Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Fair Trade USA is partnering with 1% for the Planet on 'My Planet Pass,' a bundled program that makes environmental giving easy.

If you’ve been handed a metal straw at an event over the last few years, chances are, the practice was inspired by Bacardi, which in 2016 became the first global spirits company to pledge to eliminate single-use plastic straws at all of its events.

Did you know that 61% of people worldwide lack access to safely managed sanitation, and 28% lack access to a safely managed water supply? Every year millions die from diseases caused by an inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

GRI appoints Mirjam Groten as Chief Business Development Officer, with remit to strengthen support services provided to assist companies with their sustainability reporting

The interactive panel session will focus on the WAPRO (Water Productivity) project – a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to improve food security, water use efficiency and income for over 60,000 cotton and rice farmers.

Modern Slavery & Human Rights risks have become the most prominent social issues that businesses have to deal with in recent years.

Rice farming uses 40% of the world’s irrigation water & accounts for half of Mars’ unsustainable water use. That’s why we’re promoting water stewardship with rice farmers - with programs in India & Pakistan seeing a 30% reduction in water use so far.

Major US companies commit to operate in a way that values all their stakeholders - GRI's Tim Mohin sets out why the hard work has only just begun.

Adolfo Orive, President and CEO, Tetra Pak said: “We are pleased to have developed a paper straw that is fully functional and meets internationally recognised food safety standards. This is an important step in our vision to deliver a package made entirely from plant-based packaging materials, contributing to a low-carbon circular economy.

"On Day Zero of Interface’s sustainability journey, founder and CEO Ray Anderson described the outline of a radical vision of a cyclical enterprise that would become ecologically restorative through its influence on others."