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Rolland: Forbes Shines a Light On The Circular Economy
Conversations around recycling and the perils of landfills at capacity are now mainstream for both consumers and businesses. But it’s not all negative – in fact, a lot of productive conversations are happening around opportunities in this space. Read More...
Home Is Where the Heart — and Our Health — Is
In this four-part series, Shaw explores trends in where and how we live, and the movement toward more sustainable housing, offices and other buildings that embraces occupant wellbeing. Read part one. Read More...
New Film Highlights South Africa’s Unsung Plastic Waste Heroes
The new short documentary, Street Surfers, explores the lives and livelihoods of the young men indirectly serving the environment through recycling as a means of income. Read More...
Terreform One, BASF Collaborate on Unique ‘Monarch Sanctuary’ to Cover New Building
Terreform ONE designed a monarch habitat filled with milkweed that would serve as a way station for butterflies migrating from points to points while restoring its population. Read More...
10 Breakthrough Technologies That Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It
How can the world feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while also advancing economic development, protecting and restoring forests, and stabilizing the climate? Read More...
BASF Takes Action in the Plastic-waste Dilemma
BASF’s Head of Sustainability Strategy explains how chemistry can enable a circular economy. Read More...
Treasure8: The Systemic, Tech-Driven Solution to Food Waste
The regenerative food tech company is on a mission to revolutionize how food is managed along supply chains, while also addressing the global challenges of food waste, nutrition and climate change. Read More...
Reuse & Repurpose: Innovation will Unlock the Solution to Plastic Waste
Innovative solutions to reduce plastic waste come in all shapes and sizes — but how do we combat the issue without taking plastic products away from those who need them most for everyday living? Read More...
What If We Could Geo-Locate the Next Deadly Outbreak — Months Before It Happened?
The AIME platform uses artificial intelligence to enable countries and their health practitioners to proactively deal with deadly outbreaks of disease. Read More...
New Online Library, Curriculum Aiming to Engage Students, Researchers on the SDGs
The aim of this new venture from academic publishing giant Taylor & Francis is to enable students and tutors to deliver the change they want throughout their careers and lives. Read More...
Eyes Wide Shut? It’s Time to Wake Up: Join the Creative Climate Disclosure
Dear CEOs, CCOs, CMOs, CFOs, MDs and CDs: It’s time to wake up ... Commit your creativity to ‘the biggest brief’ this sector has ever known. Read More...
Nielsen: Brands Increase Trust - and Prices - Through Sustainability
Consumers will spend up to $150 billion on sustainable products by 2021. Read More...
Nielsen Surpasses Volunteering Goal Early with 8th Annual Nielsen Global Impact Day
On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, almost 24,000 Nielsen employees from 92 countries volunteered across more than 1,500 events as part of our eighth-annual Nielsen Global Impact Day (NGID). Read More...
Meet the Team Re-Imagining Food Security in Ethiopia
In conversation with Dr Tomaso Ceccarelli and Dr Elias Eyasu Fantahun — winners of the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security. Read More...
Small Decision, Big Impact: New Campaign Highlights Ripple Effects of Drinking Honest Beverages
Honest's new campaign showcases the brand’s purpose-driven DNA and longstanding mission to democratize organics and promote economic opportunity — as well as its expanding portfolio. Read More...
Report: Highest-Emitting Companies Off-Track to Meet Paris Climate Goals
Landmark ‘State of the Transition’ research assesses 274 high-emitting companies for $14 trillion-backed Transition Pathway Initiative, and puts investors on “emergency footing.” Read More...
Trending: Ratcheting Up to Sustainable Activewear, Inside and Out
ALLIED Feather & Down relaunches its global supply chain education and traceability tool for outdoor brands and consumers, while Arc’Teryx goes circular with Rock Solid Used Gear. Read More...
Navigating a World of Labels Through Third-Party Certification
Consumers want to trust that the products they are buying are accurately labeled, but in a marketplace saturated with brands all making different claims, this is easier said than done. Read More...
Trending: G-Star Raw, Gap Dyeing to Make Better Jeans
G-Star Raw launches its latest collection of garments dyed with upcycled plant waste; while Gap Inc will roll out foam-dyed denim that dramatically reduces water, chemical and energy use. Read More...
Nestlé Creates Industry-First, Recyclable Paper Snack Packaging
Nestlé SA has launched a world first for confectionery packaging: a bar packaged in paper using a high-speed, flow-wrap technology — unlocking the potential for paper packaging to be widely used in the snack industry. Read More...
