Biodiversity and Climate Action: How COP15 Could Inform Your Company’s Climate Strategy

Monday, November 7, 2022

TAZO’s Regenerative Approach

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

On September 28, 2022, we hosted Jami Lewchik, Head of TAZO and Portfolio Sustainability at ekaterra Americas, where we discussed TAZO's Regenerative Approach.

Jami joined Cheryl Baldwin, VP of Sustainability Consulting for Pure Strategies, to explore TAZO's environmental and social aims and how the transition of its tea portfolio to regenerative fits in, including the recent unveiling of TAZO Regenerative, a relaunch of four of the brand’s original tea blends.

Stonyfield’s Innovative Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program

Thursday, August 18, 2022

On Thursday, August 18th, 2022, Britt Lundgren, Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture at Stonyfield, joined us to discuss Stonyfield's Innovative Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program.

Britt joined Natalie Kaner, Sustainability Advisor for Pure Strategies, to explore Stonyfield's sustainable and organic agriculture approach and share insights on how these efforts are helping to meet science-based targets, advance regenerative practices, and other company objectives.

What they covered:

• Stonyfield’s sustainable agriculture aims and efforts, including engaging at the farm level with technical assistance and supporting the developing of future organic farmers
• Stonyfield's leadership role in regenerative agriculture practices, including supporting the OpenTEAM project that works collaboratively to integrate tools for measuring soil health and climate impacts into farm management systems
• Perspectives on agriculture and organic public policy as part of a sustainable agriculture strategy and how Stonyfield engaged in improving these polices

Environment + Energy Leader Supply Chain & Scope 3 Emissions

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

A more sustainable supply chain is a vital element to the success of a robust sustainability program. Businesses are realizing that steering supply chains in a more sustainable direction has become requisite for long-term preservation.
Pure Strategies, Seventh Generation, Sphera, and Intelex shares insights on Supply Chain and Scope 3 Emissions and: 

• How organizations reach into their value chain to understand the greenhouse gas (GHG) impact of their operations;
• How to benchmark and project corporate Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with products
• Tools and methods used to map your entire supply chain — and more.

UnPacked ‘22 Workshop: Marketing Claims on Packaging

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Packaging serves a number of different functions. Various forms of boxes, bottles, cans, plastic bags and pouches furnish protection and freshness, but they also act as advertising for the products they contain. Producers and packagers share responsibility with other marketers to bring truthful information to consumers. When crafting public statements about the sustainability or environmental safety of their products and services, companies should consider advertising rules and principles, including guidelines specifically designed to help marketers avoid making deceptive environmental marketing claims, and labeling rules for particular types of products or claims. In this workshop, companies will be guided on how to best market the sustainability of their packaging and products while also sticking to applicable rules and regulations, like the FTC Green Guides.

How Recent UN Events Have Impacts for Business and Biodiversity

Friday, October 29, 2021

On Friday, October 29, 2021, special guest Tom Williams, Director for Nature Action and Water, The Food and Nature Program of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) joined us to discuss how recent UN Events have impacts for business and biodiversity.

Tom joined Colleen Corrigan, Senior Sustainability Advisor for Pure Strategies, to discuss the outcomes from The UN Biodiversity Conference, (COP15), and Business and Biodiversity Week, October 18-22. Tom and Colleen explored the interconnected crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, ecosystem degradation, and the current global efforts to achieve a future life in harmony with nature. They also shared insights about the relevance of these recent global meetings for business. What they covered:

• The significance and status of the UN discussions to conserve natural habitats and protect ecosystems by ensuring society, especially business, is involved 
• How businesses can develop goals to support the protection and restoration of biodiversity
• The opportunities and challenges for private sector as the Global Biodiversity Framework is being negotiated
• Next best steps toward awareness and action to protect biodiversity across the supply chain

How Everlane is Challenging the Status Quo with Radical Transparency

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Katina joined Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, as they explored Everlane’s transformative approach to transparency, including sharing the true costs behind all of its products—from materials to labor to transportation. They talked about how this approach to transparency and Everlane’s other sustainability initiatives drive meaningful change across their business and industry, such as The Next [Collective] initiative, a grant to spur research and ideas to help reduce the use of plastics in the fashion industry.

What they covered:

• Everlane’s approach to radical transparency that shares information with consumers and how that drives other changes in the business
• Partnering with ethical factories, measured on fair wages, reasonable hours, and the environment
• How Everlane is working to eliminate all virgin plastic from its products, packaging, and supply chain by 2021

Pure Strategies at B Corp Global Climate Summit!

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Pure Strategies sponsored the B Corp Global Climate Summit, June 29 to July 1, 2021. The free event featured 2000 global climate leaders from around the world, working to advance a just, regenerative, zero carbon future. During the summit, Pure Strategies hosted an interactive session with Seventh Generation on Thursday, July 1st to explore identifying and mitigating greenhouse gas hotspots in the company's supply chain.

Your hosts Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies and Chris Lyon, Manager of Community and Environmental Impact at Seventh Generation, discussed Seventh Generation’s ambitious climate goals, footprint, and interventions designed to reduce emissions from suppliers and in raw material sourcing.

How MegaFood Improved Agricultural Practices and Resilience in their Supply Chain

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

On June 30th Bethany Davis, Director of Social Impact, MegaFood and Jordan Pratt, Farm Director, Kauai Organic Farms, joined us to discuss how MegaFood improved agricultural practices and resilience in their supply chain.

Bethany and Jordan joined Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, to explore how MegaFood, a vitamin and supplement company, developed a program to advance regenerative agriculture and help facilitate how farmers learn about soil health practices and improve farm social and environmental performance.

What they covered:

• MegaFood's work to restore soil health through regenerative agriculture practices
• How healthy soil can help stabilize the climate, restore biodiversity, and support farm worker livelihoods
• Transformation at Kauai Organic Farms (KOF) to reduce weed pressure and improve farm productivity
• The farm research partnership between MegaFood and KOF to look at impacts of cover crops and microbial amendments to improve soil biology and sequester carbon

Lush’s Unique Supply Chain Investment Program

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

On June 9th. 2021, Heather Deeth, Head of Ethical Buying, Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics joined us to discuss Lush's Unique Supply Chain Investment Program.

Heather and Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, explored how Lush became an early adopter of regenerative agriculture methods to source high-quality, sustainable raw materials and how the company optimizes its value chain.

What they covered:

• Lush's strict ethical standards on non-animal testing, positive social impact for workers, and reduced environmental impact through all levels of supply
• How Lush scouts for new investment opportunities
• How Lush's ethical and sustainable supply chain management provides social, environmental, and economic benefit to communities

How can companies make progress toward safer materials?

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Mark joined Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, as they explored the journey towards safer and effective materials for products, packaging, and manufacturing. This can be a complex area, where companies are unsure where to start and how to make progress on what can seem like a very technical issue.

What they covered:

• The scale of the issue. What are the human and environmental impacts of hazardous chemicals in commerce?
• What are the shortcomings in the regulatory system for safer materials?
• How can companies overcome challenges and make progress toward safer materials?
• What needs to change in the marketplace to help us achieve material health?

Nature and Regeneration in Brands and Corporate Targets

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Pure Strategies sponsored a panel on Nature and Regeneration in Brands and Corporate Targets during GreenBiz '21. Tim Greiner, Pure Strategies Managing Director, explored what it means to set science-based targets for nature and regeneration targets at the company and brand level with some of the early adopters of these approaches. Listen to the conversation with guest panelists Heather Tansey from Cargill, Kevin Rabinovitch from Mars, and Erin Billman from the Science Based Targets Network, to understand how they established their goals, how they define regeneration, and their early progress. A recording of the session is available to watch for free here.

Corporate Climate Strategy: The Roles of Climate Activism and Science-based Targets

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Ashley joined Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, for a conversation about the company's climate activism, investment approach, and efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions through the science-based targets process. Seventh Generation has partnered with leading climate and equity NGOs to encourage 100 US cities to switch to 100% renewable energy. Seventh Generation has also set aggressive goals to reduce emissions in its supply chain.

What they covered:

• The role of advocacy in corporate climate strategy
• Insights from the new EBook: Implementing an Advanced Corporate Climate Strategy
• The company's internal carbon tax
• The biggest opportunities and challenges to reducing emissions in the supply chain

Walmart’s Strategic Approach to Sustainable Packaging

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

On Wednesday, September 16, Ashley C. Hall, Director of Sustainable Packaging for Walmart joined Cheryl Baldwin, VP of Sustainability Consulting for Pure Strategies for a conversation about Walmart's sustainable packaging goals and insights working at the forefront of sustainable packaging.

Walmart's Strategic Approach to Sustainable Packaging

What they covered:

• Priorities for sustainable packaging and how Walmart is advancing in these areas
• Challenges faced in advancing sustainable packaging and what has emerged because of the Covid-19 pandemic
• Emerging solutions and U.S. collaborative initiatives to advance circular systems for packaging

Setting Science-Based Targets for Nature

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

On August 12, Jessica McGlyn, Corporate Engagement Lead, Science-Based Targets Network and Samantha McCraine, Technical Coordinator, Science-Based Targets Network joined Cheryl Baldwin, VP of Sustainability Consulting for Pure Strategies, for an insightful conversation on corporate action for a net-zero, nature-positive future and the science-based sustainability target approach for nature — including freshwater, biodiversity, land, and oceans.

Setting Science-Based Targets for Nature to create
Healthy Societies, Resilient Economies, and Thriving Businesses

What they covered:

• What science-based targets for nature are and why companies should consider setting them
• The interconnectedness of nature-based and climate solutions
• Corporate action for a net-zero, nature-positive future 
• How to set science-based sustainability targets for nature, including freshwater, biodiversity, land, and oceans

Advancing on a Brand’s Social Mission

Thursday, June 18, 2020

On June 18, Dave Rapaport, Global Social Mission Officer at Ben & Jerry's,  joined Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, to discuss how Ben & Jerry's has been working to realize its social mission along with insights from his experiences at Aveda and Seventh Generation to drive leading sustainability programs.

Advancing on a Brand's Social Mission

What they covered:

• What it takes to set and progress on ambitious sustainability targets
• How to navigate tough issues and face internal and external challenges
• The role of activism and championing causes the brand cares about

Climate Action Planning Primer

Friday, May 15, 2020

Pure Strategies Managing Director, Tim Greiner joined Sara Newmark, VP of Social Impact at MegaFood, for a Climate Collaborative webinar: Back to Basics: A Climate Action Planning Primer to help businesses build a climate action plan. Tim provided an overview of ways you can identify priority areas and take action to reduce your impact. Sara talked through MegaFood's journey in this area.

More info: https://www.climatecollaborative.com/videos

Visionary Leadership in Corporate Sustainability

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Pure Strategies launched its new webinar series: Pure Strategies Conversations with guest Jeffrey Hollender. Co-Founder of Seventh Generation and the American Sustainable Business Council. Tim Greiner, Managing Director of Pure Strategies, and Jeffrey explored what it takes to be a corporate leader in sustainability, including finding your corporate vision for a more sustainable future, how to manage competing business pressures to stay on course with your sustainability goals, how policy engagement fits, and news from ASBC’s important work to bring sustainability to national policy.

Taking Ownership of Sustainability

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

The Sustainability Consortium and Pure Strategies presented a webinar on how to take the next step towards transparency for your business. Pure Strategies' Senior Advisor Lou Tarricone and The Sustainability Consortium's Jessica Ginger help you to take a lead in selling sustainable products and share insights on how to take full ownership of sustainability, how to conduct a materiality analysis, and more.

Building and Integrating Your Sustainability Roadmap

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

The Sustainability Consortium, Pure Strategies, and Rockline Industries presented a webinar on Building and Integrating Your Sustainability Roadmap. This webinar walks you through how to build and integrate a sustainability strategy and vision based on smart goals that work for your business. Rockline and Pure Strategies share experiences on how to set and achieve ambitious goals to meet and exceed customer expectations. 

Climate Collaborative Introductory Webinar

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Pure Strategies, Climate Collaborative, and Happy Family Organics presented a webinar for companies wanting to learn how to integrate regenerative agriculture, food waste, packaging, and other climate-related goals into their work. Pure Strategies shares best practice examples on how companies can build strategies on climate and Happy Family Organics shares how climate change is core to their mission. 

Textile Exchange LCA Webinar

Monday, June 10, 2019

Pure Strategies and Textile Exchange partnered to present an informative webinar to help companies understand the benefits of Regenerative Agriculture and what that means for soil health and human welfare. Regenerative Agriculture practices help to increase biodiversity, enrich soils, and enhance ecosystem services.

Sustainable Chemicals Management

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Pure Strategies, Sustainable Furnishings Council, and Circle Furniture presented a one-hour webinar to help companies better understand the opportunities in Sustainable Chemicals Management — from the business benefits gained from shifting to safer materials to human and environmental health gains. 

Regenerative Agriculture in the Textile Supply Chain

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Regenerative agriculture holds the promise of minimizing the damage caused by agricultural production. Learn what regenerative agricultural practices are used in the textile supply chain and hear case studies from  Wrangler, The North Face, Textile Exchange, and Pure Strategies.

Science Based Targets for the Apparel Sector: Issues and Insights

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

With the apparel and textile sector uniting around the SDGs at the 2017 Textile Sustainability Conference, science based targets could potentially play a critical role helping the industry transition to a low-carbon economy. Setting Science-Based Targets (SBTs) are a powerful way for business to increase competitiveness and prepare for a carbon-constrained future.

The Power of Chemical Footprinting

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Explore the value of calculating the chemical footprint for your company by learning how Radio Flyer took this on for the first time, as detailed in Pure Strategies’ report, “The Power of Chemical Footprinting.”

Sustainable Chemicals Management: Tools and Trends

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Pure Strategies presented a one-hour webinar addressing issues, challenges, market trends, and tools surrounding sustainable chemicals management. We were joined by Jennifer Duran, Global Head of Sustainable Innovation at RB. Jennifer shared a case study highlighting RB's “Better Ingredients" initiative.

Product Sustainability: Advancing on the Path to Success

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

On September 30, 2015, we discussed the results of our 2015 research report on product sustainability.

The 10 Principles of Food Industry Sustainability Webinar

Thursday, April 30, 2015

On April 30, 2015, Pure Strategies presented a webinar in which we explored the 10 principles of food industry sustainability with a quick overview of the key opportunities plus inspiring examples from Sierra Nevada. The video and slide deck from the webinar are available here.