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Trending: Scotland Invests £70M Into Circular Economy; Report Outlines...
More and more, circular economic business models are proving ways to cut costs and increase efficiency. A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC)...
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MIT Climate CoLab Looking to Crowdsource Makings of National, Global Climate...
The Climate CoLab— an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) launched in 2009 — has launched its annual set of contests seeking high-impact proposals on how people, organizations...
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7 Components of Purpose-Led Brands
We have entered the Age of Purpose — purpose as a collective value of growing cultural importance in many societies; as an emerging leading force in personal and career development; and as a driver of...
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Integral Thinking, Part 4: Defining Success Leads to True Value Creation
This is part 4 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Read...
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Consumers Love E-Commerce’s Convenience, But Not Its Cardboard
While consumers are becoming more comfortable with online shopping and are enjoying the convenience it can bring, there are growing concerns around its environmental impact. The human desire for...
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Regenerative Business: Diving Into the History, Etymology and Practice of...
Forty years ago, I meet a cadre of business designers and developers who called what they did Regenerative Business Design. They had led a revolution with extraordinary success in Procter & Gamble,...
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Q&A: How the YK Center Is Pushing Forward the ‘New Economy’
That the future of profit is purpose is the modus operandi of the YK Center, a self-proclaimed “for-benefit organization” striving to push the needle on a more sustainable economy.The Center was...
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Trending: Leather Tanning, Bionic Materials Innovations Earn Cradle to Cradle...
A toxic-free leather tanning agent and yarns containing recycled plastics earned their stripes in the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Registry this month. The certification, awarded by the Cradle to...
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Trending: Apple Invests $1.5B in Clean Energy; 17 States Won’t ‘Stay’ Clean...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to delay the enforcement of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan was a victory for the coalition of 27 industry opponents and mostly Republican-led states that...
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The 'Awareness' Trap: Why Most Companies Are Failing to Change Consumer...
Many sustainability-driven businesses aren’t providing consumers with the environments in which to meet their sustainability aspirations — that’s according to Sille Krukow, founder of Krukow...
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Could Growing Food in Gravel Be Pay Dirt for Sustainable Agriculture?
A new age in gardening is dawning: Geological agriculture, aka gravel gardening — a completely soil-less way to grow all kinds of crops in sedimentary rock.Leading the charge is To Soil Less, a family...
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How Supermarkets Can Help Fight Obesity, One Receipt at a Time
Obesity is a big problem in numerous countries around the world. Obesity rates are above 20 percent in every US state, and exceed 35 percent in 3 states (Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi). Every...
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Ford Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Supply Chain as First Automaker to...
Ford Motor Company is proud to become the first automaker to join the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), a nonprofit coalition of leading electronics companies dedicated to improving the...
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Trending: Zero-Waste Ale, Restaurant Save Food From Landfills in the UK
Food waste has been one of the trendiest topics in sustainability of late, as more and more people have become aware that as much as one third of the world’s food is being wasted. The UN set a target...
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China’s Biggest Movie Ever Is an ‘Eco-Fable’ Rom-Com About Evils of Human...
A new romantic comedy with an environmental message has become the highest-earning film ever shown in China. The Mermaid, a Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, raked in an impressive 2.7 billion yuan...
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With 3D Ocean Farming, We Can Eat Sustainably While Restoring Our Oceans
How does one move from a career as a commercial fisherman to becoming the winner of the 2015 Fuller Challenge, one of the most prestigious sustainability prizes? Bren Smith, founder of Thimble Island...
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California’s Drought Added $2B In Energy Costs, Caused 10% More Emissions
California’s drought is contributing to a dangerous cycle: Reduced water flows have reduced hydroelectric power generation, leading to an increased reliance on natural gas for the state to meet its...
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Hilton, Whole Foods Go Head to Head on Energy Efficiency in DOE Reality Series
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the “Better Buildings Challenge SWAP,” a three-episode web-based reality series in which Hilton Worldwide and Whole Foods Market swap...
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Integral Thinking & True Materiality, Part 5: Scalability Opportunities...
This is part 5 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Read...
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AkzoNobel Issues $500K in Carbon Credits to Ships Using Emissions-Reducing...
This week, paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel issued 126,785 carbon credits– worth over $500,000 – to 16 ships that reduced their emissions by switching the coating on their hulls. The vessels...
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