LEADERSHIP
Many Business Leaders See Sustainability as Costly Obligation Rather Than Investment in the Future
According to new Capgemini research, execs recognize the urgency for climate action; but limited impact is visible on the ground so far as they lack an overarching strategy, clarity on the business case and coordinated implementation.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION
ShippingEasy Pilots Carbon-Neutral Shipping for Ecommerce Merchants During the Holiday Season
The Texas-based small-business shipper, in partnership with South Pole, will offset merchants’ shipping emissions by funding a renewable energy project in Oklahoma.
PRODUCT, SERVICE & DESIGN INNOVATION
2022 Ray of Hope Prize Winners Offer Biomimetic Solutions to Fresh Food Waste, Surface Finishing
The Biomimicry Institute has chosen India’s GreenPod Labs and Germany’s Fusion Bionic as 2022’s top biomimicry startups, from a pool of over 200 applicants from 54 countries.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
As US consumers report more conservative gifting plans due to money worries, alternatives such as Freitag’s S.W.A.P. events and Poshmark’s Secondhand Sunday meet the downshift in enthusiasm for the Black Friday shopping frenzy.
Packaging Targets: Set and Meet Them with Plastic IQ
Thursday, November 17, 2022 – 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET | Sponsored by The Recycling Partnership
Join The Recycling Partnership and an esteemed panel of brand, NGO, and retail partners to hear why more than 200 U.S. companies are using Plastic IQ, a free, customizable tool to make informed circular packaging decisions across their plastics portfolios. Supported by Walmart and co-developed with Systemiq, this open access tool allows users to compare solutions for reduction, reuse, recyclability, and compostability and assess the most impactful options for meeting packaging targets by 2025 or 2030.
DEC 9 Member Network | New York City, NY | Hybrid
MAY 22-24 Brand-Led Culture Change | Minneapolis, MN