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New Framework Designed to Embed Climate Resilience Into Urban Areas
New Framework Designed to Embed Climate Resilience Into Urban Areas

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Neighbourhood Futures sets out five complementary capacities to help generate tailored, scalable strategies for climate resilience and health equity in cities.

Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 3: Colleges, Universities Need Academic Advisors
Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 3: Colleges, Universities Need Academic Advisors

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - It would make sense for something that has become universally pertinent to already be incorporated into most disciplines. Right?

The Frugal Economy, Part 4: Regenerating People, Places and the Planet
The Frugal Economy, Part 4: Regenerating People, Places and the Planet

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - To effectively address the urgent human, socioeconomic and environmental challenges of our era, businesses can’t just focus on sustainability — they must evolve into regenerative businesses that positively impact society and the planet.

Companies Must Go Beyond ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’ Ahead of COP16
Companies Must Go Beyond ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’ Ahead of COP16

REGENERATION & RESILIENCE - Later this month, the world’s policymakers, environmentalists and business leaders will be in Cali, Colombia for the latest UN biodiversity conference — and companies are being urged to broaden their sustainability horizons.

If People Are Hungry, Their Pets Are, Too
If People Are Hungry, Their Pets Are, Too

FINANCE & INVESTMENT - A key solution for solving hunger at both ends of the leash lies in the collective action between organizational partnerships and community involvement.

Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 2: Failing High Schools
Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 2: Failing High Schools

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.

Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South
Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South

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.

First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry
First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry

NEW METRICS - Replacing hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives across supply chains is one of sustainable business’s biggest challenges. The Safer Chemistry Impact Fund reveals an actionable roadmap to address toxic chemical pollution across consumer product sectors.

Smallholder Voices Are Critical in Ethical Supply Chains
Smallholder Voices Are Critical in Ethical Supply Chains

SUPPLY CHAIN - The Farmer Thriving Index — a holistic, standardized way of understanding farmer wellbeing that is grounded in farmer voice — set out to answer a simple question: Are farmers in coffee supply chains thriving, or barely surviving?

Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change?
Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change?

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - With its effects now felt the world over, one might assume that education on climate change would be a high priority. But this is not the case — for numerous reasons we examine, in this first of a four-part series.

MIT Team Creates Clean Hydrogen with Seawater, Soda Cans, Caffeine
MIT Team Creates Clean Hydrogen with Seawater, Soda Cans, Caffeine

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.

New Tool Identifies Top States, Cities for US Cleantech Manufacturing, Investment
New Tool Identifies Top States, Cities for US Cleantech Manufacturing, Investment

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.

How High-Integrity Credit Projects Deliver Impacts Beyond Carbon
How High-Integrity Credit Projects Deliver Impacts Beyond Carbon

ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE - How can buyers and sellers of carbon credits ensure the projects they choose will have the desired impacts and climate outcomes?

Scientists Discover New Plants That Could Lead to Climate-Proof Chocolate
Scientists Discover New Plants That Could Lead to Climate-Proof Chocolate

SUPPLY CHAIN - Discovery of three new species in the Western Amazon could pave way for more climate-proof cacao production — and shows how many treasures are still yet to be discovered in Earth's biodiversity.

Comms Industry Alliance Calls for ‘Responsible Communication’ to Become 18th SDG
Comms Industry Alliance Calls for ‘Responsible Communication’ to Become 18th SDG

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - The Global Alliance for PR and Communication Management calls on global leaders, policymakers and stakeholders to recognize the critical importance of responsible communication in achieving a sustainable future — and outlines a multi-pronged approach toward achieving a proposed SDG 18.

Clif Outdoor Play Initiative Aims to Increase Access to Nature-Based Play Spaces
Clif Outdoor Play Initiative Aims to Increase Access to Nature-Based Play Spaces

COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION - Clif's Zbar brand is working with the nonprofit KABOOM! to create modern, outdoor play spaces and increasing the organization's capacity to influence and build a more sustainable playground industry.

This DTC Marketplace Fosters Fairer Trade for Smallholder Food Producers
This DTC Marketplace Fosters Fairer Trade for Smallholder Food Producers

SUPPLY CHAIN - R-ainbow connects small food producers around the world with nearby buyers in real time — reducing logistical expenses and emissions, and boosting prices for farmers and transparency and trust within the food supply chain.

Study Explores Marketing Tactics for Lower-Impact Menstrual Products
Study Explores Marketing Tactics for Lower-Impact Menstrual Products

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE - Disposable menstrual products are a less-talked-about but major contributor to global plastic pollution. A recent study investigated consumer preferences and devised guidelines to bolster adoption of more sustainable options in different markets.

Report: 6 Strategies for Building Nature-Positive, Circular Economy for Europe
Report: 6 Strategies for Building Nature-Positive, Circular Economy for Europe

CIRCULAR ECONOMY - The Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines six circular strategies to transform Europe’s built environment that will boost economic activity, increase climate resilience, and make cities more vibrant places to live and work.

This Nepalese B Corp Illustrates a Holistic Model for Sustainable Development
This Nepalese B Corp Illustrates a Holistic Model for Sustainable Development

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Shah Hemp Innoventures turns typically wasted ‘weeds’ into a resource for literally building a more sustainable, equitable economy.