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New EPA Regs Will Require Natural Gas Industry to Come Clean About Toxic Pollution
New EPA Regs Will Require Natural Gas Industry to Come Clean About Toxic Pollution
Published on January 6, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Today, in response to a petition by 19 environmental and open-government groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released proposed regulations that will require natural gas processing plants to start publicly reporting the toxic chemicals th... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Europe Needs to Cut Transport Emissions by 94% to Keep Climate Commitments
Europe Needs to Cut Transport Emissions by 94% to Keep Climate Commitments
Published on December 29, 2016
About a 3 minute read

According to a new report by Germany’s Öko-Institut, Europe has its work cut out for it if it intends to stop the planet’s temperature rising above the two-degree limit agreed upon by world leaders at COP21. As it stands, the EU will need to cut... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
New Gold Standard Framework to Unlock Billions for High-Impact Sustainable Development
New Gold Standard Framework to Unlock Billions for High-Impact Sustainable Development
Published on December 29, 2016
About a 3 minute read

In collaboration with Climate-KIC, South Pole Group and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Gold Standard — a global benchmark for climate and development initiatives — has announced a new framework designed to unlock billions of doll... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, EPA to Create Center for Action Against Food Waste
Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, EPA to Create Center for Action Against Food Waste
Published on December 28, 2016
About a 3 minute read

A partnership of 12 organization is set to launch an online hub for information and solutions to reduce food waste, “Further With Food: Center for Food Loss and Waste Solutions,” at FurtherWithFood.org. The site is intended to help realize the na... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Elon Musk Set to Benefit Under Trump, But Will Sustainability?
Elon Musk Set to Benefit Under Trump, But Will Sustainability?
Published on December 28, 2016
About a 4 minute read

NASA doesn’t just train astronauts and send them into space - it also does a good deal of Earth-related research, providing us with an overview of the planet’s continuing evolution, and making important contributions to our understanding of what�... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
117 Orgs, 70k People Urge Obama to Fulfill Pledge to Fund Climate Action Before Inauguration
117 Orgs, 70k People Urge Obama to Fulfill Pledge to Fund Climate Action Before Inauguration
Published on December 21, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Just one month from the inauguration of Donald Trump and the appointment of his cabinet of climate deniers, an international coalition of human rights and environmental groups is appealing to President Obama to take one final action to advance justic... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
UK Sails Ahead with Offshore Wind Power
UK Sails Ahead with Offshore Wind Power
Published on December 2, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The UK, Denmark and Germany are leading the clean energy transformation in Europe. Since 1990, the UK has reduced its CO2 emissions by 25 percent, while other wealthy countries such as the US and Norway have increased their emissions of greenhouse ga... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
European Commission Releases New Clean Energy Package, But Is It Enough?
European Commission Releases New Clean Energy Package, But Is It Enough?
Published on December 1, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Yesterday, the European Commission (EC) announced it will begin phasing out coal subsidies and reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030 under a new clean energy package. ... View More

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New Metrics
New York City’s Street Tree Map Proves Ecological, Economic Benefits of Urban Greenery
New York City’s Street Tree Map Proves Ecological, Economic Benefits of Urban Greenery
Published on December 1, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The value of ecosystem services has, up until recently, gone largely unrecognized by governments and corporations. While nature is inherently valuable for a variety of obvious reasons, putting a price tag on it isn’t exactly a straightforward proce... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Organic Standards Board Cracking Down on Next-Generation GMOs
Organic Standards Board Cracking Down on Next-Generation GMOs
Published on December 1, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has voted unanimously to update U.S. organic standards to exclude ingredients derived from next-generation genetic engineering and gene editing. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
If Trump Tries to Kill Obama’s Sustainability Agenda, Business Will Save It
If Trump Tries to Kill Obama’s Sustainability Agenda, Business Will Save It
Published on November 16, 2016
About a 8 minute read

During the campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump called climate change a hoax, threatened to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency, committed to easing restrictions on drilling and mining on federal lands, and promised to ... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Can Empathy Survive the Echo Chamber?
Can Empathy Survive the Echo Chamber?
Published on November 14, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Note: In the aftermath of last week’s Presidential election, we at Sustainable Brands were struck by the parallels to a recent, similarly polarizing political situation abroad with an equally shocking result – the UK’s Brexit referendum – and... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Trump Can't Stop the Clean Economy
Trump Can't Stop the Clean Economy
Published on November 9, 2016
About a 4 minute read

It’s more beneficial to bottom lines, health, and economic growth to keep going on the clean economy. It’s flat out more profitable. ... View More

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Community Updates
How a Beer Maker And a Bottled Water Company Want to Save Sierra Forests
How a Beer Maker And a Bottled Water Company Want to Save Sierra Forests
Published on November 1, 2016
About a 2 minute read

California’s forests are in crisis. A lethal combination of drought, wildfires, warmer temperatures and pests has destroyed 66 million trees in the past six years. Restoring our forests won’t be easy. Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature recogniz... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Champions 12.3 ‘Progress’ Report Details Why We Must Target, Measure, Act on Food Waste
Champions 12.3 ‘Progress’ Report Details Why We Must Target, Measure, Act on Food Waste
Published on October 28, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Up to one-third of all food produced is never eaten by people, and this food loss and waste is responsible for $940 billion in economic losses and 8 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Could the iCHIP Bring an End to Animal Testing?
Could the iCHIP Bring an End to Animal Testing?
Published on October 18, 2016
About a 4 minute read

We could finally be entering an age where medical and research testing on laboratory animals for human safety is no longer necessary. A team of scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing an alternative called the... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
NGOs, Food and Beverage Giants Join Forces to Protect California’s Water Future
NGOs, Food and Beverage Giants Join Forces to Protect California’s Water Future
Published on October 14, 2016
About a 4 minute read

As California enters its sixth year of record-breaking drought, 20 leading organizations this week announced the formation of the California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC), their collaborative effort to support critical projects designed to protec... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
The Business Case for One Map in Indonesia
The Business Case for One Map in Indonesia
Published on October 10, 2016
About a 4 minute read

One of the major challenges in stopping illegal deforestation in Indonesia is the existence of numerous, conflicting concession maps, based on which level of government, or ministry, you talk to. This means for companies such as Asia Pulp & Paper... View More

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Community Updates
Procter & Gamble to Partner with Indian Government in Clean India Mission
Procter & Gamble to Partner with Indian Government in Clean India Mission
Published on October 4, 2016
About a 2 minute read

Procter & Gamble global chief executive David Taylor met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to discuss the company's manufacturing initiatives in the country and partnership opportunities in education and the government's cleanliness ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
White House, Google, Amazon Launch Big Data Tool to Help with Climate Resilience Planning
White House, Google, Amazon Launch Big Data Tool to Help with Climate Resilience Planning
Published on September 27, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Despite international efforts to curb climate change, communities and companies alike need to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. With this in mind, The White House has launched a new public-private collaboration to improve the availabilit... View More

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