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From Niche to New Normal: Scorecards Enabling Holistic Shifts to Sustainable Product Portfolios

Shifting an entire product portfolio to align with an ambitious sustainability strategy is no small feat. Even those considered leaders in corporate sustainability are still refining their approach. This session on day two of SB'17 Copenhagen explore... View More

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Looking for a Circular Packaging Solution? Meet RePack

Maybe you remember visiting a post office to pick up one of your online purchases and seeing the hundreds, even thousands, of packages going to other shoppers — to be used once and thrown away. Sure, online purchases need to be individually labelle... View More

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White Supremacy: What’s a CEO to Do?

If you’re a U.S. business leader, this week likely threw you into a professional conundrum: Should you take a public stand against white supremacy knowing you’ll jump into treacherous political waters? ... View More

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Companies Committed to Sustainability But Which Rely on Old-Economy Metrics Will Never Get There from Here

A close friend and colleague of mine, Joe Firestone, once pointed out that along with new conceptions of the world (i.e., new paradigms) come corresponding requirements for new measurement models. We simply cannot measure things in old ways when the ... View More

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Going Deeper on Understanding, Measuring Transformational Change: Part 21

In 20 earlier parts of this series,Claire Sommer,Jill Lipotiand I developed 38 pitfalls in the sustainable business metrics field, based on the experiences of many mostly non-business fields (Find them here.). ... View More

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While Scotland Flourishes, Red Tape Puts the Brakes on Circular Economy in the UK

With UK Prime Minister Theresa May putting Article 50 into effect, many questions have arisen in regards to the UK’s sustainability agenda. Uncertainty exists about whether the economic powerhouse and EU defector will adhere to the ambitious goals ... View More

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There is No ‘Away’: How Each of Us Can Help Stop Plastic Pollution

Last month, Indonesia pledged to cut plastic pollution by an astounding 70 percent by 2025, in response to the UN Environment Programme’s #CleanSeas campaign. This commitment is a huge step forward in reducing the more than 8 million tons of plasti... View More

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Systems Thinking: Life-Enhancing Business Through Leadership

Change is one of the most challenging elements of life within an organization. To sustain a change agenda moving away from behaviors and decisions that are life-destroying to becoming life-enhancing, the nuances of both corporate culture and the patt... View More

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America’s Broken Systems: A Case for Sustainable Design?

The first of a three-part proposal for using sustainability to recharge America's problem-solving. ... View More

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Europe Could Open Up €320 Billion by Scaling a Circular Economy

The business case for sustainability, particularly the circular economy, is a strong one, and more and more researching is backing it up. A recent report by the Business & Sustainable Development Commission pointed to sustainable business models ... View More

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30 New EU Life+ Pilot Projects Make Convincing Case for Circular Business Models

A recent report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and a number of new initiatives sweeping Europe have highlighted the convincing business case for companies to adopt circular principles into their business models. The latest development on the path ... View More

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European Commission Releases New Clean Energy Package, But Is It Enough?

Yesterday, the European Commission (EC) announced it will begin phasing out coal subsidies and reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 under a new clean energy package. ... View More

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How Organizations Are Transforming Business Models, Capitalism, Metrics, Systems

On Monday, New Metrics ’16 opened on a hopeful note, despite the unrest following a volatile election season in the United States. ... View More

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Shaw to Co-Host 5-City Workshop Series for Sustainability Thought Leaders

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw), alongside the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, BuildingGreen, Google, and several others, will host a national workshop series entitled ... View More

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From Inspiration to Transformation to Activation: Authentic Approaches to Fulfilling Brand Purpose

In this volatile time of unceasing change, the opening night plenary presentations at SB’16 Copenhagen explored the characteristics an organisation needs to not just be resilient, but be ‘fit’ for the future. They unravelled the challenges and ... View More

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Introducing the Systems View of Life Into Organizations

I recently took part in a Sustainable Brands webinar with Fritjof Capra, in which we discussed how to introduce systems thinking and the systems view of life into organizations. After interviewing Fritjof in January, I invited him to take part in thi... View More

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Future-Fit Business: A Metamorphosis in Our Midst

Since the industrial revolution, we have achieved great feats of economic, social and technological advancement for which we can be proud. The structures and strictures of old have served us well in many material ways. But times they are a changin’... View More

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NIKE's New Distribution Center to Make European Operations More Efficient, Agile, Sustainable

NIKE, Inc. has unveiled the latest expansion of its European Logistics Campus in Belgium, to accelerate its drive toward “the supply chain of the future.” The expansion will make Nike’s European operations more efficient, more responsive and mo... View More

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GM Recycles Water Bottles to Make Chevy Equinox Part

General Motors is turning its employees’ recycled water bottles into a new life: noise-reducing fabric insulation that covers the Chevrolet Equinox engine. The bottles – collected from five of its Michigan facilities – are also being turned int... View More

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Companies Face 71% Likelihood of Finding Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

71 percent of companies believe there is a likelihood of modern slavery occurring at some point within their supply chains, according to research conducted by the Ashridge Centre for Business and Sustainability at Hult International Business School a... View More

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