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Now More Than Ever, Food Companies Need to Show Their Work on Climate Commitments

Published on March 10, 2022

Written by Julie Nash

About a 4 minute read

Detailed disclosure is critical in climate action plans. An emissions-reduction target is insufficient without baseline emissions data to compare it to; because investors and stakeholders have no way of knowing if major sources of emissions are going unmeasured, undisclosed and unaddressed. Read More...

Supply Chain Collaboration & Co-Creation Marketing & Communications

Transparency and Traceability Must Drive Sustainable Fashion

Published on March 10, 2022

Written by Shameek Ghosh

About a 6 minute read

Traceability is the foundation upon which we can truly revolutionize the fashion industry, revealing the actual costs of products and ensuring that the wealth generated from production gets redistributed more fairly. Read More...

Finance & Investment Circular Economy Marketing & Communications

New Bank of the West Report Highlights Major Consumer Knowledge Gaps in Sustainable Finance

Published on March 9, 2022

Written by Geoff Nudelman

About a 4 minute read

Fossil fuels and other climate-risky endeavors are still big money for banks; and even if consumers find their bank continues to fund them, it’s something they often feel powerless to change. Read More...

Marketing & Communications Circular Economy Innovation & Technology

New Target Collection Answers Increased Consumer Demand for Products That Reduce Waste

Published on March 9, 2022

About a 4 minute read

The ‘Target Zero’ collection features products and packaging designed to be refillable, reusable or compostable; made from recycled content; or made from materials that reduce the use of plastic. Read More...

Marketing & Communications Circular Economy

Advertising: A Missing Link in Successful Corporate Climate Action Plans

Published on March 8, 2022

Written by Holly Peck

About a 5 minute read

Advertising is a $700B industry that has been overlooked as a source of significant carbon emissions. To achieve sustainable advertising, we must make it easier for companies to calculate their Scope 3 emissions. Here's how some of the world's largest brands, agencies and ad-tech companies will benefit from new innovations. Read More...

Organizational Governance Global Partners

Asian Companies Can Now Find Their Way to Sustainability with the Brand Transformation Roadmap

Published on March 8, 2022

Written by Nithin Coca

About a 5 minute read

Sustainable Brands’ proprietary tool was launched in Asia at the 2022 edition of the Sustainable Brands Asia-Pacific conference. Read More...

Circular Economy Circular Economy Innovation & Technology

How Can Apparel Brands Solve a Problem Like Deadstock?

Published on March 8, 2022

Written by Mark Litos

About a 5 minute read

A growing number of niche brands are finding success with apparel repurposing; but many larger apparel companies have no best practices in place for managing their enormous volumes of unsellable merchandise. Fortunately, a new sub-industry of upcycling partners is stepping in to ‘reimagine’ increasingly large volumes of deadstock. Read More...

Marketing & Communications Organizational Governance

‘Greenwashing Is Dangerous’: Lessons for Purpose-Driven Brands from Innocent’s Recent Lashing

Published on March 7, 2022

Written by James Edney

About a 4 minute read

Brands now understand the immense benefits of touting their sustainability and purpose credentials; but those with sustainability ‘halos’ aren’t immune to scrutiny over their claims. As Innocent drinks was recently reminded, the stakes have never been higher for getting it wrong. Read More...

Innovation & Technology Circular Economy

Airline Industry Chips Away at Climate Impacts with Long-Term Sustainability Initiatives

Published on March 7, 2022

Written by Geoff Nudelman

About a 5 minute read

Alaska, Delta share progress on meantime-measures, lofty goals ahead of industry net-zero targets. Read More...

Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Paleblue Is Betting Big on a Switch to Rechargeable

Published on March 4, 2022

Written by Geoff Nudelman

About a 4 minute read

The startup estimates that wide-scale adoption of long-life, rechargeable batteries could save 126,350 metric tons of batteries from filling US landfills each year, with an immeasurable reduction in chemical leakage. But the industry has been slow to innovate to address its environmental impacts. Read More...

Materials & Packaging Collaboration & Co-Creation

Green Science Policy Institute: Engaging Across Sectors to Drive Meaningful Change

Published on March 4, 2022

Written by Troy Virgo

About a 5 minute read

The Institute’s work includes education and cross-sector partnerships to reduce harmful chemicals in products. We spoke with Senior Scientist Tom Bruton, PhD to learn more about the organization’s history, cross-sector collaborative efforts and focus in the midst of a global pandemic. Read More...

Circular Economy Circular Economy Innovation & Technology

Racing to Zero, Part 3: Reimagining Construction for Circularity

Published on March 3, 2022

Written by Mike Townsend

About a 25 minute read

The latent circular revolution is slow in getting off the ground in construction — but it’s time to reimagine and transform the industry. Here we explore eight key shifts to help construction actors rise to the circular challenge. Read More...

Innovation & Technology Circular Economy

Design for Recycling: High-Tech or Back to Basics?

Published on March 3, 2022

Written by Emma Samson

About a 4 minute read

Maybe before companies spend millions on futuristic high-tech, they should go back to the drawing board and start sketching from a different perspective. Because there is no technology more powerful than the creative mind. Read More...

Supply Chain Marketing & Communications Organizational Governance

New Platform to Help Apparel Brands Illuminate Darkest Corners of Supply Chains

Published on March 2, 2022

About a 4 minute read

Laudes Foundation’s Transparency in Action portal features best practices, expert advice, tools and resources — including information on existing and upcoming legislation — for brands to take informed steps towards transparency and expand their current efforts. Read More...

Marketing & Communications Global Partners

New Consumer Research Highlights Sustainability Opportunities for Brands in Asia

Published on March 2, 2022

Written by Nithin Coca

About a 4 minute read

The first-ever Asian version of the Socio-Cultural Trend Tracker shows the huge opportunity that await brands for meeting conscious consumers’ needs and desires in Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia. Read More...

Marketing & Communications

Focusing on What Matters: How PMI Transparently Identifies ESG Priorities

Published on March 1, 2022

Written by Marie Corger

About a 5 minute read

PMI recently released its 2021 Sustainability Materiality Report, which describes how the company identifies the ESG topics that inform its strategies, goals, and reporting. It’s conducted with full transparency — for stakeholders, and for society. Read More...

Circular Economy Organizational Governance

IPCC to Global Business and Government Leaders: The Jig Is Up

Published on March 1, 2022

About a 7 minute read

The latest IPCC report provides further detail about just how far we’re careening off the proverbial rails and our ever-narrowing window for getting back on a habitable track. But it also provides deeper insight into a potential path forward — if we take definitive, collective action immediately. Read More...

Regulation & Public Policy

EU Proposes Plan to Hold Companies Accountable for Human Rights Violations

Published on February 28, 2022

About a 3 minute read

The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence would oblige companies to identify, prevent, and mitigate human rights and environmental violations in their value chain. But there is debate over whether companies can be reasonably expected to control their entire value chain, down to the smallest suppliers. Read More...

Circular Economy Circular Economy

New UN Global Treaty Seeks to Break the ‘Plastic Wave’

Published on February 25, 2022

Written by Christian Yonkers

About a 7 minute read

We can cut annual flow of plastic into the ocean by 80% in the next 20 years. The technology and will is there, but one important piece of the puzzle is missing — and the UN is hopeful they can pull it together. Read More...

Collaboration & Co-Creation

Bumble Bee, Ocean Conservancy Join Forces to Rid the World’s Oceans of Ghost Gear

Published on February 25, 2022

Written by Nithin Coca

About a 4 minute read

The seafood giant and the global nonprofit have expanded their ongoing partnership to not only clean hazardous fishing nets out of waterways, but to try and stop fishers — large and small — from discarding gear in harmful ways. Read More...