Sustainable Brands
Bentley Becomes First Automaker to Achieve Triple Carbon Trust Standard
British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors announced this week it has become the first automotive manufacturer to earn the triple Carbon Trust Standard, having separately secured group’s Standards for Carbon, Water and Waste through significant reducti... View More
Margaret Atwood Coming to ASU to Discuss Importance of Creativity in Advancing Sustainability
Internationally renowned novelist and environmental activist Margaret Atwood will visit Arizona State University this November to discuss the relationship between art and science and the importance of creative writing and imagination for addressing s... View More
The Widening Attitude/Behavior Gap: The Curse of an Improving Economy?
Socially and environmentally conscious attitudes are gaining ground, but corresponding purchases and behaviors are stagnant or heading south — and the rebounding economy may be the culprit. That’s the latest finding from Shelton Group’s seventh... View More
Food Waste Used to Construct Venues for 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Food and garden waste from households throughout Glasgow has been transformed into compost and used in the development of Glasgow 2014’s Athletes Village and other Commonwealth Games venues, according to Zero Waste Scotland. Along with the use of c... View More
General Mills Joins Ranks of Companies Advocating for Climate Policy
BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy) announced on Monday that General Mills has joined its coalition to advocate for innovative climate and clean energy policies. ... View More
New Tool Provides Easy Access to Russell 3000's Climate Change Disclosures
Ceres and CookESG Research have launched a free, easy-to-use web tool for accessing climate change-related disclosures in company filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, which issued formal climate disclosure guidance in 2010. ... View More
P&G Studying Smallholder Practices to Ensure Deforestation-Free Palm Oil
Separating sustainable sources from non-sustainable sources in the production of palm oil and palm kernel oil is highly complicated, but Procter & Gamble is attempting to address the problem as part of its recently upgraded commitment to a zero-d... View More
Starbucks, M&S Sign On to Launch of neighbourly's Philanthropic Matching Service
The first tech entrant into the UK’s £800m corporate philanthropic sector launched Thursday — with corporate giants Starbucks and Marks & Spencer among the first companies to sign on to the service.neighbourly, a finalist in our 2013 SB Lond... View More
Jacquie Ottman Celebrates 25 Years in Green Marketing
Jacquie Ottman pioneered green marketing when she hung out a shingle for J. Ottman Consulting on July 28, 1989. And she’s been a member of the Sustainable Brands community since its inception.She’s written five books on green marketing, including... View More
P&G, Human Needs Project Open Self-Sustaining Community Facility in Africa’s Largest Slum
Procter & Gamble and the Human Needs Project (HNP), an NGO dedicated to providing basic and empowerment services to meet everyday human needs, are today launching a sustainable community center in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa and one of the... View More
Shareholders Urging Safeway to Label Its Food for GMOs
At its annual meeting tomorrow, shareholders and advocacy groups will urge grocery giant Safeway to label its store brand products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Green Century Capital Management, which filed the proposal, cited u... View More
Caesars Adds EV Charging Stations at 13 Resorts, Soon to Be Nationwide
Caesars Entertainment announced today that guests of 13 of its resorts and casinos can now literally “relax and recharge” with the addition of new EV charging stations, thanks to the company’s partnership with NV Energy.A total of 48 charging p... View More
Panasonic Provides Daytime Power to Indonesian Island with PV Power Package
Panasonic Corporation announced Tuesday it has installed the “Power Supply Container” (PSC), a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) power package that it developed, at the National Elementary School Karimunjawa 01 in Karimunjawa Island, Jepara District,... View More
Commission Threatens Future of Tuna by Sidestepping WWF's Pleas to Limit Catch
WWF says it will now urge a suspension of fishing for Pacific Bluefin tuna, if fishing nations fail to set binding catch limits in line with scientific recommendations this year.WWF’s hardening stance follows an inconclusive annual meeting of the I... View More
Carbios Announces Milestone in Controlled Biodegradation Process for Disposable Soft Plastics
Carbios, a French green chemistry company specializing in technologies enabling the recovery of plastic waste and the production of bio-polymers, has announced a significant step forward in the development of its controlled biodegradation process for... View More
AT&T Commits $18 Million to Youth Mentoring Programs
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson joined President Obama today to commit $18 million to education programs with a youth mentoring component. This funding supports the company’s goal of providing youth across the country one million hours... View More
WWF, IKEA Release Better Cotton Initiative Progress Report
The WWF and IKEA have released a new report highlighting the impacts of their work with the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), as the organization restates its aim to make up 30 percent of global cotton production by 2020. ... View More
Sainsbury's Receives First Corporate 'Green' Loan to Help Fund Its Sustainability Commitments
Sainsbury’s today announced it has agreed to a £200 million corporate “green” loan to invest in ongoing carbon reduction and sustainability projects. While Green Bonds are now increasingly issued by institutions to support sustainability initi... View More
Study: Companies Must Shift from Touting Sustainability to Tangibly Impacting Customers' Lives
Only a third of consumers regularly consider sustainability in their purchasing decisions, according to a global study by Accenture and Havas Media RE:PURPOSE, which reveals the reasons for the disconnect between business and consumer expectations of... View More
Södra, James Cropper Unveil 100% Renewable, Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic
UK specialty paper and advanced materials manufacturer James Cropper PLC — which has developed breakthrough processes for recycling cocoa husk waste into paper and for recycling both the paper and plastic components of disposable coffee cups — ha... View More
