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Hawaiians Demand More Solar, Believe Utility Company Is Slowing Adoption
An overwhelming number of Hawaii residents (94 percent) support more rooftop solar, and 90 percent believe that Hawaiian Electric (HECO) — the state’s largest supplier of electricity — is slowing...
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RILA Seeking Industry Input on New Retail Energy Management Maturity Matrix
Last week, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) officially launched its Retail Energy Management Program by releasing the Retail Energy Management Maturity Matrix (REMMM), a new tool designed...
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Showtime's 'Years of Living Dangerously' Combines Climate Change Science with...
The gripping new Showtime docu-series Years of Living Dangerously tackles climate change with a combination of Hollywood star power, heavyweight scientists and frontline reporting. Sending big name...
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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Top ‘100 Best Corporate Citizens List’
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, and Gap have topped CR Magazine’s 2014 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, which ranks companies based on disclosure and performance measures covering...
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Georgia's Flint River Partnership Taps IBM for Data-Driven Agriculture Solutions
IBM has announced a collaboration with the Flint River Partnership to deploy new conservation measures to enhance agricultural efficiency by up to 20 percent. The Flint River Partnership (which...
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Effie Worldwide, WEF Unveil Award to Recognize Sustainability-Focused Brands
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and Effie Worldwide, which rewards effectiveness in marketing communications, have announced a new award aimed at incentivizing marketers to put more emphasis on...
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Ford Launches New Buying Tool to Help Businesses Keep Fleet Costs, Emissions Low
The Ford Motor Company has developed a new tool — the Ford Fleet Purchase Planner™ — designed to help businesses purchase a better fleet, keeping in mind cost and environmental concerns. “The tool...
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What Is Microsoft’s Secret to Employee Engagement? Empowerment!
I recently wrote about how global team engagement has been the key to success for Microsoft’s Carbon Fee Program, a financial model that puts an incremental fee on the carbon emissions associated with...
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Walmart Hosts Sustainable Product Expo to Accelerate Supply Chain Innovation
Today, Walmart joined forces with CEOs from more than a dozen global companies — including Kellogg, P&G, Monsanto, Campbell Soup, PepsiCo, General Mills and the Dairy Farmers of America — to sign...
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PRé and SupplyShift Join Forces to Tackle Challenges of LCA, Supply Chain...
Sustainability software and consulting firm PRé has announced a partnership with supply chain software company SupplyShift to tackle the challenges inherent in the twin fields of life cycle assessment...
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Unilever Details How It Is 'Making Progress, Driving Change' in Living Plan...
It’s said that the likely success of any company initiative can be gauged by the support and involvement of the senior management. If this is true, then the support demonstrated by the presence of so...
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REI Foundation Awards $410,000 to Groups Engaging Youth in Nature
The REI Foundation has awarded a total of $410,000 to nonprofits that work to engage younger and more diverse populations in the outdoors. Children & Nature Network (C&NN), Futuro Media Group,...
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California Joins H2 USA Initiative to Advance Hydrogen Transportation,...
In California’s latest effort to advance hydrogen transportation, the Energy Commission and the Air Resources Board announced Tuesday that the state has joined H2 USA, a public-private partnership led...
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Unilever's Lux Soap Will Now Be Made with Algal Oils
Unilever and Solazyme announced today the incorporation of algal oils into one of Unilever’s Lux brand soap (branded Caress in the US), which Unilever says is the world’s best-selling bar soap. The...
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'Make It, Take It' Campaign Pressuring Companies to Take Responsibility for...
A coalition of organizations devoted to waste and recycling, plastic pollution and resource conservation today launched the Make It, Take It Campaign, a collaborative effort to pressure consumer goods...
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H&M's Clevercare Labels Helping Customers Extend Clothing Life While Saving...
At the Copenhagen Fashion Summit last week, designer Stella McCartney made an appearance via video to announce the launch of H&M’s new Clevercare garment labels.Developed in collaboration with...
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Carrington Co. Launches First-Ever Organic Tea in Biodegradable Packaging
Organic food company Carrington Co. has announced the launch of the first tea on the market to feature packaging that will fully and safely biodegrade when composted.The company says all components of...
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Ceres: US Companies Must Up the Ante on Sustainability Efforts
There are encouraging pockets of sustainability leadership in the US business community, but far too many companies are only taking small, incremental steps to address pressing sustainability issues...
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UK Startup Turning Enterprising Beer Lovers Into Urban Farmers
Some breweries in England are increasingly sourcing their hops from New Zealand and the US instead of buying closer to home, which generates a bigger carbon footprint. While chatting about beer over a...
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Innovation with Purpose: Sprint's Darren Beck on Channeling Personal Passion...
Darren Beck is Director of Environmental Initiatives at Sprint. Sprint is widely recognized as a sustainability leader in the mobile phone industry, spearheading energy-efficiency programs, removing...
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