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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Bombas Socks' One-for-One Model Helping to Warm Feet — and Hearts
Bombas Socks' One-for-One Model Helping to Warm Feet — and Hearts
Published on September 26, 2013
About a 4 minute read

New York-based startup Bombas Socks is poised to revolutionize the sock industry while spreading its message of pushing yourself to “Bee Better.”Two years ago, after learning that socks are the more requested clothing item at homeless shelters, f... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Chipotle Launches Assault on Big Food with Short Film, and There's More to Come
Chipotle Launches Assault on Big Food with Short Film, and There's More to Come
Published on September 16, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Chipotle keeps sticking its neck out for "sustainable," locally produced food — now with an animated short-film attack on "Big Food" and with the promise of more expansive and aggressive efforts to come."The Scarecrow"... View More

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Supply Chain
How Sustainable Is Your Supply Chain?
How Sustainable Is Your Supply Chain?
Published on August 19, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Beginning this month, Sustainable Brands will launch a new Issues in Focus editorial channel examining sustainable supply chain management.The SB editorial team — with the help of guest editors Dave Meyer of EORM, Tara Norton of BSR and Sam Hummel ... View More

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Kraft, General Mills, Monsanto Join Food LCA Database
Kraft, General Mills, Monsanto Join Food LCA Database
Published on August 12, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Kraft Foods, General Mills and Monsanto are among the first to join the World Food LCA Database (WFLDB), which aims to develop a comprehensive database for food and beverage life cycle assessments (LCAs). Launched last week by the Swiss Federal Resea... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Environmental Groups Call on Rayovac to Help U.S. Consumers Recycle Their Batteries
Environmental Groups Call on Rayovac to Help U.S. Consumers Recycle Their Batteries
Published on July 31, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) — a nonprofit, grassroots group known for its advocation of electronic waste recycling — has announced a campaign to press battery manufacturer Rayovac to step up its efforts on recycling and waste reducti... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Dow Unveils Ozone-Based Solution for Safe Sanitation of Food and Beverage Processing Environments
Dow Unveils Ozone-Based Solution for Safe Sanitation of Food and Beverage Processing Environments
Published on July 29, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Dow Microbial Control, a unit of The Dow Chemical Company, today introduced its Advanced Oxidation System (AOS) Certified technology for whole-room sanitization, which will provide food and beverage producers with an effective, chemical-free system f... View More

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Pepsi to Phase Out Cancer-Causing Caramel Coloring
Pepsi to Phase Out Cancer-Causing Caramel Coloring
Published on July 8, 2013
About a 3 minute read

More than a year after pledging to reformulate its products to eliminate a cancer-causing chemical, Pepsi purchased from ten states still contains high levels of carcinogenic caramel coloring, according to independent testing commissioned by the Cent... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Nike, Levi Strauss Publish Updated Hazardous Chemical Plan
Published on June 14, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Nike, Levi Strauss, H&M and several other members of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Group have committed to publishing a list of chemicals targeted for phase out or research by 2015 as part of a plan to eliminate hazardous chemicals fr... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
DuPont and EOS Climate Commence CFC Buyback Program
DuPont and EOS Climate Commence CFC Buyback Program
Published on May 16, 2013
About a 2 minute read

DuPont Refrigerants and EOS Climate have announced a new buyback program to incentivize the return of recovered chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants by paying contractors and business owners for the safe disposal of polluting substances. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Holistic, Brand-Led EPR Initiatives Key for Achieving Benefits of Circular Economy
Holistic, Brand-Led EPR Initiatives Key for Achieving Benefits of Circular Economy
Published on March 15, 2013
About a 6 minute read

With three billion new middle-class consumers projected to enter the global marketplace in the coming decades[1], it is now widely acknowledged that the global economy of tomorrow will face material scarcity and supply chain insecurity at an unpreced... View More

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Supply Chain
Dunkin’ Donuts To Source Sustainable Palm Oil
Dunkin’ Donuts To Source Sustainable Palm Oil
Published on March 12, 2013
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Dunkin’ Donuts will set a target date to source all of its palm oil from sustainable sources or purchase offset certificated covering its sourced palm oil, according to a recent announcement by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. ... View More

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Supply Chain
Starbucks Shifting to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil Sources by 2015
Starbucks Shifting to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil Sources by 2015
Published on February 26, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Starbucks will begin sourcing 100 percent of its palm oil from certified sustainable suppliers by 2015, according to a recent announcement.The coffee company made the change in response to a shareholder resolution filed by the Green Century Balanced ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
NYC Center for Materials Reuse Quantifying Benefits of Product Reuse in Urban Environments
NYC Center for Materials Reuse Quantifying Benefits of Product Reuse in Urban Environments
Published on February 25, 2013
About a 5 minute read

Product Reuse is the exchange of secondhand or surplus products between individuals and/or organizations. This exchange is often performed by social service agencies looking to distribute goods to their clients or to raise funds for their operations.... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
EPR in Healthcare: Yesterday’s Waste Is Today’s Business Opportunity
EPR in Healthcare: Yesterday’s Waste Is Today’s Business Opportunity
Published on February 4, 2013
About a 5 minute read

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is gaining notoriety as a smart production and marketing strategy, as product take-back programs emerge as a major consumer trend. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Starbucks Introduces $1 Reusable Coffee Cup
Starbucks Introduces $1 Reusable Coffee Cup
Published on January 3, 2013
About a 1 minute read

In an effort to increase customer adoption of reusable cups, Starbucks is rolling out a new low-cost reusable tumbler this week, according to reports.The plastic cups will be roughly the same size and appearance as the company’s paper cups and will... View More

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Cascades Introduces First Unbleached, Recycled Toilet Tissue for Commercial Market
Cascades Introduces First Unbleached, Recycled Toilet Tissue for Commercial Market
Published on January 26, 2012
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Cascades Tissue Group, North America’s fourth largest producer of towel and tissue paper, launched a 100-percent-recycled, unbleached bathroom tissue for use in public restrooms. ... View More

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UPS Grants First Eco-Packaging Certification
UPS Grants First Eco-Packaging Certification
Published on January 25, 2012
About a 1 minute read

Safco Dental Supply Company is the first U.S. company to complete the certification process for UPS’s Eco Responsible Packaging Program. ... View More

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Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper
Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper
Published on January 23, 2012
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Levi Strauss & Company has revamped its forest products purchasing policy to ensure it does not source materials from the world’s endangered forests. ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Evolving Mobile Apps May Replace Eco-Labels
Evolving Mobile Apps May Replace Eco-Labels
Published on January 9, 2012
About a 3 minute read

Advances in mobile technology could do away with some eco-labels as an increasing number of consumer products are given smart barcodes, says consultant group Organic Monitor. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Sealed Air Introduces More-Sustainable Packing Peanuts
Sealed Air Introduces More-Sustainable Packing Peanuts
Published on January 6, 2012
About a 1 minute read

If you did much holiday shopping online this year, you likely had to deal with pesky, loose-fill peanut packaging that is tough on the environment and difficult to dispose of or recycle.Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air claim to have solved the “p... View More

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