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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Survey: Consumers Hate Product Waste More Than Going to the Dentist
Survey: Consumers Hate Product Waste More Than Going to the Dentist
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 4 minute read

This week, LiquiGlide Inc. — creator of a coating for the insides of food containers that helps coax out every last drop — released survey results that clearly illustrate consumers' intense dislike of product waste. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Shareholders Representing $35B Press P&G for Recyclable Packaging
Shareholders Representing $35B Press P&G for Recyclable Packaging
Published on October 21, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has made a qualified commitment that 90 percent of its packaging will be recyclable by 2020. The commitment came the day before an October 14 vote on a shareholder proposal filed by shareholder advocacy group... View More

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Supply Chain
Fair Trade USA Kicks Off Fair Trade Month with Expanded Product Categories
Fair Trade USA Kicks Off Fair Trade Month with Expanded Product Categories
Published on October 1, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Alongside Fair Trade Month, Fair Trade USA has announced the launch of several new Fair Trade Certified™ products across new categories, including home goods, apparel and coconut.In 2014, the third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North Am... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Whirlpool Launches First Refrigerator Water Filter Recycling Program
Whirlpool Launches First Refrigerator Water Filter Recycling Program
Published on September 29, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Whirlpool has announced a new recycling initiative that offers consumers a responsible alternative to throwing out their used refrigerator water filters.Whirlpool typically recommends that consumers replace their refrigerator water filter every six m... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Greenpeace to LEGO: 'Shell Is Bad Company'
Greenpeace to LEGO: 'Shell Is Bad Company'
Published on July 2, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Greenpeace has launched a campaign urging LEGO to #BlockShell and end its partnership with the oil company, which the NGO contends has been using LEGO’s brand to clean up its image as an Arctic oil driller. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
American Cleaning Institute Rolls Out Sustainable Products Initiative
American Cleaning Institute Rolls Out Sustainable Products Initiative
Published on January 31, 2014
About a 3 minute read

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the nonprofit trade association representing over 120 companies in the US cleaning products industry — including BASF, Clorox, Dow, Novozymes, Method, Seventh Generation, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever, to nam... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
P&G Removing Phosphates from All Detergents by End of 2015
P&G Removing Phosphates from All Detergents by End of 2015
Published on January 31, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Procter & Gamble announced this week that it will eliminate phosphates from all of its laundry detergents — which include brands such as Tide, Ariel, Cheer, Gain, Ace and Bold — by the end of 2015. The company says the goal of the change is t... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Chemicals in Consumer Products: New Progress in Transparency
Chemicals in Consumer Products: New Progress in Transparency
Published on January 31, 2014
About a 5 minute read

The states of Washington and California are breaking new ground by providing consumers with information on potentially harmful chemicals in the products they buy and use on a daily basis. Washington’s focus is on products meant for children; Califo... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
FTC Says Diaper Claims Didn't Pass the Smell Test
FTC Says Diaper Claims Didn't Pass the Smell Test
Published on January 28, 2014
About a 4 minute read

What do dirty diapers and deceptive ads have in common? (We’ll pause a moment so you can add your own punch line.) Now that’s out of the way, the action against Portland-based Down to Earth Designs — consumers know them as gDiapers — is the... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
The Collaborative Economy: 2014 Hot Topic and Trend
The Collaborative Economy: 2014 Hot Topic and Trend
Published on January 14, 2014
About a 3 minute read

According to a Berkeley study, one properly shared car reduces the need for nine owned cars. Participating in a car co-op may not be up your alley, but there are plenty of Millennials eschewing ownership and Boomers that are downsizing who buy into ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
New COMMON Marketplace Allows You to Buy ‘Nothing’
New COMMON Marketplace Allows You to Buy ‘Nothing’
Published on January 13, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Imagine a marketplace where you can buy — or not buy — products and services that accelerate social innovation by redefining the capitalist narrative; a place where you can purchase or sell “goods for good” from companies or to consumers arou... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Generating Buzz: BioLite's Co-Founder on Ending Poverty Through 'Parallel Innovation'
Generating Buzz: BioLite's Co-Founder on Ending Poverty Through 'Parallel Innovation'
Published on January 7, 2014
About a 6 minute read

BioLite uses revenues from outdoor recreation products such as the CampStove to incubate products for emerging markets, most prominently the HomeStove. It's a market-based approach to addressing poverty, one that generates self-sustaining energy acce... View More

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Materials & Packaging
I'm Dreaming of a Toxin-Free Christmas
I'm Dreaming of a Toxin-Free Christmas
Published on December 24, 2013
About a 3 minute read

With the holidays fast approaching, many of us are scrambling to make last-minute purchases for friends and family. As items cross the check-out counter, products enter our lives carrying with them a chemical footprint that is often overlooked. While... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Helping PDP Engage Brands to Revalue Plastic
Helping PDP Engage Brands to Revalue Plastic
Published on December 8, 2013
About a 4 minute read

The Plastic Disclosure Project sees an influential need for companies to start disclosing their plastic footprint in order to create a benchmark for reduction by increasing recycling and adding value back into plastic use. ... View More

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Soon 30-Minute Delivery Option Won’t Just Be for Pizza Anymore, Says Amazon
Soon 30-Minute Delivery Option Won’t Just Be for Pizza Anymore, Says Amazon
Published on December 2, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Last night on “60 Minutes,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled to Charlie Rose the company’s latest advancement in customer convenience — Amazon Prime Air, which will promise package delivery by tiny, unmanned drones that Bezos called... View More

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Supply Chain
Greenpeace Linking Host of Household Brands to Destruction of Sumatran Tiger Habitat
Greenpeace Linking Host of Household Brands to Destruction of Sumatran Tiger Habitat
Published on October 22, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Greenpeace International tonight launched a report calling out a host of consumer products companies — including Colgate Palmolive, Mondelez International (formerly Kraft), Nestlé Oil, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and a host of other co... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Fields Not Factories: Sustainability-Driven Innovation at Seventh Generation
Fields Not Factories: Sustainability-Driven Innovation at Seventh Generation
Published on May 11, 2013
About a 3 minute read

What does it take to grow and profit in the immensely competitive household and personal products industry dominated by giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble? And how can sustainability be the lever that provides revenue growth and product differe... View More

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Organizational Governance
Abbott Labs, DuPont Reject Investor Proposals To Eliminate GMOs
Abbott Labs, DuPont Reject Investor Proposals To Eliminate GMOs
Published on May 1, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Abbott Laboratories last week rejected a proposal from shareholders to remove genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from its natural products, which includes its Similac baby formula. Biotech firm DuPont also defeated a resolution to disclose genetic... View More

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Supply Chain
Co-op, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s Using New Research to Inform Reduction in Supply Chain Footprints
Co-op, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s Using New Research to Inform Reduction in Supply Chain Footprints
Published on March 14, 2013
About a 2 minute read

The Co-operative Group, Nestlé and Sainsbury’s say they will improve the sustainability performance of some of their products in response to research from the Product Sustainability Forum.The study, published by the Waste and Resources Action Prog... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Unilever Redesigns Aerosol Deodorants For Smaller Environmental Impact
Unilever Redesigns Aerosol Deodorants For Smaller Environmental Impact
Published on February 4, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Unilever, the UK’s largest deodorant manufacturer, unveiled a new product design that could make the category significantly more sustainable. ... View More

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