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#SB14London: The Value of Deeper Collaboration to End Deforestation
Another Tuesday afternoon panel brought together a diverse team of industry figures who shared insights surrounding problems of deforestation and the measures that have been taken to halt the process...
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#SB14London: How Model Behavior Is Helping Companies Drive Sustainability...
On Tuesday at SB ’14 London, I was privileged to join Matt Loose and Zoe Arden of SustainAbility at their afternoon breakout workshop. They were presenting their recent publicationModel Behavior,...
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#SB14London: How Anglian Water Is Guiding Users to 'Keep It Clear'
New at SB London this year was the Activation Hub— a dedicated space where attendees can come together to discuss themes from the conference, share knowledge, ask questions and get involved in deeper...
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#SB14London: Henisz Teaches Lessons in Corporate Diplomacy
On Wednesday afternoon, Witold Henisz, presented his recent book, Corporate Diplomacy: Building Reputations and Relationships with External Stakeholders, offers corporate leaders a framework to...
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#SB14London: A Lesson in Successful Cross-Sector Partnership from HP & Kiva
Karen Little, Director of Development at Kiva, and Ann Ewasechko, Global Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation in Education at HP, discussed the great success of their joint social...
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#SB14London: How to Tell a Sustainable Brand Story Your Customers will Listen To
In a workshop on Monday morning, day one of SB ’14 London, Futerra’s Head of Brand Strategy, Daianna Karaian, and Marketing Manager Stuart Duncan shared several guidelines on customer engagement and...
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Nine Insights and Nine Themes from #SB14London, Morning 2
The first morning of SB London featured some excellent speakers and stories, from Lyf Shoes’ Aly Khalifa to Michael Dickstein from Heineken to B&Q’s Chris Moss. Between them, this brilliant lineup...
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#SB14London: How Can We Create Social Value by Empowering Young People?
Martin Chilcott, CEO at 2degrees, led this Tuesday afternoon panel on how to engage young people in order to create social value.As Chilcott stated, future generations represent a key asset for...
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MIT Announces 2014 Climate CoLab Winners
Danielle Dahan has been named the Grand Prize winner of this year’s Climate CoLab, a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that uses online contests to find innovative, new ways to...
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Why Should Brands Be Involved in the Clean Power Plan?
In our inaugural post on the business-policy nexus, Tom Murray highlighted the implementation of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan as an opportunity for companies to be leaders. Why should companies...
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CA Plastic Bag Ban Spurs Hiring Boom For Reusable Bag Manufacturer
California’s recent ban on single-use plastic bags has, as one might expect, led to a boom for reusable bag manufacturers in the Golden State. One manufacturer, Earthwise Bag Company, says it increased...
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Study: Millennials, GenXers and Baby Boomers Have Similar Workplace Preferences
Age is less of a factor than widely thought when it comes to workplace preferences in the U.S., according to a new workplace strategy report by CBRE Group.The study found that, while current...
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#SB14London: The Latest Intelligence on Customer Attitudes and Behaviour
SB ‘14 London got underway Monday morning and appropriately, one of the day’s first workshops presented some of the key market insights that will help to guide brands in the continued development of...
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HP Continues Living Progress Exchange Discussions Online and at #SB14London
During the bustling lunch hour on Tuesday in the Activation Hub at SB ’14 London, HP hosted a Living Progress Exchange (LPX) session that was going on concurrently online via a Convetit ThinkThank.HP’s...
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AOL, SAP Join Tech Company ALEC Exodus
AOL and SAP have joined a slew of tech companies to cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative lobbying group that has become renowned for its opposition to...
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New Refill System for Household Cleaning Products Reduces GHG by 80%
Replenish Bottling, creator of the Replenish Refill System™, has launched a new product line that could change the way many water-based consumer products are designed, manufactured and sold.Using...
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Levi’s, 49ers Collaborate to Reduce Waste with ‘Field of Jeans’
Sunday, November 2, was not one of the finer days for the San Francisco 49ers, as the team lost a close game to the St. Louis Rams and fell further behind in the NFL playoff chase. But while the score...
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Lobbying for Good: The Next Wave of Corporate Responsibility
Fans of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy will be familiar with the wretched character Grima Wormtongue, adviser to King Theoden of Rohan. He whispers from the shadows into the ear of the decrepit...
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Can Hallway Theater Be the Missing Link in Employee Engagement?
How do you engage corporate employees to focus their determination and creativity in working toward business goals? Sparking and capturing the imagination, and dedication, of employees is a core issue...
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Survey: Majority of Americans More Likely to Support Sustainability After...
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans say they are more inclined to support social and environmental issues in a variety of ways, including volunteering, donating and sharing information, after first...
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