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Walmart, Target Advance Joint Supply Chain Initiative
Walmart, Target and Forum for the Future (FFTF) have established three working groups to take forward actions agreed at last year’s beauty and personal care (BPC) product sustainability summit,...
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Unilever, Cambridge Name Winner of Top Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize
Daniel Yu, founder of Reliefwatch— which makes software to help medical clinics in the developing world to digitize and manage inventory records for better patient outcomes — has won the Prince of...
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Unilever Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill Across Global Factory Network,...
Consumer goods giant Unilever today announced it has achieved a key sustainability target of sending zero non-hazardous* waste to landfill from its global factory network. The company says the...
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Largest Tuna Supplier in Western Pacific Agrees to Provide MSC-certified Tuna
FCF Fishery Company (FCF) has announced that its joint investment, Nambawan, and its associated fleet, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PNAO/Pacifical as a commitment to maintaining...
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Moving Pieces: UNC's Big-Business Approach to Sustainability Consulting
At the University of North Carolina, sustainability consulting projects have an unique way of taking shape.A marketplace type of approach to teaming up with industry partners has helped UNC’s Center...
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Sprint Launches Encore Challenge to Find Smart Ways to Revamp Used Smartphones
Sprint today launched its Smartphone Encore Challenge — an attempt to inspire students to generate new ideas about how to revive old smartphones and their components. The competition — launched in...
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Do Sustainability Research Centers View Industry as a Partner or a Client?
I held a roundtable discussion with the directors of sustainability centers and institutes at six top business schools to learn more about how they engage with industry.The first question was: Do you...
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IBM, Mars Launch New Data-Driven Effort to Advance Global Food Safety
Scientists from IBM Research and Mars have established a new collaborative food safety platform aimed at leveraging advances in genomics to further the understanding of what makes food safe.The...
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Solomon to Sustainability Laggards: Catch-Up Will Become Harder to Play
Joel Solomon, a pioneer in social venture capital, is chairman of Renewal Funds, Canada’s largest organization in the sector.With $98m in assets under management, Renewal Funds invests in organic food,...
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The Shared Imperative: How the Humble Pint Is Helping to Advance...
Last week saw the launch of a new initiative that will offer 15 post-graduate scientists from nations across Africa the opportunity to work with UK academic institutions in subject areas such as water...
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Why Business Culture Should Be the Ultimate Aim of Sustainability Leaders
Business schools play a critical role in society.They support the continual evolution of our economies, the industries that shape them, the people that lead them, and the thinking behind it all.But...
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Report Highlights CPG, Food Companies Leading and Lagging on Better Packaging
Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have issued a new report examining packaging used by 47 fast food/quick service restaurant (QSR) chains, beverage...
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Shell Endorses Shareholder Resolution That 'Boldly Questions Its Own Business...
Last week, Royal Dutch Shell’s board of directors ratified a shareholder resolution that commits the oil giant to investing in a low-carbon future. The resolution called for the company to commit to...
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80 Organizations with $100 Billion in Purchasing Power to Pilot Sustainable...
Eighty organizations with more than $100 billion in purchasing power have signed up to pilot a multi-sector program designed to help organizations reduce their risks and contribute to a more...
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Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, Autodesk Launch First-Ever...
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Autodesk, a world leader in 3D design software, have teamed up to offer product designers a chance to win up to US$4,000 through the inaugural...
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Bridgestone's Sustainability Hub: A Dialogue on Solving Survey Fatigue
How do companies deal with mushrooming sustainability data requests coming in from all directions – raters, investors, B2B customers? Bridgestone Americas’ Director of Environmental Affairs, Tim Bent,...
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Study: Businesses Strengthening Sustainability Through Collaborations
A growing number of companies are turning to collaborations — with suppliers, NGOs, industry alliances, governments and even competitors — to become more sustainable, according to new research by MIT...
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Caesars Rallies Vegas Competitors to Help 'Clean the World'
“Sustainability” isn’t something most of us associate with Las Vegas. However, as one of the top tourist destinations in the world, the Las Vegas Strip presents a host of opportunities for tackling the...
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Industry Leaders Weigh In on Methodology for Measuring Products' Social Impacts
In September, a Roundtable of companies comprised of Ahold, AkzoNobel, BASF, BMW Group, Goodyear, L’Oréal, Marks & Spencer, Philips, RB, Steelcase, DSM and PRé Sustainabilitypublished a handbook on...
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What Are the Success Factors and Risks for Relationships Between Industry and...
This is the second of five questions from a roundtable discussion with the directors of sustainability research centers at six top business schools. See part one here.When we think about relationships...
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