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3 Lessons Learned from SB’19 Paris, Day 1
Across Europe, activists demanding more action on issues that matter have taken over the narrative. Tapping into business innovation to help change the world for the better is now firmly accepted as a crucial part of the puzzle. As speakers highlighted this theme in various ways throughout the day, three key lessons rose to the fore. Read More...
Scientists, NGOs Call for ‘Global Deal for Nature’ to Protect Half the World’s Lands and Seas
Conservation scientists, NGOs and indigenous leaders urge governments to adopt a “Global Deal for Nature” as a companion to the Paris Climate Agreement, to tackle the interlinked crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. A corresponding study establishes science-based conservation targets for the entire planet. Read More...
Sustana: Why Carton Recycling is a Major Opportunity to Improve your Brand’s Sustainability Efforts
Many Americans toss away packaging without much thought, resulting in the United States – at 4.4 percent of the world’s population – producing 20 percent of the world’s trash, the majority of this being packaging and printed paper (PPP). Read More...
Prudential Pledges $180M to Promote Financial Wellness for Opportunity Youth
Largest private sector investment to date will prepare next generation of global workforce with education and training, build financially stable communities and help break the cycle of poverty. Read More...
Changing Behavior, One Reused Item at a Time
Despite inspirational efforts being made across the top fashion brands, we are consuming more clothing, using it for nearly half as long and still filling up our Earth with unwanted and unused clothing and textiles. The existing solution we can utilize in our day-to-day lives and business practices is reuse. Read More...
Trending: Billerudkorsnäs, Evian, PepsiCo Aim to Redesign How We Hydrate
From shrinking jugs to paper bottles to eschewing bottles completely, here are some of the latest ways beverage and packaging giants are innovating to eliminate plastic pollution. Read More...
Relax! You’re Flying Greener, Just by Choosing Alaska
Refillable water bottle? Check. Packed light? Yep. Took public transportation to the airport? Gold star! Globetrotters today think more and more about the impact of their travel, especially air travel, on the environment. Read More...
Hotel-Beverage Giant Project Makes Machu Picchu Pueblo First Zero-Waste City in Latin America
Having recently highlighted the importance and impacts of healthy ecosystems on tourism, as well as the role travel companies and their customers must play in preserving our global destinations, we love this story about two companies doing just that in Peru. Read More...
Best Buy: Join Us In Living A More Eco-Friendly Life
At Best Buy, we’re proud to play our part in creating a more sustainable future, from launching green initiatives to offering products that help the earth (and your wallet). Read More...
Inspiring Travelers to Help Preserve Beloved Destinations — While We Still Can
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. Read More...
Sustana: Earth Day 2019: Here’s To Better Biodiversity – And Better Business
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. Read More...
Breaking Through to the C-Suite: A ‘How To’ for Sustainability Executives
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? Read More...
Diversey: Earth Day - A Day To Reflect How We Can Contribute To Sustainable Business
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. Read More...
Diversey: Re-evaluating Your Chemical Choices in the Milking Parlour Can Reduce Carbon Emissions
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. Read More...
Diversey: Re-evaluating Your Chemical Choices in the Milking Parlour Can Reduce Carbon Emissions
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. Read More...
Microsoft Increases Carbon Fee, Doubles Down on AI for Sustainability
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. Read More...
The Win-Win of JUST Jobs: Higher ROE When Companies Disclose Workplace Policies
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. Read More...
Back to the Roots Reintroduces Misunderstood Hemp to Home Growers
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. Read More...
Rolland: The Timeless Appeal Of Print Gives It A Future Digital Media Can’t Touch
Print’s unique qualities – physical presence, visual impact, reader-friendliness – remain unmatched. Read More...
Solar Mamas: Empowering Women to ‘Flip the Switch’ to Better Health, Renewable Energy
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.” Read More...
