Mike Hower

Managing Director, Sustainability & Social Impact
Deutsche Bank

Sheba Cat Food To Source 100% Sustainable Seafood

Supply Chain / Sheba Entrées For Cats announced that by the end of 2013, all of the brand’s U.S. recipes will include only responsibly sourced fish — even adding sustainable salmon to the menu. - 11 years ago

PlanetReuse: Redirecting Building Waste from Landfill to LEED Projects

Waste Not / To prepare for this year's Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) competition, we're catching up with some of our favorite entrepreneurial ventures from competitions past ... - 11 years ago

NASCAR Steers Towards Sustainability Through Biofuels, Recycling

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging / This story was updated on March 5, 2013. - 11 years ago

Ecofiltro: Quenching Thirst in Guatemala One Family at a Time

Product, Service & Design Innovation / To prepare for this year's Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) competition, we're catching up with some of our favorite entrepreneurial ventures from competitions past ...In most of the developed world, few of us give much thought to where our drinking water comes from. When thirsty, we need only to walk to the nearest faucet for an endless supply of fresh, potable water. Studies show the average American household wastes 100,000 to 200,000 gallons of water every year, while 780 million people in developing countries lack access to reliable drinking water — about one in nine people on the planet. - 11 years ago

How Preserving Forests Can Profit Business – An eBook Review

Supply Chain / Last year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro concluded under a cloud of ambiguity. Some organizations called it an outright failure while others deemed it a moderate success. - 11 years ago

Bringing Back the Bike: One Start-Up’s Plan To Forever Change the Commute

Product, Service & Design Innovation / To prepare for this year's Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) competition, we're catching up with some of our favorite entrepreneurial ventures from competitions past ... - 11 years ago

Obama Appoints REI CEO Sally Jewell as Next Secretary of the Interior

Organizational Change / Yesterday President Obama announced his nomination of business executive and nature enthusiast Sally Jewell to join his cabinet as the next Secretary of the Interior. - 11 years ago

Dominant Logic Shifting from Customer Service to Sustainability, Paper Says

ICT and Big Data / Environmental concerns are compelling businesses to shift their primary focus from serving customers to addressing sustainability, according to a new paper published last month as part of the Thirty Third International Conference on Information Systems. - 11 years ago

Thinking Outside the Box: Seven Promising Packaging Innovations

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging / The holiday season is over, and the garbage trucks have cleared away the curbside remnants that accompany the feasting and gift-giving. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day household waste increases by more than 25 percent, adding an additional million tons a week to landfill waste. - 11 years ago

Sustainable Brands Announces “The Revolution Will Be Branded” as Rallying Cry and Theme for SB’12 Conference, June 4-7, 2012

Press Release / SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 31, 2012 –  Sustainable Brands today revealed the theme and program focus for SB’12, the sixth annual gathering of 1000 brand leaders and sustainability executives.  “The Revolution Will Be Branded” is set to explore the business trans - 12 years ago

Sustainable Brands Releases 2012 Editorial Calendar, Continuing Mission of Inspiring, Equipping and Engaging Sustainability Leaders

Press Release / SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 19, 2012 – Sustainable Brands has released its full calendar of topics for the successful Issues in Focus series, continuing to explore a wide spectrum of issues including impending global regulatory changes, economic pressures, and changing customer demands. - 12 years ago