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New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses on Frontlines of Forest Fabric Production
A new report released today from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) documents decades of human rights abuses suffered by communities at the frontlines of plantation expansion for tree-based fabric...
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Aquafil, Speedo USA Launch World's First Fabric Take-Back Program for...
Just weeks after partnering with surfer Kelly Slater on his new men’s apparel line, Outerknown, upcyled fiber supplier Aquafil today announced it has partnered with Speedo USA on a take-back program...
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First-Ever White House Demo Day Showcases Innovative U.S. Startups
Today, President Obama hosted the first-ever White House Demo Day focused on inclusive entrepreneurship, welcoming startup founders from diverse walks of life and from across the country to showcase...
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Nestlé Launches Global R&D Center to Balance Taste With Nutrition
Nestlé has opened a $50 million global research center dedicated to transforming the way the world consumes frozen and chilled foods.Located in in Solon, Ohio, the new 144,000 square foot Nestlé...
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Report: 90% of Colleges Expect to Invest More in Energy Efficiency
Nearly nine out of 10 higher education facility leaders expect to increase or maintain energy efficiency investments next year, according to a new study commissioned by Schneider Electric and the...
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Trending: Reports Show #BusinessCase for Sustainable Forestry, While Banks...
A new WWF cost-benefit analysis released today of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification on a cross-section of forest operators finds that tropical and small or medium producers, regardless of...
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Tree-Falling-in-a-Forest Sustainability: Can (or Should) We Get It to Make a...
Earlier this year, the Des Moines Water Works announced plans to sue three Iowa counties over high concentrations of nitrates from agricultural runoff. At the same time, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation...
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Greenpeace Continues Month of Shell Protests with 'Titanic'-Themed Performance
Greenpeace has begun its latest campaign against Shell, with a month of protests over the oil giant’s plans to drill in the Arctic. The protests began Stateside last week in Portland, Ore., with 13...
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Study: Investors Increasingly Factoring Companies ESG Practices Into...
A World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) survey shows investors are increasingly studying the sustainability practices and policies of companies as a factor in their investment decisions.39 percent of...
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'Human Resources,' Season 2 (or How TerraCycle Hopes to Pave the Way for...
The television remains one of the most vital tools available to “green” marketers. From product placement to paid commercial spots, getting your product, service or mission featured on TV is an...
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GE Says Predix Cloud Will Save Industrial Data, Analytics Operators Billions...
As a digital industrial company focused on answering the unique needs and scale of customers across aviation, energy, healthcare and transportation, GE has announced plans to enter the cloud services...
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Investor-Spurned Startup Turns to the Crowd to Fund Eco-Friendly Lunch Box
San Francisco Bay Area startup ECOlunchbox has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $30,000 to bring to market its Blue Water Bento collection, a new line of lunch containers that combine no-leak...
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Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim
Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, always-a-better-way outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with chemical company...
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IBM’s 2014 CSR Report Highlights City Resiliency, Public Health Efforts
The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge last year achieved concrete results in cities in Australia, Ireland, Mexico and the United States, according to the company’s 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report.This...
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Want an Impactful Business? Focus on Design of Culture
Many business leaders today are trying to step up their game and do more than create profitable businesses; they are attempting to use their skills to better the world. Yet in the current business...
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The UK's Modern Slavery Act – How Will It Affect Your Supply Chain?
The Modern Slavery Act, passed into UK law in March, is the first of its kind in Europe, and one of the first in the world, to address slavery and human trafficking in the 21st century. It includes a...
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Kodak Opens Facility For Zero-Water, Zero-Chemical, Low-Energy Print Solution
Kodak today opened a new manufacturing line at its Columbus, Georgia facility that will produce its KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates. More than 2,700 printers around the world have embraced the SONORA...
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Co-operative Bank Upholds ‘Beyond Carbon Neutral’ Commitment, Customer-Led...
The UK-based Co-operative Bank has published its first Values and Ethics report, highlighting its significant environmental achievements, along with progress against its customer-led Ethical Policy,...
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Dave's Killer Bread Launches Foundation, Invites Fans to Support...
Capping a decade of success employing people with criminal backgrounds and upending expectations in the bread category, Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) this week launched the newly formed Dave’s Killer Bread...
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Employee Engagement for Purpose-Driven Business 101 (or 5 Reasons Clif Bar...
While more and more companies are becoming focused on a triple bottom line — in which they prioritize the health of people and planet in addition to profit — Clif Bar founder Gary Erickson took the...
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