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Trending: New Tools, Rules, Partnerships Take Food Waste, Hunger Head On
Around 52 million tons of food are wasted each year in the United States despite 1 in 7 US citizens lacking reliable access to sufficient, affordable and nutritious food. While raising consumer awareness is an important food waste reduction strategy,... View More
A New Year’s Resolution for Retailers: Eliminate Toxic Chemicals
This New Year’s, retailers should make a resolution to get toxic chemicals out of their products and packaging. At a time when the EPA is undermining the implementation of the nation’s new chemical safety law enacted just last year, it’s more c... View More
Trending: Food-Focused Tech Solutions Helping Slash Waste While Recouping Revenue
Food waste may be on the rise, but startups across the globe are developing new solutions to drive waste — and costs — down to an all-time low. ... View More
Campbell's, NowThis Explore Waste, Sustainability, Innovation on New Food Channel
Digital news organization NowThis is rolling out a new food-focused channel that aims to explore food as it relates to culture and the environment. NowThis Food builds on the brand’s already extensive digital offerings, which include NowThis News a... View More
Patagonia Blacks Out Homepage, Calls on Consumers to Protect Public Lands
Outdoor retailer Patagonia is no stranger to throwing its weight behind worthy causes, particularly those aligned with its mission to “use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” In the past, this has included sh... View More
WRAP Releases Date Label Guidance to Drive Down UK Food Waste
Households in the UK waste two million tons of food each year simply by not consuming it in time. A third of this food waste is the result of the result of a confusing and counterintuitive labeling system. WRAP, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and De... View More
How Organic Underwear Can Help Save the World
In an era where brands are becoming increasingly socially conscious to keep up with societal trends, Marc Skid is no exception. The recently launched online underwear retailer is using the finest, sustainably grown materials to provide its customers ... View More
Third Year of REI's #OptOutside Movement Gives the Power to the People
With the launch of its #OptOutside campaign in 2015, REI set a new precedent in retail, shuttering its stores on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, giving its employees a paid day off and – on a day that has come to represent consumerism at its most ex... View More
Evolution of Disclosure, CEO Engagement, Measuring What Matters Take Center Stage at #NewMetrics
As Sustainable Brands' New Metrics '17 conference kicked off in Philadelphia on Monday, speakers from SASB, CSRLab, WRI, the World Happiness Summit and more presented a range of topics revolving around a few common themes: Correctly measuring what ma... View More
The Product and Organization Environmental Footprint Initiative: A gold standard in the making
Imagine you have landed in 2030. You walk into your usual grocery store. Only this time, every product sports a label to help you make your purchasing decision based not only on price, or calories, but also on environmental impact. ... View More
Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack
Maybe you remember visiting a post office to pick up one of your online purchases and seeing the hundreds, even thousands, of packages going to other shoppers — to be used once and thrown away. Sure, online purchases need to be individually labelle... View More
Cat & Jack Expands to Include Adaptive Apparel to Help Meet the Needs of Even More Kids
Since its exciting introduction last summer ... View More
M&S’ Mike Barry: Balance of Science, Emotion Needed to Engage Consumers in Circular Models
For many retailers, circular thinking involves redefining products – and the raw materials contained within them – as assets that need to be kept in circulation for as long as possible. During each use phase, these assets may need to be reintrodu... View More
CVS Harnesses the Power of Design to Improve Health Outcomes, Consumer Experience
CVS Pharmacy is harnessing the power of design to further its mission of helping people on their path to better health. The retail division of CVS Health is introducing a new prescription management system for patients managing multiple medications i... View More
Asda, Co-op Collaborate to Streamline Supply Chain Sustainability Data
British supermarket giants Asda and The Co-operative, together with leading sustainable business and supply chain platform 2degrees, are paving the way for the future of supply chain collaboration by enabling mutual suppliers to submit aggregated dat... View More
Danone, Nestlé, Mondelez, PepsiCo, Walgreens Unite to Help Consumers Lead Their Healthiest Lives
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) is on a mission to help consumers make healthier choices with the launch of a new pilot campaign in Hagerstown, Maryland. ... View More
Unilever Joins Better Than Cash Alliance, Embraces Digital Finance Across Value Chain
In an effort to advance the goals outlined in its Sustainable Living Plan, in which it aims to positively impact the lives of 5.5 million people by 2020, consumer goods giant Unilever has announced a new partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance... View More
The Body Shop Finds New Home in Purpose-Driven Cosmetics Giant, Natura
Earlier this week, French beauty giant L’Oréal announced that it has concluded the sale of The Body Shop to Brazilian sustainable personal care group Natura Cosmeticos. ... View More
Could RFID Eliminate Food Waste – or All Product Waste – from Producer to Consumer?
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, which dates back to World War II radar systems, is increasingly being used to track goods throughout complex global supply chains. ... View More
Trending: Supermarkets Roll Out New Initiatives to Future-Fit Global Food Systems
Supermarkets across the globe are doing their part to future fit the food system by rolling out new initiatives and products that aim to tackle food waste and CO2 emissions. ... View More
