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UPS Recognized By EPA With Smartway Excellence Award
UPS Recognized By EPA With Smartway Excellence Award
Published on November 1, 2018
About a 2 minute read

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this week presented UPS with a SmartWay Excellence award, which recognizes leading carriers who have made significant contributions to reducing the impact of freight transportation on air quality... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
UPS Launching First-of-Its-Kind Urban Delivery Solution in Seattle
UPS Launching First-of-Its-Kind Urban Delivery Solution in Seattle
Published on October 25, 2018
About a 4 minute read

A growing number of forward-thinking companies have set about redesigning urban mobility solutions to meet the needs of modern cities and their citizens — from Lyft committing to providing carbon-neutral ride-sharing nationwide; to the growing popu... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Can We 3D Print Our Way to Plastic-Free Oceans?
Can We 3D Print Our Way to Plastic-Free Oceans?
Published on August 6, 2018
About a 3 minute read

It’s estimated that nearly 8 million tons of plastic flow into our oceans every year; even more goes into landfills. While there are many great companies focused on recovering this plastic, there is one developing a plan for what to do with those m... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Q&A: Fuji Xerox on the Circular Approach That Redefined Its Business
Q&A: Fuji Xerox on the Circular Approach That Redefined Its Business
Published on April 12, 2018
About a 8 minute read

Long before concepts such as future-fit and circular became buzzwords, Fuji Xerox was already busy redefining business as usual and demonstrating the opportunities to be harnessed by embracing a more sustainable, resource-efficient business model. ... View More

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New Metrics
How to Try Context-Based Sustainability in 3 Easy Steps
How to Try Context-Based Sustainability in 3 Easy Steps
Published on December 11, 2017
About a 10 minute read

At the closing of the New Metrics '17 conference in Philadelphia last month, attendees were asked: “What ‘New Metric’ will you go back and implement in 2017/2018?” The overriding response tabulated in real time and displayed on the big scree... View More

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New Metrics
AT&T, BASF, Cabot, HPE and More Show #NewMetrics in Action
AT&T, BASF, Cabot, HPE and More Show #NewMetrics in Action
Published on November 15, 2017
About a 23 minute read

While measurement, disclosure and other forms of engagement were the dominant themes yesterday, day two of New Metrics ’17 saw brands, NGOs and solution providers digging deeper to reveal practical applications and concrete findings from where the ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Makersite Offers Faster Analysis of Product Sustainability, Costs, Supply Chain Stewardship
Makersite Offers Faster Analysis of Product Sustainability, Costs, Supply Chain Stewardship
Published on October 31, 2017
About a 2 minute read

Today at SB’17 Copenhagen, Makersite co-founder Christoph Wilfert will take attendees through the new features and expanded functionality of the all-in-one open data platform for eco-design, product costing and stewardship. Product teams use it to ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack
Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack
Published on October 30, 2017
About a 4 minute read

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

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Supply Chain
UL Revs Up Efforts to Reduce Environmental, Social Impacts Across Global Supply Chain
UL Revs Up Efforts to Reduce Environmental, Social Impacts Across Global Supply Chain
Published on September 27, 2017
About a 3 minute read

UL, a US-based safety consulting and certification company, has unveiled two new initiatives aimed at driving environmental and social responsibility throughout the global supply chain. ... View More

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New Metrics
Scalability: Upshifting from Micro- to Macro-Level Sustainability
Scalability: Upshifting from Micro- to Macro-Level Sustainability
Published on September 15, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Part Eight in a 10-Part Series by Reporting 3.0. See previous parts below. ... View More

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Supply Chain
SAP Ariba Takes Aim at Forced Labor with Supplier Risk Management Tool
SAP Ariba Takes Aim at Forced Labor with Supplier Risk Management Tool
Published on August 27, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Despite the attention the issue has received in the past decade, child labor and modern slavery are still prevalent across the world and in many corporate supply chains. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
3 Ways to Measure and Mobilize Corporate Culture to Scale Purpose, Profit
3 Ways to Measure and Mobilize Corporate Culture to Scale Purpose, Profit
Published on August 24, 2017
About a 4 minute read

As Jack Welch, longtime CEO of General Electric, has said, “no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.” It follows that businesses are actively co... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Older Adults' Participation Stands to Strengthen Cities’ Innovation Districts
Older Adults' Participation Stands to Strengthen Cities’ Innovation Districts
Published on August 7, 2017
About a 4 minute read

While millennials have largely been the focus of city leaders’ efforts to attract new talent and residential growth, a new Brookings study finds that innovation districts — areas which are highly walkable and transit-oriented, rich with amenities... View More

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New Metrics
Reporting 3.0’s Reporting Blueprint: Triggering a Regenerative, Inclusive and Open Economy
Reporting 3.0’s Reporting Blueprint: Triggering a Regenerative, Inclusive and Open Economy
Published on August 4, 2017
About a 9 minute read

Part One of this 10-part series ended with a quick introduction of how Reporting 3.0 (R3) applies Integral Theory in our thinking. So we pick up this strand as our starting point for Part Two, which is devoted to introducing the Reporting Blueprint t... View More

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New Metrics
New Footprint Calculator, #MovetheDate Campaign Commemorate Earliest-Ever Earth Overshoot Day
New Footprint Calculator, #MovetheDate Campaign Commemorate Earliest-Ever Earth Overshoot Day
Published on August 1, 2017
About a 4 minute read

To mark Earth Overshoot Day (August 2nd — the earliest to date) — the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate over the entire year — international research organization Global Footprint Network has launc... View More

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New Metrics
Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit Aims to Help Companies Better Assess Nature's Role, Value
Natural Capital Protocol Toolkit Aims to Help Companies Better Assess Nature's Role, Value
Published on July 14, 2017
About a 2 minute read

Natural capital underpins prosperous economies and thriving societies. Understanding the interconnectedness between business and nature well as the associated risks and opportunities, allows companies to better inform decision-making. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Europe, China Roll Out Regulations to Create Safe, Responsible Sharing Economy
Trending: Europe, China Roll Out Regulations to Create Safe, Responsible Sharing Economy
Published on May 15, 2017
About a 3 minute read

At this stage in the game, there’s no stopping the sharing economy, but organizations and government in the UK and China are working to create a safer, more responsible space that allows consumers, businesses and investors to fully take advantage o... View More

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Supply Chain
Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. Redefined, Classified in 'Typology of Modern Slavery'
Sex and Labor Trafficking in the U.S. Redefined, Classified in 'Typology of Modern Slavery'
Published on March 30, 2017
About a 3 minute read

Polaris, a leader in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery and help survivors restore their freedom, has released a new report, The Typology of Modern Slavery, that breaks down instances of sex and labor trafficking into 25 distinct categories... View More

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New Metrics
Consumption-Based Metrics: The Next Challenge for Zero-Waste Cities
Consumption-Based Metrics: The Next Challenge for Zero-Waste Cities
Published on February 27, 2017
About a 5 minute read

Cities are major contributors to – and battlegrounds of – climate change. According to a report from the UN Habitat, cities pump out roughly 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions whilst just occupying just 2 percent of the Earth’s land.... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Twinings Puts Communities First with New SDG-Aligned Framework
Twinings Puts Communities First with New SDG-Aligned Framework
Published on February 20, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Just days after WWF and ISEAL released a new report highlighting the importance of aligning sustainability standards with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), tea brand Twinings announced a new framework designed to improve the lives of t... View More

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