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Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 4: Educating the Educators - Sustainable Brands (Oct 26, 2024) |
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Oct 26, 2024 · Thankfully, a growing number of programs and resources have emerged to help arm US teachers with the resources and knowledge they need to teach students on climate-related topics.
This previous three sections of this four-part series focused on the dilemma of inadequate education in the US on the subject of climate change - a phenomenon that is already affecting the majority of the population around the globe - from primary school through to the post-graduate level.
In this fourth and final part of the series, we meet some of the organizations and people developing solutions to the problem.
Organizations such as the National Science Teaching Association are working ... Read more ...
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Redesigning the Food System for Resilience: Lessons from the Field - Sustainable Brands (Oct 25, 2024) |
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Oct 25, 2024 · Another central thread throughout SB’24 San Diego highlighted the efforts underway by startup innovators, multinational brands and NGOs to redesign our food system for resilience.
Addressing the environmental and social impacts of industrial agriculture has become crucial as global meat consumption continues to rise. Industrial animal agriculture emits more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector combined and contributes to climate change, biodiversity loss and food insecurity.
A Tuesday afternoon panel, moderated by Marika Azoff - Corporate Engagement Lead at the Good Food Institute - convened innovators from cultivated, fermentation-derived and ... Read more ...
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Protecting Water, Nature Is Critical for Effective Climate Action - Sustainable Brands (Oct 24, 2024) |
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Oct 24, 2024 · Water and nature must be elevated to the same level of importance as carbon - corporate strategies that fail to account for these interdependencies will not have the necessary impacts.
Fossil-based business models are existentially threatened; and the world’s largest corporations have the resources, capacity for innovation, and global reach to address the long-term effects of these models while creating new business opportunities. The most significant economic opportunity of our generation is the transition to a lower-carbon, nature-positive and regenerative future - and integrating biodiversity targets based on a thorough understanding of our impacts on the natural world is ... Read more ...
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Report: Massive Challenges, Opportunities in Adapting Cities to Climate Change - Sustainable Brands (Oct 23, 2024) |
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Oct 23, 2024 · Study reveals climate-related concerns of residents of 10 major cities, and provides case studies and actionable strategies for increasing urban climate resilience.
August 2024 was the hottest month on record, capping Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880. Heat stress is now the leading cause of weather-related deaths around the world, according to the World Health Organization; and with the typical “concrete jungle” characterized by a lack of green space and a predominance of concrete structures and streets that absorb heat, urban communities are disproportionately affected.
A growing number of organizations are working to address this by increasing ... Read more ...
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How to take Scope 3 Emissions from Data to Action - Sustainable Brands (Oct 17, 2024) |
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Oct 17, 2024 · For Scope 3 to be monitored successfully, Scope 1 and 2 emissions reporting must be mandated across all businesses and suppliers, no matter their size.
Scope 3 inventories have become an essential tool for organisations that are looking to take meaningful action to improve the environmental impact of their business. It can sometimes feel that sustainability efforts are a drop in the ocean; however, prioritising sustainability shows the wider business landscape a commitment to being both ethical and values-led. As more companies - with those in the IT Channel no exception - get further into their sustainability journeys, making more ethical choices and aligning on who they ... Read more ...
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Monitoring Media: Reining in the Broader Impacts of Brand Communications - Sustainable Brands (Oct 17, 2024) |
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Oct 17, 2024 · We talk a lot about the content of brand communications - but what about the other ways marketing and advertising creates social and environmental impacts? A variety of experts dove deeper at SB’24 San Diego this week.
A big topic for the Sustainable Brands® community is increasing the effectiveness of marketing and advertising communications in helping drive more sustainable consumer habits and lifestyles. But what about the other social and environmental impacts of corporate communications? Two rich discussions at SB’24 San Diego this week dove deeper.
The Sphere in Las Vegas has the world’s largest outdoor advertising digital LED screen | Image credit: Shelby L. ... Read more ...
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First US Nature-Based Carbon Credit Auction Coming in 2025 - Sustainable Brands (Oct 15, 2024) |
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Oct 15, 2024 · The American Forest Foundation Carbon Auction will offer companies a transparent and streamlined way to secure high-quality carbon credits while supporting rural communities and family forest owners.
This week, the American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced it will hold the first auction for carbon credits for its Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) in February 2025.
The American Forest Foundation Carbon Auction - the first of its kind for a US nature-based carbon project - will offer buyers a transparent and streamlined way to secure high-quality carbon credits while supporting rural communities and family forest owners.
More companies than ever are working to ... Read more ...
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More Travel Offerings Highlighting Interinfluence of Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Brands (Oct 14, 2024) |
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Oct 14, 2024 · Climate-focused tour operators are learning to balance bringing travelers to fragile destinations to learn about the effects of climate change while not exacerbating the negative impacts of the tourism industry.
Walking across a sea-level glacier in Iceland, a tour guide points out how the landscape has changed in recent years. The population of cheeky puffins on a cliff’s edge has dropped by 20 percent since the start of the century due to rising ocean temperatures, the guide notes. Over a meal with fellow travelers that same day, the conversation turns to alternative energy sources helping the country curb its environmental footprint - a pertinent topic, given the meal takes ... Read more ...
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New Framework Designed to Embed Climate Resilience Into Urban Areas - Sustainable Brands (Oct 13, 2024) |
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Oct 13, 2024 · Neighbourhood Futures sets out five complementary capacities to help generate tailored, scalable strategies for climate resilience and health equity in cities.
Global architecture, engineering and sustainability consultancy Ramboll and UK nonprofit Impact on Urban Health have launched Neighbourhood Futures - a framework designed to embed climate resilience and health equity into urban areas.
August 2024 was the hottest month on record, capping Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880 - according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Heat stress is now the leading cause of weather-related deaths around the world, according to the ... Read more ...
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Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 3: Colleges, Universities Need Academic Advisors - Sustainable Brands (Oct 10, 2024) |
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Oct 10, 2024 · It would make sense for something that has become universally pertinent to already be incorporated into all disciplines. Right?
In parts one and two of this four-part series, we examined how climate change is being taught, or not, in US primary and high schools. Here, we dig into our country’s post-secondary education system.
Sadly, but unsurprisingly, too many US colleges and universities also score in the lower percentiles when it comes to holistic instruction on the topic of human-induced climate change - not only examining its effects and what students can do to help fight them, but also industry’s role in the crisis.
It would be easy to assume that something ... Read more ...
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Businesses Weren’t Ready for the 2024 Hurricane Season - Sustainable Brands (Oct 09, 2024) |
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Oct 09, 2024 · Ignoring the reality of climate change is no longer an option; the resilience and sustainability of business now heavily depends on companies’ ability to address and manage their climate exposure.
Catastrophic damage from Helene - and that to come from Milton and other hurricanes that will likely follow over the course of the season - has proven what many in the climate community have been saying for decades: Businesses are not prepared to adapt to the changing climate.
Record-breaking climate disasters continue to upend lives and businesses, with over 20 extreme weather events in the US this year to date, resulting in losses greater than $1 billion. Risk modeling firm ... Read more ...
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Campaign Reminds Companies to Include 'Mother Nature in the Boardroom’ - Sustainable Brands (Oct 07, 2024) |
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Oct 07, 2024 · The moving short film, featuring Dr. Jane Goodall as the voice of Mother Nature, highlights the urgent need for decision-makers to keep the planet at the heart of economic discussions.
As the world grapples with escalating biodiversity loss, a new campaign from the nonprofit Sea Change Project aims to remind businesses of nature’s critical role in their survival.
"Mother Nature in the Boardroom" - centered around a moving short film by acclaimed environmentalist, filmmaker and Sea Change Project co-founder Craig Foster (My Octopus Teacher), featuring world-renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall as the voice of Mother Nature - was unveiled during Climate Week NYC. It ... Read more ...
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Companies Must Go Beyond 'Carbon Tunnel Vision’ Ahead of COP16 - Sustainable Brands (Oct 07, 2024) |
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Oct 07, 2024 · Later this month, the world’s policymakers, environmentalists and business leaders will be in Cali, Colombia for the latest UN biodiversity conference - and companies are being urged to broaden their sustainability horizons.
While progress on corporate climate action can be frustratingly slow, we can be buoyed by the fact that most big businesses now understand their impact on the climate; and by and large, they acknowledge the associated risks of climate on their operations and chances of long-term success. Quite rightly, carbon reduction has dominated corporate sustainability strategies in the last decade - with thousands of companies racing to set ambitious goals to reach ... Read more ...
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Helios: An Out-of-This-World Solution for Decarbonizing Steelmaking - Sustainable Brands (Oct 03, 2024) |
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Oct 03, 2024 · Inspired by work on lunar resource extraction, the Helios Cycle creates zero direct emissions and uses 30% less energy than traditional methods of extracting iron - offering transformational potential for the heavy-emitting steel industry.
The steel industry, a cornerstone of modern civilization, faces significant challenges. As one of our most used materials, steel and its production is a massive global enterprise - with over 1.8 billion metric tons produced annually. However, this industry is also a massive polluter - responsible for approximately 11 percent of the world's total greenhouse gas output. Traditional steelmaking processes, which rely heavily on carbon-intensive ... Read more ...
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These Startups Are Mycoremediating Impacts of the Building Industry - Sustainable Brands (Sep 26, 2024) |
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Sep 26, 2024 · Mycocycle and Mogu are harnessing mycelium to transform industrial waste into resilient, circular materials for the construction sector.
The construction industry produces about one-third of the world’s waste and 40 percent of global carbon emissions. Concrete and cement alone account for about eight percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs); yet the demand for the material has tripled over the past 20 years. And it’s not just weighing on natural environments: It turns out several coastal cities are sinking, thanks to the weight of their built landscape.
With an ever-growing population increasing demand for private and public buildings, how do we make our ... Read more ...
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Industry Players Convene on Solutions for Decarbonizing Business Travel - Sustainable Brands (Sep 25, 2024) |
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Sep 25, 2024 · This week at Climate Week NYC, several conversations centered around reducing the sustainability impacts of something affecting nearly every attendee: Business travel.
First, IHG Hotels & Resorts and the GBTA Foundation - the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) - brought together some of travel’s biggest sustainability leaders to discuss the decarbonization of business travel. Co-hosted by Accenture, American Express Global Business Travel, Delta Air Lines, Hertz and IDEO, the event challenged more than 80 event attendees representing major organizations across all sectors of the travel industry to explore tensions and collaborative approaches ... Read more ...
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New 'Climate Label’ Requires Companies to Invest in Climate Solutions - Sustainable Brands (Sep 25, 2024) |
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Sep 25, 2024 · Talk is cheap: The first-of-its-kind certification requires internal carbon pricing and funding for GHG-reduction projects as criteria - aiming to accelerate corporate climate investment.
Tuesday at Climate Week NYC, The Change Climate Project (TCCP) launched the 2025 version of its certification Standard and debuted The Climate Label - the evolution of the nonprofit’s established climate-action certification program, Climate Neutral Certified.
The newly launched Standard and Label will take effect beginning in 2025. The evolution of the certification requires companies to walk their talk on meaningful climate action - centering climate-transition funding as a critical ... Read more ...
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Urban Forests: An Essential Tool for Climate-Resilient Communities - Sustainable Brands (Sep 24, 2024) |
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Sep 24, 2024 · As we navigate the escalating impacts of climate change, fostering plentiful urban forests is not just beneficial - it is essential for the long-term sustainability and resilience of our communities.
As global temperatures rise and the frequency of severe weather events increases, the critical role of urban forests in enhancing community resilience is becoming more evident. Recent data from NASA highlights a concerning trend - a global average surface temperature rise of approximately 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the 19th century, exacerbating climate impacts across our cities. Fortunately, the recognition of urban forests as essential tools in our climate-resilience toolkit is ... Read more ...
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WWF Identifies Tailored, Local Strategies for Transforming Global Food System - Sustainable Brands (Sep 20, 2024) |
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Sep 20, 2024 · While no single set of policy interventions should be applied globally, the research reveals a universal need to optimize land use and restore biodiversity, improve education on healthy and sustainable diets, and redesign financial subsidies and incentives.
The Great Food Puzzle, a new tool and research published by WWF, helps identify the most appropriate actions on a national basis for fixing the many flaws in our global food system. The report highlights that while food systems - the complex network of activities that involves the production, processing, transportation and consumption of food - have major global impacts on nature and climate change, they can only be made ... Read more ...
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Balancing Risk and Impact in the Evolving Carbon Market - Sustainable Brands (Sep 19, 2024) |
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Sep 19, 2024 · The rapid growth of the voluntary carbon market has resulted in a mismatch between supply of and demand for quality carbon credits.
As the voluntary carbon market (VCM) matures, its focus is shifting towards measures of quality and integrity. It’s becoming clear, however, that “quality” and “integrity” mean different things in different contexts, and that standards and frameworks are needed to represent the broad spectrum of what defines a “good carbon credit.”
“It used to be that we treated this market like a binary,” explained Spencer Meyer, Chief Ratings Officer at carbon ratings agency BeZero, speaking at a recent Sustainable Brands® (SB) webinar. “You either passed ... Read more ...
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Designing with Nature, Not Against – It Takes a Village (or Town) - Sustainable Brands (Sep 19, 2024) |
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Sep 19, 2024 · The continued growth and success of Babcock Ranch, the US’s first solar-powered town, serves as an inspiration for communities around the world seeking to leave a positive impact on the planet.
When venturing out to create something new, there is no roadmap to follow. When your innovative idea falls in between a unique dichotomy of traditional best practices (ex: the building industry) and a more nascent field (ex: renewable energy), the stakes could not be higher or more convoluted.
That was the stage in 2006, when we made a historic land purchase and took our first steps to deliver on the idea of Babcock Ranch - the US’s first solar-powered town, one of the country’s ... Read more ...
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Study: Decarbonization Efforts Bring Companies $200M in Annual Net Benefits - Sustainable Brands (Sep 18, 2024) |
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Sep 18, 2024 · BCG and CO2 AI’s 4th Carbon Emissions Survey highlights the substantial rewards some companies are reaping from decarbonization - including significant financial gains, enhanced reputations and operational efficiencies.
Despite the escalating climate crisis and 2023 marking the hottest year on record, corporate progress on decarbonization has slowed around the world. A new study released Tuesday by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and CO2 AI reveals that companies have made minimal progress on climate issues over the past year - yet, those at the forefront report substantial financial benefits from decarbonization.
The fourth edition of the companies’ fourth annual Carbon ... Read more ...
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The Economic (& Environmental & Health) Case for Regenerative Farming & Food - Sustainable Brands (Sep 13, 2024) |
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Sep 13, 2024 · Despite their benefits for soil and ecosystem health, regenerative practices are not going to make a positive dent in the food system long term unless there is a true economic case for farmers and others in the value chain. And there is.
There is science supporting the environmental principles of regenerative farming – keeping living roots to build soil organic matter, enhance water infiltration, and sequester carbon; fostering biodiversity to create a system that can better sustain itself in times of adversity; integrating animals as walking composters to enhance biology and fertility; etc. But the truth is, regenerative practices are not going to make a positive dent in the ... Read more ...
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The Frugal Economy, Part 2: 'Scaling Out’ Manufacturing to Maximize Sustainable Local Impact - Sustainable Brands (Sep 13, 2024) |
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Sep 13, 2024 · By scaling out their manufacturing with a distributed network of agile micro-factories rooted in local communities, businesses can gain agility and resilience and produce and deliver personalized goods faster, better, cheaper and more sustainably.
Europe in the 19th century, the US in the 20th century, and China in recent decades have all experienced exponential economic growth by “scaling up” vertical manufacturing - that is, by centralizing industrial activities in large factories. But this energy-intensive mass production model has depleted natural resources and seriously damaged our environment (the industrial sector accounts today for nearly one-third of US greenhouse gas ... Read more ...
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Future-Proofing Olive Farming: Balancing Tradition and Modern Practices - Sustainable Brands (Sep 11, 2024) |
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Sep 11, 2024 · Balancing productivity with sustainability will be crucial to ensuring the long-term viability of olive farming in Spain amidst changing climate conditions.
Olive trees have shown historical resilience to environmental changes and are very well adapted to the Mediterranean climate - which is characterized by prolonged summer drought, irregular rain the rest of the year and fairly mild winters.
In Spain, the country with the largest cultivated area under olives (2.7 million hectares), time has molded the so-called traditional olive farm: made up of long-lived, large trees - widely spaced and usually not watered. However, this system’s poor productivity per hectare and the ... Read more ...
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Breeding New Hope for the Future of Coffee in a Climate-Changing World - Sustainable Brands (Sep 09, 2024) |
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Sep 09, 2024 · World Coffee Research and its partner brands are directing vital investment and R&D into this globally popular yet critically underfunded, climate-vulnerable crop.
Coffee is more than just a morning ritual for millions worldwide; it's a global industry deeply intertwined with multiple economies, cultures and complicated geopolitical landscapes - and one that’s being reshaped by the dual challenges of escalating demand and climate change.
As the climate warms, the ideal conditions for growing Arabica coffee - the dominant varietal, prized for its nuanced flavors and aromas - are shrinking rapidly. Projections indicate that by 2050, suitable land for Arabica cultivation ... Read more ...
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Climate Uneducation in the US, Part 2: Failing High Schools - Sustainable Brands (Sep 06, 2024) |
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Sep 06, 2024 · 1 in 3 US high school students say they feel helpless when it comes to climate change and its effects. Much of this can be attributed to the lack of adequate teaching on the subject, and instruction on how students can feel more empowered.
In part one of this four-part series, we discussed the significant gaps in climate change education in United States primary schools. As we saw, 86 percent of K-12 teachers and 84 percent of parents of children under the age of 18 believe climate change should be taught in schools; yet, less than half of K-12 teachers have any formal education in climate science and do not get enough support to teach on the subject.
Unfortunately, the ... Read more ...
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New Tool Tracks US Food-Waste Legislation Landscape - Sustainable Brands (Sep 03, 2024) |
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Sep 03, 2024 · Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
Massachusetts-based food-waste tech provider Divert has launched a first-of-its-kind policy tracker that documents new and pending food-waste legislation across the US.
The Food Waste Legislative Tracker is a comprehensive look at the legislative process across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC and meant to be a first stop for those interested in learning more about national food policy. The living Google Sheet details where waste legislation is moving along and who is responsible for shepherding the bills ... Read more ...
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New Tool Tracks US Food-Waste Legislation Landscape | Sustainable Brands - Sustainable Brands (Sep 03, 2024) |
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Sep 03, 2024 · Geoff Nudelman Published 2 days ago. About a 4 minute read. Image: Divert
Divert’s Food Waste Legislative Tracker offers a state-by-state look, as well as numerous touchpoints for anyone interested in food policy to get involved.
Massachusetts-based food-waste tech provider Divert has launched a first-of-its-kind policy tracker that documents new and pending food-waste legislation across the US.
The Food Waste Legislative Tracker is a comprehensive look at the legislative process across all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC and meant to be a first stop for those interested in learning more about national food policy. The living Google Sheet details where ... Read more ...
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The Frugal Economy, Part 1: Share Everything, Waste Nothing - Sustainable Brands (Aug 28, 2024) |
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Aug 28, 2024 · In this first of a four-part series, we look at the three pillars of the frugal economy and their transformative impact on businesses, industries, communities and the environment.
Our dysfunctional and wasteful capitalist economy needs a significant overhaul to become socially inclusive and ecologically virtuous. Sadly, most proposed strategies for 'fixing’ capitalism - including a circular economy, stakeholder capitalism, ESG, decarbonization - while well-intended, have limited success in fundamentally shifting the mindset of businesses, reshaping cross-company interactions, and restructuring entire industry value chains.
To effectively address the triple urgency - ... Read more ...
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The Frugal Economy, Part 1: Share Everything, Waste Nothing - Sustainable Brands (Aug 28, 2024) |
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Aug 28, 2024 · In this first of a four-part series, we look at the three pillars of the frugal economy and their transformative impact on businesses, industries, communities and the environment.
Our dysfunctional and wasteful capitalist economy needs a significant overhaul to become socially inclusive and ecologically virtuous. Sadly, most proposed strategies for 'fixing’ capitalism - including a circular economy, stakeholder capitalism, ESG, decarbonization - while well-intended, have limited success in fundamentally shifting the mindset of businesses, reshaping cross-company interactions, and restructuring entire industry value chains.
To effectively address the triple urgency - ... Read more ...
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Mars Seeks Innovators to Reduce the Footprint of Pet Food - Sustainable Brands (Aug 27, 2024) |
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Aug 27, 2024 · The Next-Generation Pet Food Program aims to scale sustainable innovations for the pet food value chain, with a focus on sustainable proteins and fats.
Mars Petcare, in partnership with Big Idea Ventures - a global investment leader in the food-tech, agri-tech and materials-science sectors - has launched the Next-Generation Pet Food Program.
The pilot initiative - in collaboration with AAK, a multi-oil ingredient house specializing in plant-based oils and fats, and Bühler - a global technology partner for the food, feed and mobility industries - aims to engage with the startup ecosystem to develop more sustainable innovation in pet food, with a focus on startups working ... Read more ...
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Aspen Vodka Raises Spirits Sustainability to a Whole New Level - Sustainable Brands (Aug 22, 2024) |
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Aug 22, 2024 · Aspen Distillers’ new, carbon-negative facility - the world’s first LEED Platinum-certified distillery - includes a parcel dedicated to regenerative agriculture and pioneering water re-entry processes, and is designed for net-positive energy use.
There is no shortage of spirits companies touting sustainability initiatives - whether that’s a commitment to renewables or biodiversity conservation, or embracing circularity by upcycling spent ingredients and adopting closed-loop packaging and distribution solutions.
But at its core, spirits production is resource-intensive - requiring lots of energy and water to distill the product, along with the required freight to get it ... Read more ...
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First-of-Their-Kind Metrics Guide Supply Chain Transition to Safer Chemistry - Sustainable Brands (Aug 22, 2024) |
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Aug 22, 2024 · Replacing hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives across supply chains is one of sustainable business’s biggest challenges. The Safer Chemistry Impact Fund reveals an actionable roadmap to address toxic chemical pollution across consumer product sectors.
On Wednesday, The Safer Chemistry Impact (SCI) Fund - an innovative blended-capital initiative with seed funding from Apple and Google - released a first-of-its-kind metrics framework to measure and drive the adoption of safer chemistry across industries.
The report, Accelerating the Transition to Safer Chemistry: Establishing a Collective Vision & Impact Metrics, is a multi-stakeholder effort to address the urgent ... Read more ...
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Are US Students Learning Enough About Climate Change? - Sustainable Brands (Aug 19, 2024) |
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Aug 19, 2024 · With its effects now felt the world over, one might assume that education on climate change would be a high priority. But this is not the case - for numerous reasons we will get into, in this first of a four-part series on climate change education in the US.
The fact that human industrial activities have been altering our climate system, mainly by heating up the planet, has been publicly known for far longer than many people think.
Some of the first documented cases of discussion of human-induced climate change began with the ancient Greeks, who debated whether the draining of swamps and cutting of trees could affect local rain patterns.
But it wasn’t until a few ... Read more ...
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Avoiding Greenwashing Accusations Requires Cross-Functional Collaboration - Sustainable Brands (Aug 17, 2024) |
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Aug 17, 2024 · Misleading consumers on sustainability initiatives will not grow a business, and the legal and reputational ramifications only reinforce that the exaggeration of environmental claims will not deliver on ROI. Here are two tips from our sustainability journey in the wellness space.
As pressure mounts from investors, regulators and consumers, sustainability has become a priority for businesses - especially within the CPG and wellness industries. As more brands determine their sustainability goals, those efforts should not be siloed to one department or simply summed up in one generalized effort. Sustainability goals that allow for cross-functional collaboration allow ... Read more ...
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Study: Surf Breaks Key to Health of Climate, Ecosystems, Coastal Communities - Sustainable Brands (Aug 15, 2024) |
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Aug 15, 2024 · An Oregon State University study finds surf conservation offers a unique opportunity to strengthen protection of climate-critical carbon stocks while boosting socio-economic health of coastal communities.
Safeguarding places to catch waves is an opportunity to simultaneously mitigate climate change, fuel tourism and help surrounding ecosystems - according to new research from Oregon State University (OSU).
“There is a growing conservation movement regarding coastal areas that host surf breaks,” said Jacob Bukoski - Assistant Professor at OSU’s College of Forestry, Director of its Forests and Climate Change graduate certificate, and one of the study’s co-authors. “Earlier ... Read more ...
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Coca-Cola Adds Wastewater-to-Energy Tech to Circular Manufacturing Toolbox - Sustainable Brands (Aug 13, 2024) |
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Aug 13, 2024 · Pipeline Organics’ technology will convert sugar-rich wastewater into clean, cost-effective renewable electricity to help power CCEP’s food and drink manufacturing operations.
The business innovation arm of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) - the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler and one of the world's leading consumer goods companies - has invested in a tech startup turning wastewater into clean electricity.
CCEP Ventures has led an investment round for Pipeline Organics - a UK-based climate-tech company focused on converting sugar-rich wastewater into “a continuous supply of planet-friendly electricity” to help power CCEP’s food and drink manufacturing ... Read more ...
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US Invests $2.2B Into Grid Upgrades for Climate Resilience - Sustainable Brands (Aug 12, 2024) |
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Aug 12, 2024 · Projects will add nearly 13 GW of energy capacity to support more manufacturing, data centers and renewable power; catalyze nearly $10B in public-private investments and create thousands of jobs.
In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has invested $2.2 billion in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states to protect against growing threats of extreme weather events, lower costs for communities, and catalyze additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.
Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Grid Resilience and Innovation ... Read more ...
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Nissan’s 'Cool Paint’ Will Cut Car-Interior Heat, Energy Use - Sustainable Brands (Aug 09, 2024) |
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Aug 09, 2024 · The paint's cooling performance is most noticeable when a vehicle is parked in the sun for an extended period. Keeping the interior cooler helps reduce load to the A/C - and in electric vehicles, draw on the battery.
Nissan has been trialing a next-generation automotive paint aimed at helping lower a vehicle's ambient cabin temperature in summer and reduce the energy usage of the air-conditioning system.
Developed in partnership with Radi-Cool, a specialist in radiative cooling products, the paint incorporates metamaterial - synthetic composite materials that exhibit high solar-reflective properties.
The project is part of Nissan's pursuit of differentiated ... Read more ...
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