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NYU Stern Research Illustrates ROI for Sustainably Marketed Products
Seminal research shows that sustainability is driving market growth in CPGs; products marketed as sustainable grew 5.6x faster than conventionally marketed products, and 3.3x faster than the CPG market. ... View More
'The Voice of Society': Why Your Company Could Use a ‘Social Board’ of Directors
The board of directors of any organization exists to provide vision and guidance. Ideally, they are meant to steer companies in the right direction, and keep them out of trouble. ... View More
No More Band-Aids: We Need a Radical New Plan, Report Warns
Rising nationalism and global migration are among seven trends impacting future of sustainability, according to a new report from Forum for the Future. ... View More
A New Approach to Materiality: Backcasting to Prioritize What Really Matters
It's time for a reverse materiality assessment — rather than trying to divine what matters most by forecasting from the unsustainable present, we must prioritize by back-casting from the sustainable future. ... View More
Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy
This is one of a series of interviews by students and alumni from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) with practitioners from the Sustainable Brands community, on a variety of ways organizations can, and are, Redesigning the Good Lif... View More
Q&A: How Social Design Is Creating New Markets, More Engaged Cultures
This is one of a series of interviews by students and alumni from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) with practitioners from the Sustainable Brands community, on a variety of ways organizations can, and are, Redesigning the Good Life. ... View More
Less Medley, More Value: Creating a New Quality for Corporate Reporting
This week at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the discussion about how to implement the directives of the Paris Agreement is in full swing. ... View More
Self-Disrupt to Redesign the Future of Work
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — R. Buckminster Fuller ... View More
Here’s why it makes sense for companies to support climate-related disclosure
Mainstream investors are increasingly conscious of the impacts of climate change and they want to know how companies disclose and manage climate-related risks. The TCFD provides recommendations that aim to meet investors’ demand for just such infor... View More
Off-Hours Consumer Delivery Systems May Unlock Sustainability at Scale
This article originally appeared on MeetingoftheMinds.org on October 22, 2018. ... View More
Targeting Energy Use Along Product Life Cycles: 4 Steps to Achieving SDG 7
20 percent of the world population lacks access to modern electricity, but access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is crucial to achieving many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from poverty alleviation via ... View More
Future Value, Submerged Value, 'ROP' & Other Facets of the ROI of Sustainability
Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of... View More
#NewMetrics18: Dos, Don'ts, Tools and Topics Critical to Sustainability Communication
Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of... View More
Quantis Endorses EMF New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
Plastic waste and pollution have captured the attention of the public, governments, and businesses around the world. The search for solutions has started, and there is growing recognition that quick-fixes that address the symptoms is not enough. To e... View More
Global, Multisector Commitments Aim to Eliminate Plastic Pollution at the Source; Is It Enough?
NOTE: This article was updated on October 30, 2018 at 11:45am ET. A Global Commitment to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source has been signed by 250 organisations including many of the world’s largest packaging producers, brands, ret... View More
Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging
Danone announces a series of new commitments and actions to ensure its packaging will become 100% circular, and to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy of packaging. This includes (1) initiatives to improve product design and d... View More
New Report, WRI Platform and … Wu-Tang Clan Make Case for Plant-Based Diets
Meat-heavy diets have been under increased scrutiny of late, spawning a host of research and campaigns linking them to the accelerating impacts of climate change around the world. Now, a new report from the Changing Markets Foundation, Mighty Earth a... View More
10 Burning Questions: PMI on How It Will Create a Smoke-Free Future
Jennifer Motles and her colleagues at Philip Morris International (PMI) are on a crusade to end smoking. They know many of us probably won’t believe them. And they are OK with that; they just want the chance to prove it. ... View More
UPS/Greenbiz Study Identifies Motivators And Barriers To Electric Fleets
Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a ... View More
Ag Innovation Showcase Highlights Beacons of Hope for the Future of Food
Feeding the world is no new challenge, but with an expanding global middle class, what has made the problem worse in recent years is a new appetite for rich, resource-intensive foods. The demand for protein is increasing in China and even in mostly v... View More
