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10 Women Entrepreneurs Make Up 1st Cohort of India's POWERED Accelerator
Ten women entrepreneurs have been selected as the first cohort entering the POWERED Accelerator program — a first-of-its-kind accelerator focusing on women-led businesses in the energy value chain, in an effort to address twin Sustainable Developme... View More
SAP's #sheinnovates Girls’ Lounges Foster STEM Skills and Careers Among Young Women in Africa
The first #sheinnovates Girls’ Lounge in Africa is opening at the SAP Next-Gen Lab location at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. The launch of #sheinnovates Girls’ Lounge at UCT coincides with the #sheinnovates Festival taking pl... View More
GRI, UNGC Release 'Practical Guide' for Companies to Report Their Impact on the SDGs
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) have released “A Practical Guide” to enable companies to better measure and report on their impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new publication... View More
“The Corporate Reporting Dialogue Is Looking for Alignment, Not for One Common Framework”
Sustainable Brands recently talked to Wim Bartels, Program Lead at the Corporate Reporting Dialogue (CRD) about key issues and initiatives around the further development of corporate reporting. ... View More
Blockchain Will Make Carbon Visible for Everybody
To understand, and report on, an organization’s carbon footprint is a complex undertaking — to say the least. ... View More
Latest Youth Solutions Report Showcases 50 Projects to Support SDGs
The second edition of the Youth Solutions Report, which identifies 50 youth-led projects that aim to solve the world’s toughest issues, was released Tuesday in New York during a launch event at the headquarters of the Sustainable Development Soluti... View More
Asda, Unilever, AstraZeneca Among Funders of New University of Cambridge SDG-Focused Fellowships
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) has announced a major new partnership with leading companies today with the launch of The Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme. Corporate and individual ... View More
World Cup Sponsors Missing Out on Purpose
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup taking place against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world, a world where people increasingly expect corporations to stand for something more than just profits, it seems like an appropriate time to take a look at which... View More
New Projects in Guatemala, Australia Sweetening Sugar Industry Sustainability Practices
Sugar has been a hot topic the past few years due to artificial and natural sweeteners entering the market and growing concerns about obesity and children’s health. The U.S. ... View More
How a Practical Guide to Sourcing Sustainable Cotton Could Help Transform the Industry
‘I would like to source more sustainable cotton, but I’m not quite sure where to start. There seems to be an awful lot of standards out there, and I’m not quite sure what the differences are between them.’ ‘I’d like to increase the volume... View More
400 Companies Poised to Advance SDGs, Generate Returns Make Up New Swell Investing Portfolio
Highlighting the importance of transparency in investing, impact investing platform Swell Investing has invited the public to vote on the final security in the Impact 400, a portfolio with the goal of offering investors 400 companies poised for impac... View More
Caesars Entertainment 2018 CodeGreen Challenge: Party for the Planet!
To help kick off the spring season, we once again asked our team members and guests at our locations across North America to participate in the annual CodeGreen Challenge for a chance to be named the most eco-conscious location in the company. The Co... View More
CGF Calls for Accelerated Action Against Forced Labor, Unethical Recruitment
At the 2018 Global Forum on Responsible Business and Recruitment this week, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) called on businesses around the world to play their part in the fight to end all forms of forced labor. The event, co-hosted by the CGF and Ins... View More
Why My OBE Shows That the Greatest Sustainability Challenges Lie Ahead, Not Behind Us
On Thursday, June 14th, I will be with my closest family at Buckingham Palace, proudly receiving my OBE. For those outside the UK, this may not mean much (unless you’ve been watching “The Crown”), but the award is a public recognition of doing ... View More
Dow’s Nature Projects Generated $120M, Engaged 380K Students in 2017
The Dow Chemical Company’s newly released 2017 Sustainability Report details its progress against its goals for 2025, including surpassing the year’s target for savings and revenue from projects that are “better for ecosystems.” Such projects... View More
Hershey Releases 2017 CSR Report, Unveils SDG-Aligned CSR Strategy
Today, along with the release of its 2017 Shared Goodness Corporate Social Responsibility report, The Hershey Company unveiled Shared Goodness Promise, a new CSR strategy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and centered around investmen... View More
Q&A: How TD Is Living Its Purpose, Driving SDGs with The Ready Commitment
TD Bank Group recently launched its corporate citizenship strategy to center on a new multi-year program, The Ready Commitment. Guided by the bank’s purpose, focus on creating shared value and desire to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SD... View More
Deep Time Walk: Helping Brands to Engage with the SDGs
The idea of the Deep Time Walk is simple but incredibly powerful: When dealing with the vast dimensions of time and space, we are often unable to grasp the magnitude quantitatively, just through studying the numbers. A Deep Time Walk allows us to wal... View More
