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Regeneration & Resilience
Regenerative Business, Part 3: Addressing Potential, Rather Than Existing, Problems
Regenerative Business, Part 3: Addressing Potential, Rather Than Existing, Problems
Published on March 16, 2020
Written by Carol Sanford
About a 6 minute read

In keeping with our theme this year, Regeneration, we're revisiting this insightful blog series from renowned author and regenerative business expert Carol Sanford. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular Economy
100 US Companies, Investors Throw Weight Behind Transportation and Climate Initiative
100 US Companies, Investors Throw Weight Behind Transportation and Climate Initiative
Published on March 13, 2020
About a 2 minute read

A diverse group of investors, companies and organizations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US are urging the region’s governors to adopt the TCI — what they’re calling a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity.’ Read More...

Finance & InvestmentCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
New Tool Shows Billions at Stake in Meat Sector Due to Climate Concerns
New Tool Shows Billions at Stake in Meat Sector Due to Climate Concerns
Published on March 12, 2020
About a 3 minute read

$20T investor network releases first-of-its-kind tool to model the financial impacts of climate change on five leading meat firms and the animal protein sector at large. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Climate Crisis Considered Our Greatest Challenge — and We're Overwhelmed
Climate Crisis Considered Our Greatest Challenge — and We're Overwhelmed
Published on March 12, 2020
About a 2 minute read

A Vattenfall survey has found that the public see climate change as the main challenge of our age; while doomsday media coverage is compounding our anxiety about it, we're still looking to business and governments to save us. Read More...

Materials & PackagingInnovation & Technology
Trending: With COVID-19, It’s 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back in Fight Against Single-Use Beverage Waste
Trending: With COVID-19, It’s 2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back in Fight Against Single-Use Beverage Waste
Published on March 11, 2020
About a 3 minute read

While Starbucks trials a NextGen coffee cup solution, COVID-19 concerns lead to reusable cup bans around the globe. Meanwhile, a UK soft drink manufacturer rolls out beverages in seaweed cachets. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyCircular EconomyOrganizational Governance
Tide Slowing Turning Toward a Future Free from Coal
Tide Slowing Turning Toward a Future Free from Coal
Published on March 10, 2020
Written by Tom Idle
About a 4 minute read

Clean power is finally taking over. Yes, it has taken far longer than most environmental campaigners wanted. But with investors fearing the worst and the majority of global economies slowly weaning themselves off of coal, the planet should breathe a huge sigh of relief. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
GM Paving the Road to an 'All-Electric Future'
GM Paving the Road to an 'All-Electric Future'
Published on March 10, 2020
About a 3 minute read

GM is amping up its strategy to transition to an entirely electric portfolio; with a new, modular production platform and the largest collective EV charging network in the US. Read More...

Supply Chain
Driving Value in the Purpose Economy: It Starts with Supply Chain
Driving Value in the Purpose Economy: It Starts with Supply Chain
Published on March 9, 2020
Written by Pierre-Francois Thaler
About a 3 minute read

Own your sustainability strategy and vision, and make it real. The impact of executing through the supply chain drives growth and company valuation, and protects your brand and society. Read More...

Regeneration & Resilience
Regenerative Business, Part 2: Addressing the Whole, Not Just the Parts
Regenerative Business, Part 2: Addressing the Whole, Not Just the Parts
Published on March 9, 2020
Written by Carol Sanford
About a 8 minute read

In keeping with our theme this year, Regeneration, we're revisiting this insightful blog series from renowned author and regenerative business expert Carol Sanford. Read More...

Organizational Governance
What Being a B Corp Has Meant for Our Brand
What Being a B Corp Has Meant for Our Brand
Published on March 6, 2020
Written by Matt Daigle
About a 4 minute read

Consumers are demanding more from the companies they buy from, and those who don’t adapt to these new standards will be rightfully left behind. B Corps need to set an example by making the triple bottom line more than a requirement for their certification. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Trending: The Rise and Rise of Plant-Based Proteins
Trending: The Rise and Rise of Plant-Based Proteins
Published on March 5, 2020
About a 5 minute read

Impossible Foods announces another step in its journey toward world domination; while conventional protein giants Bumble Bee and Cargill get in on the meat-free fun with a new partnership, private-label plant-based products. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Indigenous Innovations Provide Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Design
Indigenous Innovations Provide Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Design
Published on March 4, 2020
About a 2 minute read

A new book, Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism, highlights centuries-old technologies that provide a powerful toolkit for sustainable architecture and design in the modern age. Read More...

Circular Economy
Report: Existing Climate Solutions Sufficient to Reach ‘Drawdown’ by Mid-2040s
Report: Existing Climate Solutions Sufficient to Reach ‘Drawdown’ by Mid-2040s
Published on March 3, 2020
About a 2 minute read

‘The Drawdown Review’ provides the most in-depth assessment to date of climate solutions and their potential to reduce greenhouse gases and build a climate-safe future. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Report: Digital Sector Can Lead Transformative Systems Change for Climate-Stable Future
Report: Digital Sector Can Lead Transformative Systems Change for Climate-Stable Future
Published on March 2, 2020
About a 2 minute read

A new report by Future Earth asserts that digital transformations unfolding today could help enable the systems transformations necessary for mitigating the climate crisis.  Read More...

Regeneration & Resilience
Regenerative Business, Part 1: The History and Practice of 'Regeneration'
Regenerative Business, Part 1: The History and Practice of 'Regeneration'
Published on March 2, 2020
Written by Carol Sanford
About a 5 minute read

In keeping with our theme this year, Regeneration, we're revisiting this insightful blog series from renowned author and regenerative business expert Carol Sanford. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
There's a Powerful New Use for Waste from This Incredibly Stinky Fruit
There's a Powerful New Use for Waste from This Incredibly Stinky Fruit
Published on February 28, 2020
About a 3 minute read

The inedible core of the world's stinkiest fruit — the durian — could one day be used to charge your phone, according to researchers at the University of Sydney. Read More...

New Metrics
New, Standardized Guidelines Measure Plastic Leakage Across Corporate Value Chains
New, Standardized Guidelines Measure Plastic Leakage Across Corporate Value Chains
Published on February 28, 2020
About a 2 minute read

Developed for companies, the PLP guidelines provide businesses at all stages of the value chain with a robust, standardized method for calculating and reporting estimates of plastic and microplastic leakage at both the corporate and product level. Read More...

Materials & PackagingCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Trending: In Fashion, What’s Outside Also Counts
Trending: In Fashion, What’s Outside Also Counts
Published on February 27, 2020
About a 4 minute read

New partnerships aim to tackle the fashion industry’s packaging footprint — with circular solutions for polybags and MATCHESFASHION’s new, recyclable boxes furthering the cause. Read More...

Convoy Joins Sustainable Brands to Lead the Innovation Push for a Sustainable Economy
Convoy Joins Sustainable Brands to Lead the Innovation Push for a Sustainable Economy
Published on February 26, 2020
Written by Convoy
About a 3 minute read

Today we are announcing our partnership with Sustainable Brands®, a growing global community of passionate individuals who are committed to leveraging environmental and social innovation to deliver exceptional business performance. Read More...

Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
2020 Begins the Decade of Benefit Corporations
2020 Begins the Decade of Benefit Corporations
Published on February 26, 2020
Written by Pure Strategies
About a 6 minute read

What are the benefits of benefit corporations and certified B Corporations? Can they really help to lead toward meaningful change for society and the environment? We explored these questions with corporate sustainability expert Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies’ co-founder and Managing Director. Read More...

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