Most environmentally oriented eyes on the Biden administration are focused — appropriately — on mitigating climate change, creating jobs and transitioning to a clean energy future. Count me among them. So, I’m not holding out hope for a federal circular economy policy any time soon (I’ll let the EU take the lead on that front). However, I…
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Lessons from a Very Difficult Year
The first, most obvious challenge has been a massive global pandemic. But what are the lessons? First, of course, is the lesson the need to listen to the experts who warn us about possibilities of threats. The most obvious example is climate change; where scientists have been sounding the alarm for decades that the pathway we are…
Sustainability and Healthcare:Transformational Work During a Global Pandemic
Shaw is spotlighting organizations making a positive impact through initiatives that support the wellbeing of people and the planet. Here, we discuss a new sustainability initiative led by three of the most influential organizations working to transform health care: Health Care Without Harm, Practice Greenhealth and Greenhealth Exchange. Health Care Without Harm is a coalition that…
Research: In a Post-COVID 2021, Fashion Will Trend Toward Sustainability
Based on research conducted by the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol in 2020, here are three trends we can expect from the apparel industry — as we emerge from COVID-19 and toward a more sustainable future. This year — as a pandemic put much on hold; and the US saw the most active hurricane season on…
Diageo to Use 100% Recycled Content in Packaging by 2030
Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, and Guinness, has announced 25 goals in its “Society 2030: Spirit of Progress” plan, designed to make a positive impact on the world by 2030. Diageo will focus its action over the next 10 years in three core areas, selected to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): promoting positive…
How Carrier Plans to Reduce Customers’ Carbon Footprint by More than One Gigaton
Carrier Global Corporation has announced the company’s first set of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) goals since becoming an independent company in April. Carrier is targeting carbon neutrality across its operations by 2030. The company is also aiming to reduce its customers’ carbon footprint by more than one gigaton, supported by a planned investment of more than $2 billion…
In the Spirit of Sustainability: Absolut Set to Unveil Fully Recyclable Paper Bottles
While still in the testing phase, The Absolut Company hopes that its new paper bottle will be the first of many in a wider range of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers. The pursuit of the perfect paper bottle has been gaining momentum within the drinks industry, particularly among alcoholic beverage brands, as they seek to…
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud
Despite all they’re doing to address climate change with both emissions reduction plans, circular economy innovation and consumer awareness, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have been criticized — rightly so, in my mind — for their close ties to the oil and gas sector. All of them are using their artificial intelligence prowess and analytics power to…
CDP: Fashion Companies Slow to Recognize Water Pollution Risks
CDP published a new report today analyzing water data from 62 companies involved in the fashion, apparel, footwear, and home textiles industry. Only seven companies demonstrated awareness of water pollution across their entire value chains. “Interwoven Risks, Untapped Opportunities” pulled data from brands, manufacturers, and retailers in the industry that disclosed through CDP’s 2019 water…
How the climate crisis will crash the economy
The chickens are coming home to roost. Even before the western United States became a regional inferno, even before the Midwest U.S. became a summertime flood zone, even before an annual hurricane season so bad that the government is running out of names to attach to them, even before Colorado saw a 100 degrees Fahrenheit…
