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Private Investments in Sustainable Technologies Hits $5.3 Trillion
Private investments in sustainable technologies such as renewable energy, water, energy efficiency, and green construction hit $5.3 trillion in 2014 — more than halfway to the 2020 goal of $10 trillion...
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Desso Joins Healthy Seas Initiative
Desso, the global carpets, carpet tiles and sports pitches company, today announced its participation in 'Healthy Seas, a Journey from Waste to Wear,’ the multi-industry initiative aimed at removing...
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True to Its Name, Thread Now Spinning Plastic Waste Into Fabric
In the lead-up to this year’s SB Innovation Open, we’re catching up with some of our favorite paradigm-disrupting startups from past years. This week, we have an update from Thread.When we last met...
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Honda Unveils Net Zero Energy 'Smart Home' on UC Davis Campus
Last week, Honda unveiled its net zero energy "Smart Home" on the University of California Davis campus. The company says the building, which includes a charging facility for a Honda Fit EV and is...
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The Big Pivot: A Realist's Guide to a Climate-Challenged Present
If you’ve ever thought of dropping a book on your boss’s desk, in the hopes of sparking a Ray Anderson-type conversion, here’s a tip. Don’t use the new IPCC report: It’s gloomy, terrifying and a...
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Obama’s Methane Reduction Plan Targets Landfills, Ag, Fossil Fuels
The Obama Administration has released its official strategy for reducing methane emissions as part of the President’s Climate Action Plan, which takes steps to further cut methane emissions from...
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H&M, Inditex Join Campaign to Eliminate Endangered Forests from Viscose Clothing
Today, H&M and Zara/Inditex, the world’s two largest clothing brands, announced commitments to eliminate ancient and endangered forests from all of their rayon and viscose clothing. The retail and...
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Greenpeace: Apple, Facebook, Google Leading Shift to 'Green' Internet While...
Apple, Facebook and Google are leading a growing number of tech companies that are working to power the Internet with 100 percent renewable energy, signaling a major shift in the sector over the past...
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A Splash of Beer, A Ripple of Awareness: Sustainability at New Belgium Brewing
Jenn Vervier, Director of Strategy & Sustainability at New Belgium Brewing, knows firsthand the potential craft beer has to create profound and lasting change. Since starting part-time on the...
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When Girl Meets Oil: Christine Bader on the Complexities of Corporate Idealism
Christine Bader, author of The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil (Bibliomotion, March 2014), worked for BP for nearly a decade managing the social impacts of some of the company’s...
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Philips' New 40W LED Bulb Designed to Sway Stubborn Fans of Incandescents
Philips has designed its new 40-Watt LED lightbulb to resemble a traditional incandescent bulb, while saving significant energy and lasting up to 25,000 hours.Traditional incandescent bulbs continue to...
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Company Reducing Waste, Advancing Sustainable Seafood with Fly Larvae
Animal and plant nutrients company EnviroFlight has developed a system that turns the by-product from breweries, ethanol production, and pre-consumer food waste into a feedstock for Black Soldier Fly...
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Ecover Using Algal Oil to Develop First Palm Oil-Free Laundry Liquid
Sustainable cleaning products giant Ecover announced this week it is developing an algae-based laundry liquid as part of its goal to cut the use of palm oil in all of its products.Palm oil has become a...
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Lowe's Must Pay $18 Million in Hazardous Waste Lawsuit
Lowe's has been ordered to pay $18 million for illegally disposing hazardous waste, including pesticides, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and other toxic materials, as a result of a civil enforcement...
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McIlhenny Family Using Tradition, Conservation to Safeguard Its Famous Sauce
Tabasco, a brand synonymous with chili sauce, knows what it takes to sustain flavor and success. A family-owned business since 1868, the sauce — known by locals as “Cajun ketchup” — is made on Avery...
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Choosing the Best Sustainable Development Project for Your Business
Recent studies have shown that demand from consumers and clients for sustainable businesses is on the rise. The benefits from investing in sustainable development projects can increase your brand value...
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SC Johnson Achieves Zero Landfill Status at 8th Manufacturing Facility
SC Johnson announced this week that it achieved zero waste-to-landfill status at its eighth global manufacturing facility, demonstrating progress toward its ambitious goal of reducing its global...
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Sweeping Commercial Fishing Bans Could Create Sea Change in Global Seafood...
Western seafood lovers may begin to notice a change in the availability of some of their favorite fish varieties as a result of a number of new restrictions placed on commercial fishing in recent...
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GM, Samsung, Best Buy Receive 2014 EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards
General Motors, Samsung and Best Buy are among the 127 organizations to receive 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards, which the Environmental Protection Agency awards to organizations that have...
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Southwest Airlines Launches Program to Reimagine Public Spaces
Southwest Airlines has announced a multi-year commitment to Placemaking — a movement that reimagines public spaces as the heart of every community.Through the Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community...
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