Avery Dennison’s Deon Stander on the future and benefits of enabling traceability

Avery Dennison started off at the world’s first self-adhesive label 80 years ago. While it has continued to provide analog labeling solutions, the company has also transformed into provide digital solutions. “We’re thinking about solutions and ideas that will allow us to enable a digital future for all companies and supply chains as well,” says Deon Stander, vice president and general manager of retail branding and information solutions at Avery Dennison. Stander continued to explain that in the future, every item will have a digital identity.

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Tetra Pak’s Mustan Lalani on the company’s move toward a low-carbon circular economy

Mustan Lalani, global director of environmental policy at Tetra Pak, says a phrase coined by Ruben Rausing, the company’s founder, continues to guide its work. The phrase? “A package should save more than it costs.” Because we’re in climate emergency, Lalani says the phrase rings even more true than in years past, especially as Tetra Pak moves toward a low-carbon circular economy.

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Tetra Pak’s Mustan Lalani on the company’s move toward a low-carbon circular economy

Tawanna Black, Valerie Craig and Carrie Freeman: Power, privilege and bias in a circular economy

This discussion explores how governments, companies and communities in both developed and developing countries can use the creation of circular economies to challenge the status quo, and embed justice and equity in the creation of new policies, better products and services and smarter infrastructure.

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Built to last: The business case for living buildings in 2019

And four value propositions that have incentivized companies and organizations such as NRDC, Etsy and Google to complete them.

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Built to last: The business case for living buildings in 2019

Extending product life to build a circular economy

And 9 companies and organizations leading the way in the product life extension space.

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Extending product life to build a circular economy

Organic Green New Deal? Comprehensive climate change policy must address the American food system

The proposed bill must put just rural economic and environmental development back on the table.

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Organic Green New Deal? Comprehensive climate change policy must address the American food system

SolarCity’s co-founders charge up African venture dedicated to improving ‘energy access’

What’s next for serial entrepreneurs Lyndon and Peter Rive.

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SolarCity’s co-founders charge up African venture dedicated to improving ‘energy access’

Capturing carbon to fight climate change is dividing environmentalists

Bioenergy is a controversial topic — here’s why.

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Capturing carbon to fight climate change is dividing environmentalists

Why Bloom Energy deserves more scrutiny in 2019

The company is attracting attention by talking up a favorite cause célèbre for companies and utilities: resilience in the face of climate change.

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Tracking the CSO role: New findings show major promise for field of sustainability

An executive recruiter shares insights about chief sustainability officers at publicly-traded U.S. companies.

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