MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
Talk is cheap: The first-of-its-kind certification requires internal carbon
pricing and funding for GHG-reduction projects as criteria — aiming to
accelerate corporate climate investment.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
Latest initiatives include circularity advocates and resellers working to end
double taxation on secondhand fashion, a sustainable detergent brand’s
continued efforts to reduce the impacts of laundry, and a recycled edition of a beloved clog.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
While no single set of policy interventions should be applied globally, the research reveals a universal need to optimize land use and restore biodiversity, improve education on healthy and sustainable diets, and redesign financial subsidies and incentives.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
BCG and CO2 AI’s 4th Carbon Emissions Survey highlights the substantial rewards
some companies are reaping from decarbonization — including significant
financial gains, enhanced reputations and operational efficiencies.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The consumer-goods giant is working with the University of Nottingham to develop
sustainable fragrances from waste plants, in a bid to reduce emissions and
reliance on petrochemical ingredients.
IS REGENERATIVE AG VIABLE AT SCALE? -
Despite their benefits for soil and ecosystem health, regenerative practices are
not going to make a positive dent in the food system long term unless there is a
true economic case for farmers and others in the value chain. And there is.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
The skincare brand highlights the benefits of refillable vs single-use packaging
formats in its latest campaign.
REGENERATION & RESILIENCE -
By scaling out their manufacturing with a distributed network of agile
micro-factories rooted in local communities, businesses can gain agility and
resilience and produce and deliver personalized goods faster, better, cheaper
and more sustainably.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
ShareAction’s report highlights the critical role investors play in helping
reverse biodiversity loss, and highlights specific approaches needed when
investing in or near areas that have been protected by governments due to their
rich biodiversity.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Balancing productivity with sustainability will be crucial to ensuring the
long-term viability of olive farming in Spain amidst changing climate
conditions.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS -
1 in 3 US high school students say they feel helpless when it comes to climate change and its effects. Much of this can be attributed to the lack of adequate teaching on the subject, and instruction on how students can feel more empowered.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
Current, fragmented approaches to fashion circularity are
failing to achieve commercial viability and scale. Deeper collaboration with
logistics partners can streamline operations and aid compliance with tightening
regulatory requirements.
REGENERATION & RESILIENCE -
In our VUCA world, the ability to adapt and thrive amid compound challenges is crucial. Here are just a few examples of future-proof models for communities, businesses, ecosystems, technologies and more that have us excited about the growing resilience movement.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
These laws have been several years in the making — enough time for proactive companies to develop mechanisms to ensure their supply chains are free of deforestation, human rights abuses and forced labor. And while Europe is leading, other markets are likely to follow.
REGULATION & PUBLIC POLICY -
Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as
numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY -
In partnership with EY and USAID, the CIRCLE Alliance collaborative model of
enterprise acceleration will help scale new and existing solutions for packaging
circularity in areas where plastic pollution is especially severe.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The new product, 60% minced beef mixed with 40% pea protein, aims to reduce environmental impact while providing customers with a familiar taste at a lower cost: It has a 37.5% lower carbon footprint — and is 33% cheaper — than traditional ground beef.
REGENERATION & RESILIENCE -
In this first of a four-part series, we look at the three pillars of the frugal economy and their transformative impact on businesses, industries, communities and the environment.
MATERIALS & PACKAGING -
Economic models shift slowly, and consumer habits are hard to break. A shift
from linearity to circularity won’t happen overnight, but there are tangible
ways businesses can help consumers shift their behaviors today.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
The Next-Generation Pet Food Program aims to scale sustainable innovations for the pet food value chain, with a focus on sustainable proteins and fats.