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Garnier, Target Team Up with Detroit Urban Farm to Build Community Assets
The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI), an all-volunteer organization revitalizing Detroit’s North End neighborhood through agriculture, will debut a new recreational space and water-harvesting cistern this summer, thanks to grants and materi... View More
EILEEN FISHER, Patagonia, Target Join Committee to Advance Sustainable Artisan Supply Chains
Nest, a New York-based nonprofit focused on creating a better life for workers in the cottage industry, has announced the formation of the Nest Artisan Advancement Steering Committee, a coalition of heavy hitters in fashion and home design committed ... View More
Green Standards Manages Diversion of GM Office Assets; Boosts Crowdfunding Campaign for Urban Farm in Detroit
Green Standards oversees landfill diversion of tens of thousands of GM office assets including in-kind donations to community More than 30 nonprofits have benefited and 1,500 tons have been diverted from landfill to date Company donation of $4,50... View More
HP Inc. Challenges Tech Industry to Raise the Bar on Electronics Recycling
According to environmental non-profit Basel Action Network (BAN), electronics recycling may not be quite as straightforward as consumers believe. While some electronics are safely dismantled and have their components scrapped or re-used, the recyclin... View More
Booking.com Launches New Accelerator Program to Scale Sustainable Tourism
Travel platform Booking.com is making moves to drive the tourism industry towards a more sustainable model with the launch of a new accelerator program, Booking.com Booster. Designed to identify, mentor and fund enterprising startups from around the ... View More
Future 500 Reveals Latest Stakeholders Engagement Trends
Stakeholder engagement non-profit Future 500 has released its annual Top 10 Stakeholder Engagement Trends report for 2017. ... View More
The UPS Foundation Awards More Than $2.3 Million To Expand Global Volunteerism
The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it is awarding grants totaling more than $2.3 million to non-profit organizations to increase global volunteerism. Grants will support initiatives to bolst... View More
New Reporting Guidelines Aiming to Shed Further Light on Palm Oil Industry
With rainforest destruction and forced labor still urgent concerns in palm oil cultivation, a diverse group of NGOs and investor organizations, organized by Ceres, today released shared guidance for corporate reporting on company commitments towards ... View More
Detroit Rooftop Garden Fed Diners and a Nonprofit
The rooftop garden next to General Motors’ Renaissance Center world headquarters wrapped up another productive growing season. Now in its third year, the garden – thriving from the landfill-free facility’s compost – resulted in 815 pounds of ... View More
Enriched Pro Bono Services Improving Employee Motivation at Japanese Consultancies
Leading Japanese consulting companies including Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting (DTC) and Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting (MURC) are actively enhancing their pro bono businesses. Rather than it being simply voluntary work, their aim is to use the... View More
Trending: Packaging Industry Challenged by Plastics BAN List, BillerudKorsnäs’ 3D-Forming Tech
The packaging industry in the U.S. ... View More
CPG Giants, NGOs, Traders Agree on Unifying Definition of 'No Deforestation' Palm Oil
After a year of intensive work, the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Convergence Working Group announced in Bangkok today that they have reached agreement on a single, coherent set of rules for implementation of companies’ commitments to “no deforestation... View More
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Provides $500,000 Grant to GivePower Foundation to Help Provide Solar Energy to Communities in Developing Countries
GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization that uses solar energy technologies to deliver essential community services to the developing world, was awarded a second $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, totaling $1 milli... View More
Sustainable Brands Corporate Members Engage in Campaign to Promote FSC
New campaign promotes FSC as one simple action with a profound impact. For the first time, six publicly traded companies – some of which are competitors – have come together to promote the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) directly to consumers. T... View More
Kohler Partners with LavaMae to Bring Mobile Showers to Homeless Community
KOHLER, Wis. – October 6, 2016 – Based on the most recent Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, there are more than 46,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County on any given night. Living on the street means not only finding a... View More
90 NGOs Asking the World to #BreakFreeFromPlastic
A network of 90 NGOs from around the world including big names such as Greenpeace, Oceana, the Story of Stuff Project, GAIA, 5Gyres and Clean Water Action have come together to launch a massive global movement to achieve a “future free from plastic... View More
Brewers, NGOs, Governments Worldwide Joining Forces Around Global Beer Responsibility Day
Today, brewers, governments NGOs and retailers in 76 countries around the world partnered on the second annual Global Beer Responsibility Day in an effort to promote responsible consumption of beer. ... View More
adidas, Woolworths Among Brands Saying YESS to Slavery-Free Cotton
Today, the Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN), a project of the nonprofit As You Sow, launched its newest initiative, YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced. YESS will work to eradicate modern slavery in cotton harvesting and yarn production ... View More
Nonprofit Launches ‘Coollection’ of Vetted, Carbon-Cutting Projects Seeking Investment
The average American emits 17 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year just by going about their daily life – breathing, blow-drying their hair, cooking, and so on. The figure is similar for Australians (16.5 tonnes) and not much bet... View More
Savers Asks Shoppers to Give a Sh!rt About Their Clothing Footprint
Thrift store chain challenges back-to-school shoppers to collectively save 700 million gallons of fresh water by replacing one new tee with a thrifted one ... View More
