From the Agora - Consumers and Sustainability
10 Black-Owned, Sustainable Small Businesses to Support
June 04, 2020
Source: Green Matters - With stores around the world temporarily closing due to lockdowns, many consumers are turning to online shopping, especially from small businesses who may need an extra boost due to the current state of the economy. So if you...
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June 04, 2020 Source: Green Matters - With stores around the world temporarily closing due to lockdowns, many consumers are turning to online shopping, especially from small businesses who may need an extra boost due to the current state of the economy. So if you...
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Brands that don’t include these 3 points in their sustainability marketing risk alienating Generation Z and the billions of dollars they spend every year
June 04, 2020
Source: The Rising - Generation Z already spends an estimated $44 billion a year in the US just on themselves. And the demographic influences an additional $600 billion in spending by others. In other words, it’s a group that sustainability marketing...
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June 04, 2020 Source: The Rising - Generation Z already spends an estimated $44 billion a year in the US just on themselves. And the demographic influences an additional $600 billion in spending by others. In other words, it’s a group that sustainability marketing...
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COVID-19 has put sustainability in the food industry on hold, but advocates say it’s not a lost cause
June 03, 2020
Source: Nosh - The COVID-19 crisis and the Bay Area-wide shelter-in-place orders disrupted the growing sustainability movement in the food industry, one that championed compostable and reusable containers.
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June 03, 2020 Source: Nosh - The COVID-19 crisis and the Bay Area-wide shelter-in-place orders disrupted the growing sustainability movement in the food industry, one that championed compostable and reusable containers.
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Reassessing the sustainability of airlines
June 03, 2020
Source: The Hill - It’s an extraordinarily difficult time for airlines. The COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 6 million tracked infections and 372,000 deaths worldwide as of this writing, has wreaked havoc on public health and the global economy.
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June 03, 2020 Source: The Hill - It’s an extraordinarily difficult time for airlines. The COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 6 million tracked infections and 372,000 deaths worldwide as of this writing, has wreaked havoc on public health and the global economy.
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Seeking Out Sustainability
June 02, 2020
Source: Pet Business - A recent survey of 1,000 pet owners in the U.S. conducted by Rover.com focused on how sustainability can impact pet owners’ purchasing decisions and found that 81 percent of pet parents felt that taking care of pets in an...
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June 02, 2020 Source: Pet Business - A recent survey of 1,000 pet owners in the U.S. conducted by Rover.com focused on how sustainability can impact pet owners’ purchasing decisions and found that 81 percent of pet parents felt that taking care of pets in an...
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China’s Solar Giants Slash Prices as Virus Curbs Demand
May 31, 2020
Source: Bloomberg Green - Chinese manufacturers that dominate nearly every step in the global solar power supply chain are being forced to slash prices as the coronavirus disrupts projects around the world.
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May 31, 2020
Source: Bloomberg Green - Chinese manufacturers that dominate nearly every step in the global solar power supply chain are being forced to slash prices as the coronavirus disrupts projects around the world.
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Alessandro Michele’s Gucci Announcement: A Leap Towards Sustainability Or A First Step?
May 30, 2020
Source: Forbes - Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci, announced this week that the brand will be reducing from five to two shows per year, citing (at length and in a far more poetic and expansive manner than this) that the “worn...
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May 30, 2020
Source: Forbes - Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci, announced this week that the brand will be reducing from five to two shows per year, citing (at length and in a far more poetic and expansive manner than this) that the “worn...
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Adidas and Allbirds Join Forces to Try to Create the World’s Lowest Carbon Footprint Sports Shoe
May 28, 2020
Source: Business of Fashion - Footwear brands Adidas and Allbirds are partnering up to tackle an ambitious goal: produce a performance sneaker that “emits as close to zero carbon as possible,” said Adidas’ Vice President of Brand Strategy James Carnes. The...
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May 28, 2020
Source: Business of Fashion - Footwear brands Adidas and Allbirds are partnering up to tackle an ambitious goal: produce a performance sneaker that “emits as close to zero carbon as possible,” said Adidas’ Vice President of Brand Strategy James Carnes. The...
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Floating Wind Gets a $22 Million Boost from Tokyo Gas
May 27, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - Japanese natural gas company Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd has made a bet that the future of renewable power will be floating at sea.
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May 27, 2020
Source: Bloomberg - Japanese natural gas company Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd has made a bet that the future of renewable power will be floating at sea.
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REPORT: Consumers see tech innovation as critical for future sustainability
May 27, 2020
Source: Ericsson - The latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report reveals fresh insights on consumer attitudes toward sustainability challenges - and how technology could help them to make a greater positive impact.
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May 27, 2020 Source: Ericsson - The latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report reveals fresh insights on consumer attitudes toward sustainability challenges - and how technology could help them to make a greater positive impact.
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