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Finance & InvestmentOrganizational Governance
Social-Impact Investing: 5 Lessons from a Successful First Venture
Social-Impact Investing: 5 Lessons from a Successful First Venture
Published on February 12, 2024
Written by Raymone Jackson
About a 6 minute read

How T. Rowe Price brought capital to under-resourced communities and ensured it had the desired impacts, while inspiring pride and creativity among corporate associates. Read More...

Finance & Investment
$7M: How the Cost of a Super Bowl Ad Could Transform Lives
$7M: How the Cost of a Super Bowl Ad Could Transform Lives
Published on February 9, 2024
Written by Carol Cone
About a 4 minute read

We challenge all of these advertisers to skim the nonprofits below and think about diverting even $1M of their game-time spend to instead address urgent social issues. Read More...

Circular EconomyInnovation & Technology
This Technology May Tackle 2 Sustainability Challenges in One Fell Swoop
This Technology May Tackle 2 Sustainability Challenges in One Fell Swoop
Published on February 9, 2024
About a 5 minute read

Anaerobic digestion offers a solution to two major challenges: food waste and transitioning to clean energy. We spoke with Shawn Kreloff, founder and CEO of Bioenergy Devco, to discuss the technology’s potential. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-Creation
How USAID Supports the Private Sector’s Sustainability Efforts
How USAID Supports the Private Sector’s Sustainability Efforts
Published on February 8, 2024
About a 7 minute read

We spoke with Keith Dokho, USAID’s Private Sector Engagement Secretariat Lead, about how the organization is shifting to support the private sector’s environmental and social progress. Read More...

Supply Chain
Jones Snowboards Earns Industry-First Fair Trade Certification
Jones Snowboards Earns Industry-First Fair Trade Certification
Published on February 8, 2024
Written by Geoff Nudelman
About a 5 minute read

The certification signifies attention to worker empowerment, fair wages and more; but whether it will galvanize competitors and partners to make such a commitment remains to be seen. Read More...

Supply Chain
How SustainCERT and Regrow Ag Are Transforming Cotton Cultivation
How SustainCERT and Regrow Ag Are Transforming Cotton Cultivation
Published on February 8, 2024
Written by Scarlett Buckley
About a 7 minute read

SustainCERT, through its Value Change Initiative and partnership with Regrow Ag, is working to promote resilience across the cotton value chain. Read More...

Regulation & Public PolicyMarketing & Communications
Despite Its History, Not All Lobbying Is Bad
Despite Its History, Not All Lobbying Is Bad
Published on February 7, 2024
Written by Roberto Guerra
About a 4 minute read

Unlike the majority of lobbyists dedicated to preserving business as usual, a new generation of lobby groups are using their power to fuel sustainable development. Read More...

Consumer Behavior ChangeMarketing & Communications
Hellmann's Declares New Holiday to Fight Post-Super Bowl Food Waste
Hellmann's Declares New Holiday to Fight Post-Super Bowl Food Waste
Published on February 7, 2024
About a 4 minute read

The mayo brand is once again aiming to inspire game-day partiers to reimagine mouthwatering dishes out of their leftovers, in honor of #SickofFoodWasteDay. Read More...

Materials & Packaging
Coca-Cola Removes Labels from Sprite Bottles to Simplify Recycling
Coca-Cola Removes Labels from Sprite Bottles to Simplify Recycling
Published on February 6, 2024
About a 2 minute read

Labels will be replaced with an embossed logo on Sprite and Sprite Zero 500ml rPET bottles as part of a UK trial designed to reduce use of packaging materials. Read More...

Supply ChainCircular Economy
Pandora Now Sources 100% Recycled Silver, Gold for Its Jewelry
Pandora Now Sources 100% Recycled Silver, Gold for Its Jewelry
Published on February 5, 2024
About a 3 minute read

By using recycled instead of newly mined silver and gold, Pandora avoids 58,000 tons of CO2 per year. The company expects that it will craft all new jewelry with 100% recycled silver and gold from the second half of 2024. Read More...

Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Meet the Startup Guiding Companies Toward Net Zero — Via Circular Design
Meet the Startup Guiding Companies Toward Net Zero — Via Circular Design
Published on February 5, 2024
Written by Tom Idle
About a 5 minute read

For the hordes of companies still struggling to make good on their net-zero commitments, comply with impending climate-disclosure legislation and figure out what ‘circularity’ even means, Pentatonic is here to help. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Why Your Sustainable Brand’s Name Is More Important Than You Think
Why Your Sustainable Brand’s Name Is More Important Than You Think
Published on February 2, 2024
Written by David Placek
About a 4 minute read

The names that resonate with consumers and shop optimism in an industry hoping to fix a host of complicated, global problems will help form a foundation for many years of success. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Silencing Sustainability: Why to Avoid Greenhushing and Who to Trust
Silencing Sustainability: Why to Avoid Greenhushing and Who to Trust
Published on February 2, 2024
Written by Nicole Condon
About a 5 minute read

As sustainability claims are more widely scrutinized, companies may be tempted to stop talking about their efforts altogether. But the risk of avoiding the topic to protect your brand has much farther-reaching implications than you may think. Read More...

Marketing & Communications
Sailing Legends Empowering Youth with Lessons in Climate Action
Sailing Legends Empowering Youth with Lessons in Climate Action
Published on February 2, 2024
Written by Geoff Nudelman
About a 3 minute read

British Olympians Sir Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills have created calls to action for young people, with a special focus on marine efforts, as part of a program to educate children ages 8-18 on the complexities of climate change and how to take meaningful action. Read More...

Circular EconomyInnovation & Technology
Eastern Innovators Showing Feasibility of Circular Social Enterprises
Eastern Innovators Showing Feasibility of Circular Social Enterprises
Published on February 1, 2024
Written by Roberto Guerra
About a 5 minute read

Southeast Asia and the Middle East are emerging as incubators for plastic-diversion innovations; and beyond putting a dent in plastic pollution, they are helping reduce poverty and making a circular economy the wave of the present. Read More...

Finance & Investment
Apparel Brands Urged to Understand, Disclose Water Risks
Apparel Brands Urged to Understand, Disclose Water Risks
Published on January 31, 2024
About a 3 minute read

A new report from Planet Tracker analyzed nearly 4K filings from 29 major apparel brands and found them worryingly dry. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-Creation
Case Study: Collaborating to Cultivate Regenerative Practices Throughout the Value Chain
Case Study: Collaborating to Cultivate Regenerative Practices Throughout the Value Chain
Published on January 31, 2024
About a 6 minute read

Bayer and Perdue have joined forces to drive regenerative-ag practices throughout the value chain to cut emissions, reduce environmental impact and improve soil health at scale. We caught up with them to learn more. Read More...

Innovation & TechnologyCircular Economy
Logitech Boosts Product Circularity, Shares Design Principles with Industry
Logitech Boosts Product Circularity, Shares Design Principles with Industry
Published on January 30, 2024
About a 4 minute read

To drive industry-wide carbon reduction, Logitech is sharing its design principles and tools with any organizations in the consumer-tech industry looking to boost their sustainability efforts. Read More...

Innovation & Technology
Circular, Regenerative Innovations Advance in Big Food Redesign Challenge
Circular, Regenerative Innovations Advance in Big Food Redesign Challenge
Published on January 29, 2024
About a 4 minute read

Cactus cookies, banana-peel snacks, wrinkled-pea pasta are contenders in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Challenge for companies to design new products — or redesign existing ones — using circular principles that help address climate change and regenerate nature. Read More...

Finance & Investment
The Window of Vitality: How Great Businesses Balance Efficiency, Resilience
The Window of Vitality: How Great Businesses Balance Efficiency, Resilience
Published on January 28, 2024
Written by Luke Heilbuth
About a 4 minute read

Mired in short-termism, many investors and company bonus structures incentivize optimizing for cost and efficiency. The lesson from nature: Successful organizations stay within their own window of vitality by understanding and balancing the tension between efficiency and resilience. Read More...

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