CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE - The UN estimates that nearly 2 billion people will be on the move by 2030, traveling to destinations all over the world. Travel and tourism can bring us a billion opportunities to make the world a better and more sustainable place — or a billion disasters, if we do not manage it properly.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - The world has changed significantly since the first Earth Day, just shy of 50 years ago. Everything from cars to clothes to how we communicate has shifted dramatically. One thing, however, remains: protecting our environment should be top of mind for all of us.
SURFACING SUBMERGED VALUE - Even at this advanced stage of our climate and resource debacle, sustainability practitioners still do not possess the same status in corporations as their purely business-minded brethren. How do we get sustainability officers both the recognition they deserve and the clout that should go with it?
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Earth Day was created in 1970 and as we approach the 50th year anniversary, the need for environmental protection is as urgent as it’s ever been.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Deosan is breaking new ground to help to make dairy better for the environment, and reduce running costs for the farmer through the use of modern hygiene products.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Informed by new research from PwC UK that shows AI can boost global GDP by up to 4.4% and reduce emissions by 4% by 2030, Microsoft commits to a tech-first approach to drive progress across operations, products, customers and data science.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - Human capital issues increasingly important area for corporate leadership, as market participants call for greater transparency. Current disclosure largely lacking on gender pay equity, diversity & inclusion, paid parental leave, and other policies important to US workers.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Continuing its mission to “undo food” and recently named to Fast Company’s prestigious World’s Most Innovative Companies List for 2019, Back to the Roots today launched The Organic Hemp Starter Grow Kit, the first-ever hemp grow-at-home kit.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Print’s unique qualities – physical presence, visual impact, reader-friendliness – remain unmatched.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY - Law firm Hogan Lovells has partnered with Barefoot College International to empower mostly illiterate women from off-grid areas around the world by training them as solar engineers, or “Solar Mamas.”
MATERIALS & PACKAGING - As the cannabis industry continues to proliferate, so, too, does it packaging waste. But more and more companies are taking a long view, incorporating sustainability into their products and processes.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS - Doing good does not require everyone to be insufferably ‘good’; re-engineering narratives and characters to remove friction, discomfort, distaste — the inappropriate and the sometimes highly imperfect humanity of them — leaves a massive hole in the realm of sustainability communications.
COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION - More than 40 organizations banded together to develop a solution to a major challenge: how to effectively and reliably account for GHG impacts from land and land-use change to prevent deforestation and promote soil restoration.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Our work is rooted in making cities more livable by building them around people, not cars. As part of our commitment to cities through Lyft City Works we’re partnering with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) to create and protect parks in areas where they’re needed most.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT - New market offering seeks to improve transparency, disclosure and private-sector engagement with rising environmental, social and governance risk concerns.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - New research shows that 7-in-10 drivers say their smartphone has become essential for getting around. But using your phone behind the wheel can be deadly.
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE - With ‘Sweeteners Uncovered’ pop-up in NYC and new online database, KIND shines a light on disguised ingredients in some of the US’s favorite snacks.
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Transparency is key to authentically connecting with consumers, but are companies sharing all that their consumers want to know?
CORPORATE MEMBER UPDATE - Earth Month is in full swing, and here at Target, we’re building on the same good work we do all year long: putting innovative solutions in place across the company to leave our planet better for future families.