Products with sustainability claims grew faster
Shoppers reward it. Products with sustainability claims grew faster.
- US sales, 2017 to June 2022
- About 600,000 products from 44,000 brands
- Measures claims, not proof. Beverages saw less effect.
Source: McKinsey and NielsenIQ, Consumers care about sustainability, and back it up with their wallets
Energy savings start with the bills you already pay
ENERGY STAR certified building
The gap: 35% less energy.
Your first savings are in your own buildings. Your bills show where.
- ENERGY STAR: buildings and plants often waste 30% or more of their energy.
- Certified buildings use 35% less on average.
Source: About ENERGY STAR for Commercial Buildings, energystar.gov
Buyers keep asking, and many suppliers don't answer
Answered 4,005Did not 3,874 (49%)
Big buyers keep asking. About half of suppliers don't answer. Answer clearly and stand out.
- CDP's 2016 supply chain program: 7,879 suppliers asked for climate information.
- 4,005 responded. 49% did not.
Source: CDP, Supply Chain Report 2015/2016, written on behalf of 75 member organizations
Why it matters beyond the business
- Climate changePast the safe limit
- Biosphere integrityPast the safe limit
- Land-system changePast the safe limit
- Freshwater changePast the safe limit
- Biogeochemical flowsPast the safe limit
- Ocean acidificationPast the safe limit
- Novel entitiesPast the safe limit
- Stratospheric ozoneWithin safe limit
- Atmospheric aerosolsWithin safe limit
Nine systems keep the planet stable. Seven are past their limits. Every business that improves helps bring them back.
- 2026 Planetary Health Check, released September 21, 2026: 7 of 9 boundaries breached.
- Ozone depletion and aerosol loading remain within safe limits.
Source: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Planetary Health Check 2026 and the full report