Los Angeles Becomes the Largest “Fair Trade City” in North America

Fair Trade USA is pleased to announce that the Los Angeles City Council has voted to become an official Fair Trade City, celebrate World Fair Trade Day every year on the second Saturday in May, and take the necessary steps to include Fair Trade principles in City purchasing. In January of this year, Councilmembers Paul Koretz (CD5), Mike Bonin (CD11), and Joe Buscaino (CD 15) introduced both a motion and a resolution encouraging diverse businesses and organizations to increase the citywide understanding of Fair Trade, grow the availability of Fair Trade products among retailers, and add Fair Trade principles to the City government’s Environmentally-Preferable Purchasing Program.

BSR20 Best Rates Extended Through Friday

Did you miss the news last week that the best rates for BSR20 expired on Friday? If so—we’ve got you covered.

Earth Overshoot Day 2020 Has Passed, But We Can Still Make a Difference

In 2020, Earth Overshoot Day was more than 3 weeks later than last year. This shows we can still reverse the trend and transform the current crisis into an opportunity to reshape our economy and become more resilient, frugal and digital.

Johnson & Johnson Signs a Historic Pledge to Uphold the Integrity of the Scientific Process in Developing an Investigational COVID-19 Vaccine

Johnson & Johnson announced that we, alongside eight other companies working on investigational COVID-19 vaccines, are signing a #WeStandWithScience pledge committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific process as we work towards potential global regulatory filings and approvals of the first vaccines for COVID-19.

Coffee for Peace Wins Prestigious Business for Peace Award

Felicitas “Joji” Bautista Pantoja, Co-Founder of Business Call to Action member company, Coffee for Peace has won the Oslo Business for Peace Award for 2020.

Deal-Seeking Goes Mainstream: Honey Study Reveals Americans Are Changing How They Shop, Date and Flaunt Thriftiness

In the current climate, with more people needing to make their money go further, Honey can help find savings and earn shoppers rewards to buy more of what they love and need.

Building a Forest Positive Future

International Paper Chief Sustainability Officer, Sophie Beckham, has been invited to speak at Bloomberg’s Green Festival, a new culture-shaping event featuring leading voices working at the edge of change in sustainability.

Approaches to Incorporating Green Chemistry and Safety into Laboratory Culture

We know green chemistry to be the framework for conducting chemistry in a manner that is conducive to life. This article emphasizes how framing green chemistry through the lens of systems thinking can build a culture of safety in the lab.

Making Luxury Goods Sustainable: 3 Challenges and 3 Leaders

You could be forgiven for failing to join the dots between luxury brands and sustainability. How can the latest season’s must-haves be friendly to the planet?

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