Tom Idle

2 weeks ago | sustainablebrands.com | Tom Idle

Earlier this month, dairy giant Danoneannounced ithad cut methane emissions from its global fresh milk supply chain by over 20percent since 2020. That’s a big deal, given that methane is more than 80 timesmore potent than carbondioxideover a 20-year period. The company — which sources milk from over 50,000 farms across 20 countries —claims to have achieved this through a combination of feed additives, improvedmanure management and more regenerative grazingpractices.

1 month ago | sustainablebrands.com | Tom Idle

If it feels like solar power is suddenly everywhere, that’s because it is. In 2024 alone, nearly 600 gigawatts of new solarcapacitywere installed around the world — enough to power every light, fridge, laptopand phone in the US alone. And it’s a 33 percent jump from the yearbefore, pushing us firmly into “this is actually happening” territory. Solar is currently the fastest-growing slice of the clean-energy mix — accounting fornearly half of all new renewable capacity worldwide.

Dec 2, 2024 | sustainablebrands.com | Tom Idle |Hannah Zimmerman

With its already vast applications for increasing sustainability, artificialintelligence was naturally a hottopic throughout the week at SB’24 SanDiego. Butdiscussions also addressed its darker side — and, along with diving into itsrole in creating healthier products and helping save one of our most vitalnatural resources, a variety of experts explored how to rein in the technology’senvironmental impacts and assuage the fears of reticent consumers.

Nov 8, 2024 | sustainablebrands.com | Tom Idle |Hannah Zimmerman

With its already vast applications for increasing sustainability, artificialintelligence was naturally a hottopic throughout the week at SB’24 SanDiego. Butdiscussions also addressed its darker side — and, along with diving into itsrole in creating healthier products and helping save one of our most vitalnatural resources, a variety of experts explored how to rein in the technology’senvironmental impacts and assuage the fears of reticent consumers.

Oct 31, 2024 | sustainablebrands.com | Tom Idle

SB’24 SanDiego cameto a close with the inaugural SB ResilienceSummit— which reminded assembled business leaders of the imperative to look ahead:Amid ongoing climate volatility, geopolitical instability, threats to marketsaround the world, supply chain disruptions and social unease, resilience isnow a KPI for future-proofbusiness. Raphael Bemporad“We must recognize changes we’re experiencing as part of the human story,” saidthe Summit’s host, RaphaelBemporad — a FoundingPartner at BBMG.