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Collaboration & Co-Creation
Community Tourism Enriching Traveler Experiences, Locals’ Wellbeing
Community Tourism Enriching Traveler Experiences, Locals’ Wellbeing
Published on January 8, 2025
About a 5 minute read

A tourism model that centers on culturally immersive experiences that empower, rather than deplete, destination communities: The ripple effects of responsibly developed and executed community tourism at scale can be profound. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Studies Reveal the Dire Impacts of Bad Gift Giving
Studies Reveal the Dire Impacts of Bad Gift Giving
Published on January 7, 2025
About a 4 minute read

Shoppers everywhere would likely agree that the billions’ worth of negative economic and environmental impacts created by unmindful gift giving diminishes the intended sentiment behind giving gifts. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
Costco Stands Its Ground, Asserts Business Case for DEI
Costco Stands Its Ground, Asserts Business Case for DEI
Published on January 3, 2025
About a 5 minute read

Costco has set a great example of finding the value in values — and a precedent that hopefully many more companies will follow. ... View More

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Finance & InvestmentMarketing & Communications
‘Benedict Lumberjack’ Puts Pension Funds in the Hot Seat Over Deforestation
‘Benedict Lumberjack’ Puts Pension Funds in the Hot Seat Over Deforestation
Published on January 2, 2025
About a 5 minute read

The smarmy CEO is the latest celebrity character to fuel Make My Money Matter’s campaign to raise awareness of the impacts of our retirement funds. In the spot, he tells viewers how he's benefiting from their hard-earned funds: 'The business of def... View More

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Finance & Investment
Asset Managers Shooting Down Nature Resolutions, Despite Soaring Investor Concern
Asset Managers Shooting Down Nature Resolutions, Despite Soaring Investor Concern
Published on December 26, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Investors filed a record number of shareholder resolutions relating to biodiversity in 2024, but none passed — because asset managers aren’t seeing the forest for the trees. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingSupply ChainCircular Economy
Latin Innovators Unseating Conventional Leather with Circular, Biobased Alternatives
Latin Innovators Unseating Conventional Leather with Circular, Biobased Alternatives
Published on December 23, 2024
About a 8 minute read

Polybion and Mabe Bio are future-proofing leather production with local and circular strategies that utilize waste, boost local economies and empower rural communities. ... View More

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Is Regenerative Ag Viable At Scale?Regeneration & Resilience
Concentration vs Regeneration: The Battle for Sustainably Feeding the World
Concentration vs Regeneration: The Battle for Sustainably Feeding the World
Published on December 18, 2024
About a 3 minute read

If we don’t shift our approach to growing the world’s food soon, we’ll see what happens when the scaling ‘solution’ we’ve relied on ultimately kills those same people it's meant to feed. ... View More

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Supply ChainInnovation & Technology
unspun Is on a Mission to Tailor Fashion Production
unspun Is on a Mission to Tailor Fashion Production
Published on December 17, 2024
About a 3 minute read

The startup’s FitOS platform recommends the perfect sizes to customers and helps brands tailor their fit and inventory accordingly. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Campaign Highlights a Critical Capacity to Foster in Our Youth: Empathy
Campaign Highlights a Critical Capacity to Foster in Our Youth: Empathy
Published on December 11, 2024
About a 4 minute read

‘It Takes a Child to Raise a Village’ shows how building more empathy at an early age can help change the world for the better. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Zero Emissions: We Came to Collaborate
Zero Emissions: We Came to Collaborate
Published on December 9, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Despite outward differences between industries, most companies face similar challenges when it comes to sustainability — especially related to carbon-associated logistics. Only by working together can we create clean solutions. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
The Multiplier Effect, in Action! SB’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
The Multiplier Effect, in Action! SB’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Published on December 6, 2024
About a 22 minute read

Here’s this year’s list of tips for taking a more intentional approach to holiday gift giving and some of the many companies, platforms and products that we’d be happy to support anytime. ... View More

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Regeneration & Resilience
30 Game-Changing Climate, Social Solutions Are ‘Bright Spots’ in These Uncertain Times
30 Game-Changing Climate, Social Solutions Are ‘Bright Spots’ in These Uncertain Times
Published on December 6, 2024
About a 5 minute read

30 ‘Bright Spots’ highlighted by Forum for the Future — in partnership with Earthshot Prize and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — reignite hope by demonstrating that transformational change is not only possible, but already happening. ... View More

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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
Could AI Revive the Plant-Based Foods Industry?
Could AI Revive the Plant-Based Foods Industry?
Published on December 5, 2024
About a 4 minute read

As AI becomes more sophisticated, plant-based food innovators are leveraging the technology to innovate and thrive in the ever-competitive alternative-protein market. ... 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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Materials & PackagingInnovation & Technology
Meet the Startup Remolding the Future of Fashion
Meet the Startup Remolding the Future of Fashion
Published on December 4, 2024
About a 7 minute read

Simplifyber is redesigning fashion production with a cellulose-based, liquid fiber that can be molded for a variety of applications, including shoe uppers — bypassing 60% of traditional manufacturing steps and significantly reducing waste, energy u... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsSupply Chain
Black Friday Clothing Zombie ‘Speaks Volumes’ About Overproduction in Fashion
Black Friday Clothing Zombie ‘Speaks Volumes’ About Overproduction in Fashion
Published on December 2, 2024
About a 3 minute read

The demonstration is part of the Or Foundation’s Speak Volumes campaign, a global initiative calling on fashion brands to declare their production volumes to help clean up the industry's waste crisis. ... View More

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Regeneration & Resilience
‘The Evolving Expression of Essence:’ A Tribute to Carol Sanford
‘The Evolving Expression of Essence:’ A Tribute to Carol Sanford
Published on November 27, 2024
About a 3 minute read

Carol was one of the most important thinkers, writers and teachers on the topic of regenerative systems — which, as she describes it, involve building conditions and practices that support the ‘evolving expression of essence.’ I am deeply grate... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsConsumer Behavior Change
UK Electronics Retailer Reminds Shoppers ‘Black Friday Is a Load of Rubbish’
UK Electronics Retailer Reminds Shoppers ‘Black Friday Is a Load of Rubbish’
Published on November 27, 2024
About a 4 minute read

New research shows Brits will spend £3.5B on tech they don’t need this Black Friday, with 1 in 5 using new tech for only four months. CeX’s campaign reminds shoppers about the mountains of tech waste created by the annual shopping frenzy. ... View More

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Circular Economy
Unwrapping the Holiday Returns Crisis: The Hidden Costs of Convenience
Unwrapping the Holiday Returns Crisis: The Hidden Costs of Convenience
Published on November 25, 2024
About a 5 minute read

Product returns should no longer be viewed as an inevitable cost of doing business but as an opportunity to innovate. It’s time to broaden consumer awareness of the fate of most returned goods and change that story by closing the loop. ... View More

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Regeneration & ResilienceSupply Chain
Enhancing Photosynthesis Could Hold Key to Climate-Resilient Crops
Enhancing Photosynthesis Could Hold Key to Climate-Resilient Crops
Published on November 21, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Salk researchers have discovered how some plant species evolved a more efficient photosynthesis approach; findings could help make staple crops including rice and wheat more resilient to climate change. ... View More

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