FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
ShareAction’s report highlights the critical role investors play in helping
reverse biodiversity loss, and highlights specific approaches needed when
investing in or near areas that have been protected by governments due to their
rich biodiversity.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Balancing productivity with sustainability will be crucial to ensuring the
long-term viability of olive farming in Spain amidst changing climate
conditions.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
1 in 3 US high school students say they feel helpless when it comes to climate change and its effects. Much of this can be attributed to the lack of adequate teaching on the subject, and instruction on how students can feel more empowered.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Current, fragmented approaches to fashion circularity are
failing to achieve commercial viability and scale. Deeper collaboration with
logistics partners can streamline operations and aid compliance with tightening
regulatory requirements.
REGENERATION & RESILIENCE -
In our VUCA world, the ability to adapt and thrive amid compound challenges is crucial. Here are just a few examples of future-proof models for communities, businesses, ecosystems, technologies and more that have us excited about the growing resilience movement.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
These laws have been several years in the making — enough time for proactive companies to develop mechanisms to ensure their supply chains are free of deforestation, human rights abuses and forced labor. And while Europe is leading, other markets are likely to follow.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as
numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
In partnership with EY and USAID, the CIRCLE Alliance collaborative model of
enterprise acceleration will help scale new and existing solutions for packaging
circularity in areas where plastic pollution is especially severe.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The new product, 60% minced beef mixed with 40% pea protein, aims to reduce environmental impact while providing customers with a familiar taste at a lower cost: It has a 37.5% lower carbon footprint — and is 33% cheaper — than traditional ground beef.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Economic models shift slowly, and consumer habits are hard to break. A shift
from linearity to circularity won’t happen overnight, but there are tangible
ways businesses can help consumers shift their behaviors today.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The Next-Generation Pet Food Program aims to scale sustainable innovations for the pet food value chain, with a focus on sustainable proteins and fats.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
From food and beverages to apparel, more commodity supply chains are getting a resilience boost through a transition to regenerative-agriculture practices. Join us in October as forward-thinking brands from these industries come together to discuss the significant environmental, economic and social benefits being reaped.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Aspen Distillers’ new, carbon-negative facility — the world’s first LEED Platinum-certified distillery — includes a parcel dedicated to regenerative agriculture and pioneering water re-entry processes, and is designed for net-positive energy use.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
Misleading consumers on sustainability initiatives will not grow a business, and the legal and reputational ramifications only reinforce that the exaggeration of environmental claims will not deliver on ROI. Here are two tips from our sustainability journey in the wellness space.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
The US Supreme Court’s reversal of the 40-year-old ‘Chevron deference’ rule
could put countless ESG regulations in jeopardy, but experts urge companies to
stick to strategies that ensure their long-term competitiveness and resilience.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
These shifts in hospitality and tourism offerings are increasingly essential as
conscious consumerism becomes mainstream and addressing the climate crisis
becomes essential for preservation of the industry.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The engineers believe they have discovered the recipe for running a sustainable
hydrogen reactor, which they plan to test first in marine and underwater
vehicles.
COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION -
Climate change requires rethinking agricultural practices; and a collaboration
between Certified Origins and one of Catalonia, Spain’s oldest environmental
NGOs is a model for enhancing conservation efforts and sustainable practices in
the olive oil industry.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
RMI’s Clean Growth Tool provides policymakers and investors with a guide to
development, manufacturing and job opportunities for a variety of low-carbon and
clean-energy solutions and industries in all 50 states.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
How can buyers and sellers of carbon credits ensure the projects they choose
will have the desired impacts and climate outcomes?