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Investing in the Leaders of Tomorrow: Is Education the Key to Business Success?
We all know sustainability is an important issue when it comes to the growth of a business, but what steps can we take to ensure it is fully ingrained in each and every business decision?For me, the...
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Participant Media's 'TakePart World' Highlights Sustainability Progress in...
Participant Media, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this week launched a new multi-platform series, TakePart World, which investigates the myths and misconceptions people...
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Massachusetts Imposes Ambitious Law to Eliminate Commercial Food Waste
In a world where there is a glaring equality gap in the provision of food and adequate nutrition, plus increasing strain on the global food system from a growing population, food waste is becoming a...
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SVN Innovation Award Winners Tackle Social, Environmental and Economic Problems
Farmland LP, Public Lab, Rising Tide Capital and Sustaintech India are the winners of the Social Venture Network’s (SVN) 2014 Innovation Award, which recognizes companies that demonstrate the greatest...
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Can There Be Meaningful Integrated Reporting? (Part 2 of 2)
In part one, Mark McElroy examined three types of integrated report structures, as identified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), along with their limitations. Here, he explores a new methodology...
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Food Industry Playing Catch Up on Sustainability
Food and beverage companies are beginning to realize the importance of sustainability, with a growing number of companies working to advance environmental and social improvement in product ingredients,...
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Nestlé, Tata Setting the Bar for 100% Sustainable Sourcing
Nestlé UK & Ireland and Tata Global Beverages have both announced they are committed to achieving 100 percent sustainable sourcing for their products as part of their overall sustainability...
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New Flexible Solar USB Charger Can Charge iPhone 3.5 Times
Minnesota-based research group Skajaquoda has developed a flexible solar panel that goes around any bag strap and charges its internal battery as you go about your day.The device, called Sun Strap,...
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Sustainable School Supplies Startup Enters $5.6 Billion Market
Just in time for back-to-school season, eco-friendly school supplies company Green ABCs has launched a new line of supplies, which help minimize waste with recycled materials, renewable resources and...
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New Report Urges UK Government to Move Towards Circular Economy
The UK Environmental Audit Committee has released a new report – Growing a Circular Economy: Ending the Throwaway Society– which calls for lower taxes for businesses that repair or reuse goods;...
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Bacardi, Nonprofit Working Towards 100% Sugarcane Supply Chain Sustainability
Bacardi is working with global nonprofit Bonsucro to foster sustainability in the sugarcane sector as part of its effort to make good on its promise of obtaining 40 percent of the sugarcane-derived...
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New Brochure Explains Packaging’s Role in Reducing Food Waste
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) has published a new brochure called Reducing Fresh Food Waste: The Role of Packaging.The free brochure explains that Americans throw...
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Forget Innovation — Responsible Products Drive 70% of New Product Growth
A recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) research report showed responsible products accounted for two-thirds of grocery product growth in 2013. That’s a pretty incredible number considering how grocery...
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McDonald’s Tapping Employees For Sustainability Innovations
McDonald’s Pacific Sierra Region has created a waste diversion execution manual that is resulting in an estimated diversion of 70 cubic yards of waste from landfills each week, according to the...
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GOL Airlines Makes First Commercial Flight Fueled by Sugarcane-Derived Biofuel
Brazilian airline GOL has become the first in the aviation industry to fly a commercial flight with farnesane, a recently approved aviation biofuel. On July 31, the GOL 7725 flight made the first...
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Kellogg Announces New Goals Around Conservation, Responsible Sourcing
This morning, Kellogg announced a new set of commitments aimed at protecting its supply chain and increasing the efficiency of its operations. Specifically, the company has pledged to responsibly...
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Does Ecoliteracy Prevent Environmental Action?
“Knowledge is not enough” is the slogan of the WorldWatch Institute’s State of the World 2014 campaign, raising the question of whether current environmental education is enough to promote action. The...
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Kaiser Permanente Exec Says Hospitals Should Help Heal the Planet
Hospitals deliver life-saving care to individuals, but their substantial environmental footprint can be detrimental to environmental and community health, according to a newly released book by Kathy...
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Finding Positivity in Sustainability: Reflections of a Millennial Intern
Growing up in the socially aware and culturally diverse Bay Area, I have always been conscious of climate challenges and environmental mandates. My family composts, we own hybrid cars, and our shared...
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Millennials' Interest in Social Responsibility Prompts Documentary Boom from...
As Andrew Swinard noted recently in Crain’s Chicago Business: “For millennials — who, at 86 million strong, make up the largest population group the US has ever seen — social responsibility is the new...
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