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Organizational GovernanceFinance & Investment
Beyond ESG: Purpose as the Next Frontier in Investing
Beyond ESG: Purpose as the Next Frontier in Investing
Published on May 30, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Investors now see purpose as a KPI for resilience: Purpose-led companies can better navigate disruption and retain stakeholder confidence in uncertain times. ... View More

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Regeneration & ResilienceFinance & Investment
Now Is the Time to Double Down on Building Resilient Brands
Now Is the Time to Double Down on Building Resilient Brands
Published on May 15, 2025
About a 6 minute read

Values-driven finance and investment, fueling enterprises that produce long-term social and environmental benefits, are key to creating a resilient economy. ... View More

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Finance & Investment
Survey: Sustainable Investments Drive Positive Change, Competitive Returns
Survey: Sustainable Investments Drive Positive Change, Competitive Returns
Published on May 13, 2025
About a 5 minute read

Morgan Stanley’s latest ‘Sustainable Signals’ report shows increased interest and confidence in sustainable investing, though greenwashing fears remain a barrier. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications
North Carolina Town Sues Utility Over Climate-Related Costs
North Carolina Town Sues Utility Over Climate-Related Costs
Published on December 5, 2024
About a 6 minute read

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

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Organizational Governance
Kindergarten Lunch Program Improves Child Nutrition in Vietnam
Kindergarten Lunch Program Improves Child Nutrition in Vietnam
Published on November 1, 2024
About a 5 minute read

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

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Marketing & Communications
Tony’s Chocolonely, Washington Post Give Chocolate Lovers ‘Food for Thought’
Tony’s Chocolonely, Washington Post Give Chocolate Lovers ‘Food for Thought’
Published on October 29, 2024
About a 4 minute read

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

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Regeneration & ResilienceCollaboration & Co-Creation
Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy
Embracing Complexity, Indigenous Wisdom and Regeneration for a Future-Proof Economy
Published on October 15, 2024
About a 5 minute read

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

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Regeneration & ResilienceSupply Chain
The Frugal Economy, Part 3: Global Value Chains Become Hyperlocal Value Networks
The Frugal Economy, Part 3: Global Value Chains Become Hyperlocal Value Networks
Published on September 26, 2024
About a 11 minute read

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

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Circular EconomyCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South
Unilever Partners to Scale Circular Packaging Solutions in Global South
Published on August 30, 2024
About a 4 minute read

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

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Supply Chain
Field Notes: How Major Brands Are Cultivating Regenerative Supply Chains
Field Notes: How Major Brands Are Cultivating Regenerative Supply Chains
Published on August 26, 2024
About a 5 minute read

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

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New Metrics
First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry
First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry
Published on August 22, 2024
About a 4 minute read

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

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Supply Chain
Smallholder Voices Are Critical in Ethical Supply Chains
Smallholder Voices Are Critical in Ethical Supply Chains
Published on August 20, 2024
About a 5 minute read

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

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Marketing & CommunicationsSocial & Environmental Impact
Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change?
Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change?
Published on August 16, 2024
About a 6 minute read

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

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Circular Economy
Study: Surf Breaks Key to Health of Climate, Ecosystems, Coastal Communities
Study: Surf Breaks Key to Health of Climate, Ecosystems, Coastal Communities
Published on August 15, 2024
About a 4 minute read

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

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Is Regenerative Ag Viable At Scale?Supply ChainRegeneration & Resilience
Regenerative Ag Practitioners Gather to Share Notes from the Field
Regenerative Ag Practitioners Gather to Share Notes from the Field
Published on May 10, 2024
About a 6 minute read

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

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
Microsoft, Twelve, Vertical Harvest Paint Powerful Picture of a Regenerative Near-Future
Microsoft, Twelve, Vertical Harvest Paint Powerful Picture of a Regenerative Near-Future
Published on October 20, 2023
About a 7 minute read

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

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Circular Economy
The Body Shop’s Fairly Traded Recycled Plastic Highlights Human Side of Plastic Crisis
The Body Shop’s Fairly Traded Recycled Plastic Highlights Human Side of Plastic Crisis
Published on May 9, 2019
About a 6 minute read

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

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Supply Chain
Kuli Kuli's Moringa Green Energy Shots Create Jobs, Fight Deforestation in Haiti
Kuli Kuli's Moringa Green Energy Shots Create Jobs, Fight Deforestation in Haiti
Published on October 5, 2015
About a 3 minute read

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

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Innovation & Technology
Kuli Kuli's Socially & Nutritionally Sustaining Moringa Superfood Bars Debut at Whole Foods
Kuli Kuli's Socially & Nutritionally Sustaining Moringa Superfood Bars Debut at Whole Foods
Published on December 17, 2013
About a 4 minute read

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

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Innovation & TechnologySupply Chain
Startup Crowdfunding to Sell Superfood Bars in US to Aid West African Farmers
Startup Crowdfunding to Sell Superfood Bars in US to Aid West African Farmers
Published on May 2, 2013
About a 2 minute read

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

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