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AT&T Saves $191 Million from Energy-Efficiency Projects in 4 Years
AT&T has realized annualized energy savings of more than $191 million from 18,800 energy efficiency projects implemented since 2010, according to the company’s recent Annual Update, released...
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Sainsbury's Cannock Superstore to Be Powered Solely by Food Waste
UK grocery giant Sainsbury’s has partnered with Biffa, one of the leading waste-management companies in the UK, on an innovative facility that will allow Sainsbury’s Cannock superstore to run on power...
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USC Scientists Develop Affordable Organic Battery
Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a new water-based organic battery that is long-lasting and built from inexpensive, eco-friendly components.The new battery uses...
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Recycle Across America, Participant Media Determined to Get Us to 'Recycle...
Recycle Across America® (RAA), a nonprofit that has developed the first and only society-wide standardized labeling system for recycling bins to help eliminate the public confusion surrounding...
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Zero Deforestation: The New Norm — Implications for Major Brands
Future 500 CEO Bill Shireman moderated two discussions during Sustainable Brands 2014 earlier this month that explored major progress made in the past two years in advancing zero-deforestation supply...
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How a Life Cycle-Driven Business Model Can Increase Sustainable Impact
There are now a rash of sustainable business models — sharing economy, eco-design, circular economy and many others — all with their good points and their fifteen minutes of fame. Even if companies...
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Nudie Jeans Showing Customers That 'Repairing Is Caring' (or Why It's Cool to...
Sustainability isn't all about sustainability, as I found out from Nudie Jeans — embedding it into the culture and telling a story is where it’s at.Walking past 29 D'Arblay St in London, a window is...
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Bevy of Brands Abuzz with Bee Campaigns
Bee colony collapse disorder continues to generate concern, debate and action around the world. With bees playing a critical role in our lives and economy, a number of companies are running campaigns...
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Ben & Jerry’s Sourcing New Ingredients, Renaming Flavors to Meet Non-GMO,...
In support of Vermont’s first-in-the-nation GMO-labeling law, Ben & Jerry’s has temporarily renamed its beloved Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor ice cream “Food Fight Fudge Brownie,” and announced...
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IKEA Increases Minimum Wage for US Workers
IKEA has announced it will raise its average minimum wage in its US stores to $10.76, a 17 percent increase over the current wage, and $3.51 above the current federal minimum wage.The furniture company...
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Report: Doing Nothing to Cut GHGs Is ‘Risky Business’
It’s not too late for businesses to avoid the most severe risks from climate change through early investments in resilience and immediate action to reduce the pollution that causes global warming,...
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Superfood Startup Raises $350,000 in Crowdfunding Equity Campaign
Kuli Kuli, maker of the eponymous moringa “superfood” nutrition bars, has raised $350,000 in a crowdfunding equity campaign.The campaign brought in an array of notable investors, including Brad Feld of...
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Honest By Offering Scholarship for Tomorrow's Responsible Fashion Designers
Honest By, the pioneering fashion company founded by Belgian designer Bruno Pieters, which centers itself on price and production transparency as well as sustainability, has announced a new initiative,...
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Ford Cuts Water Use 30% Two Years Ahead of Schedule
Ford has reached its goal to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle by 30 percent worldwide two years ahead of schedule, according to the company’s 2013-2014 Sustainability Report.Ford says...
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It's Not You, It's We: Why Values Alone Aren't Enough for a Sustainable World
“The circumstances of the world are continually changing….That which may be thought right and found convenient in one age, may be thought wrong and found inconvenient in another. In such cases, who is...
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First Fossil-Free Index Launched in US
Fossil Free Indexes LLC (FFI), an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index and research company, has released its first index covering the US equity markets.Fossil Free Indexes US (FFIUS),...
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SASB Issues Guidelines for Disclosure of Risks for Non-Renewable Resources...
When it comes to addressing climate change, many companies may ask, “How much will it cost to change the way of doing business?” The real question, however, is “What is the cost of doing nothing at...
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Retailers Including Walmart, Target Influencing Investment in Product...
Walmart is the top retailer driving companies to invest in product sustainability, followed by Target, Costco and Nordstrom, according to research released by Pure Strategies in the report, The Path to...
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Unwieldy Restoration Hardware Catalogs Stir Social Media, Consumer Backlash
A few weeks ago, Restoration Hardware mailed out its annual catalog. Only, this one weighed 17 pounds. The 13 different 'source books,' as the company calls them, had 3,300 pages and were delivered by...
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CDP: US Utilities Now Pricing Carbon as Part of Core Business Strategy
In response to increasing recognition of climate risk, CDP has released a new white paper containing fresh insights into how a price on carbon pollution might benefit companies and the US economy as a...
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