Key Takeaways From Climate Week: The Business Case for Climate Justice

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 16:30

Porter Novelli and strategic partner Plan C joined together for a Climate Week virtual event on the business case for climate justice. The theme of the session was the role of racial justice and social equity in climate action. We heard from Jessica Appelgren of Impossible Foods; Celso White of Igniting Business Growth LLC; Bee Hui Yeh of the Power of We and Plan C and Erin Osher, Managing Director of Porter Novelli Seattle. Here, we’ve highlighted five key takeaways from the event:

Reducing Our Carbon Emissions at Northern Trust

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 15:45

As we celebrate NY Climate Week, learn more about how we have exceeded our goal of reducing carbon emissions by 25% by 2020 and our plans for the future in our first published report on climate change

Are Takeout Containers Recyclable?

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 16:00

We love to order takeout food, especially nowadays with so many of us spending more time at home. But with all those orders come a lot of plastic bags, containers, utensils, etc. and not all of it can go into your recycling bin.

Small Farms, Big Impact: How We're Building Thriving Communities Around the World Together

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 15:00

Placing Health and Equity at the Center of the Climate Discussion

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 11:00

Climate change is considered the greatest existential threat of our time and is deeply connected to challenges of health & equity. What are the links between climate & health today? How can we make those issues more central in the climate discussion?

Sustainable MacFries Fund: McDonald's To Invest in Climate-Friendly Farming Practices

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 13:30

McDonald's has launched a "Sustainable MacFries Fund" in partnership with McCain to improve the resilience of British potato farmers, while also collaborating with the Walmart Foundation, WWF and Cargill in the US to improve land use practices.

Three Innovations Leading the Fight to Save the World's Forests

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:30

Inga Foundation, winner of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation's $100,000 NextGen Committee Grant in 2019, has just been announced as one of three winners of the UpLink Trillion Trees Challenge at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit.

Proud Member of the UN Global Compact's CFO Taskforce for the SDGs

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 11:30

This week, during the 75th annual (and first-ever virtual) UN General Assembly, I had the opportunity to speak at the United Nations Global Compact to support the launch of the CFO Taskforce for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Amid Pandemic and Worsening Climate and Water Crisis, the Sustainability Movement Grew Stronger

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 17:45

More than 60 investors and companies join Ceres powerful networks and major initiatives to tackle the greatest sustainability threats

Restore AirCarbon Foodware Products Achieve Carbon Negative Verification

Thu, 09/24/2020 - 17:30

Newlight Technologies, Inc., a biotechnology company dedicated to making materials that improve the environment, has gained independent verification that its Restore AirCarbon™ foodware products, evaluated from cradle-to-gate plus disposal, have a negative carbon footprint.