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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Report: Mobile Tech Helping Save 180 Million Tons of CO2 Each Year
Report: Mobile Tech Helping Save 180 Million Tons of CO2 Each Year
Published on December 18, 2015
About a 4 minute read

The use of smartphones in the United States and Europe is helping to save more than 180 million tons of carbon emissions a year — an amount greater than the total annual emissions of the Netherlands — according to a new report released this week ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Trending: While WRAP, Scottish Designers Tout Merits of ‘Durable’ Fashion, MANGO Has a Different Idea
Trending: While WRAP, Scottish Designers Tout Merits of ‘Durable’ Fashion, MANGO Has a Different Idea
Published on December 18, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Waste reduction charity WRAP’s new Clothing Durability Report reveals that extending the active life of clothing items by nine months could reduce carbon, waste and water footprints of clothing in the UK by 20 to 30 percent each and cut resource co... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Ford: New Manufacturing Method Could Cut Emissions By 50%
Ford: New Manufacturing Method Could Cut Emissions By 50%
Published on December 9, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Saving engines from the scrapyard and reusing them could deliver a 50 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to producing a new engine, according to news from Ford Motor Company. The automaker has announced that its new, patented plasma coating ... View More

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New Metrics
Economists Say Climate Impacts Will Be Worse Than Previously Believed
Economists Say Climate Impacts Will Be Worse Than Previously Believed
Published on December 8, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Experts on the economics of climate change have revealed concerns that damages from climate change impacts will be larger and more immediate than previously estimated, according to a new survey from The Institute for Policy Integrity at New York Univ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Gates, Branson, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ma Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition
Gates, Branson, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ma Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition
Published on December 4, 2015
About a 3 minute read

“We need innovation that gives us energy that’s cheaper than today’s hydrocarbon energy, that has zero CO2 emissions, and that’s as reliable as today’s overall energy system. And when you put all those requirements together, we need an ener... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Report: Cities Can Help Close COP21 ‘Emissions Gap’
Published on December 4, 2015
About a 2 minute read

If cities around the world take aggressive climate change action, they can help cut global emissions by 3.7 billion tons a year by 2030 — helping to close the “emissions gap” between what countries have promised to do before the COP21 climate t... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Most Advanced High-End Prefab Smart Home to Be Built in California Wine Country
Most Advanced High-End Prefab Smart Home to Be Built in California Wine Country
Published on December 3, 2015
About a 2 minute read

American Modular Systems (AMS) has started production on River Vine Vineyards, a new Gen7 Concept Home to be sited on a 50-acre working vineyard along the banks of the Mokelumne River Watershed in Lodi Wine Country.Designed to achieve LEED Platinum c... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
UNEP to Companies: Time to Raise the Bar on Sustainability Reporting
UNEP to Companies: Time to Raise the Bar on Sustainability Reporting
Published on December 2, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Corporate sustainability reporting desperately needs to up its game in order to align company-level sustainability performance with the broader systems-level ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and COP21, the United Nations clima... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Join Banks Cutting Out Coal
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Join Banks Cutting Out Coal
Published on December 1, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Ahead of the UN 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo became the latest major banks to pledge to eliminate their support for the coal industry in favor of reducing carbon pollution associated with the industry.Morgan S... View More

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Supply Chain
The Dairy Industry’s Next Competitive Advantage: Saving Money and Building Better Products with Climate-Friendly Cows
The Dairy Industry’s Next Competitive Advantage: Saving Money and Building Better Products with Climate-Friendly Cows
Published on November 27, 2015
About a 5 minute read

A penguin and a cow walk into a bar. The cow says, "We have a problem. Every year cows emit so much methane into the atmosphere - the equivalent of fifty-times more CO2 than the entire country of Switzerland! It's killing our image. We don't kno... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Study: Developing Countries Will Need $270B to Adapt to Climate Change
Published on November 25, 2015
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Developing countries will need to pay an additional $270 billion more each year to adapt to the impacts of climate change if COP21 fails to elicit increased global pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report by Oxfam.Game-chang... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Will Paris Signal a Sunnier Climate for Low-Carbon Economics?
Will Paris Signal a Sunnier Climate for Low-Carbon Economics?
Published on November 25, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Next week marks the start of important climate negotiations in Paris – the aim of COP21 is to deliver a new international agreement that will put the world on track towards a low-carbon future. The feeling in the air is one of optimism – there ar... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
New Startup Accelerator Will Catalyze Cleantech in the Middle East
New Startup Accelerator Will Catalyze Cleantech in the Middle East
Published on November 25, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Renewable energy company Masdar kicked off its Innovation Week activities by announcing the Middle East’s first startup accelerator focused on sustainability and clean tech. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
BASF Marks 150th Anniversary With ‘Smart Energy Solutions’ Tour
BASF Marks 150th Anniversary With ‘Smart Energy Solutions’ Tour
Published on November 24, 2015
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To mark its 150th anniversary, German firm BASF is hosting a ten-day program in Ludwigshafen focusing on one of the most pressing global challenges: Given the limited resources, how can we secure our energy supply also in the future?By 2050, global e... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
How to Know a Truly Sustainable Company When You See One
How to Know a Truly Sustainable Company When You See One
Published on November 23, 2015
About a 3 minute read

“There was an American comedian 100 years ago that said, ‘If we don’t change direction soon, then we’ll end up where we’re going.’ Where we’re going at the moment is not very pretty.”So said Geoff Kendall, CEO of the Future Fit Founda... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
How to Implement Social Innovation in Large Organizations
How to Implement Social Innovation in Large Organizations
Published on November 20, 2015
About a 3 minute read

One the final sessions at SB ’15 London saw Mandar Apte, chemical engineer and program manager of Shell's GameChanger program on social innovation, facilitate an interactive workshop about how to drive social innovation from inside large organisati... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Report: Clear Economic and Environmental Benefits to Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Report: Clear Economic and Environmental Benefits to Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Published on November 19, 2015
About a 3 minute read

After a slow start 6 years ago when the G20 and APEC made commitments to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, about 30 countries have launched or accelerated fossil fuel subsidy reforms, according to a new paper by the New Climate Economy.The... View More

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Supply Chain
Green Freight for a More Sustainable Supply Chain: Accelerate Performance and Declare a Goal
Green Freight for a More Sustainable Supply Chain: Accelerate Performance and Declare a Goal
Published on November 19, 2015
About a 6 minute read

For great sports teams, the big win marks a beginning, not an end. It whets their appetite for excellence, and more wins.So it is with companies who’ve had success in meeting sustainability targets through greener freight transportation strategies.... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
AT&T to Enable Carbon Savings 10 Times the Footprint of Its Operations by 2025
AT&T to Enable Carbon Savings 10 Times the Footprint of Its Operations by 2025
Published on November 18, 2015
About a 4 minute read

On November 18, telecommunications company AT&T announced goals for 2025. The goals represent the company’s first long-term roadmap for its citizenship and sustainability work, and focus on three areas: networks and customers, supply chain, and... View More

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Community Updates
Re-imagining Resources: Sealed Air Tops 2015 CDP Climate A List and Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
Re-imagining Resources: Sealed Air Tops 2015 CDP Climate A List and Climate Disclosure Leadership Index
Published on November 17, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Charlotte, NC, November 16, 2015 – Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) today announced that its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate risks of potential climate change have been recognized by CDP, the world’s only global environm... View More

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