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Janine Benyus: What Businesses Can Learn from the 'Optimization Engine of...
In 1997, biologist Janine Benyus popularized the term “biomimicry,” with her groundbreaking book of the same name, and spearheaded the growth of the discipline dedicated to applying Nature’s designs...
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Student Scientists Develop Bacteria That Could Take a Bite Out of Plastic...
21- and 22-year-old Jeanny Yao and Miranda Wang are making the most of their student years; since high school, the pair have filed 2 patents, founded a company, and raised about $400,000 in pursuit of...
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ExxonMobil, Chevron Face Shareholder Pressure to Address Risk, Adopt New...
Oil company shareholders are voting on resolutions today that propose to cut spending on opening new oilfields and change how they report reserves, among others. In Dallas, Texas, ExxonMobil...
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Successful Sustainability Storytelling First Requires Shaping Your Internal...
Early on in the Embedding Project, one topic came up more than any other: storytelling. While many companies are experimenting with sharing stories about sustainability as a way to shape their...
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Top Chefs Urge Congress to Address Nation’s $200B Food Waste Problem
Award-winning chefs from across the country, including ‘Top Chef’ head judge Tom Colicchio, gathered in Washington, D.C. on May 25 to advocate for food waste reduction in the American food system. In...
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How Cisco Is Using Its Unique Capabilities to Drive Breakthroughs in Supply...
As the world’s largest designer, manufacturer and seller of networking equipment, Cisco Systems faces many supply chain sustainability issues, including energy, waste and climate change impacts, among...
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McDonald’s, M&S, Birds Eye Sign Landmark Commitment to Protect Key Arctic...
Leading seafood brands, major UK retail chains and some of the world’s largest fishing companies have struck a groundbreaking deal to protect a key Arctic region from industrial fishing for cod.In a...
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Revolutionizing Food, Beer and … Tampons! The 2016 SBIO Semi-Finalists, Part 1
Our 2016 SB Innovation Open is approaching fast, and our latest crop of disruptive, purpose-driven startups are among our most exciting yet. From edible beer to sustainable farming solutions, here’s a...
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The Body Shop to Regenerate Over 18K Acres of Forest, Help Monkeys Find Love
Deforested and degraded lands inhibit the ability of endangered plants and animals to grow and thrive again. Restored wildlife corridors such as “bio-bridges” within damaged landscapes can help...
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Influencing Consumers Is Great, But What About Sustainable Behaviour Change...
Organizations across the globe are becoming increasingly focused on delivering sustainable products and services to their customer base as a way to limit their environmental footprint and to create a...
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A Tale of Two Crises
We had a very interesting finding from our Eco Pulse 2015 study that took us by surprise: the percentage of people who said they had stopped buying a product based on the environmental reputation of a...
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P&G Removing Phosphates from All Dishwasher Tablets, Boosting Performance and...
Procter & Gamble announced today that it will eliminate phosphates from all of its Fairy dishwasher tablets by 2017. This change will apply to retail brands globally, going beyond current...
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BSCI, Sedex Launch New Tools, Join Forces in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
BSCI (Business Social Compliance Initiative) and Sedex have been competitors in the past, but this week, the business-driven initiative and non-profit organization signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
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How the Power of Partnerships Is Helping Volvo Cut Energy Use Across North...
The motor vehicle industry in the United States spends about $3.6 billion on energy annually, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In the U.S., over 70 assembly plants currently...
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Silk Launches Harvard Research Initiative to Examine Future Food Industry...
Earlier this month, plant-based food and beverages brand Silk announced a year-long sponsored research initiative with the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan...
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The Virtuous Circle Business Model: Social Purpose at the Core of Business...
Mention the term “corporate social responsibility” and you might hear something like: “It’s dead.” “CSR has stalled.” “CSR has not fulfilled its potential. It has failed us.” Why? Because even at its...
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Smarter Soap, Soccer Balls, Seats and Supply Chains: The 2016 SBIO...
Sustainable Brands ’16 San Diego is coming up June 6-9, and part of the fun includes this year’s competition for game-changing, purpose-driven startups — the SB Innovation Open, hosted by Target. In...
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Can Danish Enzyme Technology Help Alleviate Asia’s Waste Problems?
Today, large quantities of CO2 are emitted when we extract raw materials for the production of consumer goods. After use, most of these products end up in landfills as wasted resources. Among other...
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London, NYC Ranked Most Global Cities; San Francisco, Boston Among Most...
For the first time since A.T. Kearney’s first Global Cities Index in 2008, London overtook New York City to claim the top spot. London has steadily improved its performance in the 27 metrics across the...
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MIT Researchers Look to Bones, Sea Sponges as Blueprints for Stronger Concrete
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have proposed a new bio-inspired, “bottom-up” approach for designing cement paste – concrete’s binding ingredient. Led by Oral...
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