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Brands in the Buff

Catherine Richardson | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business
Catherine Richardson

Brands make a huge effort to ensure that consumers recognise and remember their name and their products. As a result we are constantly bombarded with new names and advertising campaigns.

Behind the Brands

Raymond C. Offenheiser | Posted 04.29.2013 | Impact
Raymond C. Offenheiser

The system is poised for change. Now is the time for all of us to show companies that it is in their interests to lead. No brand is too big not to listen to its customers, and if enough of us urge the "Big 10" to do what is right, they will have no choice but to listen.

Worldwide Self-Interest: We All Scream for I Scream!

G. Benjamin Bingham | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
G. Benjamin Bingham

Terry Mollner, one of the founders of the Calvert Foundation and credited for securing the mission of Ben and Jerry's in their sale to Unilever, was invited to attend some of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Andrew Winston | Posted 02.22.2013 | Green
Andrew Winston

We may not be keeping pace with these pressures, but leading companies continue to evolve more sustainable strategies and tactics. Let's look at some top macro- and company-level stories.

Exec: 'Food Is Too Cheap'

Posted 11.08.2012 | Home

The prices of many foods have risen considerably over the past several years, thanks to factors ranging from bad weather, pro-corn ethanol energy poli...

Joe Van Brussel

Ice Cream Giant Shows That Social Impact Is Good Business

HuffingtonPost.com | Joe Van Brussel | Posted 10.25.2012 | Business

Are Ben and Jerry a couple of sell-outs? That was the accusation hurled against the famed ice-cream entrepreneurs -- and beloved Vermont hippies --...

Washing Up - and Saving Lives by the Millions

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 12.15.2012 | Impact
Jeffrey Sachs

At the start of the new millennium, world leaders promised to cut by half the proportion of people without decent sanitation, and to reduce child mortality by two thirds, all by 2015. We're determined to help the world keep its promises.

Futureproof Brand Secret? Uncomfortable Questions

Marc Stoiber | Posted 11.27.2012 | Business
Marc Stoiber

Today, consumers want brands that fulfill deeper emotional needs. Brands that are willing to be transparent and humble. Brands with sincere commitments to the environment, social equity and responsible governance. This is a far cry from consumer needs just a decade ago.

Boomer Women, Advertising and Photoshop: The Future of Beauty

Brent Green | Posted 11.14.2012 | Fifty
Brent Green

Beauty is only skin deep. This time-honored idiom -- and title of a former hit song by The Temptations -- recognizes an inexorable truth of human aging. Now this expression has found more contemporary implications in an era of digital photo editing.

Judge Rules In Favor Of Non-Porn Version Of Ben & Jerry's

Reuters | Posted 11.06.2012 | Small Business

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc on Thursday won a court order temporarily blocking a produ...

Finally, A Polite Way To Tell Someone They Stink

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 08.10.2012 | Small Business

If someone’s breath stinks, it’s easy enough to politely offer gum. If body odor's the problem, however, all you can usually give is the stink eye...

Dave Matthews Band on Deforestation & Illegal Wood

Jake Schmidt | Posted 09.09.2012 | Green
Jake Schmidt

The Lacey Act is under attack by some companies and Members of Congress and House Leadership is pushing for this bill to come up for a vote by the whole House before the end of July. Passage of this bill would be devastating for efforts to address deforestation.

These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012 | Business

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

Inside Scoop on Sustainable Brands 2012 Conference

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 05.30.2012 | Impact
Eddie Fernandez

Sustainability conferences, especially on the west coast, can be a full time job if you try and hit them all. It's important to distinguish the top events, and Sustainable Brands is one of them.

Using Microfinance to Bring Clean Water to India's Poor

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.08.2012 | Impact
Tom Murphy

Mumbai -- A unique public-private partnership involving private sector giants like Unilever and Heinz is improving the health of Indian children. Two ...

A Minute With... David Jones

David D. Burstein | Posted 04.24.2012 | Business
David D. Burstein

I first met David Jones at the One Young World summit in Zurich where I saw these principles in action. I recently spoke with him about Who Cares Wins and his overall argument that holds that in the 21st century, businesses need to "do good" and "do well" in order to survive and thrive.

Romney's Family Trusts Failed To Keep His Divestment Pledge

AP | STEPHEN BRAUN | Posted 04.02.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conflicted with Republican positions on hot-...

New Year's Resolution: Optimism

Andrew Winston | Posted 03.04.2012 | Green
Andrew Winston

The full logic of green -- the economic, environmental, social, and moral imperative -- is dawning on everyone from joe skier to fossil-fuel CEOs and local entrepreneurs.

Business Headlines May Be Gloomy, But There Are Bright Spots

Judith Samuelson | Posted 01.31.2012 | Business
Judith Samuelson

When I check out the morning headlines, I have a yearning for the problems of yore. I want to go back to 2002 and worry about Enron, rather than a global meltdown.

Tate Modern Shows Tacita Dean: FILM. New Commission for the Turbine Hall (VIDEO)

VernissageTV | Posted 12.11.2011 | Arts
VernissageTV

The twelfth commission in The Unilever Series at Tate Modern in London has been realized by the Berlin-based artist Tacita Dean. Dean conceived a piec...

Nestle Expands In China With Large Stake In Candymaker

Posted 09.10.2011 | Business

SINGAPORE/ZURICH (Saeed Azhar and Silke Koltrowitz) - Nestle, the world's largest food company, is paying a hefty $1.7 billion for a 60 percent st...

Could Well-Being Become Our New Currency?

Marc Stoiber | Posted 08.13.2011 | Business
Marc Stoiber

Combine the limitations of a finite planet and dubious correlation between wealth and happiness, and you see we're overdue for a bit of a recalibration.

Advertising in China: What's New, What's Not

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 08.02.2011 | Business
Tom Doctoroff

Luxury goods are a tool for career advancement in China. In the PRC, the key benefit of shower gel is "an energizing shower experience that helps me start the day with a kick."

Saki Knafo

Dove Ad Casts Spotlight On Madison Avenue Racism

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 07.25.2011 | Business

When people ask Eugene Morris why he left a virtually all-white advertising firm in the early 1970s for an African-American one, he tells them about t...

WATCH: Colbert Mocks Unilever For Making Money Off Female Insecurity

Posted 06.14.2011 | Comedy

Wednesday night's "Colbert Report" featured his popular segment, "The Word," and this time its target was Unilever, the maker of Dove products for wom...