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Mia Overall

Mia Overall

Founder
Overall Strategies

Mia Overall is a sustainable business consultant and founder of Overall Strategies, based in New York City.

Overall Strategies is dedicated to working with companies in the early stages of their sustainability journey. It offers support on foundational sustainability areas such as identifying material issues and engaging stakeholders inside and outside the company to craft sound, actionable strategies. It also leverages a network of professionals with expertise in a range of sustainability specializations through a platform for on-demand support.

Mia has worked with leading consumer goods companies around the world on developing their sustainability or CSR strategy, materiality assessments, stakeholder engagement, sustainability reporting and driving sustainability through supply chains. She is committed to creating shared value through social impact.

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Do We Need Science-Based Targets for Plastic?
Do We Need Science-Based Targets for Plastic?
Published on September 20, 2019
About a 5 minute read

How much plastic recycling is enough to save our seas? It might be time to do the math and set forth quantifiable expectations and accountabilities for plastic production, use and recovery, as we’ve started to do with emissions. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeInnovation & Technology
Burgers for Biodiversity? How Much Difference Can the Impossible Burger Really Make?
Burgers for Biodiversity? How Much Difference Can the Impossible Burger Really Make?
Published on July 23, 2019
About a 5 minute read

For a country that loves its burgers, the Impossible Burger’s swift uptake has been a bit of a surprise. But it shouldn’t be — Impossible Foods is giving people what they really want: taste, health and ethics. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
Reaching Deep Into Communities to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Changemakers
Reaching Deep Into Communities to Cultivate Tomorrow’s Changemakers
Published on June 9, 2019
About a 11 minute read

Throughout the week at SB’19 Detroit, as we were regaled with tales of inspiring programs such as Dave’s Killer Bread’s Second Chance Employment initiative, we were pleasantly struck by the theme that emerged of brands and other organizations c... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeMarketing & Communications
How Brands Are Influencing Better Behaviors, Legislation, Supply Chains
How Brands Are Influencing Better Behaviors, Legislation, Supply Chains
Published on June 8, 2019
About a 16 minute read

On the fourth and final day of SB’19 Detroit, a host of brands shared lessons learned from efforts to engage stakeholders on a variety of topics — from more sustainable food choices and healthier masculinity to much-needed changes in policy. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
The ‘Secret Sauce’ of Inclusion, Governance — Inside and Outside the Brand
The ‘Secret Sauce’ of Inclusion, Governance — Inside and Outside the Brand
Published on June 6, 2019
About a 13 minute read

At SB’19 Detroit, Burt's Bees, Caesars Entertainment, Dave’s Killer Bread, Gap, Kellogg, Patagonia, P&G and more shared insights and strategies aimed at addressing governance inside and outside their organizations. ... View More

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Supply Chain
SB'19 Detroit: Transparency, Alliances Unsnarling the Tangled Webs We Weave
SB'19 Detroit: Transparency, Alliances Unsnarling the Tangled Webs We Weave
Published on June 6, 2019
About a 14 minute read

SB'19 Detroit was full of rich discussions from brands, technology providers and alliances driving holistic changes in supply chains and other complex systems — and shining light on problems along the way. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
Moving Targets: How to Set Truly Transformative Sustainability Goals
Moving Targets: How to Set Truly Transformative Sustainability Goals
Published on May 16, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Reporting and goal-setting are inextricably linked, yet at opposite ends of the sustainability process. Rather than starting with past progress, sustainability leaders have realized that greater accomplishments start with a stronger and clearer visio... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
Offset Your Coffee Habit with This Waste-Saving Soap
Offset Your Coffee Habit with This Waste-Saving Soap
Published on April 26, 2019
About a 6 minute read

Coffee lovers that hate waste and enjoy feeling fresh, clean and exfoliated — listen up: Grounded Upcycling makes a simple bar of soap that checks all three boxes. ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
'The Voice of Society': Why Your Company Could Use a ‘Social Board’ of Directors
'The Voice of Society': Why Your Company Could Use a ‘Social Board’ of Directors
Published on March 12, 2019
About a 7 minute read

The board of directors of any organization exists to provide vision and guidance. Ideally, they are meant to steer companies in the right direction, and keep them out of trouble. ... View More

Article
Finance & InvestmentSurfacing Submerged Value
Future Value, Submerged Value, 'ROP' & Other Facets of the ROI of Sustainability
Future Value, Submerged Value, 'ROP' & Other Facets of the ROI of Sustainability
Published on November 7, 2018
About a 22 minute read

Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of... View More

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New Metrics
#NewMetrics18: The ROI of Sustainability Strategy — and 6 Ways to Get There
#NewMetrics18: The ROI of Sustainability Strategy — and 6 Ways to Get There
Published on November 5, 2018
About a 16 minute read

Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share their latest tools and findings regarding measuring the risks an... View More

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New Metrics
#NewMetrics18: Dos, Don'ts, Tools and Topics Critical to Sustainability Communication
#NewMetrics18: Dos, Don'ts, Tools and Topics Critical to Sustainability Communication
Published on November 5, 2018
About a 18 minute read

Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of... View More

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New Metrics
Righting Wrong Metrics: Lessons on Future-Fitness and Fixing Materiality
Righting Wrong Metrics: Lessons on Future-Fitness and Fixing Materiality
Published on November 2, 2018
About a 8 minute read

This week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share their latest tools and findings regarding measuring the risks an... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Reframing How We Think of Food, Creativity Key to Winning War on Food Waste
Reframing How We Think of Food, Creativity Key to Winning War on Food Waste
Published on October 4, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Food is one of those issues that gets everyone interested. We all eat it, love it, and unfortunately waste it. But that’s starting to change. Alongside plastic waste (including the cause of the moment — eliminating straws, food waste is an issue ... View More

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Finance & Investment
From Risky to Resilient: 3 Perspectives on Future-Proofing Your Investments
From Risky to Resilient: 3 Perspectives on Future-Proofing Your Investments
Published on October 1, 2018
About a 2 minute read

One of many highlights of Climate Week NYC was a roundtable discussion hosted by SustainAbility and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, on “Innovating Investments for Climate Resilience.” Tensie Whelan, Director at the Center for Susta... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Startups Shine in SB Innovation Open, 'Shark Tank' for Retailers
Startups Shine in SB Innovation Open, 'Shark Tank' for Retailers
Published on June 7, 2018
About a 5 minute read

Startups that positively impact people, planet and profit often bring the most exciting innovations to the sustainability space. Once again, Sustainable Brands did its part this week at SB’18 Vancouver to highlight the latest emerging companies add... View More

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