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Companies Reveal #BusinessCase for Sustainability Standards
Leading brands at this week’s SB ‘15 London will reaffirm that doing good is good for business. At ISEAL Alliance, we wanted to find out why companies were choosing certification as a way to meet their...
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WRAP, Starbucks Dig Into How to Drive Business Model Transformation Inside a...
It was the job of Zöe Arden, director of think-tank SustainAbility, to kick-start the workshop sessions on Monday morning at SB ’15 London with a focus on how to drive business model transformation...
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How to Make the SDGs Truly Sustainable: Social Entrepreneurs as Critical...
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), deadlined for completion in 2015, have given way to the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched in September at the UN General Assembly and an array...
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GRI Tool Enables Greater Corporate Transparency on Human Rights
GRI, developer of one of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, has launched its latest Linkage Document at the Fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human...
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From Talk to Action: #SB15London Opening Night Sets Stage for Moving from...
The opening plenary session at SB ’15 London introduced attendees to this year’s theme, HOW NOW?Sustainable Brands founder Koann Skrzyniarz commented that when Sustainable Brands started 10 years ago,...
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How to Innovate on Future Product Concepts That Are Better for Your Business,...
Workshops often vary in their composition of speaker insights, Q&As and practical activities, but Monday afternoon’s SB’15 London session with Chris Sherwin, Head of Sustainability at design firm...
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Palm Oil Giant Commits to Help Indonesia Through Peatland Rehabilitation,...
On Monday, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, launched a peatland rehabilitation project in Indonesia and committed to 100 percent traceability to mill by the...
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Telecom Firm Invests in ICT Education in the Philippines
Telecommunication company Globe Telecom is advocating responsible use of mobile devices in school campuses in the Philippines to leverage advancement in information and communications technology,...
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How to Create a Purpose-Led Organization: 12 Fundamental Principles of...
In his SB ’15 London workshop on Monday afternoon, Pulse Brands founder Simon Milton and Adele Blakethorough, Chief Executive at Social Business Trust, highlighted 12 practical tools to create a...
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Net Positive: How to Move From Ambition to Implementation
Arriving a few minutes late after taking ‘the sustainable option’ and walking to the Beaumont Estate from Egham station, Forum for the Future’s Zoe Le Grand kicked off Monday morning’s Net Positive...
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Embedding Purpose: How DuPont Is Linking Sustainability to Innovation
Sustainability – the responsible use of resources to ensure a clean, healthy and vibrant world for future generations – is evolving quickly as a global priority for companies and consumers alike. We...
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Religious Fervour, 'Green Giants,' Heartfelt Communication Abound on...
On Tuesday, BBMG co-founder Raphael Bemporad hosted the second morning’s plenaries at SB ’15 London. He began by highlighting the transitionary power of sustainable brands.“As we begin the conversation...
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TOMS Launches Social Entrepreneurship Fund
Apparel brand TOMS, the poster child of the one-for-one business model, is taking its support for fellow purpose-driven businesses to the next level. The newly launched TOMS Social Entrepreneurship...
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How Can Brands Bring Bio-Based Materials to Scale (and Should They)?
A large audience gathered at this SB ’15 London breakout session Tuesday to (hopefully!) learn more about what appeared to be a very niche subject.A preliminary display of hands around the room...
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AT&T to Enable Carbon Savings 10 Times the Footprint of Its Operations by 2025
On November 18, telecommunications company AT&T announced goals for 2025. The goals represent the company’s first long-term roadmap for its citizenship and sustainability work, and focus on three...
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Latest Consumer Insights Show How Brands Are Driving (and Being Driven to)...
Kicking off this Monday morning workshop SB’15 London was Raphael Bemporad from BBMG. He soon got the room buzzing with his warm welcome and introduction to the topic for the morning’s workshop: market...
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How to Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of Sustainability Communication
Do people care about sustainability? And how do we start to have the kind of influence that we want to have? Those were the opening questions from Betsy Henning, the CEO and founder of AHA!— a...
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Microsoft Helps Launch R2 Ready for Reuse Label Pilot for Refurbished Computers
With an estimated 41.8 million tonnes of e-waste generated in 2014, recycling and refurbishing our machines is an increasingly important issue. Perhaps more importantly, consumers need to be convinced...
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How to (and How Not to) Use Humour, 'Macho-Eco' Identities to Communicate...
This Tuesday afternoon breakout session saw Thomas Kolster, founder and creative director at the Goodvertising Agency, and Kerry Eustice, Editorial Partnerships Editor at The Guardian Sustainable...
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How Brands Are Tapping the Crowd, Competitors to Accelerate Innovation
In a Tuesday afternoon breakout that brought together a unique and diverse group, Steve Jennings from Better Ventures created a high-energy atmosphere where participants had frank discussions about...
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