Sustainable Brands Australia

07/09/2016

The new MCI Sustainability report titled "Harnessing the Power of Community" is out! Read all about it on http://mcisustainability.com/

06/09/2016

Engaging sustainable suppliers has proven to be a challenge for many companies.

For corporations, the age of “random acts of greenness” is over. Progressive companies integrate sustainability into their everyday, core business models and throughout their value chains. It means being accountable for your entire value chain — but engaging sustainable suppliers has proven to be a…

05/09/2016

Not So Fast (Fashion)! African Countries to Ban Secondhand Clothing Imports

In March, the governments of the East African Community proposed a ban on imports of secondhand clothes to their regional trade bloc by 2019. The logic is that by stopping the trade of used garments, the apparel industry in these countries will be revitalized, create jobs and exports, and bolster th...

29/08/2016

Enhance company reputation, build trust, and create value... not only for your business but also for society.

In 2015, we asked a question of consumers in 21 countries that addressed the expectation for companies to articulate how their products/services make the world better, e.g., to demonstrate purpose beyond profit. The results showed that 6 out of 10 people (62 percent) across all 21 countries said the...

17/08/2016

From Sustainable Food to the Power of Procurement, here are 10 Key Sustainability Trends that SB16 Sydney event host and event management company, MCI, predicts will happen in the event industry by 2020


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Here are 10 key sustainability trends we are predicting to happen in the event industry by 2020.

16/08/2016

These companies are all working to reduce their environmental footprint by changing how their products are made.

As more and more companies look for ways to adopt circular models, some of the latest examples have been provided by industry giants. Furniture company IKEA, chemical firm Total, and Inditex, the parent company of apparel brands Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti and Bershka, are all working to reduce...

09/08/2016

Striking a balance between managing for the short term and re-tooling for a future where delivering purpose and sustainability is part of the cost of doing business is not easy... BUT IT'S IMPORTANT!!

We live in an increasingly complex and volatile world. Changes sparked by the steady march of globalization, the reshaping of consumer and job markets, the impact of climate change, and the expansion of the Internet, among other influences, are reshaping customer priorities at local, national and gl...

01/08/2016

Only 13 per cent of people trust what they read in a company’s CSR or sustainability report.

“It’s just not good enough anymore to make products and offer services, and make a profit.”

Stakeholders not buying what companies are saying- not even listening http://ow.ly/A7tW302MCuI Pro Bono News

Only 13 per cent of people trust what they read in a company’s CSR or sustainability report, according to new research which said corporate Australia was facing a “looming crisis” as consumers become more disenchanted.

30/07/2016

By 2050, we'll need 70% more food.... But how do we increase production while minimizing environmental impact?

While most public food and beverage companies don’t have on-farm operations, many are leveraging their market power to deploy a host of sustainable agriculture measures. Such initiatives are no longer created for a quick PR release and then ignored; rather, they are developed to advance strategic bu...

25/07/2016

This chic clothing company gives a perfect example of how supply chains can be easily transparent and intellectually accessible:

Just one year after the brand’s launch, eleven-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater and menswear designer John Moore’s clothing company Outerknown has publicly released its supply chain. The young brand is taking the public ‘inside the factories’ for a closer look at their practices; the website…

21/07/2016

Further to the discussions at companies are aligning their Corporate Social Responsibility targets to Sustainable Development Goals. http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/collaboration/sustainable_brands/neighbourly_helping_businesses_align_efforts_sdgs

18/07/2016

The Paperless Office 101: Making A Seamless Conversion to Digital.

One of the biggest trends in business for years has been the paperless office. Many brands have taken the digital or paperless office to extremes; social media platform Buffer, for example, does not have a central office, relying on its employees to produce remotely.

While this model is great for sustainability purposes, it isn’t ideal for larger organizations. However, that doesn’t mean that a brand the size of Amazon isn’t capable of going paperless. The conversion simply has to happen differently.

It is not easy to convert an office to paperless practices; what stops the process in most firms is inertia at the institutional level. This is because change agents and managers struggle to communicate the business practices, the processes, and the big picture. When all of these are properly in pla...