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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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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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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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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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AB InBev Working with Growers to Optimize Water Management, Barley Production
As a company that relies heavily on water for production, Anheuser-Busch InBev is rightly investing a great deal of time, thought and money into water management. In its 2013 Global Citizenship Report,...
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Nestlé US Reduces Waste By 44% Since 2010
Nestlé has reduced 44 percent of its waste per ton of product since 2010 in the US, and five factory locations reached zero waste to landfill status by the end of 2013, according to the company’s new...
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Smart City Technology Revenue to Triple by 2023
Smart city technology revenue will grow from $8.8 billion annually worldwide in 2014 to $27.5 billion in 2023, as cities around the world adopt smart city technology to meet sustainability goals, boost...
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2 Birds, 1 Stone: How Palm Oil Can Improve Livelihoods and Reduce Global...
With a number of NGO campaigns demanding that companies pledge to use zero-deforestation palm oil — and industry groups such as the Consumer Goods Forum pledging zero-net deforestation by 2020 for soy,...
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Company Promises to Produce World’s Most Affordable Solar Panels
Solar company Siva Power has announced a new technology roadmap that projects the cost of its thin film solar modules dropping to a record low of $0.28/watt.The company says that its advanced...
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BlaBlaCar Raises $100 Million, Plans Global Long-Distance Ride-Sharing Network
French long-distance ride-sharing service BlaBlaCar has raised a solid $100 million from VC funding — the largest VC funding ever for a French startup — to expand its service and network globally. The...
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Home Depot Among a Dozen Home & Garden Retailers Working to Ban Bee-Killing...
A dozen US home and garden retailers, including Home Depot and BJ's Wholesale Club, are working to ban or limit use of neonicotinoid, or neonic, pesticides, suspected of contributing to dramatic...
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Sainsbury's, M&S Lead Effort to Recycle 1.3 Billion Plastic Food Trays Annually
Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer (M&S) are leading a consortium of organisations from UK packaging, retail and recycling industries to launch a market trial aimed at recycling as much as 1.3...
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How to Communicate Effectively with Young Consumers (Or, Lessons from 'Funny...
This post is part of a series written by MBA and MPA candidates in Presidio Graduate School’s Managerial Marketing course, examining the role of marketing in advancing sustainability across all...
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Greenpeace Ramps Up LEGO Campaign with Emotional Video
Greenpeace continued its campaign against LEGO on Tuesday with the release of a dramatic video, called “Everything Is NOT Awesome,” aimed at further illustrating the reasons the toy company should...
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IBM's 'Green Horizon' Project to Help China Clean Up Its Air, Shift to...
On Monday, IBM announced a 10-year initiative to support China in transforming its national energy systems and protecting the health of citizens. Dubbed “Green Horizon,” the project sets out to leap...
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Biogen Idec Says It Will Reduce Its GHGs 80% by 2020
In its fifth annual Corporate Citizenship Report, released this week, biotech company Biogen Idec puts forward an aggressive set of 2020 goals, including reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
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Apple Expands Solar Capabilities; Greenpeace Applauds
Apple announced on Monday it has closed a deal to annex 100 acres in Claremont, NC for a new 17.5-megawatt solar farm, the construction of which is expected to cost some $55 million, according to Apple...
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New Tetra Pak Campaign Encourages Industry-Wide Commitment to Renewable...
Tetra Pak has launched a campaign to raise industry awareness of the importance of the front end of the packaging life cycle — the sourcing of renewable materials — and is calling on the consumer goods...
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Timberland Cuts GHGs 50%, Surpasses Renewable Energy Goal Two Years Early
Timberland announced Wednesday it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 53 percent since 2006 (achieving almost half of that [23 percent] in 2013) and it now derives 31.4 percent of its...
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Should Externalities Be Billed to the Customer?
As I was getting ready for my recent move from Los Angeles to San Francisco, I was looking for the best moving options available. Should I tow my belongings behind my car? Rent a truck and tow my car?...
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