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Report cover page - The billion dollar question of corporate giving.

Avoiding the next funder-created roadblock

Businesses give billions to nonprofits every year. But what if the way you donate hurts instead of helping?
Report cover: We waste a third of our food. What can businesses do about it?

Putting value back into our food system

With our population set to reach over 9 billion by 2040, can businesses feed people not at the cost of our planet?
Report cover: the great packaging pileup; finding better ways to wrap up our goods

Unwrapping our options for better packaging

How can businesses improve their approach to packaging, maximising its value and eliminating waste?

PUBLISHED PICKLES

We've released these reports.

Packaging

The great packaging pileup: finding better ways to wrap up our goods

How can businesses improve their approach to packaging, maximising its value and eliminating waste?

Food Waste

We waste a third of the food we produce. What can businesses do about it?

With our population set to reach over 9 billion by 2040, how can businesses feed people not at the cost of our planet?

Giving

The billion-dollar question of corporate giving

Businesses give billions to not-for-profits every year. But what if the way you donate hurts instead of helps?

PICKLES IN PROGRESS

We aim to release reports in the next 3 months.

Housing

Designing for inclusion in housing

The housing industry is incentivised to build small, cookie-cutter apartments that do not support people's quality of life. What are the levers that would create a profitable housing market built on principles of universal design?

Environment
Industry & manufacturing
Infrastructure

Fashion

Environmental responsibility in fashion

Over-production of clothing, the messiness of reverse logistics… is environmentally responsible fashion at scale possible?

Environment
Fashion
Consumerism

Carbon reduction

Carbon neutral / reduction

Should making your business carbon neutral be top of your list? Is it impactful? Are carbon offsets greenwashing?

Environment
Carbon emissions
Supply chain

PICKLES UP NEXT

We're aiming to publish these in 3-6 months.

Lifetime use of products

Lifetime use of products

The challenge of lifetime products vs repeat purchases to grow a business: championing 'reuse for the planet', while a business model is dependent on people buying more? Is there a better way?

Consumerism
Ethics
Industry & manufacturing

Regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture

Businesses from smallholders to McDonalds are talking about regenerative agriculture. Greenwashing or the way of the future? How do businesses successfully transition from traditional practices?

Environment
Industry & manufacturing
Carbon emissions

Supply chain

Humanising supply chains

How can businesses really know the human cost and experiences of those involved in their supply chain, what are the warning signs, and what is best practice?

Supply chain
Ethics
Industry & manufacturing

PICKLES ON THE ROADMAP

We'll continue to put topics on our roadmap and prioritise them into up next or in progress based on your feedback.

Impact investing

Impact investing

What is this multi-trillion dollar industry, and does it actually work to create impact?

Marketing

Digital marketing ethics

Businesses rely on the marketing reach and revenue generated from ads on major tech platforms. But with dubious track records regarding privacy and user safety, is the answer to boycott ads on these platforms altogether?

Marketing & Communications
Data
Ethics

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