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70k Demand UPS and FedEx Leave ALEC, Stop Funding Climate Denial and Animal...
Nearly 70,000 people have signed petitions to pressure UPS and FedEx to leave the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative public policy lobbying group known for its opposition to...
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New Tool Compares Countries’ Low-Carbon Progress and Pledges
Earlier this month, 195 nations reached a landmark agreement at COP21 in Paris to fight climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low-carbon, resilient and sustainable future.The...
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Study: Sustainable Forestry Policies May Lead to Increased Deforestation
Policies aimed at protecting tropical forests may lead to increased deforestation and timber production, according to new research. Rising international demand for timber, foreign investment and other...
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Ford Testing Autonomous Hybrids in California, Sensors for Mobility Data in...
The Ford Motor Company is ‘going further’ with its Smart Mobility Plan, which focuses on innovation in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience, and data and analytics. Two...
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Trending: Could Healthy Vending Machines, Powdered Meals Be the Next Big...
The future is uncertain — especially when it comes to food. As the need to transition to a more sustainable food system becomes apparent, many have speculated on what the future of food will hold. Will...
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Is It Time for a New Type of CEO – the Circular Economy Officer?
As more and more companies look to adopt closed-loop business models, the question of whether to create dedicated circular economy roles internally is beginning to bite. Such roles are still thin on...
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Study: Dairy Digesters Offer Better ‘Bang for Buck' Reducing Emissions
Dairy methane digesters are among the most cost-effective investments California can make to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help achieve its climate change prevention goals, according to a new...
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Trending: European Brands, Initiatives Pushing Linear Textile Production Out...
While the circular economy package adopted by the European Union earlier this month was bashed by critics as being too weak, Europe seems to be hitting the ground running with its efforts to follow...
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Progress for Fashion and Forests: Two Years of CanopyStyle
Viscose and rayon fibers are made from wood pulp and are some of the most widely used in clothing and textiles, threatening endangered forests. Approximately 120 million trees are logged annually for...
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Sustainable Packaging: A Holistic, Collaborative Design Challenge
There are many opportunities for the design industry to play a bigger part in product sustainability. Case in point: Many of the technological advancements in sustainable packaging suffer from issues...
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Report: EVs Will Make Up Half of Luxury Car Market by 2020
Luxury vehicle manufacturers today make up about 23 percent of the plug-in electric vehicle (EV) market, and this is expected to climb to about 50 percent by the early 2020s, according to a new report...
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P&G Reports Progress on Reducing Footprint, Improving Social Conditions...
Today, Procter & Gamble released its 17th annual sustainability report, which details the progress it is making to reduce its environmental footprint and improve social conditions for those in...
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Colgate Hoping to Rally Super Bowl Viewers to Save Water with Debut Ad
Colgate toothpastes and toothbrushes will not be the focus of the brand’s first-ever Super Bowl advertisement. Rather, it will be using its airtime to remind viewers to turn off the tap when brushing...
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Novelis Achieves 49% Recycled Aluminum Inputs, Makes Progress on Water, GHG...
Aluminum rolling and recycling leader Novelisreleased its sustainability report for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) on December 22. The company doubled its recycling capacity over the past five years, among...
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3rd Annual Real Food Media Contest Seeking Super-Short Films Focused on...
In the past two years, over 300 filmmakers from around the world have entered the Real Food Media Contest— the world’s largest competition for short films on food, farming and sustainability. This...
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UPS To Power Alternative Fuel Fleet With Natural Gas From Landfills
UPS has announced it will supply its fleet in Memphis, Tenn., and Jackson, Miss., with an estimated 15 million diesel gallon gas equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of a multi-year...
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Courageous Companies: 7 Corporate Sustainability Pioneers Shaking Things Up
The bold thinking and actions taken by corporate sustainability trailblazers often challenge the status quo and alter the concept of a company’s role in society. The following companies are leaders....
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Countries Ranked on Sustainable Competitiveness; US and UK Score Below China,...
Think tank and sustainable management consultancy SolAbility recently released its fourth Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI), a ranking of 180 countries for “sustainable competitiveness,”...
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10 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2015 ... and Some Questions for 2016
2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. On our largest shared challenge, climate change, most of the major hurdles to action —...
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Should the Fossil Fuel Industry Be Taxed to Pay for Climate Damage?
More than 60 environmental leaders and organizations have signed The Carbon Levy Project declaration, calling for a tax on fossil fuel extraction that would help pay for damages caused by climate...
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