Collaboration & Co-Creation

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Unilever Joins Better Than Cash Alliance, Embraces Digital Finance Across Value Chain
Unilever Joins Better Than Cash Alliance, Embraces Digital Finance Across Value Chain
Published on September 26, 2017
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In an effort to advance the goals outlined in its Sustainable Living Plan, in which it aims to positively impact the lives of 5.5 million people by 2020, consumer goods giant Unilever has announced a new partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance... View More

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How the Arbor Day Foundation Brought Brands Together to ‘ReGreen’ Detroit
How the Arbor Day Foundation Brought Brands Together to ‘ReGreen’ Detroit
Published on September 18, 2017
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At this year’s Sustainable Brands conference in May, we did something that we hadn’t done before — it was an ‘aha’ moment. Sustainable Brands and the Arbor Day Foundation — the world’s largest member-based tree-planting organization —... View More

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Back to the Roots, Fall Out Boy Team Up to Accelerate 'Undo Food' Movement
Back to the Roots, Fall Out Boy Team Up to Accelerate 'Undo Food' Movement
Published on September 15, 2017
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Since 2009, Oakland, California startup Back to the Roots has been on a mission to "Undo Food" by reconnecting consumers (and kids) with what’s on their plates, and driving the food industry towards greater transparency and integrity. ... View More

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PepsiCo Reports on First Year of Progress Against Its 'Performance with Purpose' 2025 Goals
PepsiCo Reports on First Year of Progress Against Its 'Performance with Purpose' 2025 Goals
Published on September 14, 2017
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Today, PepsiCo reported progress towards its ambitious Performance with Purpose 2025 Agenda sustainability goals, announced last year. The company improved performance against goals in each of the Agenda’s three focus areas – Products, Planet and... View More

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In Record Time, Visa Rallies NFL Stars, Morgan Freeman for Ad to Support Harvey Victims
In Record Time, Visa Rallies NFL Stars, Morgan Freeman for Ad to Support Harvey Victims
Published on September 6, 2017
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Brands are increasingly leveraging their influence for good, using their tremendous reach and means to draw attention to and inspire action to address some of the biggest environmental and social challenges of our time. ‘Goodvertising’ plays an i... View More

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The Burden of Clean Water Worldwide Still Borne by Women
The Burden of Clean Water Worldwide Still Borne by Women
Published on August 30, 2017
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Clean, drinkable water is crucial for human existence, but according to the Women Thrive Alliance, roughly 663 million people worldwide still lack easy access to safe water. ... View More

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Businesses Band Together to Provide Relief to Communities Hit Hardest by Harvey
Businesses Band Together to Provide Relief to Communities Hit Hardest by Harvey
Published on August 29, 2017
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Hurricane Harvey, the strongest storm to hit Texas and Louisiana in decades, has left a wake of destruction in its path. More than 30,000 people have been driven into shelters and the storm’s aftermath has left behind some estimated tens of billion... View More

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Over 250 CEOs Pledge to Advance Diversity in the Workplace
Over 250 CEOs Pledge to Advance Diversity in the Workplace
Published on July 25, 2017
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Only one month after 175 CEOs came together to launch the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, nearly 100 additional CEOs have taken the pledge, committing themselves — and the organizations they lead — to advance diversity and inclusion ... View More

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Collaboration for Logistics Innovation: An IoT Pallet Designed for a Circular Economy
Collaboration for Logistics Innovation: An IoT Pallet Designed for a Circular Economy
Published on July 25, 2017
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Pallets, ubiquitous throughout our economy, have been an early example of the potential for a circular product system, with reusable, pooled pallets reducing waste in logistics. For decades, wood has been the dominant pooled pallet material. While a ... View More

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How Savers Is Cultivating Community Through Reuse
How Savers Is Cultivating Community Through Reuse
Published on July 17, 2017
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As we navigate tumultuous times in our country and across the globe, people are looking to businesses to cultivate community, either through their own programs or through partnerships. According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, businesses and NGO... View More

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Creating the Win-Win: How Startups, NGOs and Global Brands Are Planting Seeds for 'The Good Economy'
Creating the Win-Win: How Startups, NGOs and Global Brands Are Planting Seeds for 'The Good Economy'
Published on July 13, 2017
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It was standing room only on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ MALBA modern art museum, for the second of two ‘InFocus’ events this year by the Sustainable Brands Buenos Aires team. Last month’s event at MALBA presented “Good to the Core” as a col... View More

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Trending: JPMorgan, GSK Strike Up New Partnerships to Save Energy, Tackle CO2
Trending: JPMorgan, GSK Strike Up New Partnerships to Save Energy, Tackle CO2
Published on June 30, 2017
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When it comes to achieving bold sustainability goals, every action counts — a concept that is catching on fast with industry heavy hitters such as JPMorgan and GSK. The two companies have struck up new partnerships with GE and Schneider Electric, r... View More

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13 Energy Giants Call on EU to Cap State Subsidies for Major Polluters
13 Energy Giants Call on EU to Cap State Subsidies for Major Polluters
Published on June 28, 2017
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A coalition of 13 major energy industry firms, including Siemens, Shell, Statoil, Solar Power Europe and Total have launched a new initiative to limit the amount of state aid subsidies that are sent to highly polluting power plants across the Europea... View More

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adidas, Arizona State University Unite to Shape the Future of Sport
adidas, Arizona State University Unite to Shape the Future of Sport
Published on June 14, 2017
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Over the years, adidas and Arizona State University (ASU) have emerged as leaders in the sustainability movement as a result of groundbreaking innovations, education and outreach programs and thought-provoking campaigns designed to solve global susta... View More

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It Takes an Industry to Move the Needle on Sustainability
It Takes an Industry to Move the Needle on Sustainability
Published on June 14, 2017
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We can’t become sustainable by going it alone. This is the core tenet that has underpinned the vinyl industry’s sustainability efforts from the onset. As industry leaders first came together to talk about establishing a sustainability platform, t... View More

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Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Merge to Create Single Agriculture Sustainability Standard
Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Merge to Create Single Agriculture Sustainability Standard
Published on June 12, 2017
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Two of the world’s leaders in sustainable agriculture and certification, Rainforest Alliance and UTZ have announced plans to merge later this year in an effort to simplify the certification process for sustainable agriculture. ... View More

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How Mondelēz International Foundation Is Cultivating Health, Skills in the Next Generation
How Mondelēz International Foundation Is Cultivating Health, Skills in the Next Generation
Published on June 7, 2017
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Improving childhood nutrition globally through gardening is a goal of the Mondelēz International Foundation (MIF). The MIF supports public-private partnerships, bringing school and community-based gardening programs to children around the world. ... View More

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Greenpeace Teams Up with 100 Authors to Protect Free Speech, Boreal Forests
Greenpeace Teams Up with 100 Authors to Protect Free Speech, Boreal Forests
Published on June 1, 2017
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Following the filing of two multi-million dollar lawsuits by Canadian pulp and paper manufacturer Resolute Forest Products to silence Greenpeace’s criticism of its controversial logging in the boreal forest, 100 authors and thought leaders, includi... View More

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Digital Financial Infrastructure Key for Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Digital Financial Infrastructure Key for Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Published on May 31, 2017
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A new study released by the Better Than Cash Alliance has revealed how agriculture nonprofit One Acre Fund and Citi Inclusive Finance have cut payment losses and collections costs by over 80 percent for smallholder farmers in Kenya by successfully di... View More

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SB'17 Detroit, Day 4: Human Capital, Better Business Models, and Knowing When to Shut Up and Listen
SB'17 Detroit, Day 4: Human Capital, Better Business Models, and Knowing When to Shut Up and Listen
Published on May 25, 2017
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How Detroit Can Become the Most Sustainable City in North America By Nithin Coca Joel Howrani Heeres It’s been an eventful week for Joel Howrani Heeres, the brand-new Sustainability Director for the city of Detroit, who welcomed over 1000 attendees... View More

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