Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

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In college, one of my professors taught a popular theory of economics that a company’s sole purpose is to deliver profit to shareholders.

The problem can seem overwhelming, given that an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year — a figure that could triple by 2040.

As the first athletes receive their medals on the podiums, they will be pushing boundaries in other ways too. For the first time ever, both the Olympic medals and the podiums which athletes stand on have been produced using 100% recycled materials.

Dow recently announced it will collaborate with THE MOST, a start-up company specializing in textured hair care solutions, to better understand and address the needs of the underserved multicultural textured hair care market.

Cities illuminate inequality. Almost by definition, they draw in both wealth and poverty — a gravitational centre for capital and commerce on the one hand, and cheap labour and migrant communities on the other. Also by definition, they do so at heightened levels of human density, with the powerful and powerless working and living side by side.

The City of Tacoma, Seattle Good Business Network, and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development today announced the launch of a new program that allows for circular reuse of products and materials that might otherwise be destined for disposal in landfills.

Dow recently announced that Natura cosmetics brand – part of Natura & Co group, the fourth largest personal care company in the world – is the first commercial collaborator for Project Ybá: Conservation that Transforms, a strategic sustainability project for balancing commercial growth of a local community with environmental preservation in Breu Branco, Pará, deep in Brazil's Amazon Rainforest.

Kimberly-Clark's 2020 Global Sustainability Report provides the first update on the company's progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals, which are aimed at addressing the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with commitments

In the latest episode of the CGF Sustainability Podcast, host Louise Chester speaks to Fritz Micus, Director of Corporate Communications at Symrise. Take a listen to hear Fritz speak about Symrise’s innovative, multi-faceted sustainability strategy, and more.