Displaying 1 - 25 of 48
1
Article
As the year comes to a (welcome) close, it’s worth taking a moment to consider how the circular economy concept has emerged and evolved during this very
December 21, 2020 by Lauren Phipps
2
Article
This article is sponsored by InterContinental Hotels Group.
Hospitality businesses have a special opportunity when it comes to driving positive change.
November 23, 2020 by Sopan Shah
3
Article
In the past few years, as consumers looked to cut down on plastic waste at the grocery store, more mainstream supermarkets turned to bulk shopping bins as a
November 6, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
4
Article
This is an excerpt from "Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet" by Sandra Goldmark. It is reprinted here
October 30, 2020 by Sandra Goldmark
5
Article
For decades, the Yaigojé Apaporis Indigenous People in Colombia’s lower Apaporis River Basin worked to get their traditional lands formally recognized by the
October 28, 2020 by Patricia Quijano Vallejos
6
Article
Week in Review
Stories discussed this week (7:25).
Microsoft, Tiffany help carve out new responsible mining standard
Green 2.0: Corporate advocacy and the
October 23, 2020 by Heather Clancy
7
Article
President Donald Trump has worked aggressively to dismantle the environmental legacy of his predecessor Barack Obama since taking office in 2017. The latest
October 23, 2020 by Char Miller
8
Article
Not many audits are 14 years in the making. But after almost a decade and a half of creating the most holistic and encompassing mining standard, the Initiative
October 21, 2020 by Jesse Klein
9
Article
This article is sponsored by Fill it Forward.
Is there a word that you would use to describe your work in 2020?
Mine is "unfulfilled." Although for me,
October 14, 2020 by Matt Wittek
10
Article
Week in Review
Stories discussed this week (4:20).
SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors
Why Kroger and Publix are
October 9, 2020 by Heather Clancy
11
Article
Businesses are on notice. Corporations' excessive exploitation of Earth’s resources and degradation of its carrying capacity are continuing unabated in the
October 9, 2020 by Dariush Rafinejad
12
Video
Technology company Rubicon’s business mission is to end waste, in all of its forms. For David Rachelson, chief sustainability officer at Rubicon, and his team
September 24, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
13
Video
InterContinental Hotels Group, which has nearly 8,000 properties currently in operation or development, has a large footprint. But did you know that many of
September 18, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
14
Article
Across the globe, people are looking at life differently. Because of COVID-19, we take less for granted. Life on autopilot has been disrupted and the whispers
September 17, 2020 by Bertrand Piccard
15
Video
How can your company implement a rental business model?
While the concept of renting is anything but new, recent years have seen an expansion of products
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
16
Video
How can your company implement a resale business model?
The resale of used, worn or simply returned consumer products, also known as recommerce, holds
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
17
Video
How can companies extend the useful life of IT assets and more effectively manage e-waste at the end of life?
The material value of the electronic waste
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
18
Video
Hold the phone! Can waste be designed out of consumer electronics?
Building off of the established principles of the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA’s)
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
19
Video
Eastman wants to prove to the world that waste can be valuable. That’s according to Scott Ballard, vice president of specialty plastics at the company.
“We
September 11, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
20
Video
Who are the humans that are managing our waste? The informal waste economy is an often overlooked part of our global plastic supply chain. But they play an
September 8, 2020 by Holly Secon
21
Video
High-quality jobs, affordable places to live, a thriving urban culture, and a healthy human and natural environment can all be part of circular cities. This
September 8, 2020 by Holly Secon
22
Video
Structuring circular economies like a neural network enables our transition from linear use, lowers risk through collective action and unlocks low-hanging
September 8, 2020 by Holly Secon
23
Article
How about this for a series of maddening statistics?
Landfills in the United States generate 15 percent of the country’s emissions of methane, a greenhouse
September 4, 2020 by Jim Giles
24
Article
Reusable packaging is gaining steam, and brands have ample opportunity to pilot projects or join precompetitive collaborations so that they don’t have to
September 3, 2020 by Meg Wilcox
25
Article
For the past year, I’ve been dabbling with the Loop reusable, refillable container service created and operated by TerraCycle. It’s been an OK experience:
August 26, 2020 by Heather Clancy