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How brands are successfully communicating their sustainability efforts — and how their stakeholders are asserting their own needs and preferences

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4 Reasons We Know Sustainability Is Not at a Crossroads

Whether the goal is risk mitigation or regeneration, businesses know that the planet trumps politics — and it will trump their business, too, if they don’t act. ... View More

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New Netflix Drama Brings Trials of Climate Migration Closer to Home

‘Families Like Ours’ poses pertinent questions: What if it happened to you? How would you rebuild your life? Could you be torn apart from your loved ones? ... View More

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How Sustainability Perception Continues to Shape Brand Value

Brand Finance determines whether public perception of brand sustainability commitments aligns with their performance — and the financial risks associated with any gap. ... View More

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SB Socio-Cultural Trends Research Spring 2025

The SB Socio-Cultural Trends Research, conducted twice annually in partnership with Ipsos, tracks changing drivers and behaviors of mainstream consumers around the intersection of brands and sustainable living, including evolving attitudes related to... View More

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Oatly Raises Bar with New Nature, People, Nutrition Commitments

In its new Sustainability Plan, Oatly adopts a more holistic approach to climate impact — including measuring and reporting on its contribution to societal net zero. ... View More

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icebreaker Raises Bar for Transparency by Celebrating ‘Plastic-Free’ Failure

The brand’s radically honest approach sets a new standard for sustainability communication in a time when both greenwashing and greenhushing are on the rise. ... View More

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In 10-Year Study of Most Effective Brand Campaigns, Sustainability Is a Win

WARC’s ‘Effective 100’ show that sustainability-led messaging can pay dividends. These campaigns don’t just build brand equity — they build brands that matter. ... View More

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Long Live Technology: Campaign Highlights Impacts of ‘Fast Tech’

Back Market and new partner iFixit are calling on both manufacturers and consumers to extend the useful life of devices through repair, refurbishment and reuse. ... View More

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Survey: Shoppers Want to ‘Do Good,’ But Brands Are Missing the Mark

Public Inc highlights need for simpler sustainability claims, reveals ‘anti-woke’ backlash is exaggerated, and provides path for engaging ‘conscious consumers.’ ... View More

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With New Packaging Laws, Constraints Become Your Creative Brief

Instead of approaching these new laws as obstacles, let’s think of them as the roadmap — the 'brief' — behind compliant and truly creative sustainable branding. ... View More

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3 Ways to Strengthen Climate Communications in a Chaotic World

Continued engagement and support for climate action now calls for bolder communication, stronger alliances, and a refusal to let misinformation and apathy stall progress. ... View More

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Meet ‘Zuzu,’ on a Hero’s Journey to Improve Plastics Recycling

New advocacy campaign from SC Johnson features an intrepid hermit crab, calls for collective action and urges greater business responsibility in reining in plastic pollution. ... View More

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The Super Bowl Ad in 2025: ‘You Can’t Win, So Win’

At this year’s Super Bowl, many ads felt like worn-out clichés — but a few won the day by speaking to people’s values and the importance of bridging divides. ... View More

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Acumen Invites Chocolate Lovers to Make a ‘Cocoamitment’ This Valentine’s Day

The campaign promotes chocolate brands that exemplify transparency and fairness through practices including direct trade, farmer ownership and paying price premiums to farmers. ... View More

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Playful Good Deeds: GRAMMA's Recipe for Effective Sustainability Marketing

By following GRAMMA's recipe, brands can avoid greenwashing and transform marketing into a force for good — for the planet, for brand value, and for people seeking agency and meaning in the face of the climate crisis. ... View More

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‘Benedict Lumberjack’ Puts Pension Funds in the Hot Seat Over Deforestation

The smarmy CEO is the latest celebrity character to fuel Make My Money Matter’s campaign to raise awareness of the impacts of our retirement funds. In the spot, he tells viewers how he's benefiting from their hard-earned funds: 'The business of def... View More

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Brands Are Walking Back Their ESG Commitments — Here’s Why They Should Be ‘Branding’ Them, Instead

At a time when many are retreating, staying the sustainability course with confidence, personality and authenticity will set brand leaders apart from the rest. ... View More

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Campaign Highlights a Critical Capacity to Foster in Our Youth: Empathy

‘It Takes a Child to Raise a Village’ shows how building more empathy at an early age can help change the world for the better. ... View More

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North Carolina Town Sues Utility Over Climate-Related Costs

In the latest in a growing wave of actions aiming to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for its role in accelerating climate change, Carrboro, NC is suing Duke Energy for its continued use of fossil fuels and attempting to gaslight the public about... View More

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October 13-16, 2025
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The CMO + CSO Power Partnership: Boosting Brand Value Together
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Thursday, July 24, 2025
The ROI of Sustainability, Part 2: Sources of Financial Value and Effectively Communicating Analyses
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