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From Revolution to Renaissance?
I had occasion this week to be in San Diego for Sustainable Brands '13, where I offered opening remarks on June 4, the first full day of the conference. Conclusions from Changing Tack, the final output of The Regeneration Roadmap, were top of mind as... View More
Former EPA Chief Lisa Jackson To Lead Apple’s Environmental Efforts
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced at the D: All Things Digital conference this weekthat he has hired former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chief Lisa Jackson to head up the technology company’s environmental activities. ... View More
Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe's Top Greenpeace's Newest Seafood Sustainability Scorecard
Greenpeace today released its 2013 Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report, which evaluates and ranks supermarkets on their sustainable seafood policies. ... View More
PulpWorks Set To Revolutionize Blister Packaging, Rid the World of PVC
PulpWorks, based in San Rafael, CA, designs and manufactures sustainable packaging, molded from 100% post-consumer waste paper, for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. The company has created a compostable and biodegradable alternative to tox... View More
The Two Deficits, Part Three: The Root of the Conflict
This is the third in a series of posts that comprise Future 500 founder Bill Shireman's insightful essay, The Two Deficits, from the book Towards a New Agenda for America: ... View More
How Plastics Packaging Can Exemplify Sustainability
The rapid adoption of plastics in innumerable applications over the years stems from their overall benefits versus other materials; in particular, their reliability, ease of manufacturing, lighter weight and affordability. ... View More
GE Introduces New Membrane To Purify Tough-to-Treat Water
GE has developed a new membrane to purify tough-to-treat water such as wastewater from industrial processes that can reduce time between cleanings by as much as 50 percent. ... View More
Patagonia Launches New $20M Green Venture Capital Fund
Patagonia is renowned for its consistent environmental support; each year, the outdoor apparel company gives away 1% of its profits to grassroots environmental nonprofits. Now, its new venture capital fund of more than $20 million will support eco-fr... View More
BASF receives European Water Stewardship certificate
BASF receives European Water Stewardship certificate -- First chemical site with certification for sustainable water management -- BASF has ambitious water goals ... View More
Coca-Cola Partners With WaterAid to Provide Safe Drinking Water in Africa
The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation this week joined forces with WaterAid to increase accessibility to safe drinking water for one of the poorest suburbs of Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou and in two rural communities in southern Ethiopia. ... View More
Air New Zealand Earns 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Award
Air New Zealand took home top honors at the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, recognising sustainable tourism global best practice. the airline won in the Global Tourism Business category against applicants from 46 countries across all seven continen... View More
HP Expands Cartridge Recycling Options, Receives FSC Certification for Everyday Paper Line
HP last week announced it is launching a new line of sustainably sourced paper and partnering with several major office supply retailers to expand its customer recycling options. ... View More
GreenBlue Launches Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products
Non-profit design and strategy group GreenBlue has released a set of guidelines aimed at protecting forests by taking a holistic approach to the life cycle management of paper products. ... View More
Dell Opens Eco-Learning Center at Headquarters Campus to Celebrate Earth Day
•Facility will serve Dell team members, promote sustainable gardening and teach healthy eating •Dell uses tools on Causes.com to ask people to join company in taking action for the planet; campaign could plant up to 30,000 trees with The Conserva... View More
AT&T, Mattel Top CR Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens List
CR magazine last week released its 2013 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, which ranks companies based on disclosure and performance measures covering environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance and philanthropy.... View More
BASF Sponsors Seattle Mariners’ Second Annual Waste Reduction Program
BASF has teamed up with the Seattle Mariners for the second season of Sustainable Saturdays at Safeco Field, which aims to divert ballpark waste from the landfill. ... View More
Sierra Nevada Joins Craft Brewer Coalition To Safeguard Clean Water Sources
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and two dozen other craft brewers have partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to support strong clean water policies. ... View More
Global Forest Watch 2.0 Fights Deforestation With Google Technology
A new initiative unveiled this week at the United Nations Forum on Forests will use Google technology to provide real-time information to help governments, companies and communities prevent deforestation. ... View More
Pepsi Achieves Safe Water Access Goal Two Years Early
On Thursday Pepsi announced it has reached its goal of helping three million people gain access to safe drinking water in Africa, Asia and Latin America two years ahead of schedule and now plans to double its target to helping six million by 2015. ... View More
Clariant Introduces Score Cards To Promote Water, Energy Conservation in Textile Manufacturing
Swiss chemical company Clariant has released a series of score cards to demonstrate the percentage savings in water and energy consumption, chemical usage, time, GHG emissions and Biological/Chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD/COD) ratio attainable with its ... View More
