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Counting What Counts: The Evolution of New Metrics

We've come a long way since the first New Metrics conference seven years ago. ... View More

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Top 5 Things You Shouldn’t Miss From HPE Living Progress in 2017

Inspiring Progress From climate activism to product innovation, a look back at some of the highlights from HPE's Living Progress over the past year. ... View More

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Trending: Step Change in Design, Recycling Efforts Essential for Addressing E-Waste

In today’s digitally dependent world, e-waste management is a critical issue that requires urgent attention from both the public and private sector. ... View More

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Measuring business performance in the circular economy

The vision for the circular economy is to decouple economic growth from the use of global resources. Naturally, circularity raises multiple questions for industry, including waste management, consumer behavior, corporate responsibility and decarboniz... View More

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2 Ways to Tie Your Sustainability Path to a Broader Movement

Sustainability matters, but why does it matter to your business? The vinyl industry began our sustainability journey with the recognition that meeting the needs of a fast-growing population will demand much more of the earth’s natural resources, an... View More

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Bill Ford Better World Challenge Projects Expand to India and Mexico

The Ford Motor Company Fund, and executive chairman Bill Ford, announced the award of $200,000 in funding as part of the Bill Ford Better World Challenge. This grant will support two international projects to improve health and sanitation conditions ... View More

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Nestlé, Danone, M&S Among Few Companies Walking the Talk on Ending Deforestation

As an issue putting nearly a trillion dollars at risk, deforestation has quickly become a front-of-mind concern for businesses dependent on forest-risk commodities, such as timber, palm oil and cocoa. However, new data released by the Forest 500 show... View More

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Why Do Small, Rural Family Landowners Matter to the Global Supply Chain?

Approximately 21 million Americans own woodlands in the United States. Collectively, these family-owned forests account for nearly 290 million acres, or more than one-third of U.S. forests — more than the federal government or the forest industry. ... View More

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Megatrends — Why Do They Matter to Business?

We live in an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world. Conflicts in the Middle East are causing demographic shifts in Europe, e-waste from the West is being recycled in Africa and emissions from China are affecting air quality in the US. These ... View More

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Collaboration Imperative for Making Sustainability Commitments a Reality

Recent climate change talks in Bonn drew to a close last week without major fanfare. However, despite no landmark announcements — such as that coming out of Paris after COP21 — it was nonetheless a critical meeting, with a key aim of better defin... View More

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Launch of a New Livelihoods Carbon Fund

Crédit Agricole, Danone, Firmenich, Hermès, Michelin, SAP, Schneider Electric & Voyageurs du Monde accelerate their actions for climate & the most vulnerable populations This new impact investment fund, with a target of 100 million euros, ... View More

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Sustainable Surf, MAFIA Bags Launch Sustainable Daypack Made Entirely from Waste

Sustainable Surf, a nonprofit focused on protecting ocean health, has teamed up with Swiss designer Yves Béhar and MAFIA Bags, a Bay Area-based brand making bags and backpacks from upcycled sails, to create an urban adventure bag that supports the l... View More

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Cisco Innovation Challenge helps students launch their ventures

Everyone needs to do their part to conserve water. But what if entire communities could work together to eliminate the unnecessary waste of this valuable resource? That’s the idea behind Green Plant Framework/Aquifer Systems, founded by Joshua Pard... View More

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Trending: Closed-Loop Solutions Ramp Up Recycling Rates for Batteries, Contact Lenses

While coffee cup recycling is just beginning to gather steam, previously hard-to-recycle products such as lead batteries and contacts are demonstrating surprisingly high recycling rates. ... View More

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CDP: Inaction on Deforestation Is Putting $941B at Risk

A new report by CDP has revealed the extent to which deforestation threatens the global economy — and the numbers are staggering. ... View More

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Cocoa Industry, Governments Unveil Frameworks for Action on Deforestation

At COP23, the largest cocoa-producing countries, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, announced far-reaching frameworks for action with leading chocolate and cocoa companies, including Cargill, General Mills, Hershey, Mars, Mondelēz International and Nestlé... View More

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By Not Accounting for Nature, Business Is Reporting Fake Profits

We need to make better decisions to avoid the potentially severe consequences for businesses operating in a deteriorated environment. The social and environmental megatrends will, over time, act as a drag on prosperity as the costs of basic inputs su... View More

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Gold, Silver Flowing Through Swiss Sewers Could Provide Path to Circular Future

Wastewater that’s worth the likes of gold? What would seem like a farfetched concept is reality in Switzerland, where 95 pounds of gold find their way into Swiss sewage each year — the equivalent of US$1,947,925.60. The build up is the result of ... View More

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SB'17 Copenhagen, Day 3: Moving Forward on an Even More Positive Note

From empowerment, optimism and sustainability in space to a whole strategy designed to ‘Make It Better,’ SB’17 Copenhagen rounded out with a host of speakers espousing positivity as a key component of the change that purpose-driven brands are a... View More

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How to Inspire Natural Resource Conservation at the Consumer Level

October is Campus Sustainability Month (CSM), an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. One focus of this year’s CSM is the conservation of water, a natural resource that humans need to survive. ... View More

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