SB'24 San Diego
October 14-17, 2024
All of us feel the mounting pressure to reshape the future of commerce so that business and society can thrive in harmony with nature. It’ll require ongoing breakthroughs in innovation, properly and ethically deployed for us to reach our goals. Join us October 14-17 2024 as together we explore new strategies, tools and solutions for turning challenge into business opportunity to redesign our brands to win in a changing world.
Content
The 50 Liter Home: Lessons from a multi-industry global collaboration
Achieving success in the alternative protein industry demands bold innovation and an understanding of evolving consumer preferences. This session dives into the latest advancements in cultivated, plant-based, and fermentation-derived proteins, highli... View More
Unlocking the power of data and metrics in supply chains
Data is key to transforming supply chains--as well as to meeting new and evolving regulatory demands for everything from sustainable materials to freight. In this deep-dive into how data-driven strategies can enhance transparency, efficiency, and acc... View More
Unlocking Circularity with Molecular Recycling
Dr. Katherine Hofmann will dive into the role of molecular recycling in the circular economy. She will challenge common perceptions about plastics and highlight their essential contributions to modern life. As a polymer scientist, she will explore Ea... View More
A new approach to value management–a critical capacity essential for breakthroughs in business model design
This session will teach attendees how to rethink value in the context of regenerative innovation by linking value to the dividends and resilience that come to an organization from enhancing system health. Learn from a co-founder of Regenovate–strat... View More
Alleviating consumer hesitation and distrust of AI and other emerging technologies
This session will explore a range of factors that are alienating – or threatening to alienate – consumers from widespread acceptance of AI and other new breakthrough technologies. Panelists will analyze naming conventions, positioning norms, enga... View More
Lessons from Logitech’s Future Positive Challenge looking for transformative disruptors
This talk will describe Logitech’s recently-launched search for breakthrough next-generation materials, components, and processes to help accelerate the development of superior products with sustainability as a high design priority. Find out how th... View More
Sustainable Feedstocks: Transforming the Cleaning Product Industry for a Sustainable Future (Sponsored)
In 2022, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), embarked on a groundbreaking project aimed at redefining the cleaning product industry’s approach to sustainability through the use of more sustainable feedstocks in cleaning product ingredients. Thro... View More
Retail Insights: The Business Case for Breakthrough Eco-Innovation (Sponsored)
The business case for sustainability has never been clearer. Join us for a deep dive into how retailers like Amazon are helping brands, certifiers, and customers all make more sustainable decisions. You will get a close look at independent researc... View More
Breakfast of Champions: Solving the Biggest Problem with Sustainable Products (Sponsored)
What are your criteria for a sustainable product? Ask your neighbor and you’ll probably find that your lists don’t match – and that’s exactly the problem. In a world where everyone can (and does) create their own rules, we’re all craving th... View More
Trashy behavior: Engaging consumers in waste sorting and diversion at scale
Consumer participation in reducing waste is imperative, particularly in large public venues and arena settings where single-use food wrapping and disposable packaging is common. This session will address the critical need for preventing cross-contami... View More
Alleviating consumer hesitation and distrust of AI and other emerging technologies
This session will explore a range of factors that are alienating – or threatening to alienate – consumers from widespread acceptance of AI and other new breakthrough technologies. Panelists will analyze naming conventions, positioning norms, enga... View More
Alleviating consumer hesitation and distrust of AI and other emerging technologies
This session will explore a range of factors that are alienating – or threatening to alienate – consumers from widespread acceptance of AI and other new breakthrough technologies. Panelists will analyze naming conventions, positioning norms, enga... View More
Big Wheels Keep on Turning: Zero Emission Class 8 Trucks' Contributions to Sustainable Supply Chains (Sponsored)
Trucking is an integral part of modern supply chains, employing millions, creating revenue, and, unfortunately, contributing to climate-change through tailpipe emissions. Semi-trucks are usually thought of as background players in the climate-change ... View More
Incentivizing innovation: How Amazon is helping customers switch to sustainable
Inspired by The Climate Pledge, Amazon launched its flagship sustainable shopping program, Climate Pledge Friendly, in 2021. Four years later, the program is one of the largest on Amazon, helping millions of customers to discover and switch to more-s... View More
