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Circular Economy
This Company Upcycles Waste Wood Into a Better Building Material
This Company Upcycles Waste Wood Into a Better Building Material
Published on June 28, 2024
Written by Scarlett Buckley
About a 6 minute read

Cambium’s thermally modified wood transforms wood waste into a valuable resource — reducing carbon emissions in the built environment, promoting local job training and supporting urban-reforestation initiatives. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
The Climate Communication Playbook: Establish Trust to Maximize Impact
The Climate Communication Playbook: Establish Trust to Maximize Impact
Published on June 28, 2024
Written by Emma Kemp
About a 7 minute read

The most meaningful climate-communication strategies create an avenue for conversations rooted in hope and action. Embrace this opportunity to educate and build trust by aligning your message with your values and contributing to a positive cultural commentary. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product
4 Ways for Businesses to Consider the Planet in Every Product
Published on June 27, 2024
Written by Teja Chatty
About a 6 minute read

Sustainable product design is a business imperative. Here, we outline four ways for companies to bridge the intention-action gap and future-proof their business and supply chains through intentional design. Read More...

Consumer Behavior Change
Study: Conflicting Motivations Prevent Us from Washing More Sustainably
Study: Conflicting Motivations Prevent Us from Washing More Sustainably
Published on June 26, 2024
About a 6 minute read

A new study examines a critical, overlooked barrier to the sustainability of our laundry habits — the ingrained, psychological mechanisms behind how often we feel compelled to wash our clothes. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Why Is Corporate Cleantech Adoption Lagging, and What Can Be Done About It?
Why Is Corporate Cleantech Adoption Lagging, and What Can Be Done About It?
Published on June 26, 2024
Written by Sarah Derdowski
About a 4 minute read

Here are smart tools and strategies organizations can use to overcome three major barriers to cleantech adoption, to drive broader climate action and achieve their sustainability goals. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Employee Survey Uncovers Crisis in Workplace Climate Engagement
Employee Survey Uncovers Crisis in Workplace Climate Engagement
Published on June 25, 2024
About a 4 minute read

93% of workers don’t know how to apply their company’s sustainability strategy to their work, 77% are unhappy with employers’ lack of climate action, and 52 percent think their employer is likely to greenwash. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
New Partnerships, Processes Aim to Slash Concrete’s Climate Impacts
New Partnerships, Processes Aim to Slash Concrete’s Climate Impacts
Published on June 24, 2024
About a 8 minute read

UNIDO and the GCCA have partnered to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry, with a strong focus on the Global South; while Cambridge researchers have developed a potentially game-changing cement-recycling process. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Leading Academics Urge UN to Extend, Reframe SDGs
Leading Academics Urge UN to Extend, Reframe SDGs
Published on June 24, 2024
About a 6 minute read

10 distinguished climate researchers have called on the UN to give its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a much-needed refresh — by extending the timeline to 2050 and providing greater clarity around specific goals, among other recommendations. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Free Guide Aims to Help Agencies Eliminate Greenwashing
Free Guide Aims to Help Agencies Eliminate Greenwashing
Published on June 21, 2024
About a 3 minute read

Creatives for Climate’s ‘Anti-Greenwash Guide’ is designed to help ad and communications agencies comply with the latest greenwashing laws, and principles to guide them away from misleading and unsubstantiated sustainability-related claims. Read More...

Finance & Investment
From Funding to Action: Empowering Farmers Through RCPP
From Funding to Action: Empowering Farmers Through RCPP
Published on June 21, 2024
Written by Dan Ryan
About a 3 minute read

The USDA's $1.5B investment in the RCPP will advance climate-smart agriculture in the US while expanding the number, reach and variety of conservation programs. Realizing the full potential of this funding requires intentional action and collaboration across the agricultural ecosystem. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
New Framework Enables Advertisers to Measure Media Carbon Emissions
New Framework Enables Advertisers to Measure Media Carbon Emissions
Published on June 20, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Ad Net Zero has launched the first standardized, industry-wide measurement framework to help advertisers and their partners understand and act effectively to reduce the carbon impact of their media plans. Read More...

Regulation & Public Policy
Pioneering Vermont Law Adds Momentum to Climate-Accountability Fight
Pioneering Vermont Law Adds Momentum to Climate-Accountability Fight
Published on June 20, 2024
Written by Geoff Nudelman
About a 4 minute read

Vermont's Climate Superfund Act is the latest in a growing wave of climate-driven political and legal attempts to hold the fossil-fuel industry accountable for its role in accelerating climate change. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
How Whirlpool, Washing Machine Project Are Bridging ‘the Global Washing Divide’
How Whirlpool, Washing Machine Project Are Bridging ‘the Global Washing Divide’
Published on June 19, 2024
Written by Carol Cone
About a 5 minute read

The Washing Machine Project and the Whirlpool Foundation are scaling distribution of a hand-cranked washing machine to help women and girls in remote areas reclaim time for education, work and personal growth — ushering in a new era of laundry that eliminates persistent social barriers. Read More...

Circular EconomyRegulation & Public Policy
Report: Global EPR Ecosystem Critical to Tackling Fashion Waste
Report: Global EPR Ecosystem Critical to Tackling Fashion Waste
Published on June 18, 2024
About a 5 minute read

Without EPR policy, tens of millions of tons of textiles will continue to be landfilled, incinerated or leak into the environment every year. But as policy continues to develop, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation reminds businesses to keep innovating. Read More...

Circular Economy
The Many Benefits of This Cacao-Fruit Chocolate Make It Even Sweeter
The Many Benefits of This Cacao-Fruit Chocolate Make It Even Sweeter
Published on June 18, 2024
About a 4 minute read

Researchers at ETH Zurich have teamed up with the food industry to produce a whole-fruit variety of chocolate that is not only more nutritious, it’s more beneficial for farmers and the environment. Read More...

Circular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
Report: High Seas Treaty Offers Historic Opportunity for Climate Adaptation
Report: High Seas Treaty Offers Historic Opportunity for Climate Adaptation
Published on June 17, 2024
About a 5 minute read

In a new paper, scientists detail how the soon-to-be-ratified Treaty can help protect marine species as climate change continues to warm the oceans. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-Creation
Fashion Giants Join Forces to Share Cost of Supply Chain Decarbonization
Fashion Giants Join Forces to Share Cost of Supply Chain Decarbonization
Published on June 14, 2024
About a 4 minute read

The Future Supplier Initiative’s collective-financing model aims to address the main barriers preventing many textile factories from reducing resource consumption or implementing renewable-energy solutions. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyGlobal Partners
‘Enrich Life-in-Motion for Those We Serve’: How Mazda’s Values Fuel Its Innovations
‘Enrich Life-in-Motion for Those We Serve’: How Mazda’s Values Fuel Its Innovations
Published on June 13, 2024
Written by Sustainable Brands Japan
About a 11 minute read

Sustainable Brands Tokyo's Shigeki Aoki talks with Mazda President and CEO Masahiro Moro about how the 104-year-old auto manufacturer’s mission and strategies center around 'the joy of driving.' Read More...

Circular Economy
Meet the Company Infusing Circularity, Inclusivity into PPE
Meet the Company Infusing Circularity, Inclusivity into PPE
Published on June 12, 2024
Written by Fatima Fasih
About a 9 minute read

AmorSui's new line of higher-quality, inclusive, washable and recyclable garments eliminate waste and better protect medical personnel. We spoke with founder Beau Wangtrakuldee about her vision for a circular commerce model for medical supplies. Read More...

Organizational GovernanceMarketing & Communications
Latest Ban on ‘High-Carbon’ Ads Shows Appetite for Clean-Energy Transition
Latest Ban on ‘High-Carbon’ Ads Shows Appetite for Clean-Energy Transition
Published on June 12, 2024
Written by Maxine Perella
About a 5 minute read

Edinburgh’s recent ban on ads for fossil fuels and other high-carbon products exemplifies a desire to shift those ad spaces toward cleaner, more viable alternatives and ads that promote low-carbon behaviors. Read More...

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