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The core of our business is working with companies to advance environmental and social performance. In 2023, our team provided sustainability consulting support to clients that included top leaders in more than 15 industries, with a major focus on retail, food and beverage, and apparel.

Radio Flyer evaluates environmental criteria in the development phase for every new product or redesign.

The Environmental Protection Agency has identified urban stormwater runoff as the fastest growing source of water pollution in the United States. Companies and communities rely on clean water, yet not enough businesses are paying attention to the impact they have on water quality.

We have witnessed notable growth and interest in sustainable packaging regulations. Many companies are leading the way, with innovative programs to revamp their packaging designs to reduce waste and increase recyclability, including Mars, Walmart, MilliporeSigma, and PepsiCo. Yet, all companies are faced with the complex world of government regulations, penalties, and guidelines to progress toward safer, more sustainable packaging - so where to start?

The U.S. Plastics Pact aims to realize a new path for plastic packaging by 2025, one that is more circular. The group has been working since late 2020 to plan and take the first steps toward this big ambition.

A hidden challenge with plastic strategies is a lack of clarity about what materials are considered plastic and preferred solutions.

We achieved B Corp certification to deepen and make public our commitment to B Corp values and ideals while striving to meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

The European Union has proposed a new vision for a “toxic-free environment” and published a strategy for moving the EU towards that goal.

Pure Strategies Co-Founder Robert Kerr was interviewed for an article in Chemical & Engineering News on the sustainability rankings report recently distributed by ChemSec.

Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. When we look ahead, are we on the path to a circular and sustainable system for packaging?

The companies that will thrive in the coming years will be the ones that have purpose integrated into their business. They will help to solve important social and environmental problems, including climate change and inequity, through the power of their business.

Pure Strategies was founded to help companies transform business to create a more sustainable future. As an organization, we became B Corp certified to continue on that mission and connect to like-minded organizations working to do the right thing to support each other. We are proud to share our progress over the last year as a certified B Corp.

This month, Pure Strategies celebrates twenty years of sustainability consulting leadership. The company has helped build transformative strategies, improve products and packaging, and shift supply chains toward greater environmental and social performance for industry-leading companies including Walmart, Seventh Generation, Stonyfield Farms, Ben & Jerry’s, and over 100 other organizations.  

Sustainable chemical management is a critical component of a healthy and circular future. Chemical footprinting and the CFP help advance that concept and as a result, play a key role in helping us reach a healthy and circular future.

Clean Label efforts provide food manufactures and brands an opportunity to engage their supply chains and at the same time gain consumer trust and build healthier and more sustainable products. The strategy a company deploys to align its product development, quality, safety units and how it engages externally with suppliers is critical to driving clean label projects across the business.

In tandem with the rise in interest in green chemistry, companies are increasingly looking to gain business value from sustainable chemicals management. However, shifting to a program aiming for safer materials demands program changes that many struggle to achieve.

A new Pure Strategies report, “The Power of Chemical Footprinting: Radio Flyer Unlocks Their Safer Materials Strategy,” demonstrates the power of understanding corporate chemical footprints as a platform for crafting and advancing a proactive approach to chemicals management.

National leaders in sustainable chemistry gathered at the Green Chemistry in Commerce Council (GC3) annual meeting hosted by Steelcase in Grand Rapids, MI this week to share inspiration, insights and explore the future of the field. Sally Edwards of UMass Lowell and I facilitated a workshop on the business case for The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP).