Most recent 40 articles: Sustainable Brands
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Unilever Sharing Formulas for Lower-Impact Ice Cream Recipes - Sustainable Brands (Nov 14) |
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Nov 14 · Unilever’s reworked ice cream recipes can now stay frozen at lower temperatures, helping to lower freezer emissions. Now, it’s sharing 12 reformulation patents for the industry to follow suit.
Last year, Unilever - whose ice cream brands include Magnum and Wall’s - announced its ambition to increase the temperature of its last-mile ice cream freezer cabinets while ensuring the same ice cream quality and consumer experience. Since then, research conducted at Colworth - Unilever’s Global Ice Cream R&D Centre - and two pilots in Germany have confirmed an energy reduction of around 25 percent per freezer cabinet at the warmer temperature of -12°C, which is better for the ... Read more ...
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Getting Consumers to See the Light on Solar - Sustainable Brands (Nov 10) |
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Nov 10 · A lot of concerns that remain barriers to more widespread adoption of residential solar can be addressed with relative ease through tailored messaging.
It seems like it’s become bigger than ever. You drive around a neighborhood and more homes than ever are topped with solar panels; and with today’s government incentives and shrinking prices, things seem to only be getting better for the solar industry.
While there’s no doubt the boom is happening, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the percentage of US homes with solar energy is still only hovering at around 5 percent - almost 11 times the amount seen a decade ago, but still a far cry from dominating ... Read more ...
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G Adventures Expands Commitment to Tourism with Positive Environmental, Community Impacts - Sustainable Brands (Nov 8) |
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Nov 8 · The tour operator is reforesting 13 countries severely impacted by climate change and relaunching its Ripple Score - a tour-evaluation rating that lets travelers see how much of their trip fees remain in the communities they visit.
Doubling down on its belief that travel companies and travelers play a pivotal role in protecting the environment, global tour operator G Adventures recently launched its Trees for Days initiative.
Through Trees for Days, for every day a traveler is on a G Adventures trip, one tree is grown in their name. Though unveiled on World Tourism Day (27 September), the tree-planting initiative is back-dated to 1 January 2023; so, more than one million ... Read more ...
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Making a Clean Break from Fossil Fuels - Sustainable Brands (Nov 7) |
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Nov 7 · Collectively, the communications industry can be a catalyst for change; and it’s our hope that we can use our power to focus on climate solutions, clean energy and promoting initiatives that help us carve a just transition and path forward.
An unforeseen hurricane that took dozens of lives and inflicted untold economic and physical damage in Mexico. A scabies outbreak in Malawi. Record heat waves across the globe. Communities worldwide are suffering the loss and costs caused by climate change every day. Consumers, understandably, increasingly expect not only their governments and elected officials to address climate change but their favorite brands, too. This was a hot topic ... Read more ...
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California Climate Disclosure Laws Will Put the Spotlight on Governance - Sustainable Brands (Nov 6) |
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Nov 6 · Let’s use the momentum behind the new mandates to rethink the corporate structures that hold back environmental and social progress.
Governance is the sleeper element in the ESG triumvirate; but that’s about to change with California’s new climate disclosure laws. Starting in 2026, large companies doing business in the state will have to report on their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, as well as climate-related financial risks and their plans for mitigating those risks.
These filings - and the work leading up to them - are going to cast a ray of sunshine on how corporate governance practices affect social and environmental performance. It will become ... Read more ...
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The Future - It’s Electric! But Are We Ready? - Sustainable Brands (Nov 6) |
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Nov 6 · Reducing GHGs can’t be maximized by simply building solar arrays or windmills. While we upgrade our existing power grid, we must embrace and scale other clean-energy technologies - including renewable natural gas.
President Biden has set an ambitious goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2035. It is the challenge of our generation and one of the most exciting business opportunities ever presented to the United States. But is that achievable?
The answer is both yes and no.
Yes - if there is political will and bipartisan government action to create policies that would incentivize new infrastructure investments through private and public partnerships, enact ... Read more ...
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Coachtopia Turns Waste Into 'Impeccable Taste’ in New Holiday Campaign - Sustainable Brands (Nov 3) |
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Nov 3 · The circular brand’s “Wasty Holiday” campaign highlights the fact that up to 43% more waste is created during the holidays than at any other time of the year.
Luxury fashion brand Coach is putting textile waste front and center in this year’s holiday campaign, to showcase the circular ethos behind its subrand, Coachtopia.
Coachtopia’s “A Wasty Holiday” campaign highlights the fact that up to 43 percent more waste is created during the holiday season than at any other time of the year. But the bright side for young holiday shoppers is that Coachtopia can turns "all that waste into beautiful things of impeccable taste.”
Launched in April, Coachtopia is a ... Read more ...
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Molecular Recycling Could Be Crucial to Realizing a Circular Economy - Sustainable Brands (Nov 1) |
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Nov 1 · We caught up with Eastman’s Plastics Division President, Scott Ballard, who explained the potential of molecular recycling as the company prepares to show the world what’s possible.
Eastman is set to open one of the world’s largest plastic-to-plastic, molecular-recycling facilities in the world at its Kingsport, Tennessee headquarters. It will convert more than 100,00 metric tons of plastic waste every year - creating like-new materials and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 20-30 percent, relative to fossil-based feedstocks.
Sustainable Brands® caught up with Eastman’s Plastics Division President, Scott Ballard, who explained how molecular recycling works as ... Read more ...
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Student Demand for Low-Impact Meals Increases After Climate-Labeled College Menus - Sustainable Brands (Nov 1) |
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Nov 1 · Results from first year of Chartwells Higher Education’s exclusive partnership with HowGood show positive correlations between climate labels on menus and sustainable choices.
Last year, millions of US students started seeing the social and environmental impacts of the food they ate through an exclusive climate labeling partnership between Chartwells Higher Education - foodservice provider to over 300 colleges and universities across the US - and sustainability intelligence company HowGood, which has the world’s largest database on ingredient and product sustainability. Today, the companies shared initial results from their partnership - revealing a significant increase in ... Read more ...
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Summit Provides Ecosystem-wide Look at Groundwork for a Regenerative Food Future - Sustainable Brands (Oct 26) |
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Oct 26 · SB’23 San Diego concluded with the inaugural Regenerative Agriculture Summit, in which players from the field explored the shared opportunities offered by regenerative ag - where sustainable practices intersect with economic growth.
Andrew Davey-Greaves
Driving change in a producer-centric system can often be a challenge in the agri-food value chain. Often, sustainability interventions fall short of the intended impact due to the lack of awareness of the realities of farming and what value means. Ernst & Young (EY)’s Partner/Principal and Co-Leader of Agriculture, Lee Addams, and Senior Director of Strategy Andrew Davey-Greaves kicked off Sustainable Brands®’ inaugural ... Read more ...
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Unprecedented Industry Collab Paves Way for Decarbonization of Global Supply Chains - Sustainable Brands (Oct 26) |
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Oct 26 · With foundational support from Apple, Amazon, Meta, Nike, PepsiCo and REI, the Clean Energy Procurement Academy aims to equip companies with the knowledge required to shift to clean energy.
Supply chain emissions - aka Scope 3 emissions - account for more than half of global greenhouse gas emissions and can represent the majority of a company's total carbon footprint. In an industry first, leading corporate energy customers have come together to launch the Clean Energy Procurement Academy (CEBA) to equip companies with the technical readiness to explore and adopt clean energy - an essential step toward global decarbonization.
Apple and Nike initiated the project through ... Read more ...
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Brands Betting the Farm on Decarbonized, Regenerative Supply Chains - Sustainable Brands (Oct 25) |
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Oct 25 · At SB’23 San Diego, a variety of brands and innovators discussed on-the-ground improvements cleaning up global and regional supply chains - and how to drive them further.
Procter & Gamble is working with guar farmers in India to improve sustainability | Image credit: P&G
This Tuesday afternoon panel brought together Amanda Archila, Executive Director of Fair Trade America, Heather Terry, CEO and founder of GOODSam Foods; and John Scarchilli, Director of Brand and Scientific Communications at Herbal Essences, to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the evolving world of socially responsible procurement in supply chains.
Archila, drawing on Fair Trade’s ... Read more ...
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For Companies with Authentic Sustainability Pursuits, the Devil’s in the Details - Sustainable Brands (Oct 25) |
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Oct 25 · Several discussions at SB’23 San Diego highlighted the importance of achieving total visibility into company operations, relationships, impacts and messaging - to avoid surprises that could hamstring progress.
As this thought-provoking Tuesday afternoon breakout made clear, even the most sustainability-dedicated brands could unknowingly be canceling out their own efforts to reduce emissions because of their banking and advertising relationships.
Pure Strategies co-founder and Managing Director Tim Greiner led a discussion with Duncan Meisel, Executive Director at Clean Creatives; Paul Moinester, founder and Executive Director at The Outdoor Policy Outfit (TOPO); Kate ... Read more ...
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A Rogue Startup Thinks It Has a Solution to Climate Change; The Scientific Community Disagrees - Sustainable Brands (Oct 24) |
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Oct 24 · Despite a lack of scientific consensus regarding the efficacy and safety of its approach, intrepid startup Make Sunsets is throwing caution to the wind (literally).
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) might sound like something out of science fiction, but it's an idea that was introduced by Russian climatologist Mikhail Ivanovich Budyko in 1974: Releasing tiny, reflective particles into the upper atmosphere would theoretically bounce sunlight back into space - essentially creating a planetary sun shade to cool the Earth. It was inspired by cooling effects caused by volcanic eruptions’ ejected particles, spurring the question - could this natural phenomenon be mimicked to ... Read more ...
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2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back: LEGO Is Latest Company to Disclose Sustainability Setback - Sustainable Brands (Oct 23) |
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Oct 23 · The world’s largest toymaker acknowledged the issues it encountered in pursuit of a more sustainable alternative to its oil-based plastic bricks, illustrating the still-circuitous path to sustainable solutions.
Each year, 60 billion plastic bricks roll off the production lines at Lego factories worldwide - a simply staggering number. Given most of this manufactured output is in the form of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) - a hard, petroleum-based plastic - it’s little wonder the world’s biggest toy manufacturer has been working hard over the past decade to try and find a more sustainable alternative for its iconic building blocks.
Back in 2015, Lego announced it ... Read more ...
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New Frontiers in Sustainable Healthcare - Sustainable Brands (Oct 20) |
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Oct 20 · Healthcare facilities are extremely complex physical environments. As such, sustainability initiatives will require more planning, research and pilots to ensure organizations are safely implementing initiatives without impacting the provision of patient care.
While scientists have long documented the impacts of climate change, the summer of 2023 made it clear that our world is literally changing. The western United States has dealt with drought and wildfires for decades but unexpectedly experienced its first hurricane in generations. The increasing frequency and severity of weather events in the southeast have led to markets where consumers struggle to afford property ... Read more ...
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4 Keys to Accurately Accounting for Your Company’s Impacts on Nature - Sustainable Brands (Oct 19) |
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Oct 19 · This week at SB’23 San Diego, Context Nature shared guiding principles with which business can bridge nature and finance strategies; and three companies shared lessons learned from enacting their own biodiversity commitments.
If we’re to truly transform our economies into nature-positive entities, it’s going to take everybody working in a business - from legal and HR to financial and environmental departments - pulling together.
After 25 years working in due diligence and supply chain governance, Ephi Banaynal dela Cruz, CEO and co-founder of the recently launched Context Nature, is well placed to lead one of the opening workshops on the subject at SB’23 San Diego. The ... Read more ...
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Animal-Free Egg Whites: The Next Frontier in Ethical, Sustainable Protein - Sustainable Brands (Oct 18) |
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Oct 18 · No chickens were harmed in the making of Onego Bio’s Bioalbumen - which has a 90% lower carbon footprint than traditional egg production, 10 times better yields and at price parity.
There’s are several problems with eggs. From unethical poultry-farming practices to packaging and distribution, the production of eggs - a dietary staple worldwide - carries a fairly hefty environmental and animal-welfare burden.
In all corners of the planet, the egg industry puts pressure on resources and water. Plus, excessive land-use change, harmful use of antibiotics and chemicals, and the industry’s associated greenhouse gas emissions are all taking their toll.
This year, avian ... Read more ...
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Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Accelerator Backing Seaweed to Replace Oil-Based Films - Sustainable Brands (Oct 18) |
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Oct 18 · Convened by Lonely Whale, the program aims to accelerate scaling and market adoption of seaweed-based alternatives to thin-film plastics made from fossil fuels.
Today, during her keynote at SB’23 San Diego, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) Chief Sustainability Officer Nancy Mahon announced the launch of the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Accelerator.
The one-year program, powered by award-winning nonprofit Lonely Whale, aims to accelerate the scaling and market adoption of marine-degradable, seaweed-based alternatives to conventional, fossil-fuel-based plastic films developed by three materials startups - Sway, Zerocircle and Notpla - that won the Tom Ford Plastic ... Read more ...
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Hilton, Oatly Advance Case for Carbon Labeling Food - Sustainable Brands (Oct 17) |
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Oct 17 · The vocal oatmilk brand is calling for mandatory climate labeling of food in the UK; and the global hotel chain now has carbon-labeled menus at 30 UK properties.
Oatly continues its campaign to increase transparency in the food industry - including challenging 'big dairy' to share its climate-impact data | Image credit: Oatly
Oatly has launched a campaign calling for all UK food and drink producers to adopt climate labeling. The company - which already makes its emissions data public and has urged the dairy industry to do the same - hopes to join forces with other companies to come up with an effective climate-labeling system and put pressure on the UK government to make ... Read more ...
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Making Something Out of Nothing: Time for a Rethink About Waste - Sustainable Brands (Oct 16) |
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Oct 16 · Excess is inevitable; and we should re-evaluate our understanding of what businesses do with it accordingly. Instead of thinking of excesses as the end of a story, recognize the potential of wastes as the start of something new.
Waste management is a big challenge. From recycling to upcycling, circular economies to LCAs, figuring out what to do with excess material is a familiar problem for any sustainability practitioner. Many of our most pressing environmental challenges, from climate change to plastic pollution, stem from difficulties managing the extra, unproductive stuff - from CO2 to particulate pollution - our economy generates.
Waste is everywhere - particularly, ... Read more ...
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Net-Zero Goals Have the Right Ambition, But Most Lack a Clear Path to Realization - Sustainable Brands (Oct 13) |
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Oct 13 · According to Capgemini research, the CPG and retail industries exemplify some of the most common issues when it comes to turning net-zero goals into measurable action.
According to a 2023 Net Zero Tracker report, less than 5 percent of a group of companies that have publicly stated net-zero goals are actually on track to meet them.
In reality, that 5 percent metric is probably optimistic. A 2022 Capgemini report noted that less than half of a group of executives surveyed had clearly defined, short-term sustainability initiatives.
“The difficulty we’re starting to see emerge is the actuation toward net-zero goals,” Alex Tepper, Global Head of Ventures at creative ... Read more ...
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Connecting the Dots: Digital Tools Helping Companies Tackle Scope 3 Emissions - Sustainable Brands (Oct 12) |
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Oct 12 · Quantifying scope 3 is undeniably daunting. But the Partnership for Carbon Transparency is working to create the 'internet for emissions data' - which would set a common framework for all organizations to seamlessly connect, exchange and derive insights from emissions data.
When it comes to carbon disclosure and reporting, few challenges are harder to crack than quantifying the extent of an organization’s scope 3 emissions - estimated by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to represent over 80 percent of emissions across most business sectors.
While no one is pretending that addressing scope 1 and 2 is easy, they are at least under the control of a single entity to manage. On ... Read more ...
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Tides: Navigating Corporate Social Impact Through Turbulent Times - Sustainable Brands (Oct 12) |
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Oct 12 · Senior Advisor of Corporate Social Impact Erin Ceynar shares how the philanthropic partner and nonprofit accelerator helps its clients craft and stand by authentic social-impact efforts, even in the face of headwinds.
Globally, the corporate social-impact ecosystem is at an inflection point. There has been a more significant push for transparency for businesses by stakeholders - specifically on issues relating to human rights. There has also been a shift from the traditional model of shareholder capitalism - where companies prioritize shareholder returns above all else; towards stakeholder capitalism, where businesses are also accountable to all stakeholders - including ... Read more ...
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Mental Health Is a Universal Human Right: How to Protect That in Our Climate-Changing World - Sustainable Brands (Oct 10) |
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Oct 10 · Whilst we celebrate World Mental Health Day, we also need to be realistic about the relationship between our natural environment and mental wellbeing - and find proactive ways to protect both.
Today is World Mental Health Day; and this year’s theme is 'mental health is a universal human right.’ While it’s brilliant that we recognise this, it’s also worth noting that it was only last year that the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring a healthy environment and a stable climate as human rights, as well. Our natural world and mental health are closely linked - and so, as we celebrate mental health being a human right, let’s remember that having a livable, ... Read more ...
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Toward Resilient Coffee Farming: Nestlé Offers Farmers Weather Insurance, Contributes to Regenerative-Ag Guidebook - Sustainable Brands (Oct 10) |
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Oct 10 · Nestlé is piloting a weather-insurance program for over 800 smallholder farmers in Indonesia and has contributed to a guide for coffee farmers to shift to regenerative practices.
Climate change is putting many commodity-growing regions under pressure. Many smallholder coffee farmers around the world are now at the mercy of irregular weather conditions that can affect their crops.
Major coffee brands are taking action: Last month, for example, Starbucks announced the development of six new coffee-tree varietals that are resistant to some of the impacts of climate change.
Now, Nestlé has announced it is piloting a weather-insurance program for more than 800 ... Read more ...
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'The Climate Crisis Is, in Part, a Communication Crisis:’ Brands Must Walk Their Talk to Galvanize Consumers - Sustainable Brands (Oct 6) |
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Oct 6 · A new study by Magna, Teads and Project Drawdown confirms consumers are relying on brands to create a clear, tangible and compelling vision - backed by substantive action - to guide them toward more sustainable lifestyles.
Today, MAGNA - the investment and intelligence arm of IPG Mediabrands - released a study conducted in partnership with Project Drawdown and cloud-based, omnichannel advertising platform Teads to better understand consumer perspectives on sustainability, especially as it relates to the continued barriers that prevent more sustainable lifestyles.
Sustainability Speaks: Breaking the Barrier of Climate Communication explores how brands can help bridge ... Read more ...
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BODYHEAT: How SWG3 Is Heating Up the Dance Floor to Cool Down the Planet - Sustainable Brands (Oct 6) |
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Oct 6 · In the Glasgow megavenue, BODYHEAT technology transforms the energy generated by visitors into sustainable power - utilizing a previously wasted, and readily available, power source.
Many of us are familiar with the sweltering heat and stickiness of a dance floor, with music the beating heart of an immersive experience that connects the crowd in a rhythmic flow. But imagine if every dance step, every exhilarating beat, contributed to a lower-carbon future. This is the reality brought to life at SWG3 - a megavenue in Glasgow, Scotland.
Joining a growing arsenal of energy-capturing innovations such as Pavegen’s floor tiles, which harness and convert kinetic energy from ... Read more ...
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'Zero-Waste Chef’ Campaign Inspires Canadians to Eliminate At-Home Food Waste - Sustainable Brands (Oct 4) |
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Oct 4 · SkipTheDishes partnered with the Circular Innovation Council and top Canadian chefs to inspire consumers to reimagine their takeout leftovers and reduce food waste.
Each year, Canadians waste an astonishing 2.2 million tonnes of food, with 13 percent of that resulting from leftovers. For Canada's Circular Economy Month and Waste Reduction Week (October 16-22) this year, the country’s only homegrown food-delivery network, SkipTheDishes (which operates as GrubHub in the US) has partnered with the Circular Innovation Council and three of Canada's top chefs to help Canadians reimagine their takeout leftovers.
Similar to Hellman’s “Make Taste, Not Waste” campaign, which has ... Read more ...
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New Climate Action Program Gives Apparel Brands Step-by-Step Guide to Decarbonization - Sustainable Brands (Oct 3) |
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Oct 3 · New program from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Nike and Target aims to enable manufacturers on their decarbonization journey.
Last week, at its 2023 Annual Meeting in Boston, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) - a global multi-stakeholder alliance uniting over 280 retailers, brands, manufacturers, governments, academics and nonprofit affiliates - launched the Manufacturer Climate Action Program (MCAP). In collaboration with industry leaders NIKE and Target Corporation, the SAC introduced MCAP as a critical component of its Decarbonization Program - designed to catalyze support and drive the sector toward ambitious and necessary CO2 emissions reductions.
The ... Read more ...
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Creating Infrastructure Today That Can Withstand Tomorrow - Sustainable Brands (Sep 29) |
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Sep 29 · Increasing climate intensity and resulting recovery costs can be daunting; but we must continue focusing on updating our infrastructure with the advanced materials-science-based technology available today.
To address changing weather conditions - due in part to climate change - scientists and engineers are developing new technologies to create resiliency in our ever-evolving world. However, many solutions already exist to help us better prepare for an uncertain future.
September is National Preparedness Month; and FEMA’s national preparedness goal is to create “a secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect ... Read more ...
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Low-Carbon Retrofits are Becoming a Climate Priority for Cities, Fast - Sustainable Brands (Sep 29) |
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Sep 29 · Cities and states are incentivizing retrofits because buildings are major emitters - and because retrofit investments offer significant long-term ROI through energy savings alone.
In the US, building operations account for almost 40 percent of national carbon emissions.
As a result, a growing number of cities and states are tackling emissions from their real-estate portfolio by incentivizing building owners to perform low-carbon retrofits - building upgrades that reduce operating emissions while also, over time, saving money through energy-efficiency paybacks.
In North America, it's estimated that the rate of buildings retrofitted, currently at about 1 percent, ... Read more ...
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Microsoft, Crown Estate Engage Budding Environmentalists in New Minecraft Education Worlds - Sustainable Brands (Sep 29) |
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Sep 29 · The companies have collaborated on two new worlds aimed at engaging students on issues related to climate change and biodiversity; and to consider careers in areas such as engineering, sustainability and conservation.
Students across the UK will soon have the opportunity to test their sustainability know-how and learn more about the challenges of planning offshore wind farms and protecting the marine environment in a new Minecraft Education world called “Offshore Wind Power Challenge.” They will also learn about conservation and ecology through a second world based on the iconic Windsor Great Park.
The worlds are part of a sustainability education initiative being ... Read more ...
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New Report Urges Insurance Companies to Stop Underwriting Climate Change - Sustainable Brands (Sep 26) |
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Sep 26 · 'Underwriting Our Planet’ finds that rather than addressing climate change and biodiversity loss, many economic activities underwritten by insurance companies actually fuel the twin crises.
WWF Switzerland and Deloitte Switzerland have co-launched a report that offers a first comprehensive insight into the impact of insurance companies' underwriting business on climate change and biodiversity loss, and how this trend can be reversed to achieve global climate and biodiversity goals. It covers a wide range of non-life underwriting fields - including liability insurance, marine and vehicle insurance, and property insurance - with real-life examples from various industry ... Read more ...
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Starbucks Developing Climate-Resistant Coffee Tree Varietals - Sustainable Brands (Sep 26) |
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Sep 26 · The coffee giant has developed six new varieties of Arabica beans that can better withstand some of the worsening effects of climate change – particularly, diseases such as coffee rust.
As we say goodbye to the hottest summer on record and work to recover from the latest floods, wildfires and other devastating climate-fueled disasters while bracing for more, commodity farmers are feeling the effects of climate change on a daily basis - as their livelihoods are threatened by drought, pests, crop diseases, increased temperatures and extreme weather events like never before.
A critical part of climate-proofing our global food system will be diversification; and the growing ... Read more ...
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US Government Launches Climate Corps to Train Youth with Skills Needed to Tackle the Climate Crisis - Sustainable Brands (Sep 22) |
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Sep 22 · In its first year, the American Climate Corps aims to put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience.
Since taking office, President Biden has championed the most ambitious climate, clean energy, conservation and environmental justice agenda in US history - including signing into law the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in climate action ever; protecting more than 21 million acres of public lands and water; and advancing the Justice40 Initiative, which directs 40 percent of the benefits from key federal investments to disadvantaged communities. Now, the administration is focused on ... Read more ...
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'We Are All Wearing Oil:’ Campaign Calls for Fair Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels from Fashion - Sustainable Brands (Sep 20) |
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Sep 20 · An impressive panel of activists, climate and human rights leaders launched a campaign at Climate Week NYC calling for prompt, radical, legislative action to break the fashion industry’s intrinsic links to fossil fuels.
On Tuesday, the Fossil Fuel Fashion campaign launched at Climate Week NYC with an expert-led panel discussion on the urgent need to extricate fashion from its dependence on fossil fuels.
Even though fashion tops several lists in terms of negative impacts - it is estimated to be the third-most-polluting industry, after food and construction; and it's responsible for 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions per year, more than shipping and aviation ... Read more ...
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Intrepid Travelers Can Now Understand Their Adventures’ Carbon Impacts - Sustainable Brands (Sep 20) |
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Sep 20 · Intrepid has launched one of tourism’s most comprehensive carbon-labeling initiatives, alongside new research that shows consumer demand for better transparency and understanding their personal impacts.
Today, Intrepid Travel unveiled carbon labels on over 500 itineraries, including its top 100 trips, with plans to continue measuring and disclosing the emissions of every trip. The labels, which appear on individual tour pages, will tell travelers the carbon footprint of each Intrepid tour - providing greater transparency as the company deepens its commitment to climate-conscious travel.
Joining the efforts of smaller tour operators including Adventure Tours UK and Much ... Read more ...
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IRA Will Get US Halfway to Paris Goals; But We Need Mandates to Reach the Finish Line - Sustainable Brands (Sep 19) |
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Sep 19 · Keeping the planet below 1.5ºC will require rapid scaling of current technologies and deployment of emergent climate solutions - as well as innovative, binding policy interventions.
US emissions have gradually declined over the last decades - thanks to the combined impacts of long-term trends in population, economic growth, energy markets, energy efficiency, and the carbon intensity of fuel choices; but the oil lobby is stronger than ever and shows no signs of backing down.
On the bright side, the Inflation Reduction Act - which turned one on Aug. 16 - has made decarbonization technologies cheaper through a bevy of financial stimuli; but there are limits to what even the ... Read more ...
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WEF’s New Immersive Technology Hub to Address Climate Tipping Points - Sustainable Brands (Sep 19) |
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Sep 19 · Part of the Global Collaboration Village, leaders can now come together in the metaverse to experience and solve the deepening effects of the climate crisis.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched an immersive Polar Tipping Points Hub - an immersive, virtual-reality space in which global leaders can gather to craft solutions to address the pressing issue of climate tipping points. The purpose-driven platform - part of WEF’s virtual Global Collaboration Village - will provide a forum in the metaverse for innovators and decision-makers to solve the deepening effects of the climate and nature crises, particularly those located in the polar regions.
The launch of the ... Read more ...
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