August 24, 2022
Companies need to continue to study, pilot, and innovate business, sales and manufacturing processes, while addressing potential barriers of mindsets and legal and safety issues.
Environment
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on the environment and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database.
June 3, 2022
Plastics are a ubiquitous material. Their durability, versatility, and light-weight nature have transformed industries and created significant advantages.
August 27, 2021
The U.S. Chamber Foundation's Capital Equipment Coalition (CEC) North America aims to create a collaborative forum that works to reduce the environmental footprint of the capital equipment sector. The coalition hosts quarterly workshops to discuss actions that members of the industry can take to achieve progress. In this report, we explore how digital technologies are critical enablers to move from a linear to a circular economy.
November 19, 2020
The U.S. Chamber Foundation has published this new compilation of case studies to demonstrate the business community’s leadership in the global climate change challenge and glean perspectives on climate action from different sectors that dig deeper into specific examples of industry approaches, best practices, and lessons learned for the benefit of the broader business community.
May 21, 2020
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, with research and database expertise from Guidehouse, produced a first-of-its-kind report to showcase the economic and environmental value of the circular economy (CE) in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region (GLR). By tracking the potential economic impact through available and forecast data, the report has outlined how companies operating within specific sectors can translate CE opportunities into business best practices that unlock new growth, competitiveness, and innovation.
December 18, 2019
On September 25, 2019, Stanley Black & Decker and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation highlighted how the private sector finds creative solutions to our biggest problems. Focusing on SDGs 8 (Sustainable Growth), 9 (Resilient Infrastructure), and 10 (Reduce Inequality), Innovating Solutions showcased private sector collaboration, leveraging core business practices, and pursuing measurable outcomes.
January 28, 2020
This report by Navigant – a Guidehouse Company and its research partner, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, describes the economic and environmental benefits and winning strategies for businesses to put the circular economy into practice in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Region (GLR).
December 18, 2018
Increasingly, leading brands, retailers, and packaging companies are publicly committing to working toward the use of 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable plastic packaging by 2025.
November 14, 2018
As more companies commit to innovative circular economy and sustainability strategies and investments, there is an increased need to learn the best practices for successfully communicating these decisions externally.
May 23, 2018
As part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s broader commitment to help companies shift to the circular economy, Beyond 34 is a closed-loop recycling and recovery pilot program starting in Orlando that aims to help communities, cities, and businesses create a more sustainable future.