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Trending: Beauty, Packaging No Longer Need to Come at the Expense of Our Oceans
The ocean’s value has been estimated as high as $24 trillion, yet despite its inherent connections to the health and well-being of wildlife, humans, and the global economy, it continues to be...
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Sustainability: Separating the Talk from the Action
In 2010, I wrote a piece on sustainability. At the time, my point of view was that it’s a challenge too big and too complex for governments alone; particularly with the financial growth of nations such...
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Can ‘The Paris Effect’ Take Companies, Governments Beyond Flagship Initiatives?
This Friday, world leaders will convene to sign the Paris Climate Agreement. The international regulatory environment and national policies to curb emissions are reshaping global markets....
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New Research from MorningStar Farms, WRI Illustrates Environmental Benefits...
This week, both the World Resources Institute (WRI) and MorningStar Farms— producer of veggie burgers, sausages and other faux meat items beloved by vegetarians across the U.S. — have unveiled research...
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11 Purpose-Driven Startups Poised to Change the World: Meet the 2016 SB...
It's time once again for the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) — our annual competition for startups that positively impact people, planet and profit, sponsored by Target— and we’re excited...
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6 New Ways Tech Is Helping to Drive Sustainability
As the pursuit of sustainability in business becomes more mainstream, it is intersecting with burgeoning and cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the way we interact with our planet, our...
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Scientists Turn Florida's Rotten Tomatoes Into Clean Energy
Tomatoes are useful for a lot of things — mixing into salads, adding nutritional value to cheeseburgers, lobbing at struggling standup comics, and even making plastic for car parts. But a team of...
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E-Commerce Platforms Powering the Local Food Movement
The local food movement has thrived in recent years, bolstered by consumers’ growing concerns over what is in their food and where it came from – and startups are jumping at the opportunities it...
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New Study Finds FSC Certification Profitable for Businesses
The environmental and social benefits of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification are proven, as the organisation works to ensure sustainable use of forest products. But a recent WWF study has...
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Europeans Want Cheap, Pesticide-Free Food; Industry Campaign Says It Can’t Be...
Do Europeans have unreasonable expectations for the agriculture industry? New poll results suggest that 91 percent of consumers think food should remain affordable, but just 54 percent think that...
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General Mills, NGOs Speak for the Bees: Pollinators Need Help From Companies
An estimated 3,300 acres on oat farms that supply oats for Honey Nut Cheerios will soon provide new dedicated, flower-rich habitat for pollinators. General Mills is partnering with the Xerces Society,...
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No Excuses for UK Businesses: DONG Energy Offers ‘Green’ Electricity for the...
Danish utility company DONG Energy is offering renewable electricity to business customers in the United Kingdom for “no additional premium” compared to “brown energy” sources. In an announcement late...
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Zero Waste Europe Needs Your Help to Redesign Wasteful Products
Amsterdam-based association Zero Waste Europe is developing a project to empower community groups across Europe to challenge wasteful products and facilitate stakeholder collaboration on their...
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G-Star, Plastic Soup Foundation Call on Industry to Help Stop Ocean...
In 2025, there is one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in the oceans, and in 2050 the weight of plastic has overtaken that of fish. While the cause of this future scenario would largely be...
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UK Airports Among World's Most Sustainable; Heathrow First to Attain Supplier...
Two airports in London, Heathrow and Gatwick, earned multiple certifications to the Carbon Trust Standard for their exceptional environmental performance. Heathrow has become the first airport in the...
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Is Your Board Competent and Proactive on Sustainability? It Should Be
It was the mid-‘90s. The Board of Directors at Vancity– a large regional financial institution based in Vancouver, Canada – was struggling to get management’s attention on its social purpose agenda. I...
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Why Recycling Will Be a Last Resort in a Truly Circular Economy
The circular economy represents a fundamental shift in the way resources, energy and information flow through our economy. A key characteristic of this framework is that products and components remain...
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AkzoNobel Partners to Develop Sustainable Cellulose Products from Sugar Beet...
AkzoNobel and agro-industrial cooperative Royal Cosun have partnered to develop novel products from cellulose side streams resulting from sugar beet processing.The partnership will combine Royal...
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F&A Next Showcasing Innovations That Will Shape the Future of Food & Agriculture
Robots farmers; intelligent crop monitoring; vertical city farms; algae- or lupine-based ingredients; and sustainable methods for growing, nutrient extraction and waste valorization – if the latest...
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How Standardized Labels, Celebrities and Brands Are Working to Help the...
In celebration of Earth Month (shouldn’t every month be Earth Month?), our nonprofit organization Recycle Across America (RAA) hosted an exciting pair of events to discuss the faltering recycling...
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