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Ben & Jerry’s: Carbon reduction goal
A pureEnterprise case study
Famous as a global ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's is also known for its formidable environmental and social justice mission. The company is pursuing an ambitious strategy that includes investing in renewable energy, putting a price on carbon, working throughout its value chain, and activating citizens around the world to engage their governments in the conversation. Read More
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Chemical Footprint Project assessment tool promotes safer chemicals
A pureEnterprise case study
The Chemical Footprint Project aims to boost safer chemicals by providing a common framework for assessing companies’ chemical management practices. Read More
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RM2 leverages Life Cycle Assessment to drive product innovation and business value
A pureProduct case study
Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment early in the product development process helped RM2 improve product sustainability and gain business value. Read More
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Walmart: Embedding sustainability in a vast supply chain
A pureSupply case study
Pure Strategies started working with Walmart in 2011 on its Sustainability Index, several years after the company announced its intention to leverage deep change within its supply chain. Aware that 90% of the company’s impact rests in its upstream supply chain, global retailer Walmart initially engaged its suppliers through a generic version of the Index in 2009. The Walmart Supplier Sustainability Assessment (SSA) Scorecard signaled the company’s intention to drive improvements by asking suppliers 15 questions about topics such as climate and energy, waste and materials, and people and community. Read More
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Annie’s Inc.: LCA reveals carbon impacts of representative products
A pureProduct case study
Annie’s Inc. was founded in 1989 with a mission to provide families with healthy macaroni and cheese. Over the years, it has built a loyal and growing following among consumers who also value its commitment to socially responsible practices. Read More
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Sustain: Building a Net Positive company from the ground up
A pureEnterprise case study
Sustainable condoms are the audacious idea of entrepreneur Jeffry Hollender. Hollender came up with the idea of developing a non-toxic, fair trade condom under the brand name Sustain. After all, condoms have tremendous intrinsic social and environmental benefits – they reduce population growth and its associated environmental impact and prevent the spread of disease. Read More
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Rockline Industries: Ambitious goals help meet customer expectations
A pureEnterprise case study
Rockline Industries is the largest supplier of coffee filters and private label baby wipes in North America. When high-profile customers like Walmart, Starbucks and Seventh Generation began requesting sustainability data and improvements, the family-owned, private-label manufacturer needed to get ahead of the curve. Read More
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The North Face: Communicating through powerful stories, robust data and compelling graphics
A pureEnterprise case study
A corporate sustainability report (CSR) is more than a means of communicating success and gaining program visibility. A CSR report can provide a powerful, yearly opportunity to assess current initiatives. Companies can benchmark efforts against a global standard, evaluate progress against stated goals, and consult with stakeholders on their priorities as part of this process. Read More
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Seventh Generation: Motivating supplier sustainability efforts
A pureSupply case study
Companies, especially small ones that do not manufacture their own products, face a challenge in conveying their sustainability expectations to their suppliers and tracking their progress. How does the tail wag the dog? Read More
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EMD Millipore: Product sustainability studies and tools help developers design for the future
A pureProduct case study
EMD Millipore, the life sciences division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, provides the biopharmaceutical industry with products used in the creation of the life-saving drugs and treatments we’ve all come to depend on. Building products in this environment requires EMD Millipore to meet exacting quality standards. The company applies the same technical rigor to its corporate responsibility programs, especially in its drive toward sustainable products. Read More
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Stonyfield Farm: Safe Additives Guide safeguards plastic packaging
A pureProduct case study
The lack of transparency about chemicals used in a company’s supply chain can make product and packaging innovation extremely challenging. Companies trying to address this issue may hear their suppliers claim that the additives they use in their materials are proprietary, as yogurt-maker Stonyfield Farm was told when they launched a new plant-based (PLA) plastic yogurt container. Not wanting to place healthy food in an unhealthy package, the company sought help from Pure Strategies. Read More
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Clean Production Action: Plastics Scorecard promotes use of safer materials
A pureProduct case study
Product designers, manufacturers, and government decision-makers all seek to understand the environmental and health impacts of various plastics across each stage of the life cycle from feedstock production and manufacturing through use and end-of-life. Despite their wide use, plastics often rely on non-renewable resources, may be manufactured with toxic chemicals that may cause health effects, and persist and may cause harm in the environment after use. While some local and national governments have enacted legislation to control the use of high hazard chemicals in plastics, a tool to guide the way to more sustainable alternatives had been lacking. Read More
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State of Maine: Identifying safer flame retardants
A pureProduct case study
When searching for substitutes for hazardous chemicals, it is important to ensure the substitutes are less hazardous than the chemicals they will replace. Pure Strategies has conducted numerous studies for companies and the public sector that identify safer substitutes for high hazard substances. Read More
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Coatings Manufacturer: Clean production techniques reduce hazardous chemical use
A pureEnterprise case study
Ensuring that production is both “clean and lean” is a powerful way to gain business and environmental value. It can also be a critical early step on the path to a more comprehensive sustainability strategy. Read More
