Save the Food Takes Guess Work (And Waste) out of Thanksgiving Planning

Each year consumers spend $218 billion on food that ends up going to waste. And, about $277 million of that waste will happen during Thanksgiving — when Americans begin to plan, purchase and prepare lavish meals which usually result in leftovers that ultimately end up in the trash. Now, two organizations have partnered to create an easy-to-use innovation that curbs food waste while making holiday cooking a little bit easier.

Walmart Commits to Building Transparency in Seafood Supply Chains

Walmart aspires to help make choices easier and more transparent for people. We serve hundreds of millions of customers every year, and we advocate for them among suppliers to provide more sustainably produced products while maintaining the low prices customers expect.

Timberland’s Fall 2017 Collection: Leaving a Lighter Footprint

With its new Fall 2017 collection, global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland strives to leave a lighter footprint and bring great-looking, responsibly-made product to consumers around the globe. From everyday packs made with recycled polyester linings to its newest eco-conscious boot inspired by the Earthkeepers® Original, Timberland continues to innovate across footwear, apparel and accessories.

Trash to Treasure: Hawaii Company Uses Ocean Waste to Create Jewelry

Three years ago Kat Crabill took a drive that would forever change her life. She visited Kamilo Beach on the southeast coast of the island of Hawai’i, an area that collects a huge amount of trash due to the movement of currents. It was there, while watching plastic waste wash ashore, that Crabill thought about repurposing the large plastic pieces and nurdles, small nuggets of plastic, into true gems.

The Virtuous Circle: Connecting Food Security, Packaging, and Sustainable Development

UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17 is about partnering to achieve solutions. It recognizes that our best chance to meet the other 16 SDGs is through collaboration between governments, private sector and civil society based on shared principles and vision. Collaboration also amplifies our impact, creating value up and down supply chains, throughout complex systems, and in ways that can even come full circle.

Leaders in Responsible Forestry Recognized at Greenbuild

SCS Global Services (SCS) celebrated responsible forestry trailblazers at the 2017 FSC® Leadership Awards on November 8th, with four of SCS’s top-tier clients receiving awards this year. The Forest Stewardship Council® recognized award winners for demonstrating excellence in the use or marketing of FSC-certified wood in products, or for their steadfast commitment to responsible forest management.

Congrats to the Best Corporate Steward – Large Business Finalists!

Congratulations to the 2017 Best Corporate Steward – Large Business Finalists! The Best Corporate Steward – Large Business Corporate Citizenship Award recognizes businesses that encompass overall values, operational practices, and stakeholder strategies that exemplify shared value. Read on to learn more about the significant, positive impacts these businesses have had in communities, locally and globally.

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Alemania otorga a WEC Europe y El instituzo para Sostenibildad una importante subvención para avanzar en la gestión de la sostenibilidad empresarial en América Latina

El Ministerio alemán de Medio Ambiente, Conservación de la Naturaleza, Construcción y Seguridad Nuclear (BMUB) ha otorgado al World Environment Centre Europe (WEC Europe) y al Instituto para la Sostenibilidad una subvención para difundir las mejores prácticas en gestión de sostenibilidad corporativa en Chile y México. Los principales dirigentes de Compañías líderes alemanas y líderes internacionales de pensamiento participarán en mesas redondas para discutir la propuesta de valor de la sostenibilidad, la innovación en la cadena de valor, la integración de estrategias y las buenas prácticas en toda la empresa.

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit unterstützt Projekt „Förderung von Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in Lateinamerika“ durch WEC Europe und Institute for Sustainability

Das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit (BMUB) fördert ein Projekt des World Environment Center Europe (WEC Europe) und des Institute for Sustainability zur Verbreitung aktueller Standards unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit in Chile und Mexiko. Vertreter führender deutscher Unternehmen und weitere internationale Experten werden in mehreren Workshops die Vorteile einer nachhaltigen Unternehmensführung diskutieren, deren Auswirkung auf Innovationen in der Wertschöpfungskette sowie die praktische Verschmelzung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen mit der Unternehmensstrategie.

German Environment Ministry Awards WEC Europe and The Institute for Sustainability a Major Grant to Advance Corporate Sustainability Management in Latin America

The German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) has awarded the World Environment Center Europe (WEC Europe) and the Institute for Sustainability a grant to disseminate best practices in corporate sustainability management in Chile and Mexico. Leading German company executives and international thought leaders will participate in peer-to-peer roundtables to discuss the sustainability’s value proposition, value chain innovation and integration of strategy and practices across the enterprise.

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