Mattel and Amazon Partner to Make Toy Packaging ‘Frustration-Free’
VP of Design for Mattel Inc., Matt Petersen, learned the top three complaints from parents about traditional toy packaging at a birthday party.“I was at my godson’s birthday party,” said Petersen....
View ArticleCopenhagen ‘Big Data’ Marketplace Set to Spur Sustainability Innovation
Global IT firm Hitachi Consulting has been selected to construct a first-of-its-kind Big Data platform for Denmark’s capital Copenhagen to help achieve its sustainability goals.To develop the platform,...
View ArticleBiobased Plastics: Fostering a Sustainable and Resource-Efficient Circular...
Bioplastics are not a single kind of plastic, but rather a family of materials that vary considerably from one another. There are three groups in the bioplastics family, each with its own individual...
View ArticleFrom Crab to Handbag: Tidal Vision’s Mission to Upcycle Fishery Waste
With two billion pounds of waste generated by the seafood industry in Alaska alone, finding creative ways to repurpose this waste represents an economic opportunity as well as an environmental...
View ArticleWaste Is an Error of Design
There is a worldwide concern that the ability of our environmental systems to sustain the conditions of life as we know it is being compromised. We need to act now, and we need to act fast, so today...
View ArticleTo Recycle or Not to Recycle: The Economics of Garbage
People are confused about recycling because they complain that the entire process – from labeling, to which bin is which, to what your municipality accepts - makes it difficult to determine a...
View ArticleTrafficking Survivor Launches 'Freedom Seal' to Help Businesses Fight...
Today the Tronie Foundation— a Washington-based non-profit organization founded by trafficking survivor Rani Hong, dedicated to driving awareness of human trafficking and slavery — announced the...
View ArticleReport: U.S. Coal Sector in ‘Terminal Decline’
The market for thermal coal is in structural decline in the United States, according to a new report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative.The US Coal Crash – Evidence for Structural Change (PDF) finds...
View Article850,000 Tons of Edible Food Thrown Out Annually in UK, Your Freezer May be...
Iglo Group, Europe’s largest frozen food company, yesterday launched a coalition with leading waste reduction charity Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) with the objective of reducing food...
View ArticleSustainable Investments Outperforming Traditional Investments Reports Morgan...
A new report from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing finds that investing in sustainability has usually met and often exceeded the performance of comparable traditional investments,...
View ArticleSeaWorld Launches Transparency Campaign in Wake of Blackfish Fallout
As part of a continued effort to address public concerns over its treatment of captive dolphins and whales, SeaWorld Entertainment has launched a new ad campaign highlighting its 50-year commitment to...
View ArticleIs Your Campaign Human-Proof? How Limiting Human Interference Can Be Key to...
Have you already failed your New Year’s resolution to live a healthier and happier life? We are own biggest enemy and the sooner we realize this, the sooner we can begin making real change. Everybody...
View ArticleSCS Global Services Certifies One of the Largest Forest Areas in South Asia...
Third-party certifier SCS Global Services has announced that Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation (UPFC) — which manages all aspects of forestry operations within the State of Uttar Pradesh, located in...
View ArticleAvaya Exceeds CO2 Reduction Goal 2 Years Early
Avaya, provider of customer and employee engagement communications technologies, has exceeded its carbon reduction goal two years early by adopting desktop and mobile videoconferencing systems,...
View ArticleMarch Madness: The Champions of Corporate Sustainability
March is here, and that means one thing to me — March Madness! For all its warts and shortcomings, the NCAA knows how to host a basketball championship. This tournament is so good that the first few...
View Article#BusinessCase: SABMiller, UPS Among Companies Scoring Triple Advantages from...
A new report from the World Economic Forum identifies 31 proven practices to help companies achieve a triple advantage of increased revenue, a reduction in supply chain cost and added brand value. The...
View ArticleMore Brands Than Ever Encouraging People Across the World to Use #YourPower...
2015 marks the ninth year of Earth Hour, the WWF-led global event at which people and businesses turn off the lights to illuminate climate change awareness. Businesses, communities and individuals in...
View ArticleSprouts Farmers Market: A Case Study in Capturing the Loyalty of...
The financial landscape is rapidly changing thanks to new guests who have recently pulled up a seat at the investment table: Millennials.The generation has come into its own, with well-earned spending...
View ArticleAdvanced Data Visualisation Reveals How Companies View Climate Risk
Much of the valuable information that companies communicate to their shareholders about their ESG performance and the social and environmental risks facing the business lie not in the tagged financials...
View ArticleWhat Do We Need to Agree Upon in Order to Work Together? The Principle of...
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.”— Isaac NewtonI agree 100%How many times can we honestly say that we really agree 100 percent with someone else on an issue? Often this is because...
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