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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
So Your Company Is Doing the Right Thing. How Can You Make People Care?
So Your Company Is Doing the Right Thing. How Can You Make People Care?
Published on January 28, 2015
About a 4 minute read

When it comes to corporate transparency, times are changing. Gone are the days when a company could be considered a leader simply by publishing an annual report. Today’s stakeholders want to truly engage with your company’s story, especially when... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Project MainStream Launches 3 Programs to Help Scale Circular Economy
Project MainStream Launches 3 Programs to Help Scale Circular Economy
Published on January 27, 2015
About a 3 minute read

Project MainStream, part of the World Economic Forum’s Circular Economy initiative, has launched three new programs focused on developing ways of scaling the circular economy through materials management, information technology and business model i... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Millennials Up Pressure on Brands for Sustainable Packaging
Millennials Up Pressure on Brands for Sustainable Packaging
Published on January 26, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Millennials have higher expectations for sustainable product packaging than their older counterparts, according to a new study by Finnish packaging solutions company Stora Enso.Millennials, defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, are the focus o... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Grand & Toy, TerraCycle Launch National Office Products Recycling Program
Grand & Toy, TerraCycle Launch National Office Products Recycling Program
Published on January 23, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Grand & Toy, an affiliate of Office Depot, and TerraCycle Canada have announced the launch of a new, national retailer recycling program for office products.The program comes after a successful five month K-Cup® Pack pilot recycling partnership ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Ford Challenges 10 Designers to Transform Its Seat Covers Into Couture for Hong Kong Fashion Week
Ford Challenges 10 Designers to Transform Its Seat Covers Into Couture for Hong Kong Fashion Week
Published on January 20, 2015
About a 3 minute read

On Monday, Ford Motor Company and Redress — a sustainable fashion charity organization — announced the winners of The Redress Forum: Ford Design Challenge, in which 10 emerging designers from around the world transformed sustainable seat fabrics ... View More

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Finance & InvestmentInnovation & Technology
New MasterCard Rewards with Nike Carbon Offsets, Tracks Footprint Reduction
New MasterCard Rewards with Nike Carbon Offsets, Tracks Footprint Reduction
Published on January 20, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Sustain:Green has created a new biodegradable MasterCard® rewards card, which provides carbon offsets for everyday purchases — specifically, helping to fund Nike’s Mata no Peito rainforest preservation projects in Brazil. ... View More

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Report: 5 Most Pressing Global Risks Create 15 Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Report: 5 Most Pressing Global Risks Create 15 Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Published on January 20, 2015
About a 5 minute read

Business leaders globally have strong confidence in their own ability to turn sustainability challenges such as water scarcity and fossil fuel dependency into new business opportunities, particularly in the manufacturing and finance sectors in emergi... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Pesticide Industry Resists Calls to Reveal Inert Ingredients
Pesticide Industry Resists Calls to Reveal Inert Ingredients
Published on January 15, 2015
About a 4 minute read

Pesticide manufacturers are pushing back against increasing consumer and environmental advocacy group demands for disclosure of the chemicals in pesticide formulations—claiming the information is proprietary.Of particular interest are the so-called... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Valio Debuts First Product Using Tetra Pak’s 100% Plant-Based Carton Package
Valio Debuts First Product Using Tetra Pak’s 100% Plant-Based Carton Package
Published on January 14, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Finnish dairy producer Valio has become the first company in the world to sell products to consumers in carton packaging made entirely from plant-based materials. Consumers are able to buy these packages at retail shops in Finland beginning this week... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Honeywell Scales Up Production of Low-GHG Propellant, Insulating Agent and Refrigerant
Honeywell Scales Up Production of Low-GHG Propellant, Insulating Agent and Refrigerant
Published on January 14, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Honeywell has announced that it has started full-scale commercial production of a low-global-warming-potential (GWP) material used as an aerosol propellant, insulating agent and refrigerant.The diversified technology and manufacturing company says th... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
BASF, Boeing Join DOE Program to Develop Advanced Composites
BASF, Boeing Join DOE Program to Develop Advanced Composites
Published on January 13, 2015
About a 2 minute read

57 companies, including BASF, Boeing and Ford, have joined the Department of Energy’s new Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Advanced Composites. A consortium of companies, nonprofits and universities led by the University of Tennessee-Knoxvill... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Forbo Closes Loop on Its 'Back to the Floor' Recycling Scheme
Forbo Closes Loop on Its 'Back to the Floor' Recycling Scheme
Published on January 12, 2015
About a 2 minute read

Dutch flooring supplier and manufacturer Forbo Flooring has now closed the loop on its Back to the Floor recycling scheme, according to Environmental Expert. Now in its third year, the scheme now recycles Forbo flooring off-cuts into new products. ... View More

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Supply Chain
BMW, Nestlé, Rio Tinto Alcan Develop New Standard for Sustainable Aluminum Sourcing
BMW, Nestlé, Rio Tinto Alcan Develop New Standard for Sustainable Aluminum Sourcing
Published on January 7, 2015
About a 5 minute read

BMW Group, Hydro, Nestlé Nespresso SA and Rio Tinto Alcan and other members of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) have generated a new Standard to help improve environmental and social standards for sourcing the material, as well as governmen... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
White Coffee Introduces Organic Coffee in Biodegradable, Compostable Single-Serve BioCup
White Coffee Introduces Organic Coffee in Biodegradable, Compostable Single-Serve BioCup
Published on January 6, 2015
About a 2 minute read

White Coffee Corporation has introduced a new line of single-serve organic coffees in a new BioCup that is completely biodegradable when aerobically composted.Consumers committed to sustainable packaging will have a large selection of blends and flav... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Ecover Partners with Sonoco on Plant-Based Plastic Bottles for New North American Cleaning Products
Ecover Partners with Sonoco on Plant-Based Plastic Bottles for New North American Cleaning Products
Published on December 15, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Ecover, the world's largest maker of non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaning products, has teamed up with packaging producer Sonoco for a series of plant-based plastic bottles for its new North American home care line. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Dow, Nestlé UK, Unilever Researching New Options for Recycling Flexible Packaging
Dow, Nestlé UK, Unilever Researching New Options for Recycling Flexible Packaging
Published on December 8, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Nestlé UK and Unilever are among organizations coming together on a new project aiming to improve the recyclability of flexible packaging products, in the hope of pushing the resource industry closer towards a circular economic approach. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
BASF, Schuster Developing Greaseproof, Recyclable Cardboard for Fast Food Packaging
BASF, Schuster Developing Greaseproof, Recyclable Cardboard for Fast Food Packaging
Published on December 8, 2014
About a 2 minute read

BASF and recycled cardboard company Schuster have announced they are working on a solution for a combined migration and grease barrier on recycled cardboard.The biopolymer ecovio® PS 1606 is applied to recycled cardboard in an extrusion coating proc... View More

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Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chains: Can Retailers Be the Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats?
Sustainable Supply Chains: Can Retailers Be the Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats?
Published on December 5, 2014
About a 6 minute read

A whopping 97 percent of environmental impacts in the retail sector come from the product itself — from raw materials, transportation and product manufacturing. With impacts so heavily weighted in the supply chain, retailers are increasingly and cr... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Plum Organics Joins GreenBlue's How2Recycle Label Program
Plum Organics Joins GreenBlue's How2Recycle Label Program
Published on December 5, 2014
About a 3 minute read

GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition announced this week that Plum Organics is the latest company to join its How2Recycle Label program. Plum joins 30 other participating companies — including most recently, Kellogg and McDonald’s — co... View More

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Community Updates
BASF and Schuster develop recycled cardboard for fast food packaging
BASF and Schuster develop recycled cardboard for fast food packaging
Published on December 3, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Ludwigshafen and Hebertshausen, Germany – December 3, 2014 – BASF and "Feinpappenwerk Gebr. Schuster GmbH & Co. KG" are working jointly on a solution for a combined migration and grease barrier on recycled cardboard. The biopolymer... View More

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