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Brewers, NGOs, Governments Worldwide Joining Forces Around Global Beer...
Today, brewers, governments NGOs and retailers in 76 countries around the world partnered on the second annual Global Beer Responsibility Day in an effort to promote responsible consumption of...
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Global Coffee Groups Unite to Catalogue Sector-Wide Progress in Achieving...
Today the Global Coffee Platform (GCP), the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and the Sustainable Coffee Challenge have publicly launched the Coffee Sustainability Catalogue 2016. The...
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Nat Geo, United Technologies Launch 'Urban Expeditions' Exploring...
Every day, 180,000 people move to urban areas. Urbanization is creating an urgent need for sustainable actions and solutions. At this critical time, National Geographic and United Technologies Corp....
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90 NGOs Asking the World to #BreakFreeFromPlastic
A network of 90 NGOs from around the world including big names such as Greenpeace, Oceana, the Story of Stuff Project, GAIA, 5Gyres and Clean Water Action have come together to launch a massive global...
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New Project Set to Help European SMEs Transition to Circular Economy
Businesses of all sizes can realize opportunities presented by the shift from linear ‘take, make, waste’ models and systems to circular ones. As the originator of the circular economy concept Walter R....
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Distilling Complexity: Designing an Effective Sustainability Plan
On Black Friday of 2011, Patagonia released a now-famous New York Times advertisement with a picture of a jacket and a simple plea: “Don’t buy this jacket.” The response, ironically, was a surge in...
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Trending: Prize-Winning Startups Creating Soil, Infrastructure Tech of the...
Climate change demands new ways of thinking and startups have been rising to the challenge. Among the latest, the winners of the Living Product Prize and the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge recently...
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New Global Forecast: SDGs Will Not Be Achieved Without ‘Extraordinary Action’
A new forecast by DNV GL concludes that while progress will be made towards many of the United Nations’ (UN’s) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, or Global Goals), there is a very real risk that...
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JetBlue Makes One of the Largest Renewable Jet Fuel Purchases in Aviation...
JetBlue today announced a ten-year renewable jet fuel purchase agreement with bioenergy company SG Preston, for jet fuel made from rapidly renewable, bio-based feedstocks that do not compete with food...
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A Bridge to Economic Transformation: 10 Lessons in Sustainable Banking from...
We’re undergoing a transition to a new economy - one where business is not only focused on returns to shareholders, but also one that understands and prioritizes the complex ecosystem between business,...
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How Becoming Future-Fit Is Helping The Body Shop in Its Quest for 'True...
“I think we have to be challenging to each other. If we look at the state of the planet, and we look at the performance of business, there’s something not working there.”Chris Davis, The Body Shop’s...
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SAN, Rainforest Alliance Update Certification with Focus on Climate-Smart Ag,...
The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and the Rainforest Alliance announced today a newly revised certification standard, which encompasses existing best practices and recent innovations in...
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Closed Loop Foundation, SC Johnson Award Grants to Innovators in Plastic Film...
The Closed Loop Foundation, in partnership with SC Johnson, today awarded two innovation grants to companies working to help solve film plastic packaging recycling:Zzyzx is a Pennsylvania-based company...
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NRG Made This ‘Shoe Without a Footprint’ from Power Plant Emissions
It’s no mystery why an energy company might explore applications for gaseous waste emitted from its power plants, but making shoes isn’t usually on the agenda. For NRG, shoes made from carbon dioxide...
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Thread Partners with Timberland, HP to Provide Dignified Jobs, Education to...
Today at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2016 Annual Meeting in New York City, Thread - the Pittsburgh-based B Corp that transforms plastic bottle waste from Haiti and Honduras into ‘the most...
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RE100, EP100 Convince Even More Big Names to Invest in Cleaner, Smarter Energy
During Climate Week NYC 2016 this week, several companies made bold commitments through The Climate Group’s two leading corporate energy campaigns: RE100, which is focused on transitioning to 100...
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New Campaign Aims to Leverage Private Investment Capital to Help Achieve SDGs
A new campaign is calling on investors and money managers everywhere to make their investments part of a “tremendous force for good in effecting positive change.” Launched by the Global Impact...
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Our Use of Eco-Labels Is Set to Soar – For Products, Brands ... and People?
Certification, standards and labels have long provided an effective mechanism for raising awareness around a range of sustainability issues – from deforestation and overfishing, to carbon reduction and...
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Gap, Mr Black Campaign Asks Consumers to ‘Clean Less, Do More’ with Their Denim
High street apparel brand Gap and garment aftercare expert Mr. Black have partnered on a new campaign that highlights the links between denim care and sustainability. The two brands have joined forces...
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Cargill Partnering to Tackle Child, Forced Labour in Cocoa Supply Chain
On 21 September, Alliance 8.7 was launched during the UN General Assembly to end forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour. The aim is to galvanize political support and...
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