Crisis 1: At least 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished. According to the CDC, from 1999–2000 through 2017–2018, the rate of U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 42.4%, with the prevalence of extreme obesity doubling to 9.2%. And those statistics are from before the impact of the pandemic compounded these troubling issues. Dietary risk […]
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McKinleyville, California’s seafood industry veteran Bill Carvalho co-founded Wild Planet Foods in 2005, after years of exasperation with the unsustainable practices he witnessed — and sometimes reluctantly practiced — in his industry.
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Many business observers might assume that when a company reaches the point where Alpha Foods finds itself today – six years in; 50 employees; $40 million in funding; $10 million in sales; 30-something SKUs; and 9,000 retailers offering its product – it means “the marketplace” was simply sitting there waiting for someone to just step […]
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To build a purposeful business you must intertwine products, partnerships and storytelling with societal issues that go beyond your brand or industry. An excellent example of a brand weaving together these critical pillars of conscious leadership is Coolhaus. Architecture and super premium Ice Cream might seem like an unlikely combination, but Natasha Case and her […]
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The manufacturing and building sectors have long been major contributors to the environmental emergency. Of late, though, some vanguards in manufacturing and building are also leading the charge toward impactful social- and environmental purpose by, for example, finding innovative ways to produce carbon net-positive products. Interface, a global manufacturer of commercial and residential flooring, and […]
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You need an innovative and impactful brand to carve out an advantage in a competitive industry like the consumer packaged goods (CPG) space. People today are looking for companies that make edible goods that are better for their health and the planet. Former CEO and Co-Founder of Honest Tea as well as Executive Chairman of […]
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