SB Business: Aspirational Consumers Unite Style, Sustainability To Shape Market Trends

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	Aspirational Consumers Unite Style, Sustainability To Shape Market Trends Is there such a thing as sustainable consumption? A new study by BBMG, GlobeScan and SustainAbility finds that a majority of consumers across six international markets are seeking to reconcile their desire for shopping and style with responsibility to the environment and society through their purchases. Read More…


	ALSO THIS WEEK Ocean Spray Slashes Costs, Emissions Through Logistics Collaboration Ocean Spray gained a 20% reduction in GHGs on top of a 40% savings in transportation costs by making smart process changes to one of its primary transportation and distribution routes, according to a new case study. Ocean Spray plans to include emissions-reduction methodologies in future transport and distribution plans. Read More… EPR in Healthcare: Yesterday’s Waste Is Today’s Business Opportunity Product take-back programs offer promising solutions in the healthcare supply chain, as the industry begins to improve on its well-established throughput model that pushes large volumes of single-use disposable supplies and pharmaceuticals in a straight line from manufacturer to consumer to landfill. Read More… HP Helps Automakers Reduce Hazmats, Increase Recycling HP has agreed to continue development of a database used by nearly three dozen car manufacturers to eliminate harmful substances from their automotive supply chains, and says it will help car manufacturers to achieve the ELV Directive’s goal of recycling 95 percent of the mass of each vehicle sold by 2015. Read More… The Circular Economy: Driver of Innovation and Social Good During March 2013, Sustainable Brands will be publishing a new “Issues in Focus” editorial package, including daily features, interviews and case studies on the circular economy as a driver of business model innovation and social good. Guest editor Adam Werbach and the SB editorial team are seeking content to consider for publication in this issue. Read More… Do you want to share your insights, observations and points of view regularly with the readers of SB Business Weekly? To be considered as a contributor, please email our editorial department with your relevant credentials, several column ideas and 1 writing sample. Please review our editorial guidelines before submitting.	Solution Providers:




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