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The Journey to Creating a Scalable Social Enterprise
In today's startup world, high burn rates and the need to raise multiple rounds of funding have become the norm. It's believed that this is the only path to "scalability"— a word that has lost its...
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#BusinessCase: Top 9 Reasons for Businesses to Proactively Manage Water
A sustainability manager at a large auto parts manufacturer recently explained the company’s lack of interest in water management this way: “It's not worth our time. Water is too cheap and no one...
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Schneider Electric Helping MBTA Drive Energy Savings
Schneider Electric, global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced it’s working with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA — aka “the T”) to cut utility bills and...
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NIKE's New Distribution Center to Make European Operations More Efficient,...
NIKE, Inc. has unveiled the latest expansion of its European Logistics Campus in Belgium, to accelerate its drive toward “the supply chain of the future.”The expansion will make Nike’s European...
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Audi, DuPont, Novozymes Among 20 Orgs Joining Below50 Coalition to Scale Up...
From investors to growers, producers, blenders and consumers, the below50 initiative, launched today, expects to attract every industry sector involved in the pipeline of sustainable fuels. Any company...
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When Random Acts of Kindness Aren’t So Random: 3 Tips on Connecting Your...
You’d be hard-pressed to find a “kindness” pillar in any company’s strategic plan — it’s not exactly part of the corporate lexicon. But that’s just what the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation was...
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Food and Beverage Giants Appeal to Congress for Urgent Action on Climate Change
In the wake of the signing of the historic global climate agreement on Earth Day, more than a half-dozen leading food and beverage companies converged on Capitol Hill last week to press U.S. House...
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Half of Employees Won't Work for Companies That Don’t Have Strong CSR...
Two-thirds of U.S. employees feel their work and personal life are becoming increasingly blended and nearly all (93 percent) want to work for a company that cares about them as an individual, according...
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Attention, Change Agents: How to Help Shape Your CEO's Sustainability Decisions
It’s no secret that your CEO’s level of commitment to sustainability can have a huge impact on your organization’s sustainability journey. That’s why we decided to speak with over 100 CEOs, board...
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RAN Finds Japanese Companies Misreporting Sustainability, Linked to...
NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN) claims it has found many Japanese companies are either “systematically misreporting compliance” under Japan’s Corporate Governance Code, or have a “fundamental lack...
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Hershey, Lindt, Mars, Nestlé Join New Program to Help Cocoa Farmers Adapt to...
Cacao beans grow best in the places where chocolate would melt in your hands, but over the next several decades, many of those environments may grow warmer, drier, and less suitable for its...
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Activating on the SDGs: How Business-Driven Sustainability Will Change the World
This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post and Sustainable Brands on the power of purpose in driving business success. The Huffington Post is a media partner for SB’16 San Diego,...
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IFF Goes Circular with New Sustainability Strategy, Cradle to Cradle...
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (IFF), a leading producer of “sensory experiences that move the world,” has released its 2015 sustainability results in a report, Creating a Sustainable...
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Trending: Packaging Innovations that Inspire Reuse, Replace Plastic, Save...
Zappos is challenging consumers to “literally think outside the box.” For its new #ImNotABox campaign, the online retailer will be shipping a number of shoes in a limited-edition boxes that encourage...
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Ugandan Farmers Create Novel Products from Food That Might Otherwise Go to Waste
Farmers in Uganda are bringing new meaning to the phrase ‘cut your losses.’ While European and North American countries are fighting food waste largely caused by excess, African countries face...
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Supply Chain Visibility Critical for Seeing the True Cost, Sustainability of...
As Sustainable Brands marks its 10th anniversary, many of us find ourselves in a reflective mood. We can recall the decade’s pivotal milestones like they were yesterday as we also consider the...
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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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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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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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PrintEco: Partnering with Competitors to Double Down on Sustainable Printing
Two years ago a story was penned here on Sustainable Brands about a partnership between my company, PrintEco - a small startup with an app to enable more efficient printing - and Domtar, one of the...
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