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Gold Standard Unveils New Label, Carbon Credit Shop to Help Companies, Consumers Deliver SDGs
Gold Standard Unveils New Label, Carbon Credit Shop to Help Companies, Consumers Deliver SDGs
Published on October 18, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

Gold Standard, an organization established by WWF and other NGOs to catalyze action on climate change, is making it easier for anyone to support sustainable development projects around the world while offsetting their carbon footprint with the opening of an online ‘shop’ for carbon credits. For the first time, members of the public, small businesses and organizations can offset their emissions by purchasing carbon credits online through Gold Standard. The carbon credits offered come from a range of projects in Cambodia, China, Sudan, Ethiopia, Laos, Panama and Rwanda, with plans to add additional projects within the coming months. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Apparel, Textile Industry Giants Unite Around SDGs at 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference
Apparel, Textile Industry Giants Unite Around SDGs at 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference
Published on October 11, 2017
About a 5 minute read

Big news has been rolling out of the Textile Exchange 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference near Washington, D.C. this week, providing evidence of the major paradigm shift taking place in the apparel and textile industry. Read More...

Consumer Behavior Change
FSC-Certified Products Nudging Consumers Into Walking Their Sustainability Talk
FSC-Certified Products Nudging Consumers Into Walking Their Sustainability Talk
Published on October 9, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

Good for your health, good for the environment, good for the future. These common themes have consumers embracing trends toward products that are responsibly sourced and manufactured. As with many things, consumers hold the key. And for products derived from the forest, the reality is no different. Read More...

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Redefining Ethical Business, Education, Activism, Customer Experiences All Key to 'The Good Life'
Redefining Ethical Business, Education, Activism, Customer Experiences All Key to 'The Good Life'
Published on September 28, 2017
Written by Jennifer Elks
About a 8 minute read

Last week, at the third and final SB Buenos Aires event of 2017, perspectives from the worlds of arts, finance, education, big business, healthcare, urban planning, consumers, activist brands and more provided a 360-degree look at how organizations around the world are working to manifest our changing vision of “The Good Life” – and highlighted the amount of work yet to be done. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Biomimicry = Return on Inspiration
Biomimicry = Return on Inspiration
Published on September 18, 2017
Written by Janine Benyus
About a 9 minute read

Reprinted with permission. This article was originally published in the 25th Anniversary issue of GreenMoney Journal. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Utility Customers Affected by Irma, Harvey Unknowingly Supporting Dirty Energy
Utility Customers Affected by Irma, Harvey Unknowingly Supporting Dirty Energy
Published on September 18, 2017
Written by Daniel Matthews
About a 4 minute read

In the northwestern city where I live, when you walk out the door, the first thing you see is smoke. It blankets trees and houses, it hangs thick in the air, it covers the foothills, it seeps out from between buildings; it hangs, illuminated by streetlights at night. The shroud of smoke over the sun means less people are enjoying the great outdoors, but there’s one thing that hasn’t changed: People are still driving to work. Regardless of how much air pollution we have to contend with, the economy must go on. Yet this same economy is contributing to climate change. Read More...

Organizational Governance
MARS Commits $1B to New Sustainability Plan, Launches Climate-Focused Campaign
MARS Commits $1B to New Sustainability Plan, Launches Climate-Focused Campaign
Published on September 6, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

While it has widely been accepted that business-as-usual practices are not synonymous with a sustainable future, business still needs a nudge in the right direction, according to MARS CEO Grant F. Reid, who has called out the need for transformational, cross-industry collaboration to tackle the most pressing social and environmental challenges. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Circular Homeware Startup to Disrupt Global Furniture Industry with Landfill-to-Lifestyle Model
Circular Homeware Startup to Disrupt Global Furniture Industry with Landfill-to-Lifestyle Model
Published on September 5, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

A pioneering new sustainable homeware and accessories brand has emerged on the market and is ready to radically transform the way furniture is made forever. Materials sourcing is where digital furniture startup Pentatonic sets itself apart from its industry counterparts, with its line of contemporary designer homeware fabricated entirely from post-consumer waste. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Beyond Integrated Reporting: Multicapital Accounting of Integral Data
Beyond Integrated Reporting: Multicapital Accounting of Integral Data
Published on August 25, 2017
Written by Bill Baue
About a 8 minute read

Part Five in a 10-Part Series by Reporting 3.0. See previous parts below. The 2013 launch of the Integrated Reporting <IR> Framework from the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) swung a double-edged sword through the disclosure field: Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Socially Conscious Hotel Booking Platform Empowers Travelers to Create Positive Impacts
Socially Conscious Hotel Booking Platform Empowers Travelers to Create Positive Impacts
Published on August 15, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

Hotel booking platform and blog Kind Traveler is changing the way consumers think about travel. Built on a socially conscious ‘Give + Get’ model, the platform aims to empower travelers to become a force of change that benefits communities, the environment and animals. In just its first year of operation, Kind Traveler has already reached 130 hotels, destinations and charities that have come together to fulfill its mission. Read More...

Finance & Investment
ESG2.0: Investors Can Now Use AI, Big Data to Reveal Companies' Real-Time ESG Momentum
ESG2.0: Investors Can Now Use AI, Big Data to Reveal Companies' Real-Time ESG Momentum
Published on August 10, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 2 minute read

This week, TruValue Labs unveiled its ESG Momentum™ score – the first ESG indicator that leverages artificial intelligence, big data and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s (SASB) materiality framework – as part of its Insight360™ suite of products. The score reveals the positive or negative direction, or trend, of ESG performance based on daily data. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
Wrangler Joins Field to Market to Accelerate US Sustainable Cotton
Wrangler Joins Field to Market to Accelerate US Sustainable Cotton
Published on August 7, 2017
About a 2 minute read

Further establishing itself as a strong proponent of increasing the supply of sustainable cotton, denim brand Wrangler has joined Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture as an associate member. The multi-stakeholder initiative is working to unite the agricultural supply chain in defining, measuring and advancing the sustainability of food, fiber and fuel production in the United States. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Why Strong Data Is Key to Any Sustainability Effort
Why Strong Data Is Key to Any Sustainability Effort
Published on August 7, 2017
Written by Cristian Barcan
About a 4 minute read

It’s increasingly clear that becoming more sustainable is a business imperative. And it’s not enough to “go green”; companies and industries need to factor in the social and economic impacts of their decisions locally and across their supply chains. Read More...

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Expedia Combating Poverty, Climate Change with Revenue-Sharing Carbon Offset Program
Expedia Combating Poverty, Climate Change with Revenue-Sharing Carbon Offset Program
Published on August 3, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 5 minute read

To help reduce global economic inequality along with greenhouse gas emissions from its corporate travel, travel giant Expedia, Inc. has invested in four community-owned carbon offset projects from the global nonprofit Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty (COTAP). Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Plug and Play Accelerators Advance Sustainable Energy, Fashion
Plug and Play Accelerators Advance Sustainable Energy, Fashion
Published on July 31, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 5 minute read

2017 has been a busy year for global innovation platform Plug and Play. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Stella McCartney Fall Campaign Targets Overconsumption, Waste
Stella McCartney Fall Campaign Targets Overconsumption, Waste
Published on July 19, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 3 minute read

Stella McCartney has long been an advocate for sustainable, ethical fashion; the luxury label has been busy over the last several months trying to drive the industry away from a take-make-waste model, announcing plans to use Parley for the Oceans’ recycled plastic yarn and Aquafil’s ECONYL® fiber, made from 100 percent regenerated nylon waste, in its line of shoes, accessories and outerwear Read More...

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#BusinessCase: REI Proves Values-First Approach Leads to Longevity
#BusinessCase: REI Proves Values-First Approach Leads to Longevity
Published on July 13, 2017
Written by News Deeply
About a 7 minute read

News Deeply, in partnership with Sustainable Brands, has produced a series of profiles looking at how brands are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. The goal is to examine trends and gather insights from a new wave of corporate citizenship – in an era when the private sector is increasingly expected to play a positive role in improving our lives and societies. This is the 10th article in the series. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-CreationGlobal Partners
Creating the Win-Win: How Startups, NGOs and Global Brands Are Planting Seeds for 'The Good Economy'
Creating the Win-Win: How Startups, NGOs and Global Brands Are Planting Seeds for 'The Good Economy'
Published on July 13, 2017
Written by Jennifer Elks
About a 5 minute read

It was standing room only on Tuesday at Buenos Aires’ MALBA modern art museum, for the second of two ‘InFocus’ events this year by the Sustainable Brands Buenos Aires team. Last month’s event at MALBA presented “Good to the Core” as a collective construction that can be achieved when all of society’s stakeholders work together to achieve it. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
Trending: Biomimicry, Changing Attitudes Poised to Revolutionize Apparel Sector
Trending: Biomimicry, Changing Attitudes Poised to Revolutionize Apparel Sector
Published on July 12, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 5 minute read

Fashion continues to make headlines, with news emerging about a new textile breakthrough and shifting attitudes towards clothing across the UK that are helping drive down the industry’s environmental impact. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyOrganizational Governance
RE100 Reaches 100 Companies Committed to 100% Renewable Energy
RE100 Reaches 100 Companies Committed to 100% Renewable Energy
Published on July 11, 2017
Written by Sustainable Brands
About a 4 minute read

As further evidence of the global corporate momentum behind renewable energy, the RE100 initiative has reached 100 members, following new commitments from AkzoNobel, AXA, Burberry and Carlsberg Group to transition to 100 percent renewable power. Read More...

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