Collaboration & Co-Creation
The work of organizations joining forces in win-win, pre-competitive ways to bring about massive, impactful shifts away from business as usual
‘About the Box’ Thinking: A Brewer's Sustainability Story
Watch what happens when a sustainable hard kombucha brand teams up with WestRock for packaging that reflects its brand values. ... View More
Over 400 Advertisers Show Facebook That They Won’t Tolerate Hate
In just over two weeks, the Stop Hate for Profit campaign has rallied the support of over 400 companies — all of which have pulled their advertising dollars from Facebook and Instagram for the month of July. ... View More
Q&A: Dole ‘Promise’ Sees Shift to New, Shared Value Principles by 2025
Dole Packaged Foods’ new sustainability commitment is based on a Japanese philosophy called 'sampo yochi' — in which business operates for the good of the seller, the buyer and society. ... View More
Small Fashion Brands Throw Collective Weight Behind Circular Fashion Pledge
Over 110 small and medium-sized apparel brands from around the world have signed on to the 2020 Circular Fashion Pledge, with actionable steps to make circular fashion an industry-wide reality. ... View More
Ambitious Vision for Manmade Cellulosic Fibers Promises Greater Resilience for Textile Industry
New report highlights the huge potential of manmade fibers such as viscose, modal and lyocell to create a more sustainable future, and outlines a sector-wide vision that could revolutionize multiple industries. ... View More
Circularity, Human Rights, Regeneration Pillars of Natura &Co’s 2030 ‘Commitment to Life’ Strategy
“We are confident that we will be able to reach these targets by 2030, but we are ambitious to get there sooner; because that is what the planet needs and what our consumers are asking for.” — Christopher Davis, The Body Shop ... View More
How to Use Nature to Make Progress Across Several ESG Goals
Investors and shareholders leading the push for greater ESG performance recognize that ESG challenges are complex, evolving and nuanced. The Family Forest Carbon Program allows companies to address a range of critical ESG issues that benefit the envi... View More
Stella McCartney, Telus Join Initiative to Tackle Paper Packaging Problem
Participation in Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative to keep the world’s ancient and endangered forests out of packaging supply chains doubles, with the addition of 11 new companies. ... View More
Fairtrade America Calls for Democratization of Data Across Supply Chains
Farmers working within complex supply chains require democracy in data to obtain a living wage. If the goal is supply chain sustainability, then data needs to be shared among all stakeholders. ... View More
Indigo Ag, Anheuser-Busch Rice-Growing Partnership a Major Win for Growers, Environment
After a successful pilot year, the two companies report GHG emissions and water savings well beyond their original targets — growers saved over 2 billion gallons of water and reduced emissions over 26%. ... View More
300+ Business Leaders Tell Congress: We Can Build Back Better
Last week’s LEAD on Climate 2020 sent a message to Congress that business leaders have not lost sight of the climate crisis — even as they tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Washington should follow their lead. ... View More
Report Outlines Critical Actions for Beauty Brands to Sustainably ‘Make Up the Future’
A new report published this week by sustainability consulting group Quantis maps the urgent actions that cosmetics and personal care brands must address to achieve sustainability in today’s fast-changing world. ... View More
155 Business Leaders Push Governments for Net-Zero COVID-Recovery Plan
In the largest-ever, UN-backed, CEO-led climate advocacy effort, major multinationals — all part of the Science Based Targets initiative — reaffirm their own commitments to achieving zero-carbon economy and call on governments to match their ambi... View More
Phin’s Food and Shelter Drive Needs Your Help to Benefit Those Affected by COVID-19
The social good relationship platform is donating its services in May and beyond in a bid to reach those affected by the crisis — and seeking corporate donors for the nationwide campaign. ... View More
Humanscale, EcoRise Partner to Bring Sustainability Education to Classrooms Across the US
Program will help teachers foster students’ leadership skills, critical thinking and environmental literacy; and provide a Student Innovation Fund for projects that improve schools’ environmental performance. ... View More
Trending: Public, Private Sectors Rallying to Reduce COVID-Fueled Food Waste
In the face of rampant supply chain disruptions, resulting in mounting food waste, a nationwide distributor and an agricultural powerhouse are doing what they can to cut it out of the equation. ... View More
SB’20 Yokohama: Collaboration, Co-Creation Tackling the Challenges Facing Japan and the World
On the theme of “Delivering the Good Life,” SB'20 Yokohama was held on February 19–20 in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, just outside of Tokyo. The fourth SB conference in Japan attracted 231 speakers and more than 3,300 attendees, making i... View More
Q&A: How Companies Can Benefit from the AFF’s Family Forest Carbon Program
The American Forest Foundation’s new program harnesses the collective potential of smaller US landowners to help them participate in carbon markets and carbon-credit schemes — not only benefiting them, but helping the companies that support them ... View More
SB Corporate Members Collaborate to Drive Circular Innovation
When BASF and its customer and fellow Sustainable Brands Corporate Member, Stanley Black & Decker, realized they had similar interest in recycling technologies for plastics and battery materials, they decided to launch an innovation challenge. ... View More
Apple, Google Team Up on Contact-Tracing System for COVID-19
If only we had a reliable system for tracking the spread of the coronavirus, and future outbreaks … The two tech giants are collaborating on just that — and they insist it won’t compromise public privacy. ... View More
