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Organizational Governance
Redesigning the Purpose of Business for Humanity: Let’s Talk Know-How
Redesigning the Purpose of Business for Humanity: Let’s Talk Know-How
Published on September 23, 2019
About a 4 minute read

A few weeks ago, The Business Roundtable reached a major milestone on the path toward a broadly accepted redefinition of business purpose. What's next? We have some ideas. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
6 Exceptional Young, Female Activists Recognized for Environmental Leadership
6 Exceptional Young, Female Activists Recognized for Environmental Leadership
Published on September 16, 2019
About a 9 minute read

A signature element of Earth Island Institute’s year-round New Leaders Initiative, Brower Youth Award winners demonstrate passion and leadership, as well as a commitment to the communities their work serves. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
Design Thinking, Systems Thinking & Pragmatic Optimism: Inspiring Change to Mitigate the Climate Crisis
Design Thinking, Systems Thinking & Pragmatic Optimism: Inspiring Change to Mitigate the Climate Crisis
Published on September 9, 2019
About a 6 minute read

I am a huge believer in tiny actions adding up to have incredible, positive impact. We have climate crisis data and solutions — by implementing design thinking, systems thinking, and going about it with a little fun through pragmatic optimism. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
3 Ways Your Company Can Answer the Business Roundtable’s Call to Support Communities
3 Ways Your Company Can Answer the Business Roundtable’s Call to Support Communities
Published on September 3, 2019
About a 3 minute read

Last month, 181 CEOs in the Business Roundtable (BRT) agreed to new principles for how corporations should act. But how can we develop policies, strategies and programs that really do “support the communities in which we work,” as the principles ... View More

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Circular Economy
Emerging Food Trend a Win for Sustainability
Emerging Food Trend a Win for Sustainability
Published on September 3, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Ingredients such as sorghum, fonio and moringa are appearing on restaurant menus and in grocery stores. Increasing the diversity of foods used won’t just deliver flavor and a unique sales angle, but also support more resilient and sustainable produ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceCircular Economy
What the CEO ‘Purpose of Business’ Declaration Is — and What It Isn’t
What the CEO ‘Purpose of Business’ Declaration Is — and What It Isn’t
Published on August 28, 2019
About a 9 minute read

181 CEOs have signed on to broader purpose — skepticism is warranted, but this is potentially a BFD. Now, let’s see if these companies deliver, and help them when they do — and challenge them when they don’t. ... View More

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New Metrics
The Most Critical Sustainability Metric of the Year, and the Decade
The Most Critical Sustainability Metric of the Year, and the Decade
Published on July 30, 2019
About a 2 minute read

I hope that by now we are more than clear on what we can and need to do about our dwindling carbon budget. If you are not thinking ‘science-based targets’, you really need to catch up — keep reading. ... View More

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Beautycounter Takes Action in D.C.
Beautycounter Takes Action in D.C.
Published on June 28, 2019
About a 3 minute read

This past Tuesday was the 81st anniversary of the passing of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act—the last major legislation governing personal-care products. ... View More

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Supply Chain
SB'19 Detroit: Transparency, Alliances Unsnarling the Tangled Webs We Weave
SB'19 Detroit: Transparency, Alliances Unsnarling the Tangled Webs We Weave
Published on June 6, 2019
About a 14 minute read

SB'19 Detroit was full of rich discussions from brands, technology providers and alliances driving holistic changes in supply chains and other complex systems — and shining light on problems along the way. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceMarketing & Communications
Q&A: Nat Geo on Its Mission to ‘Activate’ Global Citizens, Drive Change Through Stories
Q&A: Nat Geo on Its Mission to ‘Activate’ Global Citizens, Drive Change Through Stories
Published on May 31, 2019
About a 7 minute read

National Geographic’s efficacy lies at the nexus of science, entertainment and purpose. We spoke with CMO Jill Cress to learn how this ‘purpose-native’ media giant maximizes its impacts through strategic partnerships. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation
Forum for the Future: Building Collaboration at the Intersection of Vision and Action
Forum for the Future: Building Collaboration at the Intersection of Vision and Action
Published on May 21, 2019
About a 6 minute read

CEO Dr. Sally Uren has a realistic understanding of collaborations and shares how combining forces is the way forward. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
A Sustainable Tobacco Company? Philip Morris International Thinks It’s Possible
A Sustainable Tobacco Company? Philip Morris International Thinks It’s Possible
Published on May 16, 2019
About a 5 minute read

In its 2018 Sustainability Report, the tobacco giant explains how it is finding success by transforming its business, and allowing stakeholders to see concretely how the company is shifting its resources to achieve a smoke-free future. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceMarketing & Communications
NYU Stern Research Illustrates ROI for Sustainably Marketed Products
NYU Stern Research Illustrates ROI for Sustainably Marketed Products
Published on March 13, 2019
About a 3 minute read

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

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
'The Voice of Society': Why Your Company Could Use a ‘Social Board’ of Directors
'The Voice of Society': Why Your Company Could Use a ‘Social Board’ of Directors
Published on March 12, 2019
About a 7 minute read

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

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Organizational Governance
No More Band-Aids: We Need a Radical New Plan, Report Warns
No More Band-Aids: We Need a Radical New Plan, Report Warns
Published on February 28, 2019
About a 3 minute read

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

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New Metrics
A New Approach to Materiality: Backcasting to Prioritize What Really Matters
A New Approach to Materiality: Backcasting to Prioritize What Really Matters
Published on February 22, 2019
About a 4 minute read

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

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy
Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy
Published on December 12, 2018
About a 6 minute read

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

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Q&A: How Social Design Is Creating New Markets, More Engaged Cultures
Q&A: How Social Design Is Creating New Markets, More Engaged Cultures
Published on December 7, 2018
About a 4 minute read

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

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Finance & Investment
Less Medley, More Value: Creating a New Quality for Corporate Reporting
Less Medley, More Value: Creating a New Quality for Corporate Reporting
Published on December 4, 2018
About a 9 minute read

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

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Self-Disrupt to Redesign the Future of Work
Self-Disrupt to Redesign the Future of Work
Published on November 26, 2018
About a 8 minute read

“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

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