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EPA Power Plant Carbon Rules Could Drastically Reduce Harmful Air Pollution
Setting strong standards for climate-changing carbon emissions from power plants would also result in reductions in more than 750,000 tons of other air pollutants that can make people sick; damage...
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Autodesk Sustainability Report Shows Internal, External Victories
The world’s swelling population is intensifying the complexity and urgency of numerous global challenges, from climate change to healthcare to access to water. Many of these problems are so complex and...
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EDGEhome Energy-Management System Puts the 'Smart' in Smart Home
In the weeks leading up to the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) finals on June 4th, where the runner-up will be decided via live online public vote, we will get to know our 11 semi-finalists....
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Campbell's Upgrading Production Processes to Cut Water Use by 50%
Campbell Soup Company has announced that it is re-evaluating its production processes in order to reduce by 50 percent of its operational water use per ton of food produced by 2020.The company says it...
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Materiality and Integrated Reporting: A Context-Based Perspective (Part 1)
With all of the airtime being given to materiality and integrated reporting these days, I am increasingly asked to explain what the context-based sustainability (CBS) perspective might be for each....
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WOO's Collaborative Supplier Network Helping to Create 'Worlds of Opportunities'
Mission-driven startup WOO, true to its name, is helping to create “Worlds of Opportunities” for artisans and other skilled laborers living in impoverished communities throughout Vietnam.Launched in...
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adidas Addresses Allegations of Toxic World Cup Gear; Greenpeace Shoots Back
Last week, Greenpeace Germany released a report indicting adidas, Nike and Puma for producing gear for the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil that contains hazardous chemicals. The watchdog group...
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Biomass Boilers Could Reduce Scottish Bacardi Distiller’s CO2 Footprint by 90%
A Scottish Dewar's distillery owned by Bacardi Limited could reduce its carbon footprint by up to 90 percent by replacing heavy-fuel boilers with biomass boilers fuelled by sustainably sourced wood...
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Materiality and Integrated Reporting: A Context-Based Perspective (Part 2 of 2)
In part 1, the Center for Sustainable Organizations’ Mark McElroy provided a refresher on the thinking behind context-based sustainability (CBS) and materiality. Here, he elaborates on ways companies...
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Philips and Green Sense Farms Using LEDs to Grow Crops Indoors
Royal Philips and Green Sense Farms (GSF), a Chicago-area commercial grower, have partnered to develop one of the largest indoor commercial farms using LED grow lights. This farming method allows them...
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Servergy Wants Its Customers to 'Save Energy. Work Smarter'
In the weeks leading up to the Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SBIO) finals on June 4th, where the runner-up will be decided via live online public vote, we’ve been getting to know our 11...
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Energy Upgrade California Aims to Promote Energy-, Water-Saving Behaviors
California recently launched Energy Upgrade California, a statewide education campaign to help Californians manage their energy usage, save money and help the state meet its climate goals. Energy...
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UCS Names Hyundai-Kia, Honda, Toyota Least-Polluting Automakers
Hyundai-Kia, Honda and Toyota are the most eco-friendly automakers in the world, according to a new ranking released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).The 2014 Automaker Rankings report...
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Auto Industry Calls for Increased Collaboration on Eve of SEC's First...
With thousands of automotive, electronics and manufacturing companies facing a May 31 deadline to file a Conflict Minerals Report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Automotive...
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EPA Lays Out First Guidelines to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
At the direction of President Obama and after an unprecedented outreach effort, the US Environmental Protection Agency is today releasing the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time cuts...
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FTC Calls for More Transparency from Data Brokers, Giving Consumers Greater...
A report issued last week by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recognizes that data brokers operate with a fundamental lack of transparency. The Commission is therefore recommending that Congress...
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#SB14sd: Aspirationals Vote Coke, Microsoft, Tata, Nestlé World’s Most...
Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, Tata, Unilever and Nestlé top the list of the world’s most responsible companies, based on a new global survey of Aspirational consumers by BBMG and GlobeScan released...
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Wirtenberg Examines How BASF, Alcoa, Pfizer and More Are Building a Culture...
Jeana Wirtenberg knows sustainability is about people. Living, caring human beings – who get things done.It’s not “green.” Or “eco.” Not goals or dashboards. Not on their own, at any rate. It’s people...
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#SB14sd: Panera Launches Food Policy Focused on Clean Ingredients,...
Today, Panera Bread shared a comprehensive set of commitments around its food. The Food Policy, which the company calls a formal articulation of its long-held values, is expressed by a commitment to...
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Cisco, Kansas City Launch Plan to Enhance Connectivity and Innovation
Cisco and officials in Kansas City have signed a joint letter of intent (LOI) to engage in a program to create a “living lab” for entrepreneurial development, establish smart street lighting and video...
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