CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
Starting January 3, 2024, customers will be able to use their own clean,
personal cup at all company-operated stores and participating
licensed stores in the US and Canada.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
Ad-tech platform Good-Loop is helping advertisers connect with the public and
overcome people’s desire to block ads by combining consumer engagement with
charitable brand donations.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Sorghum and millets are versatile, fast-growing cereal crops able to produce
reliable yields and high-quality nutrition amid variable climates and with low
environmental impact.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Addressing the fate of returned items — and the larger issue of 'wrap, return,
repeat' consumer culture — requires adoption of smart technologies to offset
losses and improve retail’s environmental impact during the holiday season and
beyond.
COLLABORATION & CO-CREATION -
Examples such as the Net-Zero Basque Industrial Super Cluster show how targeted, collaborative sustainability efforts can set new standards for environmental responsibility in manufacturing — leading the way in industrial innovation and global competition.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
While ReSource: Plastic members are demonstrating that plastic reporting is possible, voluntary corporate action is not sufficient to address the scale and urgency of the plastic waste crisis.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
The brand is sharing its solution with the apparel industry and suppliers, and developing a reduced-shed version of its largest fleece offering.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Through Citizen Verizon, we have the opportunity and obligation to leverage our
technology to drive positive societal impact across key areas: Digital Inclusion, Climate Protection and Human Prosperity.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
Climate groups and world leaders decry draft agreement as falling fatally short of the clarity and ambition the climate and economy demand — including a phase-out of fossil fuels.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
New campaign from Public Inc. and PERIOD. is here to #DeckTheStalls across the US and Canada this holiday season.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
As our North American operations continue to grow rapidly, we have witnessed in
microcosm the sustainability benefits of marrying together US innovation and
efficiency with European standards.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The new guidance will support the global financial sector in embedding just-transition practices in their operations to ensure a climate transition that leaves no one behind.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
This month, Alaska Mileage Plan members can earn Elite-Qualifying Miles when
they support sustainable aviation fuel, contributing to their elite
qualification for the new year.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
In its first year, the Made to Travel™ Fund has awarded more than $1.5M in grants to a diverse set of organizations working with underserved or underrepresented travelers.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The launch includes a call to action for organizations worldwide to use the tools of carbon accounting to drive transition plans and direct emission reductions.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
A new Ellen MacArthur Foundation study shows that a reusable packaging economy could lower both GHGs and water use by up to 35-70% compared with single-use plastics.
ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE -
The companies that take time to plan, implement and communicate their sustainability progress will be the best prepared to earn the most business value from this ongoing shift in stakeholder influence.