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Floor Covering Weekly Recognizes Shaw Industries’ Achievements in Sustainability with Top Honors
Floor Covering Weekly Recognizes Shaw Industries’ Achievements in Sustainability with Top Honors
Published on October 13, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. ... View More

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Community Updates
Designing Your Ecofriendly Tradeshow Booth For The Greenbuild Expo
Designing Your Ecofriendly Tradeshow Booth For The Greenbuild Expo
Published on October 1, 2018
About a 4 minute read

The term “Green building” is the applied concept of planning, designing, constructing, and operating buildings with consideration for energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, material selection and effects on the environment. This con... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular EconomyGlobal Partners
Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife
Global Practitioners Gather to Compare Notes on Redesigning the #GoodLife
Published on September 29, 2018
About a 12 minute read

Last year, the Sustainable Brands community gathered around the world throughout the year to share insights on how they – and their customers – were “redefining the good life.” This year, the conversation has progressed from the ‘what’ to... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
EcoVadis: Global Sustainability Performance, Business Ethics Picking Up
EcoVadis: Global Sustainability Performance, Business Ethics Picking Up
Published on September 28, 2018
About a 4 minute read

EcoVadis has published the second annual edition of its Global CSR Risk and Performance Index. The report provides an updated look at the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of more than 33,000 companies, across the calendar years 2015 ... View More

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Community Updates
Shaw Contract Joins Net Zero Carbon Building Commitment
Shaw Contract Joins Net Zero Carbon Building Commitment
Published on September 14, 2018
About a 6 minute read

Shaw Contract, a division of Shaw Industries and a leading flooring manufacturer serving commercial properties worldwide, has officially joined the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment as part of the momentous Global ... View More

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New Metrics
GCAS: 1/8 of Global Market Cap Now Committed to Science-Based Targets
GCAS: 1/8 of Global Market Cap Now Committed to Science-Based Targets
Published on September 13, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Companies representing roughly one-eighth of total global market capitalization are now using climate science to define their future direction. Nearly three years on from the Paris Agreement and with time running out before greenhouse gas emissions m... View More

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Dow Develops Leaders While Addressing World Challenges
Dow Develops Leaders While Addressing World Challenges
Published on September 12, 2018
About a 5 minute read

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) sent 43 of its global leaders to Mumbai, India this week to address pressing local challenges related to sustainable housing, environmental cleanup, diversity and inclusion, circular economy, and education and career re... View More

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Interface: How +Positive Spaces Can Create a Healthier Planet
Interface: How +Positive Spaces Can Create a Healthier Planet
Published on September 11, 2018
About a 10 minute read

Can a built space not only have a positive impact on those who occupy it, but also on the environment outside the building? We believe the answer is yes. ... View More

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Shaw Launches Sound Advisor, Innovates with Acoustics Testing, Research and Education
Shaw Launches Sound Advisor, Innovates with Acoustics Testing, Research and Education
Published on September 1, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) has introduced an innovative, patent-pending tool to showcase the impact ceiling and floor construction, as well as flooring and underlayment selection, have on room acoustics. Known as Sound Advisor, the web-based ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Do We Lose Moral Self-Determination When We Work?
Do We Lose Moral Self-Determination When We Work?
Published on August 9, 2018
About a 5 minute read

The co-working startup WeWork made headlines recently with a new policy banning meat from company functions and barring employees from expensing any meat dishes. The move is intended to reduce the company’s environmental impact, with the company pr... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Healthier Buildings Are on the Horizon; New Materials Clean the Air
Trending: Healthier Buildings Are on the Horizon; New Materials Clean the Air
Published on July 27, 2018
About a 4 minute read

What if buildings could break down pollution and act like forests? What if they could make occupants healthier? ... View More

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Finance & Investment
New Methodologies Help Banking Industry Assess Risks, Opportunities of Climate Change
New Methodologies Help Banking Industry Assess Risks, Opportunities of Climate Change
Published on July 19, 2018
About a 3 minute read

On Wednesday, 16 banks, the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and climate risk advisory firm Acclimatise published new methodologies that will help banks understand how the physical risks and opportunities of a changing climate might affect... View More

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Gold and Silver Awards for Sustainability Campaign from BASF Master Builders Solutions®
Gold and Silver Awards for Sustainability Campaign from BASF Master Builders Solutions®
Published on July 9, 2018
About a 3 minute read

“Quantified Sustainabile Benefits” – the sustainability campaign from Master Builders Solutions® convinced the juries of both the Deutscher Preis für Onlinekommunikation (German Award for Online Communications) and the Best of Content Marketi... View More

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3M™ Smog-reducing Granules Harness the Power of the Sun to Improve Air Quality
3M™ Smog-reducing Granules Harness the Power of the Sun to Improve Air Quality
Published on June 28, 2018
About a 3 minute read

At 3M, we use science every day to improve lives and help solve society’s toughest challenges. We like to imagine a world where all communities are safe, healthy and thriving—where increased energy efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and... View More

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Member Spotlight: Jennifer Silberman from Target shares how she leverages the power of markets and systems to drive change
Member Spotlight: Jennifer Silberman from Target shares how she leverages the power of markets and systems to drive change
Published on June 20, 2018
About a 5 minute read

We recently caught up with Jennifer Silberman (@jsilberman1), vice president of corporate responsibility at Target. In this member spotlight, she shares how Target is embedding social and environmental purpose into their company strategy to drive cha... View More

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New MetricsInnovation & Technology
Interface Moving from Net Zero to Climate Positive by Rethinking Factories as Forests
Interface Moving from Net Zero to Climate Positive by Rethinking Factories as Forests
Published on June 13, 2018
About a 6 minute read

With 3.8 billion years of R&D behind Earth’s systems and creatures, we’ve barely scratched the surface of what we can learn and how we can apply those lessons to our companies, products and processes. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Inspiring Consumers – and Companies – to Make Healthier Choices
Inspiring Consumers – and Companies – to Make Healthier Choices
Published on June 12, 2018
About a 10 minute read

Last week, over 2,000 representatives from our global community of sustainability practitioners, brand strategists, product and service innovators, thought leaders and other change-makers converged at SB’18 Vancouver to share their latest insights ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Transformational Leadership in Action ... and In Transition
Transformational Leadership in Action ... and In Transition
Published on June 11, 2018
About a 6 minute read

Last week, over 2,000 representatives from our global community of sustainability practitioners, brand strategists, product and service innovators, thought leaders and other change-makers converged at SB’18 Vancouver to share their latest insights ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
All of Interface’s Flooring Is Now Carbon Neutral – At No Extra Cost to Customers
All of Interface’s Flooring Is Now Carbon Neutral – At No Extra Cost to Customers
Published on June 11, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Interface has become the first global flooring manufacturer to declare that all of its products — including all carpet tile and luxury vinyl tile (LVT) – are carbon neutral across the entire product lifecycle. The company is now offering its Carb... View More

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Kohler Expands Environmental, Health Disclosures for Kitchen & Bath Products
Kohler Expands Environmental, Health Disclosures for Kitchen & Bath Products
Published on June 5, 2018
About a 4 minute read

Today, in recognition of World Environmental Day, Kohler Co. announces expansion of its environmental and human health product disclosures for its kitchen and bath products. ... View More

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