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Apple Now Offering In-Store iPhone Recycling
Apple’s recycling program beganApple is now making it easier for customers to recycle their old iPhones and get new ones with its new in-store iPhone Reuse and Recycling Program, according to a recent...
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Back to the Future: The Early Days of New Metrics (or How to Speak Your CFO's...
Many innovators want to express the uniqueness of their pioneering breakthroughs - a new organic product, a sustainability initiative, a green-building retrofit. But these new, exciting ideas are...
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Dirtball's 'Green Jean' Needs Your Help to Tackle Plastic Bottle Waste
66 billion bottles of water are consumed (and ultimately tossed) each year in the United States alone. In order to make a dent in this staggering number, eco-friendly clothing company Dirtball is using...
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General Mills Launches $1.1 Million Sustainable Sourcing Program in Peru
As part of General Mills’ long-term sustainable sourcing program, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) giant and its Foundation on Thursday announced a four-year joint commitment with supplier partner...
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UN Report Shows Significant Gap Between Corporate Sustainability Intentions...
There is a major gap between what companies say and do about sustainability, with 65 percent developing policies at the CEO level and only 35 percent taking action, according to a recent survey by the...
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Cascadian Farm Launches First Bio-Based Cereal Box Liner
Cascadian Farm, makers of more than 75 organic products, yesterday announced that it has introduced its first-ever cereal box liner made from renewable plant sources.The company says its Cinnamon...
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G20 Takes Landmark Step in Fight Against Super Greenhouse Gases
The 20 biggest world economies have agreed to use the resources of the Montreal Protocol to initiate a global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a significant group of super greenhouse gases...
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Adidas Helps Indonesian Suppliers Save Nearly 5,000 Tons of CO2
Suppliers in Indonesia have saved up to 4,715 tons of carbon dioxide since 2011, thanks to an energy efficiency program initiated by Adidas Group and the German Organization for International...
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Three Hidden Killers of Sustainability Programs
In the past decade, corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs have come a long way, with companies putting real money and staff into the efforts. Increasingly,...
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WikiPearl Promises an Edible Packaging Revolution
Consumer demand for foods convenient and fast has led to a surge in packaging waste across the globe. The use and disposal of plastic in particular has spiked, and despite increased corporate and...
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Entropic Overhead: Measuring the Circular Economy
Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all.— Charles BabbageDo you break the timer when your boiled egg is cooked?Our economy does; it is like a broken hourglass. We...
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Emerging Markets Much Quicker to Embrace, Integrate Sustainability Into Business
More and more companies are realizing the universal importance of sustainability in business strategy. However, the examples that are usually trotted out — companies such as Walmart, 3M, Toyota or...
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The Key to Growth Without Compromise: Finding the Right Financing
Wild Planet Foods, a provider of sustainably caught wild seafood, grew from $2 million in revenue in 2008 to $20 million in 2010 and $60 million in 2012 — without compromising its mission. How did the...
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Walmart Considers Cutting Alaskan Salmon Processors After 40 Drop MSC Label
Alaska officials last week lobbied Walmart to continue selling the state's wild-caught salmon, as the retail giant considers dropping some 40 of the state’s salmon processors that stopped pursuing the...
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13 New Types of Data Analysis Every Business Should Consider
As many stakeholders — including investors, employees and consumers — begin to re-evaluate their perception of value, it is becoming imperative for companies of all industries to credibly measure,...
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Developing a Purposeful Brand: A Practitioner’s Toolbox, Part One
In this series, Benoit Beaufils, founding partner of brand consultancy Innate Motion, presents the tools that the company uses to develop purposeful, mission-driven brands with their clients. Benoit...
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Alaska Airlines Ranked No. 1 Fuel-Efficient Carrier in U.S.
Alaska Airlines is the most fuel-efficient carrier in the United States, according to a report released yesterday by the International Council on Clean Transportation, a nonprofit research organization...
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Monadnock Joins Gift Card Network to Equip Merchants with Eco-Friendly PVC...
Monadnock Paper Mills has announced its membership in the Gift Card Network and its educational committee to raise awareness of the benefits of forest materials as alternatives to polyvinyl chloride...
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California Adopts Groundbreaking Safer Consumer Product Regulations
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) now has significantly expanded oversight regarding chemicals used in products involved in the state’s commerce stream, following the adoption...
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Sustainable Equals Beautiful: DuPont-Cushnie et Ochs Collaboration Showcases...
As New York Fashion Week kicked off last week, DuPont announced a new design collaboration with women’s fashion brand Cushnie et Ochs, which showcased several of their conceptual designs made with...
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