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Three Freshly Sprouted Startups on the NYC Local Food Scene
Three Freshly Sprouted Startups on the NYC Local Food Scene
Published on August 26, 2013
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While the most hospitable territory for food startups is certainly California, New York is host to its own burgeoning food movement. We spoke with three startups, in different stages of warming up to the New York food scene, that combine their expert... View More

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Sustainability Innovations Could Generate $156 Billion for UK Firms
Sustainability Innovations Could Generate $156 Billion for UK Firms
Published on August 23, 2013
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UK businesses could secure £100 billion pounds (nearly $156 billion USD) in annual productivity gains generated by innovations designed to address environmental and social challenges, according to a new report by Accenture, Business in the Community... View More

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So Crafty: New Belgium Shows How Sustainable Brand Innovation Can Be a Business Driver
So Crafty: New Belgium Shows How Sustainable Brand Innovation Can Be a Business Driver
Published on August 20, 2013
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It makes sense that an alliance of craft breweries continues to speak out for the Clean Water Act — you can’t make great beer without great water. But what is it about the culture of craft breweries that makes them see sustainability as an innova... View More

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Back to the Start with Back to the Roots
Back to the Start with Back to the Roots
Published on August 14, 2013
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In their last semester at UC Berkeley, Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were inspired by a class lecture about the possibilities of growing mushrooms using entirely recycled coffee grounds. The perfect representation of turning waste into wages, afte... View More

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Airbnb, Lyft Partner with New Sharing Economy Advocacy Group
Airbnb, Lyft Partner with New Sharing Economy Advocacy Group
Published on August 2, 2013
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Peer-to-peer businesses have a new voice as they go up against traditional industries and, in some cases, government regulations.Airbnb, Lyft, and TaskRabbit are among the companies that have partnered with Peers, a nonprofit that plans to organize s... View More

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Patagonia Launches New Program to Upcycle Flip-Flops
Patagonia Launches New Program to Upcycle Flip-Flops
Published on August 2, 2013
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Patagonia has commenced a new remanufacturing program to continuously recycle its flip-flops, which could reduce production waste by nearly a third.The clothing company has partnered with small upstart firm PLUSfoam to create flip-flops that are 100 ... View More

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Veuve Clicquot Innovates for More Sustainable Packaging
Veuve Clicquot Innovates for More Sustainable Packaging
Published on July 30, 2013
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This video reveals the development process behind Veuve Clicquot's new potato starch packaging - not only is it 100% biodegradable but it's also isothermal, keeping your champagne cool for up to two hours without refrigeration. ... View More

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BBMG's Raphael Bemporad on How Businesses Can Help Drive Transformational Change [Video]
BBMG's Raphael Bemporad on How Businesses Can Help Drive Transformational Change [Video]
Published on July 26, 2013
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In this interview from the Sustainable Brands 2013 conference in San Diego, BBMG co-founder Raphael Bemporad discusses the need for businesses to engage consumers in ways that will help drive transformational change.To learn how some brands are drivi... View More

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Tesla CEO's Plans for ‘Hyperloop’ Transport System Coming in August
Tesla CEO's Plans for ‘Hyperloop’ Transport System Coming in August
Published on July 24, 2013
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Billionaire chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX visionary Elon Musk says he will release designs next month for a system capable of rapidly transporting people from Los Angeles to San Francisco via a tube in under 30 minutes.In several recent... View More

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How Forward-Thinking Brands Are Disrupting and Delighting Through Innovation
How Forward-Thinking Brands Are Disrupting and Delighting Through Innovation
Published on July 22, 2013
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Calling all innovators and implementers! Sustainable Brands and BBMG have launched a new Issues in Focus editorial channel examining the most creative, inspiring and disruptive cases of brand innovation.Guest editor Carola Beeney — joined by BBMG ... View More

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Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South
Remade in the USA: A Conversation with Designer Shannon South
Published on July 10, 2013
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In the world of sustainable fashion, few designers are pulling off the business model with as much style and substance as Shannon South. BBMG’s proprietary community of Aspirational consumers, The Collective, recently partnered with Shannon for the... View More

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Celebrating the Emergence of a New Generation of Business Innovators
Celebrating the Emergence of a New Generation of Business Innovators
Published on July 2, 2013
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When you look at the environmental and social challenges we face, it's often tough to stay optimistic. The worst predictions of climate science are coming true. Resource scarcity — especially water — is a major threat to business and the economy.... View More

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Lego Thinking: Key to Futureproofing Your Brand?
Lego Thinking: Key to Futureproofing Your Brand?
Published on June 24, 2013
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Key to futureproofing is creating a brand that fulfills your customers' higher order needs — things such as meaning, authenticity, self-fulfillment and all those other wonderful aspirations at the top of Maslow’s pyramid.But what if your consumer... View More

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When It Comes to Sustainable Innovation, Corporates Can Learn a Lot from Entrepreneurs
When It Comes to Sustainable Innovation, Corporates Can Learn a Lot from Entrepreneurs
Published on June 17, 2013
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One of the core ideas behind sustainable branding is that, by thinking of social problems as business opportunities, companies can gain a competitive advantage. It follows then that a very important core competency in the quest for sustainable brandi... View More

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Learning How to Share Again [Video]
Learning How to Share Again [Video]
Published on June 16, 2013
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As toddlers, most of us had to learn how to share against our more basic instincts. ... View More

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Consumers Believe Brands Can Have Positive Impact but Are Failing to Do So
Consumers Believe Brands Can Have Positive Impact but Are Failing to Do So
Published on June 14, 2013
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For all the talk about how important brands are in people's lives, the evidence points firmly in the other direction. ... View More

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More Life Now! A Manifesto for Rejuvenative Technology
More Life Now! A Manifesto for Rejuvenative Technology
Published on June 12, 2013
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At a time when authoritative studies highlight our lack of progress on existing environmental goals and the scale of the threats we may face, we need to turn away from incrementalism, from rationing our unsustainability, towards new models of technol... View More

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GM, BMW Complete Successful Testing on DC Fast Charge Stations
GM, BMW Complete Successful Testing on DC Fast Charge Stations
Published on June 12, 2013
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After several days of joint testing, General Motors and BMW AG engineers say they are confident that DC “Combo” Fast Charge stations from several suppliers will consistently allow an electric vehicle to take on an 80 percent charge in about 20 mi... View More

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SB '13, Day 3: Startups, Multinationals Alike Showcase Game-Changing Innovations
SB '13, Day 3: Startups, Multinationals Alike Showcase Game-Changing Innovations
Published on June 6, 2013
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On Wednesday, day three of the SB’13 conference, the morning plenary presentations explored some of the more fascinating ways innovation is manifesting itself through entrepreneurs and large businesses alike. Moderator Annie Longsworth, CEO of Saat... View More

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The Two Deficits, Part Six: How to Restore Prosperity
The Two Deficits, Part Six: How to Restore Prosperity
Published on June 4, 2013
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This is the final post in a six-part series that comprises Future 500 founder Bill Shireman's insightful essay, The Two Deficits: Why Conservatives and Progressives Are Both Right, from the book ... View More

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