Sustainable Brands
GIIN to Impact Investors: SDGs in Dire Need of Capital Infusion
A new GIIN report reiterates the need for impact investors to raise and direct new capital to help meet the UN SDGs by 2030. ... View More
New Campaign Rallies iPhone 6s Users Against Planned Obsolescence
As Apple, the world’s second-largest smartphone producer, prepares to sign the death warrant of the wildly popular iPhone 6s with the rumored launch of multiple new models later this month, Back Market — the largest marketplace exclusively dedica... View More
Bold Climate Action Could Deliver US$26T by 2030, But Only If We Hurry
A major report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that we are significantly underestimating the benefits of cleaner, climate-smart growth. Bold climate action could deliver at least US$26 trillion in economic benefits ... View More
H&M Opens Hydrothermal Recycling Facilities, Calls for Latest Class of Circular Innovators
This week, the nonprofit H&M Foundation and the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) opened two first-of-their-kind textile recycling facilities in Hong Kong, where HKRITA’s breakthrough hydrothermal recycling technolog... View More
Heathrow to Pilot Winning Ideas Around Plastic Roads, Green Space
London’s Heathrow International Airport has chosen the winners of its inaugural Centre of Excellence Sustainable Innovation Prize, which were judged as the best solutions to some of the sustainability challenges facing airports and the aviation ind... View More
UK Public Supports Urgent Action, Litigation on Climate Change
According to a new survey from UK-based environmental law charity ClientEarth, the British public wants urgent action on climate change and strongly supports holding fossil fuel companies and the UK government accountable for the negative effects of ... View More
How to Be a Company Society Requires for the Next 100 Years
This post has been translated from Japanese — read the original interview here. ... View More
VTT's Plastic-Eating Microbes Could Help Solve Marine Plastic Problem
VTT — the Technical Research Centre of Finland — is helping to solve the global plastic waste problem with a project called PlastBug, a mobile container unit that removes plastic waste from ocean areas and converts it into material for other uses... View More
Member Spotlight: Stephanie Valdez Streaty of Cox Automotive wants to talk with you about recycling car floor mats and other ways to achieve zero waste
Stephanie Valdez Streaty, senior director of corporate social responsibility at Cox Automotive, shares how they plan to achieve an ambitious Zero Waste to Landfill goal by 2024 and speaks about future projects she’d like to tackle with help from ot... View More
Brand Transformation Roadmap: Kevin Hagen from Iron Mountain “takes his own medicine” and shares his experience using the Roadmap
Despite best intentions or lofty aspirations, many sustainability professionals struggle to help their company become a truly sustainable brand. To assist them in this journey, Sustainable Brands and select SB Advisory Board Members, including Kevin ... View More
GlobeScan, Sustainable Apparel Coalition Partner on Consumer Engagement Initiative
Sustainability research consultancy GlobeScan and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) have partnered on a study to develop communication guidelines and materials for engaging consumers on the Higg Index — a holistic suite of tools for measuring... View More
Q&A: How Rubicon Global Is Championing a Zero-Waste World
Founded in 2008, Atlanta-based Rubicon Global has become a worldwide leader in providing cloud-based waste and recycling solutions for customers in business, government and the nonprofit sectors. ... View More
Chipotle Seeking Startups That Can Help 'Cultivate a Better World'
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced this week that the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation will sponsor the first Chipotle Aluminaries Project, a seven-month-long accelerator program designed to help growth-stage ventures with a shared vision to cultivate a b... View More
Fashion for Good, Partnership for Sustainable Textiles Take Shape with Museum, Roadmaps
60 members of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles have revealed concrete action plans to ensure humane working conditions, greater environmental protection and fair wages in their own companies and in their suppliers’ production facilities. Th... View More
secondtoNAKED, adidas by Stella McCartney Boost Ethical Activewear Market
Earlier this month, adidas by Stella McCartney launched its Fall/Winter 2018 sustainable women’s activewear collection, paying tribute to the power of nature. Designed to equip female athletes whatever the weather, the animal-inspired pieces serve ... View More
Coca-Cola GB Campaign, Packaging Redesign Nudge Consumers Toward Lower-Sugar Options
Coca-Cola Great Britain has launched a new design for the Coca-Cola range, featuring new-look packaging for original Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola zero sugar. The changes unify both varieties with the trademark Coca-Cola red and form part of the company’... View More
New App Demystifies Nutrition Labels for Those with Special Dietary Needs
A new app is eliminating our last excuse for breaking our diet: Pinto aggregates nutrition information from over 100,000 of the most commonly eaten foods in the US and creates personalized nutrition labels that focuses specifically on the ingredients... View More
Financial Services Behind Global Average on Climate Change Disclosure
Financial Services firms are lagging behind all other industries when it comes to climate change disclosure, according to a new data brief released by Datamaran — a global leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for non-financial risk mana... View More
Greenpeace Finds US Retailers Have Vastly Improved Seafood Sustainability — in Some Areas
The 10th edition of Greenpeace’s Carting Away the Oceans report, released this week, found that while grocery retailers across the US have vastly improved on providing sustainable seafood, many have largely failed to take significant action on othe... View More
Amalgamated Bank Commits $700M to Finance Socially Responsible Businesses
Amalgamated Bank — the US’ largest socially responsible bank, which recently acquired New Resource Bank — has committed to double the amount of assets New Resource has dedicated to financing socially responsible businesses over the next two yea... View More
