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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Latest Report Shows Kingfisher's 'Personal' Commitment to Net Positive
Latest Report Shows Kingfisher's 'Personal' Commitment to Net Positive
Published on June 28, 2016
About a 2 minute read

Kingfisher — parent company of European home-improvement chains B&Q, Castorama, Brico Depot, Screwfix and Koçtaş — has published its Sustainability Report 2015/16, which details its progress towards becoming a restorative, Net Positive busi... View More

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New Metrics
New Science Advisory Council Looks to Shape Ag Sustainability Measurement
New Science Advisory Council Looks to Shape Ag Sustainability Measurement
Published on June 22, 2016
About a 7 minute read

Yesterday, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced the launch of a new Science Advisory Council focused on informing the membership-based organization’s “science-based approach to delivering sustainable outcomes at the... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Food Waste Improvement Still Needed; Washing, Circular Solutions Here to Help
Trending: Food Waste Improvement Still Needed; Washing, Circular Solutions Here to Help
Published on June 21, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Increasing prevention of food waste could save grocery retailers and food manufacturers in the United Kingdom £300 million a year, according to a recent analysis by the waste reduction experts at WRAP, but the task is easier said than done. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Unilever Foundry Selects 50 Social Impact, Retail Innovation, Marketing Tech Startups
Unilever Foundry Selects 50 Social Impact, Retail Innovation, Marketing Tech Startups
Published on June 17, 2016
About a 6 minute read

Following a competitive search for the world’s top 50 marketing technology startups, Unilever announced its 2016 Foundry 50 on June 8th. Selected from 4,500 startups Unilever has reviewed over the past two years, the finalists are distributed acros... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
How to Factor in Exponential Technologies and Deep-Future Trends in the Innovation Process
How to Factor in Exponential Technologies and Deep-Future Trends in the Innovation Process
Published on June 8, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Technology is exponentially accelerating, creating a future that is difficult to imagine and one that impacts communities on a systems level. It is Robert Suarez’s job to think way, way outside of the box and design for that exponential future. Whe... View More

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Community Updates
thinkstep Announces Key Hires in Consumer Goods and Product Stewardship
thinkstep Announces Key Hires in Consumer Goods and Product Stewardship
Published on June 7, 2016
About a 3 minute read

 thinkstep Strengthens Sales and Customer Focus with the Appointments of new Directors of Consumer Goods and Product Stewardship     ... View More

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Supply Chain
Targeting a Trillion-Dollar Impact: Applying the Work of The Sustainability Consortium
Targeting a Trillion-Dollar Impact: Applying the Work of The Sustainability Consortium
Published on June 7, 2016
About a 5 minute read

As a creative guy sitting between the manager of recycling for a major retailer and a supply chain expert for a large clothing brand, I certainly feel like I am bringing the knife to the metrics gunfight in this session. But the sheer corporate heft ... View More

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Supply Chain
McDonald’s, M&S, Birds Eye Sign Landmark Commitment to Protect Key Arctic Region from Cod Fishing
McDonald’s, M&S, Birds Eye Sign Landmark Commitment to Protect Key Arctic Region from Cod Fishing
Published on May 26, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Leading seafood brands, major UK retail chains and some of the world’s largest fishing companies have struck a groundbreaking deal to protect a key Arctic region from industrial fishing for cod. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: App, Connected Fridge Offer More Cool Ways to Cut Food Waste
Trending: App, Connected Fridge Offer More Cool Ways to Cut Food Waste
Published on May 24, 2016
About a 4 minute read

France and the United Kingdom have been leaders in the fight against food waste: French retailer Intermarché’s “Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables” campaign paved the way for “ugly” produce around the globe, including UK grocery giant Asda�... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
WRAP Breaks Down Food Waste in UK Grocery Supply Chain, Finds Millions in Potential Savings
WRAP Breaks Down Food Waste in UK Grocery Supply Chain, Finds Millions in Potential Savings
Published on May 18, 2016
About a 4 minute read

The most in-depth examination of the grocery supply chain in the United Kingdom was released yesterday by the waste reduction experts at WRAP. The organization estimates that 1.9 million tonnes of food is wasted by UK grocery retailers and food manuf... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Waitrose Joins Tesco in Threatening to Can John West Over Broken Tuna Sustainability Pledge
Waitrose Joins Tesco in Threatening to Can John West Over Broken Tuna Sustainability Pledge
Published on May 9, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Waitrose has joined Tesco as the latest UK retailer to take seafood giant John West to task over its fishing practices, threatening to remove its canned tuna from store shelves if it does not follow through on its promise to improve. The decision wil... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
SmartSPEC™ to Help Retailers Increase Transparency Around Food Product Sustainability
SmartSPEC™ to Help Retailers Increase Transparency Around Food Product Sustainability
Published on April 21, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Label Insight - leading provider of SaaS data solutions providing insights and strengthening the connections between CPG brands, retailers and consumers - announces the launch of its Sustainability SmartSPEC™ solution. The Sustainability SmartSPEC ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Recovery Toolkit, Zero-Waste Grocers Aim to Fight Food Packaging Waste
Recovery Toolkit, Zero-Waste Grocers Aim to Fight Food Packaging Waste
Published on April 12, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Following the success of grocery stores such as in.gredients in Austin, TX, and day by day in locations across France, other shops focused on eliminating packaging waste from their shelves have been popping up around the world. Opening this year: new... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Coalition of Conscious Companies Asks EPA to Strengthen Big Rig Emissions Standards
Coalition of Conscious Companies Asks EPA to Strengthen Big Rig Emissions Standards
Published on April 7, 2016
About a 5 minute read

A coalition of a dozen major food brands and retailers (and Patagonia!) have asked federal regulators not to back down on reducing trucking emissions and increasing fuel economy. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Love for 'Ugly Fruit and Veg' Slowly Growing in the U.S., But Food Waste Fight Still Needs Steam
Love for 'Ugly Fruit and Veg' Slowly Growing in the U.S., But Food Waste Fight Still Needs Steam
Published on March 9, 2016
About a 4 minute read

The amount of food we waste globally has become a front-of-mind concern recently and with good reason: In the U.S. alone, an estimated 26 percent of all food produced is wasted. In a country where, in 2013, an estimated 17.5 million households faced ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
#PerfectlyGood Campaign Aiming to End Label Confusion, Save the UK £50M in Food Waste Costs
#PerfectlyGood Campaign Aiming to End Label Confusion, Save the UK £50M in Food Waste Costs
Published on March 2, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The UK is the epicenter of the circular economy movement, with both the public and private sectors making sweeping commitments and headway toward eliminating waste of all kinds throughout its economy. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
How Supermarkets Can Help Fight Obesity, One Receipt at a Time
How Supermarkets Can Help Fight Obesity, One Receipt at a Time
Published on February 24, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Obesity is a big problem in numerous countries around the world. Obesity rates are above 20 percent in every US state, and exceed 35 percent in 3 states (Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi). Every state is expected to reach a rate of at least 44... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Could Growing Food in Gravel Be Pay Dirt for Sustainable Agriculture?
Could Growing Food in Gravel Be Pay Dirt for Sustainable Agriculture?
Published on February 23, 2016
About a 5 minute read

A new age in gardening is dawning: Geological agriculture, aka gravel gardening — a completely soil-less way to grow all kinds of crops in sedimentary rock.Leading the charge is To Soil Less, a family business founded by former management consultan... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
'Peak Stuff': Why IKEA Is Shifting Towards New Business Models
'Peak Stuff': Why IKEA Is Shifting Towards New Business Models
Published on February 17, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Last month, IKEA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Steve Howard, raised eyebrows at a panel debate by suggesting that in some parts of the world we have reached the point of ‘peak stuff’, a comment that was interpreted by some as a warning that c... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
5 Steps Every Food Retailer Should Take to Eliminate Food Waste
5 Steps Every Food Retailer Should Take to Eliminate Food Waste
Published on February 5, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Campaigners for action on food waste have had much to celebrate recently. The Rockefeller Foundation launched YieldWise, a $130 million initiative to tackle loss between farm and market and demonstrating how the world can halve food loss by 2030. Thi... View More

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