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Tony’s Chocolonely Aiming to Spark Further ‘Conversation’ with UK Chocolate Lovers
The ethical chocolate maker has released three ‘Conversation Bars’ — available exclusively online and at Waitrose through January 25 — designed to provoke discussion around systemic issues in the chocolate supply chain. ... View More
Potty-Mouthed Campaign Raising Awareness of Lack of ‘F*ing Water’ for Canada’s Indigenous Communities
Public Inc’s latest social-justice outcry, in collaboration with First Peoples Group, shines light on lack of government action to address insufficient access to clean water in nearly 70 Indigenous communities across Canada. ... View More
Tony’s Chocolonely: The Advent of More Teachable Brand Moments?
“Tony’s has done a great job of raising awareness of an important issue; and there is a real risk that the overriding message that will be left, once the dust settles, is one of a brand getting it wrong — and that could undermine all of the imp... View More
Cotton Laundering Shows Risk of Business as Usual with China
China’s importance to global supply chains as a key source of raw materials and labor puts brands at high risk of inadvertently supporting forced labor. Right now, the focus is on the garment industry; but other industries should pay close attentio... View More
Innovation for Good Driving Both Internal and External Impacts for Kohler
What happens when a company empowers its associates to think creatively and innovate with a social purpose? You find yourself with a potent strategic framework for solving for some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. ... View More
Conscientious Consumption: The SB 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
With no end in sight to the pandemic and its many ripple effects, we can all use a little bit of brightness in our lives! So, here are some of the many companies, platforms and products aligned with a more intentional approach to consumption, that we... View More
Attention, Business Leaders: Environmental Rights, Human Rights Inextricably Linked
Perhaps the takeaway of the week is that the ‘next 10 years’ of business and human rights coincide with the 2030 deadline for us to halve carbon emissions — and that environmental rights are now very clearly seen as human rights. Companies purs... View More
2021 a ‘Landmark’ for Corporate Human Rights Litigation
On day two of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, delegates discussed how environmental damage is being viewed as a human rights violation in a growing number of court cases around the world — and that the UN Guiding Principles may increasin... View More
Where Is the New Roadmap for Business and Human Rights Taking Us?
As delegates from the UN launched the roadmap at day one of this year's Business and Human Rights Forum, full respect for human rights by business was described as a strategic — not just an operational — issue, requiring a change of corporate cul... View More
Natural Resources: Brands Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Forest Conservation
Consumer goods brands and retailers aiming to diminish their climate impacts or even become forest positive can find cost-effective solutions to protect forests when they partner with indigenous communities on the ground. ... View More
Roots of Change: How Fairtrade Is Unlocking Climate Resilience, Fairer Incomes for Cocoa Farmers
In a recent webinar, representatives from throughout the Fairtrade ecosystem, along with partners Lidl and Tony’s Chocolonely, discussed how the NGO and its partner brands are working to finally make cocoa farming sustainable for producers. ... View More
Blended Finance Offers the Best Approach to Climate Change Adaptation
With so little time left, we must prepare for the colossal climate challenges yet to come. We hope our approach to public-private blended finance will inspire other multinationals, investors and climate funds to support protective measures that ensur... View More
Radical Hospitality: Inside a Cross-Sector Collaboration Delivering Life-Changing Impact
Mobile shower pioneer LavaMaeˣ and Unilever brand The Right to Shower have built a partnership that’s given more than 38,000 unhoused people dignity, hope and a fresh sense of opportunity. ... View More
VF Corp Shows How Science-Based Targets Can Help Measure True Progress on Sustainability
Setting climate targets is one thing, but achieving them has often proven a challenge. According to VF Corp’s VP of Global Sustainability, Jeannie Renne-Malone, part of the reason for the company’s success was due to making sustainability a comp... View More
How Companies Are Joining Forces, Closing Loops, Optimizing Outputs in Complex Supply Chains
At SB’21 San Diego, innovators in the agriculture, electronics, food and plastics industries shared lessons learned from a variety of initiatives aimed at closing loops and optimizing value chains for a circular, regenerative future. ... View More
From Silicon Valley to Rural Africa: Boosting Energy Access with the D-REC Initiative
The potential for D-RECs as an instrument for transformative change is limited only by the corporate appetite for renewables, which at this point sees no signs of waning. While the infrastructure is currently being built and finalized, the chance to ... View More
Marci Zaroff: Regenerative Ag Can Heal the Textile Industry — and the Planet
Entrepreneur and author Marci Zaroff coined the term ‘eco-fashion’ back in the mid-‘90s. Here, we discuss why sustainable fashion has taken so long to have its ‘moment’ and how regenerative ag could heal the planet along with the damaging t... View More
Decolonizing Wealth: What If Money Could Heal Us?
In this excerpt from his bestselling book, "Decolonizing Wealth," award-winning author and philanthropic advisor Edgar Villanueva provides a glimpse into how money can help to disrupt some of the deep, systemic inequities in this country, i... View More
Cartier, Kering Lead Initiative to Future-Fit Watch and Jewelry Production
The two luxury giants and the Responsible Jewellery Council have partnered on an industry-first initiative to broaden and strengthen efforts to transform the jewelry industry for climate resilience, with the SDGs at their core. ... View More
1.8M Fairtrade Farmers to World Leaders: 'Keep Your Climate Promises'
Signed by Fairtrade producers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the letter warns governments of developed nations that their lack of climate action is threatening farmers' livelihoods and global food supplies. ... View More
