Sustainability News & Insights
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October 5, 2011
Performance AnxietyMany consumers are complaining in focus groups that green products don't perform as well as conventional ones. We've quantified it, and...
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September 22, 2011
If you can’t prove it, don’t say it.There are several rules to live by when it comes to green packaging. Starting with understanding that consumers don't care that much about...
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August 31, 2011
Interpreting the Nielsen study…or Why Indonesia is waaaaay more concerned about global warming than America.Though the messages that work best to promote a green product vary by country, their is a universal thread: everyone responds to messaging...
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August 25, 2011
Let’s be clear – transparency is here to stay.CONSUMERS WANT TO HEAR YOUR CORPORATE STORY! IN fact, it's becoming harder for them to believe a product is green if they don't know...
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August 17, 2011
Should sustainability leverage shame and guilt?The second in a series about guilt and shame and the role both play (and don't play) in motivating mainstream Americans to make more...
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June 6, 2011
Cracking the code on the GreenWorks conundrumA few weeks ago I wrote a response to the New York Times article that declared the green movement all but dead. Their declaration was...