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Tom Idle

Content creator extraordinaire.

Tom is founder of storytelling strategy firm Narrative Matters — which helps organizations develop content that truly engages audiences around issues of global social, environmental and economic importance. He also provides strategic editorial insight and support to help organisations – from large corporates, to NGOs – build content strategies that focus on editorial that is accessible, shareable, intelligent and conversation-driving.

Tom is also former editor-in-chief at 2degrees, the world's leading online community for sustainable business professionals, and editor of Sustainable Business magazine.

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AI: The Good, the Bad, the Sketchy and the Lifesaving

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have AI. The game-changing technology and its many applications and implications were examined throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego. ... View More

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The Future Is Now: Adaptation, Planning Are Crucial for Business Resilience

Sustainable Brands’ first-ever Resilience Summit underscored the idea that building resilience is not just about reacting to environmental risks — it’s about thriving by building systems, businesses and communities that are prepared for the fut... View More

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Finding Value in ESG Reporting Is Critical in Today’s Legislative Landscape

Experience design agency SiaXperience is helping brands navigate their reporting journey in this ever-shifting landscape. Managing Director of ESG Communications Judy Sandford shares insights into how companies can enhance their reporting practices t... View More

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Yes, It’s Complex – but a Circular Economy Is Achievable

We continue to go round and round about shifting to a circular economy — discussions throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego helped provide brands much-needed clarity about the ways forward. ... View More

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Lessons on the Road from a Linear to Circular — and Even a ‘Surplus’ — Economy

Keynotes on day 2 of SB’24 San Diego explored how companies are putting rubber to road to solve complex business challenges — from creating new value flows to cracking the code to circularity and driving progress toward a zero-emission automotive... View More

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Quantifying Scope 3 GHG emissions to enable action

This session will provide an overview of best practices and smart shortcuts toward quantifying Scope 3 GHG emissions so as to enable adequate and timely action consistent with the demands of science-based reduction paths. Join a diverse panel of corp... View More

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Quantifying Scope 3 GHG emissions to enable action

This session will provide an overview of best practices and smart shortcuts toward quantifying Scope 3 GHG emissions so as to enable adequate and timely action consistent with the demands of science-based reduction paths. Join a diverse panel of corp... View More

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Companies Must Go Beyond ‘Carbon Tunnel Vision’ Ahead of COP16

Later this month, the world’s policymakers, environmentalists and business leaders will be in Cali, Colombia for the latest UN biodiversity conference — and companies are being urged to broaden their sustainability horizons. ... View More

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Will New Ecodesign Regulation Make Sustainable Products the Norm for EU Consumers?

Brands, take heed: This legislation will apply to all products that are sold in Europe, not just manufactured in the region — impacting manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and sellers all around the world. ... View More

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Engaging with LGBTQ+ Consumers Offers Brands Both Risk and Reward

As brands grapple with their position on LGBTQIA+ issues and building inclusivity and diversity across their businesses, the latest Outvertising Consumer Report offers plenty of advice for being more effective. ... View More

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Brands, Listen Up: Consumers, Regulators Cracking Down on Greenwashing

The most recent spate of controversies over misleading brand sustainability claims raises pertinent questions for marketers everywhere. ... View More

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Will a Global Plastics Treaty Effectively Curb Plastic Pollution?

Not at this rate: In one corner, industry bodies and petrochemical companies call for enhanced recycling and the increased use of materials with recycled content. In the other, climate campaigners continue to push for cuts in production — an argume... View More

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The SBTi Drama Underscores the Urgent Need for Valid Scope 3 Solutions

Whether carbon credits ought to be used to account for Scope 3 emissions is a debate that must continue — involving many more stakeholders, so that views on both sides of the fence are heard and considered. ... View More

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This Platform Turns Your Branded Video Content Into Support for Nature Conservation

With Ecoflix — a nonprofit streaming platform on a mission to be the ‘Netflix for nature’ — brands can produce compelling sustainability content that also helps protect nature and wildlife. ... View More

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What Does the New SEC Climate-Risk Reporting Rule Mean for Brands?

While the new mandate was scaled back from what was originally proposed, US companies must now prepare to join many markets around the world in the climate-risk disclosure game. ... View More

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Meet the Startup Guiding Companies Toward Net Zero — Via Circular Design

For the hordes of companies still struggling to make good on their net-zero commitments, comply with impending climate-disclosure legislation and figure out what ‘circularity’ even means, Pentatonic is here to help. ... View More

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This Startup Could Spark a Revolution in Early-Wildfire Detection

“By detecting wildfires while they are still small, we stand a much better chance of stopping them before they cause too much damage — saving money, the environment and, ultimately, lives.” — Dryad Networks' Carsten Brinkschulte ... View More

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Can Advertising Ever Really Be Good for The Planet?

Ad-tech platform Good-Loop is helping advertisers connect with the public and overcome people’s desire to block ads by combining consumer engagement with charitable brand donations. ... View More

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Meet the Company Helping Brands Give Nature a Place on the Board

We caught up with Ephi Banaynal dela Cruz, co-founder and CEO of Context Nature, to learn how they are supporting companies to integrate nature into business and investment decision-making to build a nature-positive future. ... View More

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Could AI Hold the Key for Brands Struggling to Unlock the Ambition-Action Conundrum?

As Ubuntoo co-founder Peter Schelstraete explains, AI tools allow us to decrease ‘unknowns’ exponentially; but he makes it clear that his technology will not replace human expertise. ... View More

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