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ICT and Big Data

Microsoft, Google, Intel Join Obama’s Climate Data Initiative

Published on March 23, 2014

About a 3 minute read

Microsoft, Google and several other companies last week joined a new White House program to launch a suite of climate data projects aimed at serving businesses, governments and the public.The Climate Data Initiative calls on the private sector to bui... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Microsoft, Allstate, Unilever Sponsor California’s First ‘We Day’ Youth Service Event

Published on March 18, 2014

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Microsoft, Allstate and Unilever are sponsoring California’s first We Day — an educational initiative aimed at inspiring students to become active local and global citizens — on March 26.Organized by international charity and educational partne... View More

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Blog

Top 10 Sustainable Brands Talks of 2013

Published on February 20, 2014

About a 7 minute read

The glory of abundance is not necessarily lost and visions of a flourishing future are not naïve. There are strong signals pointing to the possibility of a thriving global economy — with health, dignity and happiness for all involved. The leading ... View More

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Innovation & Technology

EPA Programs Help Companies Reduce Costs, GHGs

Published on February 4, 2014

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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) climate-protection programs prevented 365 million metric tons of US greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in 2012, according to a new report by the agency.EPA’s annual Climate Protection Partnerships report... View More

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Supply Chain

BMW, HP, BT Top Inaugural CDP Index of Companies Demanding Top Climate Performance from Suppliers

Published on January 29, 2014

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CDP, with the help of FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), a pioneer in environmental and sustainability business solutions, has announced the debut publication of the Supplier Climate Performance Leadership Index (SCPLI), a new evaluation and benchmarking t... View More

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Supply Chain

Top 10 Ways Brands Used Their Power to Create a More Sustainable World in 2013

Published on December 31, 2013

About a 15 minute read

2013 was a banner year for companies using their muscle to drive transformative change, both internally and globally. Without further ado, here is just a taste of some of the progress we found most inspiring. ... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

10 Sustainable Business Stories Too Important to Miss

Published on December 30, 2013

About a 14 minute read

Somehow it’s already year-end, a time to look back and try to make sense of what’s happened. Creating any “top” list of stories from 12 months is nearly impossible. But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of ... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Microsoft Releases Carbon Fee Playbook

Published on December 16, 2013

About a 2 minute read

Earlier this month, the CDP released a report highlighting 29 public U.S. companies across various industries that have incorporated an internal carbon price as a strategic planning tool, effectively holding themselves accountable for the carbon emis... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Ampersand Nation Rising

Published on December 9, 2013

About a 6 minute read

“Focus” is having a great run these days. Daniel Goleman’s book on it is excellent. People with focus are able to capture more information, complete tasks sooner, become skilled in a discipline earlier. Malcolm Gladwell has written eloquently a... View More

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Marketing & Communications

Disney, Wells Fargo, Google Among U.S. Companies Proactively Pricing Carbon, Says CDP

Published on December 6, 2013

About a 3 minute read

CDP announced today that 29 major publicly traded companies based in or operating in the U.S. disclosed an internal price on carbon pollution to CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) in 2013, detailing both the risk and potential busi... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change Marketing & Communications

For Those Who’d Rather Give Than Receive, #GivingTuesday Marks True Start to Holiday Season

Published on November 28, 2013

About a 6 minute read

While thousands of retailers across the U.S. and cyberspace are dusting their shelves and crossing their fingers for lucrative Black Friday and Cyber Monday takes, respectively, thousands of organizations around the world are gearing up for an event ... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Sustainia Selects Groundbreaking Water Grid Solution as Best Innovation of 2013

Published on November 7, 2013

About a 3 minute read

Sustainability think tank Sustainia today presented TaKaDu, an Israeli company that produces technology that reduces water distribution losses, with an award honoring the world’s best sustainability innovation.In front of an audience of over 1,000 ... View More

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Blog

Help Us Help You: Thrive as a Purpose-Driven Brand with New Data, Tools and Success Stories

Published on October 15, 2013

About a 5 minute read

Sustainability experts often talk about the need for — and opportunities in — embedding systems thinking and sustainability-driven innovation into every aspect of a business. It sounds quite sexy, but it very often is a long and messy process tha... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Microsoft Achieves Carbon Neutrality, Increases Green Energy Use By 70%

Published on October 8, 2013

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Microsoft says it achieved carbon neutrality after introducing an internal carbon fee for renewable energy and carbon offsets, which led the company to increase the purchase of green energy in the U.S. by 70 percent, from 1.1 billion kilowatt hours (... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Consumers Give Microsoft, Disney, BMW, Google Highest Marks for CSR Performance

Published on October 5, 2013

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For the second year in a row, consumers named Sustainable Brands® corporate member Microsoft the company with the best CSR reputation, according to a new study by corporate reputation management consultancy Reputation Institute. This year, the IT co... View More

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Marketing & Communications

New NRDC Report Finds Progress on Promises Made at Rio+20, But Calls for More Accountability

Published on October 2, 2013

About a 3 minute read

There has been significant progress on many of the key globally negotiated and voluntary commitments made at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in June 2012, according to a new study by the Natural Resources Defense... View More

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New Metrics

Ambitious Day Two Agenda Educated and Challenged New Metrics Audience on Next-Generation Practices

Published on October 2, 2013

About a 7 minute read

The New Metrics of Sustainable Business Conference convened some of sustainability’s top minds to examine leading-edge work that is expanding the way business creates, quantifies and manages the value it delivers through the metrics it adopts. This... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

IPCC Confirms Climate Change Caused By Human Action

Published on September 30, 2013

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Leading scientists around the world are now 95 percent confident that human influence is the dominant cause of global warming, according to the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released Friday.Statistic... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Leaders Discuss Private Sector's Role in Mitigating Climate Change at REDD+ Talks: NYC

Published on September 27, 2013

About a 5 minute read

Last Thursday at the Bronx Zoo, the United Nations hosted an event to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program and its offshoot REDD+. ... View More

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ICT and Big Data

The Opportunities in Tackling Climate Change

Published on September 26, 2013

About a 6 minute read

Climate change is a serious challenge for our society and for businesses around the world. As a company, we are focused not only on ways for us to reduce the environmental impact of our business, but also on the important business opportunity climate... View More

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