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Trending: Kellogg, UK Gov Waste No Time Repurposing 'Throw Away' Food
Trending: Kellogg, UK Gov Waste No Time Repurposing 'Throw Away' Food
Published on December 12, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 5 minute read

New initiatives from both the private and public sector aim to further chip away at the UK’s food waste issue, as the nation attempts to rebound from being designated Europe’s biggest food waster in 2015. Kellogg's Cornflakes adding sweet touch to Throw Away IPA Read More...

Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy
Utopies: Localizing the Sustainable Economy
Published on December 12, 2018
Written by Deann Garcia
About a 6 minute read

This is one of a series of interviews by students and alumni from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) with practitioners from the Sustainable Brands community, on a variety of ways organizations can, and are, Redesigning the Good Life. Read More...

Circular Economy
Lack of US Climate Policy Putting Companies at Risk; Investors Demand Action
Lack of US Climate Policy Putting Companies at Risk; Investors Demand Action
Published on December 12, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 8 minute read

As a record number of global investors calls on governments to accelerate action on climate change, a new CDP analysis shows that some of the largest U.S.-based corporations view climate change as an increasing risk to their bottom line and reputation among consumers and investors. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Future Shock: Is Higher Education Ready for the Impact?
Future Shock: Is Higher Education Ready for the Impact?
Published on December 10, 2018
Written by Coro Strandberg
About a 4 minute read

The McConnell Foundation and the Canadian Association of University Business Officers are piloting measures to accelerate and scale the role of universities in putting society on a sustainable path. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
China Lags on Sustainable Viscose, Australia Unveils Tree-Free Alternative
China Lags on Sustainable Viscose, Australia Unveils Tree-Free Alternative
Published on December 5, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 8 minute read

Report: Chinese viscose sector’s sustainability roadmap fails to deliver Read More...

Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Trending: Closer Looks into Reporting on, Business Benefits of the SDGs
Trending: Closer Looks into Reporting on, Business Benefits of the SDGs
Published on December 4, 2018
About a 5 minute read

Nearly three-quarters of organisations surveyed (72 percent) mention the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their annual corporate or sustainability reports — an increase of 10 percent on last year, according to a new study by PwC. But concrete measures and integration remain elusive for many as organisations struggle to identify actions beyond business-as-usual targets. Read More...

Supply Chain
'Value Change' Program to Help Companies Handle Tricky Scope 3 Emissions
'Value Change' Program to Help Companies Handle Tricky Scope 3 Emissions
Published on December 3, 2018
Written by Sarah Leugers
About a 5 minute read

The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounds an alarm: “Limiting global warming to 1.5°C …requires rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban infrastructure … and industrial systems.” Read More...

Supply Chain
The Art of Failure: Lessons for Brands from the Bottom of the Pyramid
The Art of Failure: Lessons for Brands from the Bottom of the Pyramid
Published on November 30, 2018
Written by Chris Docherty
About a 4 minute read

Let me tell you a few things about failure — a subject on which I’m something of an expert. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Sharing Is the Key to Scaling Sustainability
Sharing Is the Key to Scaling Sustainability
Published on November 21, 2018
Written by Brian Lanahan and Procter & Gamble
About a 4 minute read

A solid argument can be made that corporate America has made significant progress in the sustainability arena. Read More...

Organizational Governance
2 Tools That Can Help Set Your Business Up for True Future-Fitness
2 Tools That Can Help Set Your Business Up for True Future-Fitness
Published on November 13, 2018
Written by Stephanie Williams
About a 3 minute read

Following the analysis of over 6,000 studies, the world’s leading climate scientists at the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last month released a Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. The main conclusion from the report was that global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C in just 12 years if current rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue. To halt warming at 1.5°C and thus avoid the most disastrous impacts of climate change, the IPCC states that anthropogenic GHG emissions must reach net zero by 2050. This is a monumental task and one that will require what the IPCC calls “rapid and far-reaching transitions.” Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Celebrities as Social Entrepreneurs: What the Trend Means for You
Celebrities as Social Entrepreneurs: What the Trend Means for You
Published on November 9, 2018
Written by Carol Cone
About a 4 minute read

A growing roster of celebrities are no longer satisfied with endorsing corporate products, instead creating (or at least investing in) their own. Think George Clooney, Dr. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Corporate Reporting Dialogue Launches 2-Year Project to Drive Better Alignment
Corporate Reporting Dialogue Launches 2-Year Project to Drive Better Alignment
Published on November 7, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

Today, the Corporate Reporting Dialogue — a coalition of major international corporate reporting standard setters and framework providers — announced a groundbreaking, two-year project focused on driving better alignment in the corporate reporting landscape, to make it easier for companies to prepare effective and coherent disclosures that meet the evolving information needs of capital markets and society. Read More...

Finance & InvestmentSurfacing Submerged Value
Future Value, Submerged Value, 'ROP' & Other Facets of the ROI of Sustainability
Future Value, Submerged Value, 'ROP' & Other Facets of the ROI of Sustainability
Published on November 7, 2018
Written by Mia Overall Aishwarya Chaturvedi Alissa Stevens Aurora Dawn Benton Max Pinnola and Cindy Mehallow
About a 22 minute read

Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share the newest credible tools and solutions for assessing the ROI of Sustainable Business. Read More...

Organizational Governance
How MOD Pizza's People-First Culture Drives Growth and Impact
How MOD Pizza's People-First Culture Drives Growth and Impact
Published on November 6, 2018
Written by Simon Mainwaring
About a 5 minute read

Corporate culture sets the groundwork for how your team interacts with each other and your customers. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Mimicking Nature, But Not as Nature Intended: An Introduction to Geomimicry
Mimicking Nature, But Not as Nature Intended: An Introduction to Geomimicry
Published on November 5, 2018
Written by Gregory Unruh
About a 8 minute read

This is the first in a series of posts by Dr. Gregory Unruh about geomimicry and its implications for sustainability. Read More...

Supply Chain
Q&A: MSC on Its Plan to Put Fishing on a 'Pathway to Sustainability'
Q&A: MSC on Its Plan to Put Fishing on a 'Pathway to Sustainability'
Published on October 31, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 5 minute read

With the Our Ocean conference taking place in Bali, Indonesia, this week, ocean sustainability has been a hot topic: The event burst with sweeping commitments from the public and private sector alike aimed at cleaning up and protecting this precious resource. One such commitment came from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which launched a £1 million Ocean Stewardship Fund. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-Creation
Global, Multisector Commitments Aim to Eliminate Plastic Pollution at the Source; Is It Enough?
Global, Multisector Commitments Aim to Eliminate Plastic Pollution at the Source; Is It Enough?
Published on October 26, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 7 minute read

NOTE: This article was updated on October 30, 2018 at 11:45am ET. A Global Commitment to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source has been signed by 250 organisations including many of the world’s largest packaging producers, brands, retailers and recyclers, as well as governments and NGOs. For some signatories, the Global Commitment is just one facet of their plan to overhaul their approach to plastic. The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), in collaboration with UN Environment, and was officially unveiled at the Our Ocean Conference in Bali today. Read More...

New Metrics
Future-Fit Business Benchmark Shows Novo Nordisk What 'Good' Looks Like
Future-Fit Business Benchmark Shows Novo Nordisk What 'Good' Looks Like
Published on October 26, 2018
Written by Martin Rich
About a 4 minute read

Novo Nordisk is the first global company to have completed a Future-Fit self-assessment and to have the results independently assured. In advance of Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 event next week in Philadelphia, I sat down with Cora Olsen, Global Lead on Integrated Reporting at Novo Nordisk, to discuss what the company learned from this process. Read More...

Consumer Behavior Change
REI Again Urging Americans to #OptOutside, Studying Link to Human Health
REI Again Urging Americans to #OptOutside, Studying Link to Human Health
Published on October 24, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

For the fourth year in a row, this Black Friday, REI will close all 153 stores, process no online payments and pay more than 12,000 employees to #OptOutside with friends and family. Read More...

Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
REI, Microsoft Rallying Companies to Support Washington’s Proposed Carbon Fee
REI, Microsoft Rallying Companies to Support Washington’s Proposed Carbon Fee
Published on October 22, 2018
Written by Nithin Coca
About a 5 minute read

Next month’s election could potentially be historic for Washington State, where voters will have the choice of enacting the first-in-the-nation carbon fee — a concrete measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state. Measure 1631 has the support of several prominent Washington-based businesses including REI, Expedia, Microsoft and Northwest Energy, and over 100 businesses in total. Read More...

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