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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Trending: Target, Green Alley Offering Pilot Opportunities, Cash Prizes to Disruptive Startups
Trending: Target, Green Alley Offering Pilot Opportunities, Cash Prizes to Disruptive Startups
Published on October 18, 2016
About a 4 minute read

Six European startups have been selected as finalists for the third Green Alley Award, a prize that rewards business models and products that can improve resource conservation. Waste-reducing apps, a food packaging system, and a CO2-absorbing urban �... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Ford Aims to Reduce Water Use 72%, to Zero Potable Water Use in Manufacturing
Ford Aims to Reduce Water Use 72%, to Zero Potable Water Use in Manufacturing
Published on October 17, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Ford is aiming to reduce its use of the world’s most precious resource – water – by nearly three-fourths as it takes its next step toward using zero potable (drinking) water for vehicle manufacturing. By 2020, Ford aspires to have reduced its w... View More

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Kohler’s Water Conservation Efforts Earn EPA WaterSense® Recognition
Kohler’s Water Conservation Efforts Earn EPA WaterSense® Recognition
Published on October 17, 2016
About a 4 minute read

KOHLER, Wis. – October 6, 2016 – Kohler Co. has earned its fourth Sustained Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Kohler, the leading manufacturer of kitchen and bath plumbing products in the U.S., has long been dedicat... View More

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GM China Engages Suppliers in Energy Projects that Saved $1.3M
GM China Engages Suppliers in Energy Projects that Saved $1.3M
Published on October 11, 2016
About a 1 minute read

General Motors China engaged eight of its parts suppliers in a yearlong “Green Supply Chain” initiative designed to reduce energy consumption. The suppliers implemented 64 projects that resulted in emissions and facility noise reductions, as well... View More

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HPE Sets Goal to Increase its Products’ Energy Performance 30x By 2025
HPE Sets Goal to Increase its Products’ Energy Performance 30x By 2025
Published on October 10, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Lara Birkes, CSO at HPE, talks about HPE's bold new goals: Thirty times more efficient in 10 years. That’s the ambitious goal Executive Vice President Antonio Neri announced at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in New York this week. By 202... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Industry Associations Partner on Pilot Program to Increase Automotive Recycling
Industry Associations Partner on Pilot Program to Increase Automotive Recycling
Published on October 7, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Approximately 12 to 15 million vehicles are scrapped each year in the United States. The average lifespan of a vehicle is estimated to be about 11.5 years, and increasingly those vehicles are comprised of more and more plastics. Recovery of plastic c... View More

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Interface Announces New GreenCircle Certified Environmental Facts Labels
Interface Announces New GreenCircle Certified Environmental Facts Labels
Published on October 4, 2016
About a 2 minute read

Interface, the world's largest manufacturer of modular carpet and a leader in sustainable business, will debut a new third-party certification from GreenCircle Certified, LLC and spotlight its Climate Take Back™ mission at the 2016 Greenbuild Inte... View More

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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
Want to Be a Catalyst for Cradle to Cradle Design? Certifier Opens Free Online Course
Want to Be a Catalyst for Cradle to Cradle Design? Certifier Opens Free Online Course
Published on October 4, 2016
About a 2 minute read

Product developers, designers and manufacturers looking to create more responsible, sustainable products now have the opportunity to participate in the Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Catalyst program, free of charge. An online course, resources for im... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
ASTRX Partnership Aims to Shape the Future of U.S. Recycling through Systems Approach
ASTRX Partnership Aims to Shape the Future of U.S. Recycling through Systems Approach
Published on September 30, 2016
About a 2 minute read

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition and The Recycling Partnership have teamed up to increase recovery of quality recyclables in the U.S. through a new initiative called ASTRX – Applying Systems Thinking to Recycling. The partners will work closely ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Carlsberg's Circular Community Unveils Newest Green Fiber Bottle Design
Carlsberg's Circular Community Unveils Newest Green Fiber Bottle Design
Published on September 28, 2016
About a 2 minute read

This morning, from the main stage at SB’16 Copenhagen, Carlsberg’s Sustainability Director, Simon Hoffmeyer Boas, unveiled the brewer’s latest design for its Green Fiber Bottle. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Can Product Manufacturers Benefit from the Sharing Economy?
Can Product Manufacturers Benefit from the Sharing Economy?
Published on September 28, 2016
About a 3 minute read

Collaborative consumption, also called the sharing economy, is expected to continue growing as a trend, particularly as digital technology makes sharing marketplaces more commonplace and accessible. This shift away from individual ownership of goods ... View More

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Dow Launches First Pack Studios in North America Focused On Laminating Adhesives
Dow Launches First Pack Studios in North America Focused On Laminating Adhesives
Published on September 27, 2016
About a 3 minute read

The Dow Chemical Company’s (NYSE: DOW) Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business opened its first Pack Studios focused on laminating adhesive in North America, which is the Company’s seventh Pack Studios location globally. This announc... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
A Bridge to Economic Transformation: 10 Lessons in Sustainable Banking from New Resource Bank
A Bridge to Economic Transformation: 10 Lessons in Sustainable Banking from New Resource Bank
Published on September 20, 2016
About a 6 minute read

We’re undergoing a transition to a new economy - one where business is not only focused on returns to shareholders, but also one that understands and prioritizes the complex ecosystem between business, the environment, employees, and the greater co... View More

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GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050
GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050
Published on September 14, 2016
About a 4 minute read

DETROIT – General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100 percent renewable energy — such as wind, sun and landfill gas — by 2050. “Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy g... View More

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Supply Chain
Where’s the Deforestation-Free Beef? New Scorecard Finds No Stand-Out Leaders
Where’s the Deforestation-Free Beef? New Scorecard Finds No Stand-Out Leaders
Published on September 13, 2016
About a 4 minute read

A new scorecard released today examined thirteen global fast food, retail and food manufacturing companies and found that even the top-scoring of the group are failing to protect South American tropical forests from being converted to pasture for cat... View More

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Community Updates
Mission Zero: Interface Bids to Become Carbon Neutral
Mission Zero: Interface Bids to Become Carbon Neutral
Published on September 13, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Why set yourself an impossible challenge? For a company that sells $1 billion worth of carpet tiles a year, total elimination of its environmental impact by 2020 is surely beyond the realms of possibility. Industrial manufacturing processes, heavy us... View More

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All MillerCoors Major Breweries Become Landfill-Free Verified
All MillerCoors Major Breweries Become Landfill-Free Verified
Published on September 12, 2016
About a 4 minute read

All MillerCoors Major Breweries Become Landfill-Free Verified Verification Confirms that Less Than 1 Percent of Waste Generated at Any Major Brewery Goes to the Landfill   ... View More

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GM’s Environmental and Social Initiatives Land Company on Dow Jones Sustainability Index
GM’s Environmental and Social Initiatives Land Company on Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Published on September 9, 2016
About a 2 minute read

DETROIT – General Motors was again ranked on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for corporate sustainability leadership in the automotive industry. This is the second year GM has been selected as an index component and the company remains the only... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Trending: Evian Strips Down its Multipacks; Columbia, James Cropper Turn to Plastic Alternatives
Trending: Evian Strips Down its Multipacks; Columbia, James Cropper Turn to Plastic Alternatives
Published on September 5, 2016
About a 4 minute read

More sustainable packaging options are cropping up – from water bottle multipacks to moulded paper packaging to renewable, recyclable bags, leading brands are changing the way products are wrapped. Evian, a water brand under the Danone Group umbrel... View More

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