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With No-Label Can, Coca-Cola Asks Us to 'Remove Labels' This Ramadan
Coca-Cola has launched a new campaign to discourage stereotyping and prejudice. In time for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, the beverage giant will remove labels from its soda cans throughout the Middle...
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The On-Demand Economy is Now Hiring … Employees?
Last week, courier service Shyp announced it will convert its contract workers to full-fledged W2 employees. The company’s decision bucks the surge of startups fueling the 1099 economy, which avoids...
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Report: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Will Grow Based on Cost...
Renewable energy and energy efficiency are competitive resources in today’s marketplace that will not only be cost-effective mechanisms for compliance with EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) but should also...
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Was Cannes 'Good' Enough?
This year, the hearts ran wild in Cannes. And I’m not hinting at the mysterious couple having an amicable rendezvous in the early hours of the morning on the red carpet in front of the Palais, but at...
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New Online Marketplace Will Allow US Companies to Exchange Underutilized...
The National Materials Marketplace, a new joint pilot project led by the Corporate Eco Forum (CEF), US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD), and the World Business Council for...
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Report: Collaboration Needed to Drive Economic Growth in Emerging Low-Carbon...
A new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and the Climate identifies 10 key economic opportunities that could close up to 96 percent of the gap between business-as-usual emissions...
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WWF, Unilever Partnering to Engage Consumers on Deforestation, Help Protect...
WWF and Unilever have announced a one-year, international partnership to engage consumers in the fight against deforestation — one of the key drivers of climate change — with the goal of protecting a...
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Social Enterprise Uses Mobile Technology to Deliver Healthcare in India
Sevamob, a social enterprise which aims to fundamentally transform primary healthcare in India through mobile clinics and a tele-health marketplace, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) to...
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Trending: Island Nations Poised to Reap Billions in Benefits Through Renewables
Perhaps one of the silver linings of the climate crisis is the continued emergence of innovations from both the private and public sectors to avert impending disaster while creating new growth and...
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Future-Fit Businesses Include Sustainability in Leadership Competencies
Over the past few weeks, several people have shared with me how they’re using my sustainability competencies research and guide to define the leadership skills and knowledge needed for long-term...
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General Mills Commits to 100% Cage-Free Eggs in the U.S.
General Mills announced a major move toward cage-free eggs this week as part of an updated animal welfare policy that now extends throughout its global supply chain.The Minnesota-based food giant...
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Report: Fossil Fuel Industry Long Deceiving the Public on Climate Change
The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report this week documenting the deception tactics used by fossil fuel companies in spreading misinformation about climate change. The Climate Deception...
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Common, Rigorous, Robust Standards Needed for Sustainability to Fly in the...
If you think about air travel and sustainability, a couple of things might occur to you: First, that you are not involved or interested; second, that since airlines are so dependent on liquid fuel,...
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How Urban Centers Become More Sustainable When Business and City Leaders Get...
At SB ‘15 San Diego in early June, speakers on the Sustainable Cities panel discussed big issues and a few case studies around global brands building innovative partnerships with cities. They also...
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The Best Quotations (and Key Themes) From the Pope's Environmental Manifesto:...
I doubt you missed last month’s release of Pope Francis’ powerful “encyclical” on the environment. It’s sure to be considered a very important document in the history of sustainability – perhaps a...
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20 Subnational Governments Lead Emissions-Reduction Commitments Ahead of COP21
Regional and state governments around the world are committing to ambitious emissions-reduction targets in the lead-up to December’s COP 21 meeting.Today, the Climate Group’s Compact of States and...
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Why Corporate Responsibility Has the Potential to Deliver Financial,...
I’ve been working in the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility (CR) field for twenty years. In that time, skeptics have persistently challenged the discipline: Docorporate environmental, social,...
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Boeing Developing Sustainable Aviation Fuels For 2020 Olympics in Japan
Boeing and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have partnered to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are...
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The Best Quotes (and Key Themes) from the Pope's Environmental Manifesto:...
Yesterday, I posted a piece about the Pope's "encyclical" on the environment, released last month. I summarized what I saw as the key themes and takeaways. I also provided the first half of my list of...
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Startup Says It Holds Key to Better, Cheaper, More Sustainable Batteries
Battery storage has long been one of the last remaining significant barriers to the widespread adoption of solar energy — and a nimbler, more resilient energy grid. But a number of players are quickly...
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