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North Carolina Town Sues Utility Over Climate-Related Costs
In the latest in a growing wave of actions aiming to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for its role in accelerating climate change, Carrboro, NC is suing Duke Energy for its continued use of fossil fuels and attempting to gaslight the public about... View More
Kindergarten Lunch Program Improves Child Nutrition in Vietnam
The success of Morinaga Milk’s Smiles & Health for Children kindergarten lunch project in Vietnam provides a blueprint for the global company to expand its social impact to numerous other communities. ... View More
Tony’s Chocolonely, Washington Post Give Chocolate Lovers ‘Food for Thought’
The chocolate maker’s first partnership with a media company is the latest in its ongoing mission to increase awareness around forced labor in cocoa supply chains and how collective action can address them. ... View More
Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy
Opening keynotes at SB’24 San Diego emphasized the need for interconnected action — from honoring Indigenous knowledge and leveraging complexity theory to leveraging business and technology to create resilience. ... View More
The Frugal Economy, Part 3: Global Value Chains Become Hyperlocal Value Networks
By building hyperlocal value networks that are open, adaptable and deeply rooted in communities, businesses can gain agility and resilience and maximize sustainable local impact. ... View More
Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South
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. ... View More
Field Notes: How Major Brands Are Cultivating Regenerative Supply Chains
From food and beverages to apparel, more commodity supply chains are getting a resilience boost through a transition to regenerative-agriculture practices. Join us in October as forward-thinking brands from these industries come together to discuss t... View More
First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry
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 produc... View More
Smallholder Voices Are Critical in Ethical Supply Chains
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? ... View More
Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change?
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. ... View More
Study: Surf Breaks Key to Health of Climate, Ecosystems, Coastal Communities
An Oregon State University study finds surf conservation offers a unique opportunity to strengthen protection of climate-critical carbon stocks while boosting socio-economic health of coastal communities. ... View More
Regenerative Ag Practitioners Gather to Share Notes from the Field
Thursday at SB Brand-Led Culture Change, a variety of stakeholders driving regenerative agriculture shared insights on demystifying regenerative ag for consumers, quantifying regenerative sourcing and creating resilience in cotton production. ... View More
Microsoft, Twelve, Vertical Harvest Paint Powerful Picture of a Regenerative Near-Future
Day 3 keynotes regaled SB’23 San Diego attendees with a peek at regenerative, circular and win-win-win social-purpose business models. ... View More
The Body Shop’s Fairly Traded Recycled Plastic Highlights Human Side of Plastic Crisis
The Body Shop is launching its first Community Trade Recycled Plastic from Bengaluru, India. Along with fighting plastic pollution, the initiative aims to drive social change and help empower up to 2,500 waste pickers in Bengaluru. ... View More
Kuli Kuli's Moringa Green Energy Shots Create Jobs, Fight Deforestation in Haiti
Energy shots such as 5 Hour Energy have proliferated in recent years as they have taken up an increasingly large portion of the multibillion-dollar energy drink market. The smaller, sugar-free energy shots often position themselves as a healthier alt... View More
Kuli Kuli's Socially & Nutritionally Sustaining Moringa Superfood Bars Debut at Whole Foods
Six months after successfully raising more than $50,000 through one of the highest-grossing crowdfunding food campaigns of all-time, Oakland, Calif., startup Kuli Kuli has launched its first line of moringa superfood bars at 10 Whole Foods locations ... View More
Startup Crowdfunding to Sell Superfood Bars in US to Aid West African Farmers
Oakland-based social enterprise Kuli Kuli is launching an Indiegogo campaign to leverage its “superfood” nutrition bar to help alleviate poverty in West Africa.Kuli Kuli Bars are gluten-free, raw and made with just a few simple all-natural ingred... View More
