Collaboration
Follow the growing amount of collaborative work — cross-functional, cross-sector, pre-competitive and more — bringing about massive, disruptive, needed shifts to business as usual.
Collaborating for the Better: Helping Consumers Enjoy Convenience with a Clear Conscience
One of the biggest challenges today is to encourage both brands and consumers to opt for more sustainable alternatives. Collaboration and alliances with like-minded partners along the value chain can help solve the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Collaboration Accelerates Green Chemistry Innovation Throughout an Industry
Cross-Posted from Chemistry, Materials & Packaging. In its pilot run, the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council's Collaborative Innovation Challenge helped the likes of Beiersdorf, P&G, SC Johnson and Unilever address a pressing product formulation issue.
BASF, Estée Lauder, RSPO Partner to Enhance Sustainable Palm Oil Production
Cross-Posted from Supply Chain. The goal is to improve farmer livelihoods and their sustainable production of palm oil and palm kernel oil, through continuous education and technical support on implementing and maintaining sustainable palm oil practices.
Forum for the Future: Building Collaboration at the Intersection of Vision and Action
CEO Dr. Sally Uren has a realistic understanding of collaborations and shares how combining forces is the way forward.
Enhance Detroit’s Green Space, and Your Wellbeing, at the Same Time
Timberland is inviting the community and attendees of SB’19 Detroit to pull on their boots and get their hands dirty on Monday, June 3, as we work to enhance the Lincoln Street Art Park, an outdoor community learning space created by local nonprofit Green Living Science.
SB’19 Paris, Day 2: Virtuous Value Chains, Next-Gen CSR and Redesigning the #GoodLife
Our second day in Paris was chock-full of rich panel discussions with brands trading stories of the evolution of ideas and lessons learned — and still to be learned — on the long, windy road to creating a sustainable consumer economy.
Solar Mamas: Empowering Women to ‘Flip the Switch’ to Better Health, Renewable Energy
Cross-Posted from Cleantech. Law firm Hogan Lovells has partnered with Barefoot College International to empower mostly illiterate women from off-grid areas around the world by training them as solar engineers, or “Solar Mamas.”
Quantis Guidance Ushers in New Era for Industry Land Use, Forestry
More than 40 organizations banded together to develop a solution to a major challenge: how to effectively and reliably account for GHG impacts from land and land-use change to prevent deforestation and promote soil restoration.
Forum for the Future Presents Fatty, Oily Challenge to Global Food, Ag Value Chain
Building on the work of Protein Challenge 2040 and Feed Compass, this three-year, global initiative is focused on accelerating the sustainable production and use of edible fats and oils.
‘Round and ‘Round We Finally Go: Why I Believe We’ll Achieve a Circular Economy, Part 1
Cross-Posted from The Next Economy. While a growing number of industries are working to eliminate waste globally, two in particular — which happen to be two of the world’s biggest culprits where waste is concerned — also have me feeling particularly inspired.
Demonstrating a Seismic Shift in Dairy Sustainability Collaboration
California faces a unique tension: On one side, we are blessed with a mild climate and rich alluvial soils that combine to give California some of the most fertile farmland in the world. Juxtaposed with that, it is one of the world’s most desirable places to live.
Trending: Collaborations Continue to Fuel Solutions to Plastic Pollution
These days, we can’t go a week without the launch of another initiative, innovation or collaboration aimed at eradicating plastic waste around the world – which means we may actually have a fighting chance at doing it.
#WearNext: Make Fashion Circular, NYC Partner to Tackle Clothing Waste
Cross-Posted from Behavior Change. As well as being able to drop off clothing at stores and other collection points, New Yorkers will be encouraged to get involved by donating, repairing, reselling or swapping their old clothes to give them a new life.
EDF Unveils Crowdsourced Platform to Accelerate Sustainable Supply Chains
Cross-Posted from Supply Chain. Site offers tools to help supply chain professionals meet corporate environmental targets.
How VSP Global Drives Growth, Impact Through Purpose
Cross-Posted from Walking the Talk. The optical health company’s goal to “provide access to affordable, high-quality eye care and eyewear to the world” guides business development, branding, product innovation and other integral operations.
Grounded Summit: A Platform for Climate Solutions in California’s Wine Country
"Conversations around climate change are constantly looking at how we’re impacting the future, but there’s more we need to be doing now to preserve today for this generation.” — Julia Jackson, Grounded Foundation
New Nat Geo, P&G Media Platform to ‘ACTIVATE’ Solutions to Global Issues
Cross-Posted from Marketing and Comms. Nat Geo, P&G, Global Citizen launch storytelling partnership, documentary series to drive action around global challenges connected to extreme poverty
Q&A: How Annie’s Is Working to Cultivate ‘Organic for Everybunny’
“I don’t see roadblocks … just lots of untapped opportunity!” — Shauna Sadowski, Annie’s Homegrown
Report: 66% of Consumers Want Influence in Product Creation Process
Findings underscore growing importance of technology and consumer feedback in product development process.
