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Report: Circular Economy Could Create Over 13,000 Jobs in Northern Ireland
More than 13,000 jobs could be created if Northern Ireland moved to a circular economy, according to a new report launched today in Belfast.Produced by the ReNEW (Resource innovation Network for...
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Forbes Names 6 Social Entrepreneurs Finalists in Under 30 $1M Change the...
More than 2,500 young social entrepreneurs applied to the Forbes Under 30 $1M Change the World Competition. Six finalists will compete on the main stage at Forbes’ second annual Under 30 Summit for a...
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Nestlé Pure Life's 'Ripple Effect' Movement Encouraging Healthy Hydration...
Nestlé’s Pure Life® Purified Water recently announced a new campaign dedicated to encouraging children to drink more water. A recent study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that...
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Latest BSR/GlobeScan Survey Reveals Many Execs Not Sold on Significance of...
Despite all of the hubbub and calls to action from business leaders around Climate Week NYCand the release of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), corporate minds at large may not be drinking...
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'Eco-Friendly,''Renewable,''Sustainable' - Are 'Green' Buzzwords Reaching,...
While new surveys are emerging left and right attempting to find the pulse of the ever-elusive consumer when it comes to sustainability, that stubborn attitude/behavior gap still persists. So, let’s...
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Redefining the Role of Business to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Thanks to the ingenuity of private businesses and the leadership of intergovernmental organizations, humanity has made monumental leaps forward since the dawn of the 21st century.I am not talking about...
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Countdown to COP21: How Can Companies Most Wisely Communicate About Climate...
Paris is getting ready to host the United Nations international conference on Climate Change (COP21). For businesses, COP21 seems a good opportunity to communicate to their stakeholders. But what to...
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Ocean Conservancy Plan Could Cut Ocean Plastic Waste 45% by 2025, 100% by 2035
Ocean Conservancy on Wednesday released a report that proposes a four-point solution to cutting ocean plastic waste by 45 percent by 2025 with the ultimate goal of eradicating the issue by...
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Sony Pictures Television Inviting Viewers to 'Picture' a Better World, Then...
Picture streets without litter. Picture an urban oasis. Picture a beautiful forest. Picture This.Such is the goal of Sony Pictures Television Networks, which has decided to put its global reach and...
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8 Finalists Join First-Ever Biomimicry Accelerator on Mission to Feed 9 Billion
The 2015 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge (BGDC) attracted hundreds of ideas inspired by nature from nearly 2000 designers, architects, biologists, engineers, students, nature-lovers, and food...
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Food Companies to Congress: Step Up with Bold, Enforceable Climate Agreement...
The CEOs of 10 global food companies pledged to accelerate business action on climate change and urged U.S. and world leaders to form a robust international agreement at COP21 in December in a joint...
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2nd Annual SB Buenos Aires Highlights Communication, Innovation, Harmony...
For the second year in a row, Sustainable Brands Buenos Aires, which took place on September 1-2 at La Rural, convened corporations, communication agencies, NGOs, investors, governments, and other...
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Amazon, LEGO Have Best CSR Reputations in the U.S.
Amazon, LEGO, BMW, Sanofi, Schneider Electric and Panera Bread have the best public perception for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the United States, according to a new report by the...
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Plastic, Other Man-Made Fibers Found in a Quarter of Fish Sold at Markets
Researchers found that roughly a quarter of the fish sampled from fish markets in California and Indonesia contained man-made plastic or fibrous material in their guts. The new study is from the...
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Sustainability Mythbusters: Is Minimizing Transportation Always Good?
As a science-based method, life cycle analysis (LCA) is an excellent tool to bust the myths that surround sustainability. In this monthly series, we look at some common sustainability ideas to see if...
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Creating Shared Value: Nestlé USA Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill, Makes...
Today, Nestlé USA released its second Creating Shared Value (CSV) report, which details the company’s progress against 27 commitments set in 2013 related to nutrition, health and wellness,...
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Cropdots Cultivating Local Food Movement by Connecting Growers to Eaters
On a blazing hot Saturday in Los Angeles last month, the Venice High School Garden, also known as The Learning Garden, hosted the latest in a years-long string of community events – this time, a...
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First Draft of COP21 Climate Agreement Released, with Glaring Omissions
This week, the first draft of the new climate change agreement set for COP21, the United Nations (UN) international conference on climate change, was presented to governments. The document will act as...
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VW Scandal a Growing-Up Time for the CSR Movement
The scandal that erupted recently around Volkswagen’s “diesel” pollution scam is going to reverberate across the corporate world − and so it should. All around the world surveys have shown that a...
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Caesars Outlines Environmental, Social Impacts of Its Focus on 'Inspiring...
Gaming, hotel and resort company Caesars Entertainment Corporation released its sixth annual Corporate Citizenship Report, Inspiring Citizenship, this week. The company achieved most of its 2015...
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