Sustainable Brands
UK Brands Helping Customers to Make Energy Bills a Little Less Scary
UK nonprofit Business in the Community (BITC) has joined forces with leading UK brands to launch its Be Energy Aware campaign, running October 13-26, aimed at encouraging consumers to be more aware of their energy use in the home.BITC and its partner... View More
57 Companies Including 3M, Philips, Novozymes Demand EU Council Adopt Robust 2030 Climate Goals
In a collaborative move that’s happily becoming a trend, 57 leading organizations across a variety of industries — including the Climate Group, Ecover, GE, IKEA, Interface, Tesco, Unilever, and notably, energy companies such as Shell and Dong Ene... View More
New Awards Scheme Seeking Innovations in Clothing Designed for Longevity
The search is on for fashion or textile designers that can show their flair for sustainable fashion; the brand new SCAP Extending the Life of Clothes Design Awards (SCAP ELC Awards) is looking for designers to develop innovative solutions to clothes ... View More
Craft Brewers Dramatically Reducing Carbon Emissions by Sharing Kegs
By sharing a pool of kegs rather than owning their own, over 200 leading craft brewers have helped reduce their collective carbon footprint by over 3 million kg of CO2e in 2013. These findings, based on a study by John Heckman, Ph.D with PE Internati... View More
World's Largest Retailers Take Stand Against Forced Labor in Uzbek Cotton Harvesting
With the annual International Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair scheduled for October 14th and 15th in Tashkent, retailers and apparel brands are taking action to prevent Uzbek cotton from entering their supply chains. Markets for Uzbek cotton sourced wi... View More
LEGO Ends 50-Year Partnership with Shell After 6M People Campaign to Save the Arctic
Following an extensive multimedia Greenpeace campaign, LEGO published a statement this morning committing to "not renew the co-promotion contract with Shell." ... View More
Walmart Announces New Commitment to a Sustainable Food System
In front of hundreds of associates, suppliers and nonprofit organizations at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting on Monday, Walmart announced its commitment to create a more sustainable food system. The company will reach this goal through fo... View More
New LED Lighting at Ford Manufacturing Plants Expected to Save $7M a Year
Ford Motor Company has begun installing 25,000 new LED fixtures to replace traditional high-intensity discharge and fluorescent lights, at its manufacturing facilities across the globe. The new fixtures, valued at over $25 million, are expected to re... View More
DuPont, P&G Now Powering Tide Cold Water Laundry Detergent with Agricultural Waste
DuPont and Procter & Gamble (P&G) have announced a collaboration to use cellulosic ethanol in North American Tide® laundry detergent, an industry first. Tide Cold Water will be the first brand in the world to blend cellulosic ethanol in a sc... View More
Biome Bioplastics Unveils Plant-Based 3D-Printing Filament to Rival Oil-Based Counterparts
One of the UK’s leading bioplastics developers, Biome Bioplastics, has launched a new plant-based material for the 3D printing industry. Biome says its Biome3D, made from plant starches, is a biodegradable plastic that combines easy processing and ... View More
Nature Is Speaking in New, Star-Studded Campaign ... and She Is Not Amused
The message of Conservation International's provocative, celebrity-studded campaign: "Nature doesn't need people. People need nature." ... View More
Convetit Embeds Materiality Mapping Tool Into Virtual Stakeholder Engagement 'ThinkTanks'
Are you daunted by the GRI G4 requirement of engaging stakeholders to determine materiality for sustainability reporting? Convetit, a new online stakeholder engagement platform, is offering a solution: a Materiality Mapping Tool, which embeds an inte... View More
Sustainability Alumni Proving Valuable Assets for Public, Private Sector Alike
As the sustainability field continues to grow, job applicants with a relevant degree are proving to be ever more valuable assets, according to a recent Arizona State University School of Sustainability (ASU SOS) report. Since the inception of ASU’s... View More
New Patagonia Collection Returning 'Truth to Materials'
Patagonia has launched Truth to Materials — a capsule collection for Fall/Winter featuring seven styles of jackets, sweaters and scarves made from raw, reclaimed or alternatively sourced materials. The company says the collection represents “radi... View More
Caesars Helping 'Grown-Ups to Play Responsibly' by Playing Responsibly, Itself
Caesars Entertainment’s fifth annual Corporate Citizenship Report, "Serious Play," highlights the gaming resort chain’s progress in areas including Responsible Gaming, Employee Development, Environmental Stewardship and Community Invest... View More
BASF's 'Intelligent' Gypsum Board Can Help Regulate Room Temperatures During Extreme Weather
As the likelihood grows for climate change to potentially wreak havoc with seasonal temperatures around the world, it not only has implications for our outdoor environment but indoors, as well: When rooms inside buildings become uncomfortably hot, fo... View More
IKEA, Philips, H&M, Mars, Nestlé Launch Campaign to Lead Business Shift to 100% Renewables
IKEA, Swiss Re, BT, Formula E, H&M, KPN, Mars, Nestlé, Philips and Reed Elsevier were among businesses that joined a powerful group of NGOs and clean energy experts during Climate Week to launch of a multi-year initiative to encourage major comp... View More
2014 Tomorrow's Value Rating Calls for Paradigm Shift in How We Do Business
The Tomorrow’s ValueTM Rating (TVR), published by DNV GL, assesses the sustainability performance of the world’s largest companies, evaluating how well companies understand their risks and opportunities, and how prepared they are to create fut... View More
Unilever Pledges to Help 25 Million People Gain Improved Access to Toilets
Today, at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park, Unilever is announcing a commitment to help 25 million people gain improved access to toilets by 2020.The commitment is part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, contributing to ... View More
Greendex 2014: Increased Fears About Environment Not Reflected in Consumer Behavior
National Geographic’s 2014 Greendex, released today by the National Geographic Society and GlobeScan, finds that concern about environmental problems has increased in most countries surveyed, and that more people expect that global warming will neg... View More
