Hershey Giving Chocolate Lovers More Visibility Into Their Food with SmartLabel
Soon consumers in the US will come a lot closer to knowing what's in the food they buy thanks to a new standard being introduced by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). SmartLabel was created...
View ArticleReport: Millennials Key Drivers of Small Business Sustainability
Millennials will lead the way for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in future conversations and efforts around conservation, energy efficiency and environmental stewardship, according to a new survey...
View ArticleTrending: Barbie, 'Sesame Street' Encouraging Kids to Bust Social Stereotypes
This might be the best recent trend in children’s brands.After years of being a less-than-progressive feminine role model, Barbie is on the verge of becoming the feminist icon she should be. Mattel’s...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs to Invest $150B in Clean Energy by 2025
On Monday, The Goldman Sachs Groupreleased its ambitious new Environmental Policy Framework, which includes bold targets and initiatives related to climate-change mitigation, adaptation, risk...
View ArticleTrending: New Fashion Innovations Include Textiles Made from Deadstock,...
A synthetic spider silk parka, luxury knitwear made from deadstock yarns, and one-of-a-kind pieces from unwanted locally sourced materials are the latest sustainable clothing options.The Moon Parka is...
View ArticleH&M Becomes Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Latest Global Partner
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced today that H&M has become its latest Global Partner accelerating the transition to the circular economy.The partnership builds on H&M’s commitment to...
View ArticleDeloitte: Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Stop Modern Slavery
Organizations making up the so-called “Freedom Ecosystem”, including businesses, government, civil society, the funding community and the broader public, can form critical partnerships to help end...
View ArticleReport: Serious Risks to UK Food System If We Don't Embrace 'Business...
What will our food system look like 10 years from now? According to a new report from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a sustainable, secure UK food system will depend on industry and...
View ArticleRestaurants, Manufacturers, Retailers Offer Best Practices in New Guide to...
Food waste has proved to be a persistent global challenge despite numerous efforts to reduce it from stakeholders throughout the value chain, from corporates, to non-profits, to startups. At the same...
View ArticleReport: Carbon Capture Could Help Bridge Climate Gap
Up to 28 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be captured by existing operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects this year, according to a new report launched today by the Global...
View ArticleStarting Your Green Freight Journey: Steps 1 and 2
Logistics can be a sustainability manager’s “secret weapon,” because this theater of operations often gets passed over. It’s easy to think addressing logistics will be too complicated, given that most...
View ArticleLocal vs Global: How AB InBev Is Helping to Changing the Debate
Here in Idaho, we’re the number one barley-producing US state. But how much of that barley (and the profits from it) remains in the state, or even in the region?This is the type of question advocates...
View ArticleWhole Foods Customers Cut Carbon With EV Fast Charging
A detailed analysis of 10 electric vehicle (EV) fast charging NRG EVgo Freedom Station sites at Whole Foods Market locations in the San Francisco Bay Area shows a 191 percent increase in EV charging...
View ArticleObama Rejects Keystone XL After 7 Years of Drama, Debate, Protest
Today, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline that would have connected Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas. The project became a symbol of the fight against climate change, making its...
View ArticleReport Exposes Failures of Fragrance Industry's Self-Regulated Safety Policies
A report released Thursday by national women’s health non-profit Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) exposes the failings of the fragrance industry’s self-regulated safety program.The term “fragrance”...
View ArticleIndigenous Communities May Offer the Most Affordable, Effective Forest...
Two new reports suggest that the best way to protect forests is to let indigenous and local communities manage them. Released Thursday, both reports provide evidence to support that community-led...
View ArticleOrange Peels + Sulphur = Mercury Remediation?
Researchers from Australia’s Flinders University say they have found a “dirt cheap” solution to mercury contamination. Dr. Justin Chalker and his students have developed a dark red polymer from...
View ArticleReport: Rising Sea Levels Could Make Half a Billion Homeless
Between 470 to 760 million people could lose their homes to rising sea levels if carbon emissions meet or exceed 4°C of warming — the direction in which business-as-usual is heading — with unstoppable...
View ArticleTrending: Researchers Finding Food Waste, Phytomining Could Yield Plant-Based...
What if we could get rare metals for computers and smartphones from plants? What if food and beverage waste could be used to create components for LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)? We’re one step closer to...
View ArticleA-B InBev: How a Global Brewer Is Setting the Bar for Innovation in Local...
I came to Colorado, like millions before me, for the mountains, the active, sustainable lifestyle — and, of course, the beer. Coloradoans love their beer. So when I was invited up to Fort Collins to...
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