Ceres: SEC Taking Inadequate Action to Address Climate Change
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not adequately addressed the climate disclosure deficiencies of publicly traded corporations, despite four-year-old formal guidance requiring...
View Article#SustyGoals 6: Setting Standards for Ambitious Carbon Targets – A Dialogue...
“Given that carbon footprinting is predicated on climate science, why doesn't the Greenhouse Gas Protocol include guidance on setting science-based emissions goals and targets?” That's the question I...
View ArticleTalent, Transformation and the Triple Bottom Line: Andrew Savitz on the...
Once considered strange bedfellows, sustainability and human resource management are being increasingly recognized as an ideal match. Andrew Savitz’s book Talent, Transformation, and the Triple Bottom...
View ArticlePrimark Joins Host of Fashion Brands, Retailers Committing to Detox
Irish retail giant Primark, which operates across the UK and across Western Europe, today joined the growing number of brands committing to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain as...
View ArticleSubway Eliminating Controversial Compound from Its Bread Dough
Subway announced late last week that it is removing a curious ingredient from its bread — a compound known as azodicarbonamide (or E927), whose other common uses include increasing the elasticity of...
View Article100 Jewelers & Retailers Committed to 'No Dirty Gold' Campaign
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tiffany & Co., Target and over 100 of the world’s leading jewelers and retailers have committed to more responsible metals sourcing by agreeing to abide by...
View ArticleCaesars Entertainment First to Sign On to EPA's WaterSense H2Otel Challenge
Last week,the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the WaterSense H2Otel Challenge to encourage hotels to use best management practices that will save water and money, while...
View ArticleJapanese Firm Builds First Large-Scale Power Storage System From EV Batteries
Japanese mulinational corporation Sumitomo has developed and installed the world's first large-scale power storage system that utilizes used electric-vehicle (EV) batteries. Built on Yume-shima Island,...
View Article3 Startups Offering Simple, Scalable Solutions to One of the World's Biggest...
Wrinkled veggies. Rotting fruit. Containers that you wouldn’t dare open because of the smells that might escape. How many times have you cleaned out your refrigerator and been dismayed at how much food...
View ArticleGrass-Powered Mower Could Be Game-Changer for Suburban Lawns, Developing...
Mowing the grass results in a lot of wasted biomass that could probably be put to better use. EcoMow is a small, self-fueled mower and grass pellet harvester that uses freshly cut grass as fuel and...
View ArticleIKEA Solar Lighting Campaign Seeks to Brighten Lives of Refugees in UN Camps
The IKEA Foundation has launched a two-month campaign to raise funds to provide solar-powered lighting and other renewable energy technologies to UN refugee camps run through the sale of light bulbs in...
View ArticleYerdle Becomes First Nationwide Sharing Retailer with New, Low-Cost Shipping...
Yerdle, the online marketplace where shoppers in the greater San Francisco and New York City areas can give and get things for free, today becomes available across the country by providing low-cost,...
View ArticleH&M Pumps $9.3 M into WaterAid to Bring Safe Water, Toilets and Hygiene to...
H&M and WaterAid on Tuesday launched a new global partnership aimed at improving the health, education and future prospects of students by delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene education...
View ArticleAttention, Advertisers: Are You Sure You Want to Place Your Ad There?
Finding the right media partners for your advertising dollars is a critical part of any brand’s market success. It’s a competitive landscape with new and traditional advertising mediums vying for...
View ArticleClimate Meme 2 Needs Help Spreading Climate Change 'Virus'
Memes, as defined by Culture2 (formerly DarwinSF) founders Joe Brewer and Lazlo Karafiath, are “the units of culture that reproduce themselves through people’s thoughts and behaviors.” The word meme...
View ArticleUK Retailers, Designers, NGOs Coming Together to Reduce Waste, Remind...
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), with the help of dozens of prominent retailers, designers and NGOs from the UK clothing industry, on Tuesday launched a new campaign aimed at reducing...
View Article4,000 Endangered Species Condoms Headed to Most Romantic US Cities for...
The Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit conservation organization based in the US, will take full advantage of the love in the air this Valentine’s Day by disseminating 4,000 free Endangered...
View ArticlePharrell Williams, G-Star Announce Denim Collection Made from Recycled Marine...
Music producer and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams announced last weekend at New York Fashion Week a new partnership with denim label G-Star Raw to create a line of jeans made with plastic collected...
View ArticleChevy Carbon Credit Initiative Helps US Colleges Earn Money for Reducing...
Chevrolet has helped develop a formula where US colleges and universities can earn money for certain upgrades that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as part of a new voluntary carbon-reduction...
View ArticleApple Joins Tech Companies Cracking Down on Conflict Minerals
Today, Apple released its latest Supplier Responsibility report, covering a range of social and environmental issues, according to Apple Insider. Of note, the company says it will reveal the names and...
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