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Top 10 Reasons Why 2014 Will Be the Year of #ShareableCities
A Shareable City enables residents to efficiently and safely share all kinds of assets — from spaces to cars, skills and utilities — to create stronger, healthier and more connected communities. From a...
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Awards Honoring Innovations in Bio-Based Fuels, Products Now Accepting...
Now in their fifth year, the Sustainable Bio Awards recognize the range of innovations taking place in the development of truly sustainable bio-based fuels and products. From biofuels and feedstocks to...
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Dining Options at Super Bowl XLVIII Will Be the ‘Greenest’ in History
MetLife Stadium, set to host the upcoming Super Bowl XLVIII, is the first stadium in the world to earn the title of Certified Green Restaurant® stadium from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA),...
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Google to Acquire Nest Labs, Inc for $3.2B
Google has announced an agreement to buy smart home appliance company Nest Labs, Inc. for $3.2 billion.Nest’s mission is to reinvent oft-overlooked but important devices in the home such as thermostats...
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New EY Series Highlights Top Sustainability Concerns for Business in 2014
As companies begin their 2014 planning, it is critical to have a firm understanding of the regulatory and sustainability trends that will impact core business. In a new publication series Let’s talk:...
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The Collaborative Economy: 2014 Hot Topic and Trend
According to a Berkeley study, one properly shared car reduces the need for nine owned cars. Participating in a car co-op may not be up your alley, but there are plenty of Millennials eschewing...
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Energy-Generating Floor Tiles Make US Debut at NYC Prep School
“Imagine if children running, playing and walking could help power the lights in their school corridors or the applications in their classrooms. This is the first step towards Pavegen’s vision of a...
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First I:CO City Initiative Helping San Francisco Achieve Zero Textile Waste
I:CO, a leading global, end-to-end solutions provider for the reuse and recycling of clothing, shoes and other textiles, today launches its first-ever I:CO City initiative with the City of San...
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Food Companies Seek Federal GMO Labeling Standard, Challenge Washington's...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) — which represents food-industry giants including Coca-Cola, MARS, Kellogg, P&G, McDonald’s, Mondelez International, Starbucks, Hershey, General Mills...
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New Greenpeace Report Reveals 'Little Monsters' in Children's Clothing
Hazardous chemicals have been found in children’s clothes and shoes made by major brands including Disney, Burberry and adidas, according to a new report, A Little Story About the Monsters in Your...
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#SustyGoals 4: Math Not Myth – Energy Points’ Ory Zik on Normalized Energy...
At SB's third annual #NewMetrics Conference at the University of Pennsylvania in September, the need for next-generation sustainability goals — which measure progress toward real-world goal-lines such...
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Medical Marijuana Farm Recovering 97 of Its Wastewater Through Reverse Osmosis
Kind Love, a state-licensed medical marijuana grower in Denver, Colorado, is improving the operational efficiency and environmental sustainability of its grow operations by installing a closed-circuit...
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New Philips TLEDs Could Save Offices $55 Billion Worldwide
Royal Philips has introduced a new InstantFit LED T8 that reduces the cost for facility managers replacing fluorescent tube lighting with energy-efficient LED technology, known as LED tube lamps...
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Bear Republic Brewery Unveils Energy-Positive Wastewater Treatment System
Sonoma County-based Bear Republic Brewing Company and Cambrian Innovation, a water and bioenergy technology provider, have unveiled an EcoVolt water treatment system at Bear Republic’s brewery in...
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Imagining the Strange [Un]Sustainable New World of Tomorrow: 4 Mega Trends
This post was originally written for and published on CSRwire's Commentary section, Talkback, on January 7, 2014.No, this is not another “looking at 2014” piece. I am more interested in looking a...
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How Brands Can Unlock Our Adventures
Many classic tales of adventure begin with an empowering gift: something that opens doors, reveals possibilities, or helps to overcome obstacles. D’Artagnan’s father presents him with fifteen crowns, a...
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Post Commits to Non-GMO Grape Nuts; More Cereals May Follow
GMO Inside, a campaign of Green America, learned from Post Foods on Thursday that the company has committed to rolling out Grape Nuts verified by the Non-GMO Project this month.In response to a request...
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Sonoma County Commits to 100% Sustainable Wine by 2019
The Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, also known as Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW), announced this week that by 2019, consumers will be able to purchase any Sonoma County wine confident that it was...
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WBCSD Threatens to Expel APRIL Unless It Proves It Has Ended Deforestation...
APRIL, the second largest pulp and paper company in Indonesia, has today been threatened with expulsion from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a coalition of some 200...
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Anyone who has spent serious thought and effort on sustainable procurement would know that, even though it may seem straightforward conceptually, procurement comes with a world of complexity of its...
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