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REI's Energy Strategy Now Includes Buying Renewable Energy Certificates
REI is on track to powering all of its stores and distribution centers by renewable energy, through a combination of renewable energy projects and certified renewable energy certificates (RECs).With 26...
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Unilever Fines Helping Improve Water Quality in Connecticut
In December, Unilever pled guilty to two counts of violating the Clean Water Act, for an incident on December 5, 2008 in which it illegally discharged thousands of gallons of wastewater from its former...
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HP's 'Matter to a Million' Partnership with Kiva Loans Over $2.5M in First...
HP announced this week that thousands of entrepreneurs around the world have already received microloans from its employees since the launch of Matter to a Million, the Hewlett-Packard Company...
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SAI Launches First Farmer Self-Assessment for Sustainable Agriculture
PepsiCo, Unilever, Heineken and more than 50 other members of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform have developed the world’s first industry-aligned Farmer Self-Assessment (FSA) of...
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Heineken Doubles Renewable Energy Use, on Track to Meet 2020 Goals
Heineken has increased the percentage of renewable electricity it uses in its global operations from 9.3 percent in 2012 to 18 percent, to a total of 358,100,000 kWh, according to the beer maker’s...
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Novo Nordisk Launches Low-Income Diabetes Clinics in Ghana
Diabetes care supplier Novo Nordisk has opened two new clinics in Ghana as part of its Base of the Pyramid program, which creates partnerships to build sustainable access to diabetes care for people...
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IKEA's New US Wind Farm Is Its Largest Renewable Energy Investment to Date
IKEA US announced last week that it is making its first US wind farm investment with the purchase of Hoopeston Wind in Hoopeston, Illinois. The 98-megawatt wind farm is the largest single IKEA Group...
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Inspire a Regenerative Future Through Your Art with the SB '14 Design...
Can your artistic vision inspire someone to take action to create a more sustainable future?This year the Sustainable Brands community is asking designers, painters, sculptors, illustrators, animators,...
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Dutch aWEARness Creating the First Circular Supply Chain for Textiles
“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it,” enthuses Rien Otto, the charismatic founder of Dutch aWEARness, speaking from an international showcase of corporate clothing in...
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GE, Quirky Launch Consumer-Conceived, Connected Air-Conditioner
General Electric and idea accelerator company Quirky have launched Aros, an app-enabled air-conditioning unit that gathers information based on users' habits, cost of energy, and budget to...
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Ryman Eco: The World's Most Sustainable Font?
“It isn't just what you write that can make a difference, it's how you write it,” declares the ad for Ryman Eco, a new font by stationary brand Ryman and ad agency Grey London.Ryman claims that its new...
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Global Auto Industry Accelerates Action on Conflict Minerals
At a corporate responsibility summit for global automakers and suppliers near Detroit last week, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) announced an initiative to accelerate action on conflict...
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Naval Researchers Fly Model Plane with Fuel Derived from Seawater
Researchers at the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, have demonstrated proof-of-concept of NRL technologies developed for the recovery of carbon dioxide...
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Ecologic to Supply Paper Bottles to California Winemaker
Winemaker Truett-Hurst has completed a general supply agreement with Ecologic Brands to produce paper bottles for its PaperBoy brand.PaperBoy recyclable wine bottles are made from compressed recycled...
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adidas Details Progress on Supplier Audits, Sustainable Materials Use in 2013
In 2013, adidas issued 66 warning letters to suppliers across 14 countries, and terminated nine manufacturing agreements for social and environmental non-compliance, according to the footwear company’s...
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H&M, Solidaridad Expand Partnership to Tackle Host of Challenges in Textile...
H&M has formed a strategic alliance with Solidaridad, an international organization dedicated to creating responsible agricultural supply chains, to achieve more sustainable textile production....
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ASU, Nature Conservancy Study Highlights Economic Benefits of Forest Thinning
A recent study by Arizona State University's Sustainability Solutions Services (S3) and The Nature Conservancy reveals that forest thinning could benefit the state by making its forests more resistant...
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Liquid Light Wins Grand Challenge Grant for Carbon-Conversion Technology
New Jersey-based Liquid Light has received a CAD$500,000 seed grant in the first round of Alberta’s Grand Challenge, organized by the Climate Change and Emission Management Corporation (CCEMC). The...
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Warby Parker, Architecture for Humanity Offering 'Good Design from the...
“Buy a Pair, Give a Pair” eyeglass brand Warby Parker has teamed up with San Francisco-based design nonprofit Architecture for Humanity (AFH) on a limited-edition set of two AFH-designed frames,...
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Cradle to Cradle Institute Receives Funding for Online Ed Program for Product...
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has received funding from the Alcoa Foundation to develop a new web-based education program for product designers, according to a recent...
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