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Greenpeace Praises Google, Apple, Facebook for Duke Clean Energy Breakthrough
Duke Energy Carolinas, which provides roughly 20,000 megawatts of electricity to approximately 2.4 million customers throughout the Carolinas through a mix of nuclear, coal-fired, natural gas and...
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SB London Day One: 'Stop Impelling People to Change and Start Compelling Them'
Sustainable Brands’ second annual European conference kicked off Monday at the Lancaster Hotel in central London with a rousing round of thought-provoking morning plenary sessions. Up for discussion:...
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P&G Utilizes More Than 99% of Materials Entering Its Plants
Over the past fiscal year, more than 99.35 percent of all materials entering Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) plants were used in products and through recycling, reuse, and conversion of waste to...
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New Report Reveals Global Trends, 'Perspectives' on CR Reporting
CorporateRegister.com, which hosts and manages the global online directory of corporate responsibility (CR) reports, today released its annual free CR Perspectives report, combining data, insight and...
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Peruvian Stevia Farm Becomes World's First to Achieve Rainforest Alliance...
The Stevia One Perú SAC farm in northern Peru has earned Rainforest Alliance certification, becoming the world’s first stevia farm to earn the distinction, according to an announcement today by...
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SB London Day One: Purpose, Innovation and the Ever-Confounding Consumer...
On Monday afternoon at SB London ‘13, breakout sessions featuring a variety of brand and thought leaders explored everything from purposeful brands and European consumer research to engaging in...
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Sustainable Minds' New Tool Adds Approachability to Product Life Cycle...
In response to market demand and the release of LEED v4, LCA software pioneer Sustainable Minds has launched an innovative new way for manufacturers to transparently report the environmental...
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Back to the Roots, Revolution Foods Team Up to 'Grow Food, Give Food' to U.S....
Oakland, Calif., start-up Back to the Roots (BTTR), which has made a name for itself with its DIY mushroom kits and new “AquaFarm” home aquaponics system, has taken another step in fulfilling its...
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Bureo Poised to Make Waves of Change in the Skateboard Industry
For Ben Kneppers and David Stover, the dream was always sun, sand and a great day of skateboarding and surfing. But their passion for sustainability and the environment made them keenly aware of...
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Unilever's Project Sunlight Aims to Motivate People to Live More Sustainably
In honor of Universal Children’s Day (November 20), Unilever today launches a new long-term initiative, Unilever Project Sunlight, to motivate millions to live sustainably. With the help of pop star...
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Heat Generated by London Underground Trains Will Now Heat Homes Instead of...
In the spirit of the just-wrapped SB London conference, the city has announced just the kind of ingenious, waste-to-resource solution that we love: Excess heat generated by London Underground trains...
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Brands Share Strategies for Creating Shared Value on SB London Day Two
The morning of day two at SB London was brimming with brands both large (Starbucks, MARS, BASF, Kering) and small (Fairphone, Honest By) sharing their perspectives on and strategies for creating value...
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8 Major Consumer Brands and WWF Form Alliance to Promote Plant-Based Plastics
Coca-Cola, Danone, Ford, Heinz, Nestlé, Nike, P&G, Unilever and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have formed a new organization to support the responsible development of plastics made from plant material...
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Achieves 99.8% Waste Diversion
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is the first to receive the US Zero Waste Business Council’s platinum certification — the highest possible rating — for successfully diverting 99.8 percent of its waste.The...
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7 Game-Changing, Design-Centric Social Innovations Shortlisted for World...
At its 28th General Assembly held November 18-19 in Montreal, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) announced the seven projects shortlisted for its World Design Impact...
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Climate-Related Weather Disasters Cost U.S. Taxpayers $100B in 2012
Extreme weather events cost the United States $100 billion in 2012, most of which went towards federal crop, flood, wildfire and disaster relief, according to a new report by Ceres called Inaction on...
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What Do People Really Want?
What people want was the nub of the most exciting conversations at Sustainable Brands London earlier this week.read more
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Beyond the Manifesto: Holstee's Mike Radparvar Explains the Company's Reframe
Holstee’s mission has always been to encourage more mindful living, whether that meant enabling consumers to proclaim their principles boldly on a graphic poster or to purchase with a purpose....
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Nestlé Hoping to Alleviate Europe's Economic Crisis Through Youth Employment...
Nestlé has announced a commitment to create 20,000 positions for young people across Europe over the next three years.The Nestlé needs YOUth Initiative will offer jobs to 10,000 people under the age of...
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C2C Product Innovation Challenge Winners Bring Breakthroughs in Sustainable...
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Make It Right have announced four winners of its second annual Innovation Challenge, that have designed building products that have the potential...
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