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Impact Entertainment: Reflecting Climate Issues in the World We Live in
Impact Entertainment: Reflecting Climate Issues in the World We Live in
Published on March 8, 2024
Written by Demitri Fierro
About a 4 minute read

Good Energy helps writers and other entertainment professionals address the climate crisis with confidence and make climate storytelling a mainstream narrative for all audiences. Read More...

Supply Chain
How US Soy Is Cultivating Sustainability Around the World
How US Soy Is Cultivating Sustainability Around the World
Published on March 8, 2024
About a 4 minute read

Here, Abby Rinne — Director of Sustainability at the U.S. Soybean Export Council — discusses how U.S. Soy is helping customers both here and abroad reach their sustainability goals. Read More...

Marketing & CommunicationsRegulation & Public Policy
What Does the New SEC Climate-Risk Reporting Rule Mean for Brands?
What Does the New SEC Climate-Risk Reporting Rule Mean for Brands?
Published on March 7, 2024
Written by Tom Idle
About a 5 minute read

While the new mandate was scaled back from what was originally proposed, US companies must now prepare to join many markets around the world in the climate-risk disclosure game. Read More...

Materials & PackagingInnovation & Technology
Startup Using Biomimicry to Break Textile Dyeing Down to Its DNA
Startup Using Biomimicry to Break Textile Dyeing Down to Its DNA
Published on March 7, 2024
Written by Scarlett Buckley
About a 6 minute read

Colorifix's technology uses DNA sequencing to replicate nature's hues into sustainable pigments, curbing the industry's overreliance on water- and chemical-intensive dyeing processes. Read More...

Organizational Governance
EY: Boards Must Embolden C Suites to Embed Sustainability
EY: Boards Must Embolden C Suites to Embed Sustainability
Published on March 6, 2024
About a 5 minute read

The 2024 EY Europe Long-Term Value and Corporate Governance Survey finds just 24% of EU company leaders understand how ESG priorities will create value; Boards must step up and challenge cooling corporate commitment to sustainability. Read More...

Finance & Investment
3 Ways to Tailor Your Programs to Invest in Girls
3 Ways to Tailor Your Programs to Invest in Girls
Published on March 6, 2024
Written by Shanna Marzilli
About a 7 minute read

Here, Shanna Marzilli — President & CEO of Plan International USA — outlines three key areas that every skills-training program should incorporate to build a better, more equal, future working world. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
3 Takeaways from Our Ongoing Journey to ‘Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably.’
3 Takeaways from Our Ongoing Journey to ‘Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably.’
Published on March 5, 2024
Written by Ben Patel
About a 6 minute read

We’re constantly exploring ways to achieve the functional benefits of plastic with fiber-based packaging alternatives, so that no one walking down a grocery store aisle must choose between function and sustainability. Read More...

Supply Chain
Applegate, innocent Double Down on Commitments to Regenerative Agriculture
Applegate, innocent Double Down on Commitments to Regenerative Agriculture
Published on March 5, 2024
About a 8 minute read

innocent Drinks adds £1m to its Farmer Innovation Fund to support regenerative fruit & vegetable farming within its supply chain, while Applegate sets to transitioning its entire beef hot dog portfolio to regeneratively grazed beef by 2025. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Greenhushing: World’s Biggest Brands Leaving Billions on the Table
Greenhushing: World’s Biggest Brands Leaving Billions on the Table
Published on March 4, 2024
About a 4 minute read

Brand Finance finds the world’s biggest brands are missing out on billions of dollars of potential value by failing to properly communicate their sustainability achievements and progress. Read More...

Surfacing Submerged ValueOrganizational Governance
‘The Value of Values’: Lessons from Tony’s Chocolonely
‘The Value of Values’: Lessons from Tony’s Chocolonely
Published on March 1, 2024
Written by Daniel Aronson
About a 2 minute read

The story of impact-driven chocolate maker Tony’s Chocolonely has important lessons for sustainability practitioners — which makes its story even sweeter. Read More...

Circular EconomyInnovation & Technology
‘Quantum Nose’ Could Be Key to Sniffing Out Food Waste
‘Quantum Nose’ Could Be Key to Sniffing Out Food Waste
Published on March 1, 2024
About a 5 minute read

The University of Maryland’s NourishNet team has been awarded $5M from the NSF to develop its comprehensive, technology-based approach to tackling food waste and insecurity. Read More...

Supply Chain
Unilever Launches First UK Regenerative Ag Project for Mint, Mustard
Unilever Launches First UK Regenerative Ag Project for Mint, Mustard
Published on February 29, 2024
About a 4 minute read

The program will work with farms that grow mustard seeds and mint leaves used in Colman’s products. Read More...

Regeneration & Resilience
SFI’s New Standard Aims to Bring Holistic Protection to Urban Forests
SFI’s New Standard Aims to Bring Holistic Protection to Urban Forests
Published on February 28, 2024
Written by Geoff Nudelman
About a 4 minute read

The sustainability non-profit is attempting to scale the first widely accepted certification standard for urban and community forestry. Read More...

Supply Chain
Kroger Becomes Latest Retailer to Protect Biodiversity
Kroger Becomes Latest Retailer to Protect Biodiversity
Published on February 28, 2024
About a 5 minute read

The new policy will protect more pollinators and create a more sustainable produce supply chain; but campaigners say more industrywide action is needed. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Major Companies, Investors Still Blind to Their Role in Deforestation
Major Companies, Investors Still Blind to Their Role in Deforestation
Published on February 27, 2024
About a 5 minute read

Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals that, despite some pockets of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful progress on commodity-driven deforestation. Read More...

Supply Chain
How Amy’s Kitchen Synchronizes Sustainability Efforts and Growth
How Amy’s Kitchen Synchronizes Sustainability Efforts and Growth
Published on February 27, 2024
Written by Renaud des Rosiers
About a 5 minute read

Through its dramatic growth, Amy’s continues its commitment to positive impact — scaling sustainability while managing thousands of environmental metrics; data sources; and KPIs across different vendors, geographies, utility providers, infrastructure types and regulatory frameworks. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
The Forever Cost of Materials: Considerations for Conscious Designers
The Forever Cost of Materials: Considerations for Conscious Designers
Published on February 26, 2024
Written by Tiziano Battistini
About a 4 minute read

By designing with the end in mind and considering durability, construction, recyclability and production, designers who create products with ‘lower-cost’ ingredients bring us one step closer to a circular economy. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
Published on February 23, 2024
Written by Roberto Guerra
About a 5 minute read

There is immense potential for sustainable innovation in the ever-growing space economy — in ways that could bring the industry’s own impacts, and an infinite source of solar power, back down to Earth. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
B Lab Seeks Input on Updated B Corp Standards
B Lab Seeks Input on Updated B Corp Standards
Published on February 23, 2024
Written by Christian Yonkers
About a 5 minute read

B Lab has launched a public comment period on new draft standards for B Corp Certification — inviting businesses, civil society and the public to provide feedback through an interactive website. Read More...

Organizational Governance
Ayurveda: A Fresh Perspective on Sustainability
Ayurveda: A Fresh Perspective on Sustainability
Published on February 23, 2024
Written by John Broadway
About a 6 minute read

Sustainability in business is treated as if our wellbeing isn’t linked to the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the world we create. In ayurveda’s holistic worldview, there’s no such thing as ‘it doesn’t concern me’ when it comes to sustainability. Read More...

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