CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Sustainable packaging is on track to becoming the norm in both industries, leaving the thing that sets brands apart as the way they communicate the message.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
Day 1 of Sustainable Brands’ Just Brands virtual event brought together business, racial justice and social good leaders for frank discussions on the context for racial inequities in the US, what equity really means in 2020, and businesses' role in creating it.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
Target’s new Racial Equity Action and Change committee (REACH) has created an action plan which focuses on four areas: Team, Guests, Communities and Civic Engagement and Public Policy.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
The pandemic has been a turning point in the way businesses move forward. It is clear that by focusing on finding their higher purpose, right down to the
intricacies of their supply chains, businesses can help manifest the sustainable future that we need.
LEADERSHIP -
As part of its #abetterway project, Quiero is asking how the sustainability and business equation will be affected by COVID-19. Here, we reflect on the future of business leadership based on Quiero’s conversations with 100 world leaders in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Leading by example, the sustainable fashion brand has pledging to eliminate plastic from its consumer packaging by 2021, the use of Ancient and Endangered Forest by 2022, and to eliminate virgin forest fibers by 2025.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The circular economy is here to stay — and no industry is better positioned to take on this challenge than fashion. The designers, innovators and business
people in this industry are starting a revolution that ensures doing good never goes out of style.
THE NEXT ECONOMY -
In an open letter, the group of 14 CEOs calls on governments to accelerate such a transition by recognizing and supporting purpose-first business as an emerging fourth sector of the economy.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The Net Zero Investment Framework aims to maximize investor contribution to decarbonization of global economy, helping keep rise in global temperatures below 1.5°C.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Latest Fairphone Impact Report reveals benefits of social and environmental programs; while LCA of the Fairphone 3 shows that using a smartphone for over 5 years can reduce CO2 emissions by about 40%.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Two longtime players in small-business lending and empowering low-income communities are joining forces to scale up equitable wealth creation in
communities of color.
WALKING THE TALK -
Cannabis producer Viola Brands is determined to increase minority representation in the industry. Its Viola Cares program provides education, employment and other resources; in order to create 10,000 jobs within the cannabis industry for Black people.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -
We are living in a moment that’s demanding employers to change the way in which they position themselves — if they really believe in inclusion — while Black employees can really evaluate where they are and how they feel about their workplace.
WASTE NOT -
We know the problem; and, increasingly, we know how to solve it. It’s time for decision-makers, including leading global consumer brands that have been identified as part of the problem, to start taking the necessary steps to prevent plastic from ending up in the ocean, now.
COLLABORATION -
Leading retailers CVS Health, Target and Walmart — joined by Kroger and Walgreens, and NGOs Conservation International and Ocean Conservancy — unite to tackle retail bag waste and invite others to join the effort.
CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Looks like Johnnie Walker scotch could be first to market with a paper-based packaging solution, made from sustainably sourced wood pulp, early next year.
LEADERSHIP -
With a goal of contributing to change and understanding how COVID-19 will influence sustainable development; at Quiero, we have undertaken an ambitious project: #aBetterWay — a search for answers from our global community of leaders based on reflection, learning and action.
WALKING THE TALK -
While the majority of companies recognize that social impact is valuable, few have managed to successfully integrate it into one of the most mission-critical
activities: their sales strategy.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The recent spotlight on racial justice in the US has also highlighted the financial industry's role in perpetuating discrimination. Many have responded by donating money to nonprofits, but a regenerative approach to investing that start to undo decades of chronic underinvestment is needed.
WALKING THE TALK -
We know that we can buy less, use less, work from home, drive less, collaborate more; and have business, society and government move faster — because we just did all of that. How can we respond as powerfully and courageously to other super-critical threats?