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Paul Polman's rallying cry for courageous leaders

GreenBiz

But that takes courage," said Polman, who in 2019 created Imagine, a foundation aimed at eradicating poverty and inequality and stemming runaway climate change. Governments already have spent $12 trillion to $13 trillion just to stabilize global economies ravaged by COVID-19. Spend back better.

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Cisco’s Sustainability 101: What Is the Circular Economy?

3BL Media

The 2023 edition of the Circularity Gap Report , an annual study of circularity adoption worldwide by Circle Economy, states that the global economy increasingly relies on materials from virgin sources. The authors estimate that the global economy is only about 7.2% circular, down from 9.1% In that same year, 4.9

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C trillion) to the regional economy last year, and remap travel patterns in a way that will likely deal a blow to some countries in southern Europe.” trillion (C$2.79

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Celebrating a Milestone: More Than 1,000 B Corps in Europe

B the Change

Now, we celebrate the milestone of over 1,000 companies committed to the B Corp vision of an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all: a thousandfold impact causing an unprecedented ripple effect in the European business landscape. B Corp Summit 2019 in Amsterdam. “If But where are we heading from here?

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Social Enterprises Can Grow Their Revenue and Impact by Partnering with Corporations – Here’s How to Support Them

James Militzer

A Tipping Point for Social Enterprise Inclusion in the Global Economy. To position themselves for success in the future, these companies are increasingly working to develop more regenerative, circular business models that embed sustainability into the core of their operations. Other policies, like the U.K.’s

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Join a B Corp Network to Build Collaboration and Work Toward a More Inclusive Economy

B the Change

Inspired by the operational transparency and overall credibility of the B Corp Certification, the B Tourism platform aims to serve as a resource for the regenerative travel movement and to help travelers enjoy a vacation experience that embodies interdependence and interconnectedness.

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Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

In August of 2019, 181 CEOs of America’s largest corporations committed to a purpose driven, multi-stakeholder approach to long-term value creation. Global businesses should apply this foundational principle to the private enterprises that public authorities charter.