When stakeholders are quick to question empty corporate messaging, companies need more than a timely sustainability story; they need proof, relevance and a reason to speak. sustainablebrands.com/read/five-qu... @capgeminiglobal.bsky.social @globescan.bsky.social

Five Questions Brands Should Ask Before Joining the Next Big Sustainability Conversation

In a climate where stakeholders are quick to question empty corporate messaging, companies need more than a timely sustainability story; they need proof, rel...

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Ensuring that policymakers understand the real-world business impacts of shareholder proposal process changes is critical. "Companies have a clear stake in maintaining a stable and predictable way of working with investors." — Ceres, Inc. #SEC #ShareholderProposal #Investors #SustainableBusiness

Why Weakening the Shareholder Proposal Process Hurts Companies

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New analysis from the Apparel Impact Institute (Aii) reveals that by 2030, climate-related risks could slash profits for a typical apparel company by up to 34%. Sustainability is a core business strategy. Ignoring these risks threatens #competitiveness, #valuation, and long-term #profitability.

The Cost of Climate Inaction Could Reach 34% of Fashion Industry Profits

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No single company can solve #foodwaste. No grower can fix supply chain #resilience alone. No retailer can verify #ESG claims by themselves. Yet we've spent decades treating sustainability as an organizational problem when it's actually a systemic one.

Mobilizing Sectors for Sustainability: Why Industry Associations Are the Missing Link

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Businesses are juggling overlapping audits, conflicting frameworks, and endless compliance requests. It’s exhausting, costly, and often gets in the way of actual impact. ISEAL focuses on how standards can remain credible and accessible as regulatory and supply chain demands become more complex.

From Spaghetti Bowl to Smart Mix: the Changing Role of Sustainability Standards

In a recent ISEAL dialogue responding to the World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development, sustainability leaders explored how standards can rema...

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Congratulations @sustainablebrands.bsky.social for 2 amazing decades.

Today, the community gathers to kick off #SB26SanDiego. As we celebrate 20 years of SB, leaders from across industries are gathering to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and explore what comes next for sustainable business. Join the conversation on LinkedIn on hashtag: #AllRise!

In an era of heightened scrutiny, meeting criteria is no longer sufficient. Certification doesn't translate right to meaningful outcomes. Systemic challenges like deforestation and water scarcity require collaborative initiatives, not isolated supply chain fixes. @isealalliance.bsky.social #ISEAL

Why Companies Need More Than Compliance to Meet Sustainability Expectations

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As extreme weather shifts from a distant planetary threat to an immediate financial line item, a groundbreaking #CDP report reveals that global businesses have already absorbed billions in hidden operational losses. #ClimateRisk #SustainableBusiness

Climate Risk Is Hitting the Bottom Line With Greater Force

As extreme weather shifts from a distant planetary threat to an immediate financial line item, a groundbreaking CDP report reveals that global businesses hav...

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On @sustainablebrands.bsky.social '26 San Diego panel Being Brand Brave in a World of Bots, Trolls, & Deep Fakes, @climate.columbia.edu Dean Alexis Abramson will explore how to protect an organization’s reputation while staying true to its mission. Learn more about conference: https://bit.ly/4ujpOIK

I'm excited to share that Eva Blaszczynski, Senior Key Account Manager, Americas at @wbcsd.bsky.social, has been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of @sustainablebrands.bsky.social's Emerging Leaders: "The Next To Rise". Way to go, Eva! #SB26SanDiego #AllRise

Celebrating 20 years! As we head toward SB'26 San Diego, we're revisiting the moments that defined our movement. Jonathan Atwood, VP, Corporate Communications and Sustainable Living, Unilever North America (2015) spoke on "How to Build a Bright Future, Inside & Out." #SB26SanDiego #AllRise

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Celebrating 20 years of Sustainable Brands! From #SB15SanDiego, watch Nui Sirikul Laukaikul, The Brandbeing Consultant Co., take the mic. Join us in honoring the ideas that have shaped sustainable business over the past two decades. #AllRise #SB26SanDiego

SB'15 SD - Sirikul Laukaikul, The Brandbeing Consultant Co., Ltd

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Back for #SB26SanDiego on the MAIN STAGE! Paul Dillinger, Head of Global Product Innovation, Levi Strauss & Co., presents "Empowering People to Repair, Refresh, and Reimagine Clothes." Leading to our 20th anniversary flagship, we're revisiting the moments that defined our movement. #AllRise!

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Our founder & CEO, KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, explores how the lessons of the past two decades are setting the stage for a golden age of sustainable business growth. Read her article on Environment+Energy Leader — and join us in June at #SB26SanDiego! #AllRise!

Business Spent 20 Years Learning Sustainability Matters. Now Comes the Test - Environment+Energy Leader

Sustainability has never been more operationally relevant — or more politically contested. For the leaders who spent the last 20 years embedding it into business strategy, brand identity, and revenue ...

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🗣️ What capability does your organization have more of than it needs — and have you ever asked what it might be worth to someone else?

The Substitution Trap

Companies often dismiss sustainability because they mistake a single failed substitution for the entire playbook.

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Celebrating 20 years of Sustainable Brands! As we head toward SB'26 San Diego, we're revisiting the main-stage moments that defined our movement. When Tensie Whelan served as President of the @rainforestalliance.bsky.social, she grew it from $4.5 million $50 million. #SB13con #FollowTheFrog

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Miami's FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinal is projected to hit a wet bulb globe temperature of 91.4°F, well above the 82°F threshold at which FIFPRO says matches should be postponed. Stadiums designed five years ago are already operating under conditions they were not built to hold.

The Sports Industry Is Planning for a Climate That No Longer Exists

The investment decisions being made today will outlast the tournament by fifty years. The climate scenarios informing them will not.

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These are the main-stage moments that defined our movement. Watch the main stage session with William McDonough from 2017, "How and Why “Getting the Frame Right”. Join us in honoring the ideas that have shaped sustainable business over the past 20 years. #SB26SanDiego #AllRise

In Search of More Good: How and Why “Getting the Frame Right” is Essential in Design for the Good Life | Sustainable Brands

Sustainable Brands is the premier global community of brand innovators who are shaping the future of commerce worldwide.

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Celebrating 20 years of Sustainable Brands! As we head toward SB'26 San Diego, we're revisiting the main-stage moments that defined our movement. Artist Phil Hansen describes how he coped with finding himself with a severe case of the shakes. See you in San Diego in June! #AllRise #SB26SanDiego

Embrace the Shake

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As we approach our 20th anniversary flagship conference, #SB26SanDiego, CEO KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz reflects on two decades of evolution, from compliance officers to boardroom strategists, and the critical shift from "sustainability" to "thriveability." Here, she asks the hard questions. #AllRise

The Future is Unwritten...

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Celebrating 20 years of SB! As we head toward SB'26 San Diego, we're revisiting the main-stage moments that defined our movement. Listen to Mike Harrison describe Timberland's history with tree-planting, and the story behind the transformation of the original Earthkeepers. #AllRise #SB26SanDiego

The Story of Timberland EarthKeepers - Mike Harrison

For many years, Timberland has been a firm with social responsibility embedded within its culture, having employee volunteerism programs to plant trees as one example. They just didn't talk about it t...

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The future is coming fast. Politicians can chose to embrace it or risk putting their nations/states/region behind.

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Despite escalating anti-ESG rhetoric, shifting regulatory landscapes, and intensifying economic pressures that have caused many boardrooms to moderate their language, global interest in sustainable investing has reached an all-time high. #SustainableInvesting #Boardrooms #ESG #SustainableBusiness

Sustainable investing interest remains strong globally. Retail investors increasingly view sustainability, governance, and long-term environmental trends as part of investment analysis. 🔗 sustainablebrands.com/read/interes... #ESG #SustainableInvesting @sustainablebrands.bsky.social

Interest in Sustainable Investing Among Individual Investors Remains High Globally

Despite escalating anti-ESG rhetoric, shifting regulatory landscapes, and intensifying economic pressures that have caused many boardrooms to moderate their ...

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92% of global individual investors say they are very or somewhat interested in sustainable investing, up four percentage points from 2025. #justsaying

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Despite escalating anti-ESG rhetoric, shifting regulatory landscapes, and intensifying economic pressures that have caused many boardrooms to moderate their language, global interest in sustainable investing has reached an all-time high. #SustainableInvesting #Boardrooms #ESG #SustainableBusiness

4ocean has spent nine years building the infrastructure to turn corporate sustainability commitments into verifiable, pound-by-pound ocean cleanup. This June at #SB26SanDiego, they're bringing that mission and 50 million pounds of proof to the Sustainable Brands community. #AllRise!

The Ocean Doesn't Grade on a Curve: Why Measurable Impact Is a Sustainability Story Worth Telling

4ocean has spent nine years building the infrastructure to turn corporate sustainability commitments into verifiable, pound-by-pound ocean cleanup. This June...

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Despite escalating anti-ESG rhetoric, shifting regulatory landscapes, and intensifying economic pressures that have caused many boardrooms to moderate their language, global interest in sustainable investing has reached an all-time high. #SustainableInvesting #Boardrooms #ESG #SustainableBusiness

Interest in Sustainable Investing Among Individual Investors Remains High Globally

Despite escalating anti-ESG rhetoric, shifting regulatory landscapes, and intensifying economic pressures that have caused many boardrooms to moderate their ...

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Don't miss these unique learning experiences at #SB26SanDiego! — Adopting AI in Service of Sustainability Workflows — Experience Design as the Future of Leadership — Moments of Truth: Leading with Integrity Under Pressure + Much more. #AllRise events.sustainablebrands.com/conferences/...

Secure Your Pass | SB'26 San Diego | June 8-10

Join us in 2026 as together we explore new strategies, tools and solutions for turning challenges into business opportunities.

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The Social Media for Good is a reference point for brands to drive demand for sustainable products and services, inspire adoption of more sustainable behaviors at scale, and leverage culturally relevant moments to drive positive change. Access it here! pages.sustainablebrands.com/excellence-i...

The full SB’26 San Diego program is now live! From AI and governance to sustainability storytelling, supply chains, and circular innovation, #SB26SanDiego will help you build for business resilience. Register today! events.sustainablebrands.com/conferences/... #AllRise