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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Finalists for Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards Creating Groundbreaking Social Solutions
Finalists for Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards Creating Groundbreaking Social Solutions
Published on December 18, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Unilever and the Cambridge Program for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) have announced the seven finalists for the inaugural Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards, an international awards program designed to inspire young people arou... View More

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IBM Reveals 5 Innovations That Will Change Our Lives Within 5 Years
IBM Reveals 5 Innovations That Will Change Our Lives Within 5 Years
Published on December 17, 2013
About a 8 minute read

Today IBM unveiled its eighth annual "IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) — a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years, and the tech company’s role in making them a reali... View More

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M&S Funding Clean Cook Stoves in Bangladesh as Part of UNICEF's New Carbon Offset Project
M&S Funding Clean Cook Stoves in Bangladesh as Part of UNICEF's New Carbon Offset Project
Published on December 3, 2013
About a 4 minute read

As part of its Plan A commitment to become carbon-neutral, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has become the first major company to sign on to UNICEF’s new carbon offset project, which aims to improve the health and lives of children, while drastically ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
The Story of Stuff's 'The Good Stuff' Examines Roadblocks to Greener Chemistry
The Story of Stuff's 'The Good Stuff' Examines Roadblocks to Greener Chemistry
Published on November 16, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Do you read the ingredient labels of your products? Here are some from a popular baby shampoo:“Purple paraben, quarternium-15, sorbitan laurate…,” rattles off Annie Leonard, co-director of The Story of Stuff Project, during the most recent epis... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Unilever Expands 'Help a Child Reach 5' Campaign to Mark Global Handwashing Day
Unilever Expands 'Help a Child Reach 5' Campaign to Mark Global Handwashing Day
Published on October 15, 2013
About a 2 minute read

To mark Global Handwashing Day (GHD) — October 15th — Unilever’s Lifebuoy brand has announced a significant expansion of its Help a Child Reach 5 campaign. Launched in February in Thesgora, India, a rural village known to have one of the highes... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-CreationMarketing & Communications
CVS and Humana Partner to Educate Customers About Health Coverage Options Under the ACA
CVS and Humana Partner to Educate Customers About Health Coverage Options Under the ACA
Published on October 9, 2013
About a 2 minute read

CVS recently announced a partnership with health and well-being company Humana to help customers make sense of their healthcare coverage options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).Starting this month, Humana representatives will be present at CVS’... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Brands Embracing Transparency to Feed Consumers Hungry for Responsible Food Choices
Brands Embracing Transparency to Feed Consumers Hungry for Responsible Food Choices
Published on October 8, 2013
About a 5 minute read

While it might not win any Academy Awards, certainly the best title for a movie this year has to be the food industry critique, GMO OMG. On the surface, it is an attack on genetically modified seeds and what they are doing to our health. Underneath, ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
F-Cubed: Poised to Save the World from Pathogens
F-Cubed: Poised to Save the World from Pathogens
Published on October 7, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Chicago start-up F-Cubed, LLC (F3) is helping to stem the recurrence of infectious diseases across the food, health and environmental testing sectors with its disruptive invention — a portable diagnostic device that can analyze raw samples for path... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Irish Marine Pilot Project Upcycles Abandoned Fishing Nets
Irish Marine Pilot Project Upcycles Abandoned Fishing Nets
Published on August 10, 2013
About a 3 minute read

A pilot project to manufacture commercially viable products from recycled polyethylene fishing nets has been completed successfully in a collaboration between Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM - the Irish Sea Fisheries Board) and Liverpool-based plastics recy... View More

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The Next Wave of Healthcare Innovation: Healthy Aging?
The Next Wave of Healthcare Innovation: Healthy Aging?
Published on June 27, 2013
About a 3 minute read

If you want to find hotbeds of innovation, just look where there’s tension and instability.Healthcare is a great example. On one hand, chronic conditions are spiraling out of control at the same dizzying rate as healthcare costs. On the other hand,... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Storytelling the Overriding Theme on Final Day of SB '13
Storytelling the Overriding Theme on Final Day of SB '13
Published on June 7, 2013
About a 11 minute read

There was hardly an empty seat in the house for Jonah Sachs’ “crash course in masterful storytelling.” Attendees learned the history of oral tradition and why humans have used stories to take in and share information for thousands of years. Sac... View More

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Finance & Investment
Investment in Women is the Key to Global Food Security
Investment in Women is the Key to Global Food Security
Published on May 28, 2013
About a 6 minute read

Women, particularly in developing countries, face numerous challenges, including sexual violence, limited access to health resources, barriers to education and economic opportunities. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Bridgestone Americas and Yulex Develop Renewable Alternative to Rubber
Bridgestone Americas and Yulex Develop Renewable Alternative to Rubber
Published on May 14, 2013
About a 1 minute read

A little-known perennial shrub called guayule (pronounced why-u-lee), native to the Southwestern United States, has been tapped as a potential alternative natural source for rubber by Bridgestone Americas and agricultural-based biomaterials company, ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
BASF Licenses Genomatica Process for Creating BDO from Renewable Feedstock
BASF Licenses Genomatica Process for Creating BDO from Renewable Feedstock
Published on May 10, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Chemical technology company Genomatica has announced a new partnership with BASF. The chemical giant has licensed Genomatica’s patented new manufacturing process for a renewable form of the organic compound 1,4-butanediol, more commonly known as BD... View More

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Organizational Governance
CVS Report Shows Patients Turning to Pharmacists for Health Guidance
CVS Report Shows Patients Turning to Pharmacists for Health Guidance
Published on May 10, 2013
About a 2 minute read

CVS this week released its 2012 CSR Report, which gives stakeholders an inside view of the company’s strategy, priorities and performance on its sustainability goals and initiatives. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologySupply Chain
Startup Crowdfunding to Sell Superfood Bars in US to Aid West African Farmers
Startup Crowdfunding to Sell Superfood Bars in US to Aid West African Farmers
Published on May 2, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Oakland-based social enterprise Kuli Kuli is launching an Indiegogo campaign to leverage its “superfood” nutrition bar to help alleviate poverty in West Africa.Kuli Kuli Bars are gluten-free, raw and made with just a few simple all-natural ingred... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Rennovia Develops Process To Produce 100% Bio-Based Nylon
Rennovia Develops Process To Produce 100% Bio-Based Nylon
Published on April 29, 2013
About a 1 minute read

Rennovia last week announced that it has created a process to make bio-based nylon materials that are nearly 25 percent cheaper to produce and emit half as much greenhouse gas emissions as conventional petroleum-derived substances. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
Poll: 90% of Hospitals Increasing Sustainability Investment
Poll: 90% of Hospitals Increasing Sustainability Investment
Published on April 26, 2013
About a 2 minute read

A poll conducted among several hospital administrators at the recent CleanMed 2013 Conference found most hospitals are increasing sustainability investments and committing to greener healing environments. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
KLM To Use Biofuels To Power Transatlantic Flights
KLM To Use Biofuels To Power Transatlantic Flights
Published on March 13, 2013
About a 2 minute read

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it will begin operating weekly transatlantic flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Amsterdam’s Schiphol using a biofuel mixture consisting of 25 percent cooking oil and 75 percent jet fuel. ... 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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