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Goodwill’s commitment to sustainability extends from its retail stores to its international headquarters.

Published on April 23, 2015

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ROCKVILLE, MD – April 23, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Long before the first Earth Day in 1970, a Methodist minister in Boston, MA, Rev. Edgar J. Helms, pioneered the “reduce, reuse, repurpose” practice in 1902. ... View More

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The Nature Conservancy on Forest Conservation Around the World

Published on April 21, 2015

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by Bill ToomeyAs the director of the forest health program at The Nature Conservancy, I have the privilege of leading work I love and work that makes a difference in the world. As an ecologist I have an understanding of the importance of nature and i... View More

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Innovation & Technology Circular Economy

’10 Million Better’ Campaign Rallying Travel, Tourism Industries Around Protecting Destinations, Communities

Published on April 14, 2015

About a 5 minute read

At the World Travel & Tourism Council 2015 Global Summit in Madrid today, Sustainable Travel International (STI) unveiled an industry-wide campaign, entitled “10 Million Better,” to monitor and scale up social and environmental benefits from ... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Report: Sustainability Should Take Priority Over Growth

Published on April 14, 2015

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This week, the WorldWatch Institute, an independent research organization that focuses on energy, resource and environmental issues, released State of the World 2015: Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability. The report details a diverse range of... View More

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Innovation & Technology

Nature-Inspired Innovation May Generate $425B by 2030

Published on April 14, 2015

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On April 24, the first annual Risk and Value Creation Forum, a finance innovation conference focused on evolving the concept of risk (as a key constraint in achieving sustainability goals), new risk frameworks, and biomimetic technology innovation as... View More

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Member News

Hitting the Jackpot for Water Management

Published on April 1, 2015

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By: Susan DiegelmanThe Second in a Series About Machine-to-Machine Technology and Water Management.Lake Mead provides up to 90 percent of Las Vegas’ water and experts estimate that since 2000, an ongoing drought robbed the lake of 4 trillion gallon... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

#BusinessCase: Employee Innovations Help ConAgra Save 97M Gallons of Water, 15M Pounds of Packaging - and $70M

Published on March 12, 2015

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A growing number of companies large and small are finding they can save substantial amounts of money by optimizing various aspects of their operations, thereby proving the previously elusive business case for sustainability. The latest example: ConAg... View More

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Smart Water Infrastructure is up to the Challenge

Published on March 11, 2015

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By: Susan Diegelman The First in a Series About Machine-to-Machine Technology and Water Management. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

General Mills, Coke, KB Home Launch Campaign Urging Bolder Business Action to Conserve Water

Published on March 4, 2015

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As California’s devastating drought enters its fourth year and local organizations are appealing to residents to rein in their water use, a diverse coalition of companies with skin in the game — food and beverage giants General Mills, Driscoll’... View More

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Materials & Packaging Materials & Packaging

Domtar Encouraging Customers to Ask Themselves: Where Does My Paper Come From?

Published on February 25, 2015

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This month, responsible paper company Domtar launched Paper Made Here — a new program that encourages its stakeholders to ask themselves: “Where does my paper come from?”The Paper Made Here program demonstrates why buying North American paper i... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Past, Present and Future: The Road to a Sustainable Agricultural Sector

Published on February 24, 2015

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Thick clouds of smoke, a suffocating heat. Forests, lush and green and bustling with all types of life, reduced to burned land and ashes. In Indonesia, in the 1997-98 fires, approximately 10 million hectares of rainforest, an area the size of Switzer... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Code REDD's New Crowdfunding Mobile Site Encouraging Concerned Citizens to 'Stand for Trees'

Published on February 11, 2015

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Code REDD announced the launch today of Stand For Trees, the first consumer campaign that uses the power of social media and crowdfunding to enable users to take action to reduce deforestation and curb climate change.Individuals are asked to purchase... View More

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Supply Chain

Do Natural Resources Companies Recognize Supply Chain Management as a Material Issue?

Published on February 6, 2015

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Companies are under increasing pressure to improve transparency across their supply chains and introduce more stringent procurement policies covering issues including human rights, corruption, and social and environmental impacts. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

'Clicking Clean:' The Overlooked Opportunity and Scalable Benefits of Sustainable Web Design

Published on February 3, 2015

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A few interesting facts: ... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Dow, TNC Building Tool to Help Companies Better Understand Value of Natural Capital

Published on January 26, 2015

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Dow and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have designed a new tool to help companies estimate the business value from nature on and adjacent to their sites, as well as the public value from lands on-site, according to a new progress report on Dow and TNC'... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Sonoma Winegrowers Create Business Plan to Preserve Agriculture for Next 100 Years

Published on January 20, 2015

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Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, also known as Sonoma County Winegrowers (SCW), has created a 100-year business plan to preserve agriculture in Sonoma County well into the 22nd century. The time period of 100 years was chosen because it represents... View More

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Supply Chain

BMW, Nestlé, Rio Tinto Alcan Develop New Standard for Sustainable Aluminum Sourcing

Published on January 7, 2015

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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 Economy Circular Economy

Reports Find Over 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic Floating in the World’s Oceans … and 10,000 Times More in the Deep Sea

Published on December 18, 2014

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More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tons, are floating in the world’s oceans and causing damage throughout the food chain, according to new research by the 5 Gyres Institute — but that is apparently a d... View More

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WeWOOD Planting Trees on Behalf of Everyone Celebrating with a #TreeFreeHoliday

Published on December 17, 2014

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Now through December 30, eco-friendly watch maker WeWOOD is running a #TreeFreeHoliday campaign, aimed at educating people on the importance of saving trees and planting new ones."We [hope to] encourage our fans and Instagram users to post photo... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change

Ghost Fishing: Time for the Fishing Industry to Clean Up Its Deadly Mess

Published on December 17, 2014

About a 5 minute read

More and more consumers are aware of overfishing and the effects plastic trash is having on the world’s oceans. Various companies are taking small steps in harvesting ocean garbage and recycling it while organizations such as the Marine Stewardship... View More