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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Report: Global Environmental Industry Grew in 2013
Report: Global Environmental Industry Grew in 2013
Published on December 3, 2014
About a 2 minute read

The global environmental industry grew 3.6 percent in 2013, generating revenues of $1.047 trillion, while the U.S. environmental industry grew only 0.7 percent in 2013 compared to 4.5 percent in 2012, according to new research from Environmental Busi... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Philips, Bank of America Announce Plans to Improve Global Access to Clean Cooking Technologies
Philips, Bank of America Announce Plans to Improve Global Access to Clean Cooking Technologies
Published on November 23, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Philips and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation have partnered to improve access to clean cooking solutions in Africa by introducing clean and efficient household cook stoves to rural communities across the continent. Bank of America, Deutsc... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Cooper Tire & Rubber Testing Tires Made with Guayule
Cooper Tire & Rubber Testing Tires Made with Guayule
Published on October 23, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company — the Ohio-based parent company of a global family of companies that specialize in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck tires — has completed tire builds using rubber deriv... View More

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Supply Chain
Marks & Spencer Uses Mobile Tech to Poll Over 60,000 Workers in Five Countries
Marks & Spencer Uses Mobile Tech to Poll Over 60,000 Workers in Five Countries
Published on October 22, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has scaled up its use of Labor Link mobile technology in the supply chain to poll 64,230 workers across 46 manufacturing locations in 5 countries (China, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the UK) — exceeding its target ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Shareholders Representing $35B Press P&G for Recyclable Packaging
Shareholders Representing $35B Press P&G for Recyclable Packaging
Published on October 21, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has made a qualified commitment that 90 percent of its packaging will be recyclable by 2020. The commitment came the day before an October 14 vote on a shareholder proposal filed by shareholder advocacy group... View More

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P&G Announces New Sustainability Goals – Will They Meet Shareholder Expectations?
P&G Announces New Sustainability Goals – Will They Meet Shareholder Expectations?
Published on October 18, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Procter & Gamble just announced expansion of its sustainability goals with ambitious new initiatives for 2020 aimed at water conservation and product packaging. But when you’re a company as big, old and sprawling as the Cincinnati-based consume... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Lyf Shoes' Cradle-to-Cradle Creations Out to Revolutionize 'Dirty' Industry
Lyf Shoes' Cradle-to-Cradle Creations Out to Revolutionize 'Dirty' Industry
Published on October 15, 2014
About a 5 minute read

Sustainable footwear is a hotbed of innovation right now for many apparel and lifestyle brands, who are looking to blend ever-smarter manufacturing efficiencies with material optimization techniques. But one enterprising startup is looking to take th... View More

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Goodyear Releases Fuel-Efficient Long Haul Drive Tire
Goodyear Releases Fuel-Efficient Long Haul Drive Tire
Published on October 9, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Goodyear has launched a new fuel-efficient long haul drive tire that improves highway fuel economy by an average of 2 percent compared to the Michelin X Line Energy D, the next most fuel efficient tire on the market.The tire, called Fuel Max LHD G505... View More

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Circular Economy
Goodyear Turning Rice Husk Waste Into Fuel-Efficient Tire Treads
Goodyear Turning Rice Husk Waste Into Fuel-Efficient Tire Treads
Published on September 23, 2014
About a 2 minute read

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced Monday it will begin using ash left over from the burning of rice husks to produce electricity and an environmentally friendly source of silica for use in its tires. ... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
AkzoNobel, Photanol Developing Bio-Based Chemical Compounds Through Photosynthesis
AkzoNobel, Photanol Developing Bio-Based Chemical Compounds Through Photosynthesis
Published on September 18, 2014
About a 2 minute read

AkzoNobel is on a roll: In the last two months, the paint, coatings and specialty chemical company has expanded its partnership with Solazyme for the joint development of Tailored™ algal oils, launched its new EvCote™ Water Barrier 3000 paper cup... View More

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Community Updates
From chemical detoxifiers to sustainable biorefineries: new materials derived from or inspired by biology
From chemical detoxifiers to sustainable biorefineries: new materials derived from or inspired by biology
Published on September 15, 2014
About a 7 minute read

Following biological clues to better materialsMIT Professor Brad Olsen creates bioinspired and biofunctional materials for widely diverse applications.  ... View More

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Circular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
New Research Explores Whether Consumers Appreciate Disruptive Innovation in Sustainable Packaging
New Research Explores Whether Consumers Appreciate Disruptive Innovation in Sustainable Packaging
Published on September 9, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Novelis, a global leader in rolled aluminum products, is in the process of shifting its entire business model from a traditional linear model to a closed-loop or circular model. The company is embracing an entirely new way of thinking and operating i... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Tetra Pak's Sustainability Update Highlights Its Progress on 'Protecting What's Good'
Tetra Pak's Sustainability Update Highlights Its Progress on 'Protecting What's Good'
Published on September 9, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Tetra Pak‘s just-released 2014 Sustainability Update highlights the processing and packaging giant's 2013 progress in a variety of areas. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Ford Achieves Zero Waste in Canada
Ford Achieves Zero Waste in Canada
Published on September 7, 2014
About a 1 minute read

Ford’s Oakville Assembly plant now sends no operational waste-to-landfill, an achievement that gives Ford Motor Company the distinction of becoming landfill-free at all its manufacturing facilities in Canada.Oakville Assembly is the first Ford asse... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Clothing Companies Going Beyond Compliance with Better Mill Initiative
Clothing Companies Going Beyond Compliance with Better Mill Initiative
Published on July 28, 2014
About a 3 minute read

By creating an enabling environment to establish novel internal-management systems, Solidaridad's Better Mill Initiative has equipped textile-factory managers and workers to improve working conditions and livelihoods, and reduce the environmental imp... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
Turlington to Fashion Industry: 'One Preventable Death Is a Death Too Many'
Turlington to Fashion Industry: 'One Preventable Death Is a Death Too Many'
Published on May 7, 2014
About a 2 minute read

When over 1,100 garment workers died in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April 2013, it shined an unflinching light on the untenable conditions that many in the industry have long been forced to endure. Since then, consumers, activists and other st... View More

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Supply Chain
Primark Joins Host of Fashion Brands, Retailers Committing to Detox
Primark Joins Host of Fashion Brands, Retailers Committing to Detox
Published on February 11, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Irish retail giant Primark, which operates across the UK and across Western Europe, today joined the growing number of brands committing to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain as part of Greenpeace’s global Detox campaign. ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Drilling Company Wants to Build Roads From Fracking Waste
Drilling Company Wants to Build Roads From Fracking Waste
Published on February 7, 2014
About a 3 minute read

In an interesting "band-aid" proposition, oil and gas exploration and production company Range Resources recently announced it would like to start using the waste rock material brought to the surface at fracking sites — known as gas well ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Umicore: How Sustainability-Driven Innovation Transformed a Failing Mining Company Into a Materials Tech Power Player
Umicore: How Sustainability-Driven Innovation Transformed a Failing Mining Company Into a Materials Tech Power Player
Published on February 7, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Umicore’s ranking as #1 on the 2013 Global 100 index of most sustainable companies was met with healthy skepticism by social justice advocates and environmental purists. The company’s history as Union Minière du Haut Katanga created devastation ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Interface Europe Achieves 90% Carbon Reduction
Interface Europe Achieves 90% Carbon Reduction
Published on February 7, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Interface announced this week it has reached a series of major sustainability milestones at its European manufacturing facility in Scherpenzeel, The Netherlands. As of January 2014 the plant has been operating with 100 percent renewable energy, using... View More

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