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Act Now! Prepare for EPR Laws in the U.S. and Make the Shift to More Sustainable Packaging

Act Now! Prepare for EPR Laws in the U.S. and Make the Shift to More Sustainable Packaging

Five U.S. states have passed laws on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging and the first, in Oregon, is reaching critical milestones that companies need to prepare for by early 2025.

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Advancing nature strategies with a planet-forward approach

Advancing nature strategies with a planet-forward approach

Leveraging the inherent connection between climate change mitigation and nature resilience leads to a more robust sustainability strategy.

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Pure Strategies Launches Call to Action for Companies to Start Now to Get on the Planet-Forward Path

Pure Strategies Launches Call to Action for Companies to Start Now to Get on the Planet-Forward Path

Pure Strategies has issued a Call to Action for companies to Start Now for Nature! by signing up to get on the planet-forward path.

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Pure Strategies 2023 Report on the B Corp Re-certification Progress

Pure Strategies 2023 Report on the B Corp Re-certification Progress

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.

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Empowering Suppliers to Achieve Corporate Climate Goals

Empowering Suppliers to Achieve Corporate Climate Goals

To meet climate targets and reduce Scope 3 emissions, companies need effective supplier collaboration — which includes three main pillars — to engage, educate and execute.

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Time to Get Prepared - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws for Packaging in the U.S. Are Ramping Up

Time to Get Prepared - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws for Packaging in the U.S. Are Ramping Up

To comply with EPR laws, businesses will need to learn more about the packaging they use, provide data about it, and pay applicable fees through EPR programs.

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One year away from 2025 packaging goals; how close are we?

One year away from 2025 packaging goals; how close are we?

The wave of sustainable packaging commitments set a few years ago will expire in 2025. These programs focus on plastic packaging aims. How close are companies to meeting these goals?

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Pure Strategies Offers 2024 Nature Action Forum for Business

Pure Strategies Offers 2024 Nature Action Forum for Business

The Nature Action Forum is a unique learning opportunity that helps companies take the steps toward a nature-positive future.

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The climate and nature crises call for planet-forward strategies

The climate and nature crises call for planet-forward strategies

Leading scientists are calling for more action to address climate change and nature loss – a planet-forward strategy connects nature and climate for a solution that is set up to drive greater progress.

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How $150 million Radio Flyer makes sustainable red wagons

How $150 million Radio Flyer makes sustainable red wagons

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

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Sustainable packaging tracking: Shifting from pain to progress and purpose

Sustainable packaging tracking: Shifting from pain to progress and purpose

With emerging regulations targeting sustainable packaging, and mounting customer and investor pressure, businesses need to better understand the packaging they use.

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25 Years of Impact: Doing Our Part for Climate Action

25 Years of Impact: Doing Our Part for Climate Action

We work to advocate for transformative climate programs and environmental justice.

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Answers to consumer questions about the climate impacts of shopping

Answers to consumer questions about the climate impacts of shopping

NRF releases report on the carbon footprint of retail purchases

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Pure Strategies Offers Nature Action Forum for Business

Pure Strategies Offers Nature Action Forum for Business

The Nature Action Forum is accepting applications for a cohort of corporate sustainability professionals that will begin meeting in April 2023 to help companies progress on their nature programs.

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Low Impact Development: Taking Freshwater Sustainability to the Next Level

Low Impact Development: Taking Freshwater Sustainability to the Next Level

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.

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25 Years of Impact: Celebrating Partnerships & A Look At Food Justice

25 Years of Impact: Celebrating Partnerships & A Look At Food Justice

This is a milestone year for Pure Strategies, with 2023 marking 25 years in business. The journey over this time has been rewarding and we are grateful to our clients, employees, and the partnerships that helped shape it and make it better than we could have ever imagined.

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The Global Biodiversity Framework and COP15: What does this mean for businesses?

The Global Biodiversity Framework and COP15: What does this mean for businesses?

2022 is expected to be a milestone year for nature. COP15 aims to finalize a new Global Framework for Biodiversity. For the first time, business-specific targets are included in the draft framework.

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Closing the Loop with Post-Consumer Recycled Content

Closing the Loop with Post-Consumer Recycled Content

As a U.S. Plastics Pact Activator, Pure Strategies is committed to helping businesses transition to a more circular economy, such as increasing the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic in packaging.

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