fruit Empire
The Ugly Company Raises $9M to Grow Market, Capacity for Upcycled Fruit Empire

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - The dried fruit snack maker is on a mission to put a dent in the massive produce waste issue on farms in California’s Central Valley, while teaching consumers the value in ‘food waste.’

Doconomy, Dreams Technology Merge to Empower Banks to Better Engage Climate-Conscious Customers
Doconomy, Dreams Technology Merge to Empower Banks to Better Engage Climate-Conscious Customers

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Through its acquisition of Dreams Technology, Doconomy becomes the first provider to offer a holistic solution that drives meaningful climate and social impact for the financial services industry.