Topic: Sustainable Business

U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism

Here’s a simplified approach to sustainability goal-setting

“As a first step, companies should understand which sustainability issues are aligned with the business strategy and where goals create financially material business value. For example, a water-intensive industry such …

Turning food deserts into oases

“As the recent Rand study makes clear, we don’t have to accept the status quo. Government and philanthropy should double down on their investments and work with business owners, banks …

Patagonia Steps Up Environmental Activism With ‘Dating Site’ For Grassroots Projects

So he launched Patagonia Action Works, which Chouinard describes as a “dating site” that connects individuals with opportunities to support and get involved with grassroots environmental groups. It matches people with events and …

Bringing Change to the Food System with Blockchain

Under the current agricultural system, it’s the norm for both the farmer and consumer to be disconnected. Neal raises flocks of 50,000 turkeys a couple times a year on his …

Exxon Reports on Climate Risk and Sees Almost None

“Neither the energy efficiency of the global economy, nor the carbon intensity of the energy produced to drive that growth, is likely to improve fast enough to stop emissions from …

Despite Trump’s Antipathy, Companies Sign Up For Clean Energy Contracts In Record Numbers

The increase in activity was driven by sustainability initiatives and the increasing cost-competitiveness of renewables, BNEF said. The International Renewable Energy Agency reported earlier this month that the cost of …

What you should know about setting ambitious yet realistic sustainability goals

The key question companies should be asking is not “What is the balance between ambitious and realistic?” The key question is, “What’s the problem I’m trying to solve, what is …

World Economic Forum: 11 leading brands commit to move towards new plastic economy

Today the Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the list of leading brands, retailers, and packaging companies working towards using 100% reusable, recyclable or …

Report: World’s most successful companies have a larger proportion of women in senior roles

More successful companies tend to have a larger proportion of women in senior management roles, new research by McKinsey has found. Between 2011 and 2015, the most gender diverse quarter …

The State of Green Business, 2018

“But the pressures are being felt in the United States, too. In a report to its clients in November, Moody’s Investors Service explained how it incorporates climate change into its …

Companies from DuPont to Microsoft drive social innovation

“Investors are taking notice, too. Significantly, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $6 trillion in assets, is calling upon companies to determine their sense of purpose. “In his …