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New Campaign Encouraging Brits to 'Smart Swap' Healthier Food Criticized for...
Last week, Public Health England unveiled its latest Change4Life campaign, which this year focuses on getting people throughout England and Wales to “Smart Swap” fatty or sugary foods for healthier...
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Intel CEO Challenges Entire Electronics Industry to Become 'Conflict-Free'
In his pre-show keynote at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas yesterday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich outlined a range of the company’s new products, initiatives and...
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25% of Small UK Businesses Prioritizing Sustainability in 2014
One in four small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK consider sustainability one of their highest concerns for the coming year, according to a new survey by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking...
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New Mac Pro Consumes 68% Less Power
The latest iteration of the Mac Pro desktop consumes 68 percent less power in idle mode and its packaging consumes 82 percent less volume than the previous-generation computer, according to Apple’s...
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D&AD's White Pencil Teams Up with TIE to Create New League of 'Social...
The D&AD White Pencil, an award that highlights excellent creative ideas with a social purpose — now in its third year — is the world’s top prize for design, advertising or digital work that...
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Generating Buzz: BioLite's Co-Founder on Building a Company Around Parallel...
BioLite is one of Brooklyn’s most innovative startups with far-reaching impact. Selling energy products such as the CampStove for camping and outdoor adventure, the company uses revenues to incubate...
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Study: Full-Service Restaurants Just as Unhealthy as Fast-Food
Food served in full-service restaurants often is just as unhealthy as, or even unhealthier than, food served in fast-food restaurants, despite consumer perceptions that full-service restaurants are...
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Recyclebank Announces Grant Recipients of 8th Annual Green Schools Program
Recyclebank® — the company that rewards its members with discounts and deals for making more conscious daily actions — today announced the schools selected for its 2014 Green Schools Program. Each...
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NYC Now Heating Thousands of Homes with Food Waste
Just before the turn of the new year, when many of us were enjoying our annual season of gluttony, New York City Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway announced a pilot program that will convert the thousands of...
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South America's Largest Solar-Thermal Plant Planned for Chile
Abengoa, an international company that applies technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the Ministry of Energy of the Chilean Government and...
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McDonald's Beginning Journey to 100% 'Verified Sustainable Beef'— But Is That...
McDonald’s announced this week that, by 2016, it will source only “verified sustainable beef.” The pledge is an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the fast-food chain’s meat production, as...
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Dispelling the Dissonance: How Conscious Brands Can Turn Customer Beliefs...
In the 2010 UN Global Compact-Accenture Global CEO Study, 49% of CEOs said that the sustainability agenda can only move forward if driven by greater consumer demand; government and corporate...
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Embracing Conscious Consumerism Helping Brands Win Loyalty
This post is part of a series written by MBA and MPA candidates in Presidio Graduate School’s Managerial Marketing course, examining the role of marketing in advancing sustainability across all...
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H&M Backs Civil Rights Defenders
H&M has announced a partnership with Civil Rights Defenders (CRD), a Swedish non-profit organization that works to support human rights around the world. The fashion retail giant says it will...
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New Partnership Streamlines Environmental Reporting in Sea Freight Supply Chain
Sustainable supply-chain management company EcoVadis and BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) have announced a partnership aimed at standardizing sustainability reporting requests for the sea freight...
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Nomadista's Design-Cause-Effect Model Making Shopping More Meaningful
What started as a conversation amongst three friends in 2012 soon evolved into a new online retail concept founded on a shared passion to make a difference.Nomadista, a term coined by co-founders Irina...
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Upskilling for Post Growth Futures, Together
When I was seven, I was given an Apple Macintosh in the hope that Mavis Beacon would teach me how to touch type. It was an unreasonable expectation, for I was actually more interested in escaping to...
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Nestlé Partners with Stem Cell Tech Company to Study Link Between Nutrition...
The Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) has signed a long-term research agreement with Wisconsin-based Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a leading developer of stem cell technologies for in...
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Walmart, Costco Top 2013 Solar Capacity Rankings
Walmart, Costco and Kohl's topped the 2013 Solar Capacity Rankings, which ranks companies by the total installed capacity of their systems and the number of operating installations, as well as showing...
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Nestlé, Campbell's, Coke Among Companies That Eliminated 6.4T Calories from...
16 of the nation’s leading food and beverage companies sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than they did in 2007, according to the findings released last week by theRobert...
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