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Consumer Behavior Change
New Report, WRI Platform and … Wu-Tang Clan Make Case for Plant-Based Diets
New Report, WRI Platform and … Wu-Tang Clan Make Case for Plant-Based Diets
Published on October 18, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 8 minute read

Meat-heavy diets have been under increased scrutiny of late, spawning a host of research and campaigns linking them to the accelerating impacts of climate change around the world. Now, a new report from the Changing Markets Foundation, Mighty Earth and Compassion in World Farming points the finger at governments, which they say are failing to tackle meat over-consumption to meet climate targets. Read More...

Supply Chain
Target, ADM Join Food Giants Rising to Ceres' AgWater Challenge
Target, ADM Join Food Giants Rising to Ceres' AgWater Challenge
Published on October 16, 2018
About a 5 minute read

Today, Ceres and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announce the addition of Target and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, to the AgWater Challenge. The two companies’ new water stewardship commitments were shared today at the Financial Times Water Summit in London. Read More...

Surfacing Submerged ValueNew Metrics
`Materiality Is Broken. But It Doesn’t Have to Be.
`Materiality Is Broken. But It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Published on October 13, 2018
Written by Daniel Aronson Andrew Winston and Gil Friend
About a 5 minute read

In formulating strategy, shaping communications and improving their impact in the world, companies, and their sustainability teams, must answer two big questions: "What is important to our business?” and "What is important to our stakeholders?” (Sometimes as a proxy for the larger question: “What is important to the world?") Read More...

Organizational Governance
10 Burning Questions: PMI on How It Will Create a Smoke-Free Future
10 Burning Questions: PMI on How It Will Create a Smoke-Free Future
Published on October 13, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 13 minute read

Jennifer Motles and her colleagues at Philip Morris International (PMI) are on a crusade to end smoking. They know many of us probably won’t believe them. And they are OK with that; they just want the chance to prove it. Read More...

Artificial Intelligence for SustainabilityInnovation & Technology
How AI, Machine Learning Are Solving Global Problems
How AI, Machine Learning Are Solving Global Problems
Published on October 5, 2018
Written by Abhinav Rai
About a 5 minute read

Although developments in the field of artificial intelligence began around the 1950s, its capacities have significantly increased in the recent years. Owing to factors such as the development of faster computers, availability of open-source software and the access to vast amounts of computational data, AI has now branched into machine learning (ML), probabilistic predictions, chaos theory and evolutionary computation. Investing in artificial intelligence courses, therefore, prepares people to undertake not just one, but many AI applications. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular EconomyGlobal Partners
Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife
Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife
Published on September 29, 2018
Written by Jennifer Elks
About a 12 minute read

Last year, the Sustainable Brands community gathered around the world throughout the year to share insights on how they – and their customers – were “redefining the good life.” This year, the conversation has progressed from the ‘what’ to the ‘how’ of designing the sustainable future in which we all want to live. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Investors Can Now Compare ESG Scores on New ESGHub™ App
Investors Can Now Compare ESG Scores on New ESGHub™ App
Published on September 27, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

Responsible investing has been an overriding theme of the past two weeks, with a proliferation of new initiatives, campaigns and reports joining a growing list of recently released resources for sustainable and impact investors to increase the quality of their investments emerging during last week’s Global Climate Action Summit and this week at Climate Week. Read More...

Consumer Behavior Change
Seoul Spearheads Global Efforts to Promote Sustainable Urban Tourism
Seoul Spearheads Global Efforts to Promote Sustainable Urban Tourism
Published on September 21, 2018
Written by Catherine Germier-Hamel
About a 8 minute read

“Tourists, go home.” “Tourists: Your luxury trip, my daily misery.” “Your tourism kills my neighborhood.” These kinds of sentiments have likely been heard in travel destinations that have become victims of their own success and attractiveness. Indeed, for many residents living in popular landmarks, tourism can often be a nightmare rather than a dream. While many cities have been overwhelmed by mass tourism and what is now called “overtourism,” Seoul has been striving to promote alternative forms of tourism that do not put pressure on destinations and offer quality experiences to citizens as well as visitors. Read More...

Organizational GovernanceSupply Chain
Screw Incremental Improvements: Mars Is Changing How It Does Business
Screw Incremental Improvements: Mars Is Changing How It Does Business
Published on September 19, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

One year since the launch of its 'Sustainable in a Generation' Plan, Mars announced this week that it is changing how it does business. Speaking ahead of last year’s UN General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week in New York, CEO Grant F. Reid warned that the "global supply chain is broken," and business needed to make a "huge step change" in order to deliver on the climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read More...

Circular Economy
The Ocean Cleanup, Story of Stuff Set Their Sights on San Francisco's Marine Plastic Pollution
The Ocean Cleanup, Story of Stuff Set Their Sights on San Francisco's Marine Plastic Pollution
Published on September 14, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 6 minute read

The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization that made waves in 2015 with its grand plans and new approach to ridding the oceans of plastic, last weekend launched the world’s first ocean cleanup system from the San Francisco Bay. “System 001” headed to a location 240 nautical miles offshore for a two-week trial before continuing its journey toward the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 1,200 nautical miles offshore, to start the cleanup. System 001 is being towed from the San Francisco Bay by the vessel Maersk Launcher, which has been made available to the project by A.P. Read More...

Organizational Governance
KPMG, Textile Exchange Develop SDG Roadmap for the Apparel, Retail and Textile Sector
KPMG, Textile Exchange Develop SDG Roadmap for the Apparel, Retail and Textile Sector
Published on September 14, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 2 minute read

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer many business opportunities for companies while addressing critical operational risks, according to a new report produced by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP; in partnership with the non-profit organization, Textile Exchange: Threading the Needle: Weaving the Sustainable Development Goals into the Textile, Retail and Apparel Industry. Read More...

New Metrics
GCAS: 1/8 of Global Market Cap Now Committed to Science-Based Targets
GCAS: 1/8 of Global Market Cap Now Committed to Science-Based Targets
Published on September 13, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

Companies representing roughly one-eighth of total global market capitalization are now using climate science to define their future direction. Nearly three years on from the Paris Agreement and with time running out before greenhouse gas emissions must peak, 2018 has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of companies committing to reduce their emissions in line with the levels required to prevent dangerous global warming. Read More...

Circular Economy
But What Happens If You Use Up All the Plastic?
But What Happens If You Use Up All the Plastic?
Published on September 12, 2018
Written by Kelsey Halling
About a 4 minute read

One of the most frequently asked questions I get when pitching Thread is “what happens if you run out of plastic to recycle?” Read More...

Organizational GovernanceMarketing & Communications
Survey: US Consumers Doubt Their Ability to Impact Climate Change, Look to Companies to Lead
Survey: US Consumers Doubt Their Ability to Impact Climate Change, Look to Companies to Lead
Published on September 12, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

The majority of US citizens (62 percent) say they believe climate change is a problem but feel unempowered to address it, according to the 2018 Cone/Porter Novelli Climate Change Snapshot — instead, they are looking to companies to take the lead. Yet, even as individuals may feel personally powerless — less than four-in-10 (38 percent) feel their actions can make a real difference — they do see companies as critical players in progress against climate change. 58 percent say that in the absence of government progress, companies should take the lead. Read More...

Organizational GovernanceInnovation & Technology
Lyft Commits to Full Carbon Neutrality, 100% Renewables
Lyft Commits to Full Carbon Neutrality, 100% Renewables
Published on September 11, 2018
Written by Sam Arons
About a 3 minute read

Earlier this year, we announced our Green Cities Initiative, a new business unit dedicating significant resources to tackling climate change. As Lyft continues to grow, we have an increasing responsibility to commit additional resources towards our values in order to maximize the positive impact of the Lyft platform. Read More...

Finance & Investment
GIIN to Impact Investors: SDGs in Dire Need of Capital Infusion
GIIN to Impact Investors: SDGs in Dire Need of Capital Infusion
Published on September 10, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

A new GIIN report reiterates the need for impact investors to raise and direct new capital to help meet the UN SDGs by 2030. Read More...

Life-changing Tech Meets Sustainability
Life-changing Tech Meets Sustainability
Published on August 30, 2018
Written by Abbott
About a 10 minute read

Sustainability isn't just a buzzword — it's an integral part of everything we do. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Your Stakeholders Are Listening, So What Are You Saying?
Your Stakeholders Are Listening, So What Are You Saying?
Published on August 22, 2018
Written by Mark Roberts
About a 5 minute read

Understanding who your business affects and how they affect your business is key to long-term success. If you only focus on customers, you are falling way short. To truly take your business from local to national and on to global levels, you have to consider all the ways your company interacts with the world around it and, most importantly, what stories you are telling. Read More...

Supply Chain
Tips from Dr. Bronner’s, Sun World, Wrangler on Advancing Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
Tips from Dr. Bronner’s, Sun World, Wrangler on Advancing Regenerative Ag Supply Chains
Published on August 20, 2018
Written by Cheryl Baldwin
About a 5 minute read

The winds are changing. Companies that have operated many steps removed from the farms and people that produce their raw materials are building stronger connections to their agricultural supply chains. This shift stems from interest to replenish soil and water supplies, and boost overall resilience and output through regenerative and thriving agriculture. Pure Strategies’ latest report, Connecting to the Farm, points to the best practices companies are using to get closer to the farm while advancing these critical sustainability aims and gaining valuable business benefits. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
Q&A: DuPont Sorona and the Evolution, and Revolution, of Biomaterials
Q&A: DuPont Sorona and the Evolution, and Revolution, of Biomaterials
Published on August 14, 2018
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 14 minute read

Over his more than 30 years in the business, Mike Saltzberg has seen firsthand how sustainability has grown to be of equal consideration with technical performance and cost in the development of new biomaterials. Saltzberg is the Global Business Director for Biomaterials at DuPont Industrial Biosciences, the team that ideates and develops products derived from bio-based materials. Among their innovations is DuPont™ Sorona®, a partially plant-based fiber increasingly used in apparel and carpet. Read More...

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