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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...

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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...

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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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250+ Craft Brewers Join Brewgooder’s #DrinkBeerGiveWater Movement for World Water Day
250+ Craft Brewers Join Brewgooder’s #DrinkBeerGiveWater Movement for World Water Day
Published on February 25, 2020
About a 2 minute read

This World Water Day (March 22), over 250 craft brewers from around the world will launch unique brews, proceeds benefitting The Brewgooder Foundation and its sustainable development projects across Malawi. Read More...

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BNP Paribas, JetBlue to Close Aviation Industry’s First ESG-Linked RCF
BNP Paribas, JetBlue to Close Aviation Industry’s First ESG-Linked RCF
Published on February 25, 2020
About a 2 minute read

JetBlue’s amended $550 million RCF includes a “sustainability-linked” provision, to align its strategic initiatives with its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance goals — which the airline has been doing for years, in various ways. Read More...

Organizational Governance
How People Analytics Can Help Employee Retention
How People Analytics Can Help Employee Retention
Published on February 24, 2020
Written by Great Place to Work
About a 3 minute read

Organizational cultures are like snowflakes: No two are alike. Before you implement an employee engagement program or culture initiative, you must understand your workforce demographics and experiences to ensure the practices will solve a real need. Read More...

Circular EconomyCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
How Partnerships Can Extend Sustainable Solutions
How Partnerships Can Extend Sustainable Solutions
Published on February 21, 2020
Written by Chris Stalley
About a 5 minute read

Partnerships and closer collaboration between organisations are critical if we are to build new, more sustainable ecosystems. One key to the success of any collaboration is that the partners have complementary strengths to exploit. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
Igniting the Healthy Building Materials Movement: A Conversation with Perkins&Will
Igniting the Healthy Building Materials Movement: A Conversation with Perkins&Will
Published on February 21, 2020
Written by Shaw Industries
About a 6 minute read

Here, Mary Dickinson, co-director of Perkins&Will's Material Performance Lab, sheds light on the firm’s efforts related to the environments in which we live, work and play; the market drivers for those initiatives; and the challenges and keys to success along the way. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Report: Predatory Marketing Tactics a Top Threat to Children’s Wellbeing
Report: Predatory Marketing Tactics a Top Threat to Children’s Wellbeing
Published on February 20, 2020
About a 3 minute read

While climate change and intensifying carbon emissions still top the list of factors endangering a healthy future for the world’s children, a new report finds that marketing of harmful products aimed at children is another major threat to their wellbeing. Read More...

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Microsoft, Danone Partner to Advance AI-Based Sustainable Food Solutions
Microsoft, Danone Partner to Advance AI-Based Sustainable Food Solutions
Published on February 20, 2020
About a 2 minute read

The companies will jointly support funded European startups with artificial intelligence-based solutions for sustainable food and regenerative agriculture in a three-month accelerator. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
MSC on Mission to Ensure Sustainable Seafood for All
MSC on Mission to Ensure Sustainable Seafood for All
Published on February 19, 2020
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 7 minute read

MSC has researched what matters most to seafood lovers, and how to engage consumers and producers on the benefits of sustainable seafood. We caught up with Senior PR Manager Jackie Marks to find out how MSC is getting that message out. Read More...

Consumer Behavior ChangeInnovation & Technology
Trending: Fresh Approaches to Managing Fashion’s Footprint
Trending: Fresh Approaches to Managing Fashion’s Footprint
Published on February 19, 2020
About a 4 minute read

While Burberry delivers another carbon-neutral runway show and works to “inset” its emissions, a new report quantifies the staggering amount of travel emissions generated during a season’s worth of major fashion weeks. Read More...

Rolland: Missouri Botanical Garden is a Sustainable Oasis in St. Louis
Rolland: Missouri Botanical Garden is a Sustainable Oasis in St. Louis
Published on February 18, 2020
Written by Renee Yardley and Rolland
About a 8 minute read

In this edition of our “Conversations with Green Champions,” Rolland President Philip Rundle speaks with Missouri Botanical Garden, a leader in botanical research and science education, with beautiful grounds that attract one million visitors a year. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Jeff Bezos Launches $10B Earth Fund to ‘Preserve and Protect the Natural World’
Jeff Bezos Launches $10B Earth Fund to ‘Preserve and Protect the Natural World’
Published on February 18, 2020
About a 3 minute read

The Amazon CEO, historically silent on the climate change issue and his company’s role within it, announces his personal vested interest — but critics and Amazon employees want more. Read More...

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Trending: Visions of a New Energy Future from Vattenfall, BP?
Trending: Visions of a New Energy Future from Vattenfall, BP?
Published on February 14, 2020
About a 4 minute read

Two strikingly different displays emerged this week, as the energy companies shared their visions of how we might achieve a global clean energy future. Read More...

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How to Find Your Authentic Corporate Purpose
How to Find Your Authentic Corporate Purpose
Published on February 14, 2020
Written by Grady Lee
About a 4 minute read

Your company’s purpose will not be found by commissioning a white paper or creating a complicated strategy document. It will emerge organically from an honest interrogation of what you’re truly about, what your people are about, and what feels easy to stand behind. Read More...

Rolland: Messiah College Teaches and Practices Environmental Stewardship
Rolland: Messiah College Teaches and Practices Environmental Stewardship
Published on February 14, 2020
Written by Renee Yardley and Rolland
About a 5 minute read

For the 17th of our “Conversations with Green Champions” Rolland President Philip Rundle speaks with Messiah College, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, about sustainability across campus and beyond. Read More...

FSC: The Most Trusted Mark in Responsible Forest Management
FSC: The Most Trusted Mark in Responsible Forest Management
Published on February 13, 2020
Written by Chris McLaren and Forest Stewardship Council
About a 3 minute read

Consumer research has found that company sustainability claims are much more credible when they are coupled with independent verification. Put simply, consumers trust when you verify. This is especially true when it comes to forests. Read More...

Organizational Governance
What the Coronavirus Outbreak Reveals About the Current Corporate Response to Human Rights
What the Coronavirus Outbreak Reveals About the Current Corporate Response to Human Rights
Published on February 13, 2020
Written by Tom Idle
About a 4 minute read

While the epidemic has shined a light on examples of a positive, collective response; it has also exposed an ongoing failure by corporations to put people first, and profit second. Read More...

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