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Supply Chain
Fair Trade USA, Kiva Launch Microlending Program for Fair Trade Farmers
Fair Trade USA, Kiva Launch Microlending Program for Fair Trade Farmers
Published on October 9, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Fair Trade USA has partnered with nonprofit Kiva to help small-scale coffee farmers access financing, improve crop quality and invest in the future of their families and communities.The partnership resulted from a successful collaboration last year b... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Polystyrene Cups
McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Polystyrene Cups
Published on September 25, 2013
About a 2 minute read

McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets, according to As You Sow (AYS), a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocac... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
The Emerging, Not-for-Profit Economy
The Emerging, Not-for-Profit Economy
Published on September 16, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Across numerous countries, the economic contribution of the not-for-profit sector has been on the rise since the late 1990s. In Canada, for example, not-for-profit institutions now contribute 8% of the country’s gross domestic product. Moreover, in... View More

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Organizational GovernanceOrganizational Governance
Latest Net Impact Guide Finds Sustainability a Must for Students Shopping MBA Programs
Latest Net Impact Guide Finds Sustainability a Must for Students Shopping MBA Programs
Published on August 28, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Net Impact, a nonprofit inspiring a new generation of students to work for a sustainable future, has released its 2013 edition of Business as UNusual: The Student Guide to Graduate Programs. Key findings suggest that social and environmental issues h... View More

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCollaboration & Co-Creation
Four World-Changing Examples of NGO-Brand Partnerships
Four World-Changing Examples of NGO-Brand Partnerships
Published on August 28, 2013
About a 5 minute read

Do you feel that once you’ve met one environmentalist, you’ve met them all … and that each of them comes with a banner in their backpack? If so, and if that’s stopping you from collaborating with them, you’re likely missing out on an opport... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Environmental Groups Call on Rayovac to Help U.S. Consumers Recycle Their Batteries
Environmental Groups Call on Rayovac to Help U.S. Consumers Recycle Their Batteries
Published on July 31, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) — a nonprofit, grassroots group known for its advocation of electronic waste recycling — has announced a campaign to press battery manufacturer Rayovac to step up its efforts on recycling and waste reducti... View More

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Pepsi to Phase Out Cancer-Causing Caramel Coloring
Pepsi to Phase Out Cancer-Causing Caramel Coloring
Published on July 8, 2013
About a 3 minute read

More than a year after pledging to reformulate its products to eliminate a cancer-causing chemical, Pepsi purchased from ten states still contains high levels of carcinogenic caramel coloring, according to independent testing commissioned by the Cent... View More

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Supply Chain
New Multi-Stakeholder Council To Accelerate Sustainable Purchasing Launching in July
New Multi-Stakeholder Council To Accelerate Sustainable Purchasing Launching in July
Published on June 29, 2013
About a 1 minute read

A group of leaders from government, industry, academia, standards organizations and NGOs are joining forces to solve the biggest obstacle to sustainable institutional purchasing: a lack of standardization in how sustainable purchasing is defined, gui... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Run Up to SB '13: Neal Gorenflo on the Cultural Shift Around Innovation and the Sharing Economy
Run Up to SB '13: Neal Gorenflo on the Cultural Shift Around Innovation and the Sharing Economy
Published on May 15, 2013
About a 7 minute read

Neal Gorenflo is the co-founder of the non-profit Shareable, whose mission is to empower everyone to share for a more joyous, resilient and equitable world. Shareable is best known for its online magazine covering the sharing economy.At Sustainable B... View More

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Supply Chain
GreenBlue Launches Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products
GreenBlue Launches Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products
Published on April 25, 2013
About a 1 minute read

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

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Supply Chain
New Earth Launches Online Tool to Analyze Supply Chain Social Conditions
New Earth Launches Online Tool to Analyze Supply Chain Social Conditions
Published on March 29, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Non-profit New Earth has released a new online portal to help supply chain stakeholders to better manage social responsibility issues and create incentives to collaborate and drive progress. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Richard Branson and Tim Berners-Lee to Judge UK Google Innovation Challenge
Richard Branson and Tim Berners-Lee to Judge UK Google Innovation Challenge
Published on March 27, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Google has announced an initiative to support non-profits in the United Kingdom that use technology in innovative ways to solve global problems. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Boston Businesses Reduce Electricity Use by 7%
Boston Businesses Reduce Electricity Use by 7%
Published on March 14, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Boston firms participating in the Challenge for Sustainability have lowered their collective electricity consumption by seven percent in three years, the program says. ... View More

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Marketing & Communications
Survey Finds Big Four Firms Dominate Sustainability Consulting, Assurance
Survey Finds Big Four Firms Dominate Sustainability Consulting, Assurance
Published on January 14, 2013
About a 2 minute read

The Big Four accounting firms — Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC — have the strongest brand preference in both the sustainability consulting and sustainability assurance markets, according to a global survey of 250 heads of sustainabilit... View More

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Community Updates
REBUILDING TOGETHER, CAESARS FOUNDATION AND CASINO EMPLOYEES JOIN FORCES TO PROVIDE SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING THIS FALL
REBUILDING TOGETHER, CAESARS FOUNDATION AND CASINO EMPLOYEES JOIN FORCES TO PROVIDE SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING THIS FALL
Published on October 18, 2012
About a 5 minute read

Washington, D.C. – Rebuilding Together, a national nonprofit whose members believe in a safe and healthy home for every person, is collaborating with Caesars Foundation and Caesars Entertainment Corporation employees to help homeowners in-need main... View More

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Finance & InvestmentOrganizational Governance
Magnum Aiming to Enhance Financial Opportunities for 5K Female Cocoa Farmers by 2025
Magnum Aiming to Enhance Financial Opportunities for 5K Female Cocoa Farmers by 2025
Published on January 1, 1970
About a 4 minute read

The ice cream brand aims to help 5,000 female cocoa farmers in Côte D'Ivoire achieve financial stability and diversify their incomes, for greater prosperity in the cocoa-farming offseason, by 2025. ... View More

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