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Amazon Announces 'Long-Term Commitment' to Switch to 100% Renewable Energy
Amazon Announces 'Long-Term Commitment' to Switch to 100% Renewable Energy
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 2 minute read

After ongoing criticism from organizations such as Greenpeace for continuing to run on ‘dirty power,’ Amazon this week announced a “long-term commitment to achieve 100 percent renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint.”Th... View More

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Supply Chain
Trending: This Week in Sustainable Textiles — Featuring Archroma, I:CO and Zero Waste Scotland
Trending: This Week in Sustainable Textiles — Featuring Archroma, I:CO and Zero Waste Scotland
Published on November 21, 2014
About a 4 minute read

On Monday, Archroma, a global producer of textile dyes and specialty chemicals, launched a new range of products created from agricultural waste. In addition, the company is utilizing the latest in communications technology to enable transparency of ... View More

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Community Updates
EnerG2 and BASF announce multifaceted partnership
EnerG2 and BASF announce multifaceted partnership
Published on November 20, 2014
About a 2 minute read

EnerG2, a Seattle-based company manufacturing advanced carbon materials for next-generation energy storage devices, and BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, today announced a strategic partnership. EnerG2 and BASF entered into a comprehensiv... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 Tests 25 Eco-friendly Innovations
Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 Tests 25 Eco-friendly Innovations
Published on November 18, 2014
About a 2 minute read

The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 787 has begun flight testing more than 25 new technologies aimed at improving aviation's environmental performance through every phase of flight.The program accelerates the testing, refinement and use of new technologies an... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Social Enterprise Using Low-Cost Kiosks to Provide Drinking Water in Rural India
Social Enterprise Using Low-Cost Kiosks to Provide Drinking Water in Rural India
Published on November 18, 2014
About a 3 minute read

India-based social enterprise Spring Health has announced plans to join the Business Call to Action (BCtA) and provide safe drinking water to two million customers in rural India by 2017 to improve the health outcomes of more than five million people... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Microsoft to Build First Zero-Carbon Data Center
Microsoft to Build First Zero-Carbon Data Center
Published on November 7, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Microsoft, Siemens and FuelCell Energy have come together to build what they claim is the first zero-carbon, waste-to-energy data center in the U.S.Microsoft's data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming uses biogas produced at the nearby Dry Creek facility, wh... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Innovations in Business Models, Water Stewardship, Engagement Abound on Final Morning of #SB14London
Innovations in Business Models, Water Stewardship, Engagement Abound on Final Morning of #SB14London
Published on November 6, 2014
About a 8 minute read

The circular economy and water stewardship dominated the morning’s agenda on the final day of SB ’14 London. After leading us through a host of thought-provoking plenary presentations Tuesday morning, our two event MCs - Forum for the Future chie... View More

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U.S. Companies Can Do More than Excel with CSR Data
U.S. Companies Can Do More than Excel with CSR Data
Published on November 5, 2014
About a 7 minute read

U.S. companies are tracking sustainability data more than ever before, but according to a new report, the software tools they use are subpar. The ReScore Project Group, a team of graduates from Columbia University’s Master of Science in Sustainabil... View More

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Community Updates
Research Institute and BASF Subsidiary Cooperating to Further Develop Thin Film Superconductors
Research Institute and BASF Subsidiary Cooperating to Further Develop Thin Film Superconductors
Published on October 29, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Deutsche Nanoschicht GmbH establish joint laboratoryResearch institute and BASF subsidiary cooperating to further develop thin film superconductorsKarlsruhe and Rheinbach, October 29th, 2014 – The Karlsru... View More

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Amazon Announces New Carbon-Neutral Data Center in Frankfurt, But Greenpeace Is Skeptical
Amazon Announces New Carbon-Neutral Data Center in Frankfurt, But Greenpeace Is Skeptical
Published on October 27, 2014
About a 2 minute read

On Thursday, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced the launch of a new technology infrastructure region in Frankfurt — the 11th such region globally for AWS and the second region in the EU (the first being in Ireland). The company says Frankfur... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
e-Stewards Launches Online e-Waste Trading Platform
e-Stewards Launches Online e-Waste Trading Platform
Published on October 24, 2014
About a 2 minute read

The Basel Action Network (BAN) has announced they are bringing to market an online trading platform that will allow businesses to easily recycle used electronics with some of the world's most responsible electronic waste recyclers — those certified... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Could Harvesting Water From the Air Be a Sustainable Option for Businesses?
Could Harvesting Water From the Air Be a Sustainable Option for Businesses?
Published on October 23, 2014
About a 6 minute read

For businesses looking to make their businesses leaner and greener, taking a look at the drinking water they provide for their employees is one place to start. The average full-time employee drinks about 2.5 gallons of water per month at the office �... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Microsoft Touts Sustainability Achievements in New Citizenship Report
Microsoft Touts Sustainability Achievements in New Citizenship Report
Published on October 23, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Microsoft has met its carbon neutrality commitment through internal efficiency projects, the purchase of more than 3 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy and a carbon offset project portfolio representing more than 600,000 metric tons of ... View More

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Consumer Behavior Change
eBay, Kindle Rated Most Sustainable Apps
eBay, Kindle Rated Most Sustainable Apps
Published on October 14, 2014
About a 2 minute read

eBay, Kindle and Skype are some of the best apps for creating sustainable behaviors, according to a new study by WSP, a global professional services consultancy.eBay ranked highest due to its huge popularity and ability to make selling unwanted goods... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Southwest Agrees to Purchase 3 Million Gallons of Biofuels Annually
Southwest Agrees to Purchase 3 Million Gallons of Biofuels Annually
Published on October 2, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rock Biofuels (RRB) to purchase approximately three million gallons of low carbon renewable jet fuel per year.The biofuels are made using forest residues that will help reduce the risk of destructiv... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Novelis Opens World's Largest Aluminum Recycling Facility
Novelis Opens World's Largest Aluminum Recycling Facility
Published on October 1, 2014
About a 2 minute read

Novelis, global producer of aluminum rolling products, today opened the world's largest aluminum recycling center, located adjacent to the company's rolling mill in Nachterstedt, Germany.The $258 million recycling center will process up to 400,000 me... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
CO2 Solutions Testing Carbon-Capture Technology
CO2 Solutions Testing Carbon-Capture Technology
Published on September 29, 2014
About a 2 minute read

CO2 Solutions, an enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology company, has partnered with the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) to test its technology at EERC’s testing facility using natural gas and coal flu... View More

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New Metrics
#NewMetrics '14: TD Bank, Intel, CA Technologies, WeSpire Share Employee Impact Case Studies
#NewMetrics '14: TD Bank, Intel, CA Technologies, WeSpire Share Employee Impact Case Studies
Published on September 28, 2014
About a 4 minute read

Rounding out the final afternoon of Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ‘14, Susan Hunt Stevens, founder & CEO of WeSpire, led a candid, data-rich conversation with representatives from TD Bank, Intel and CA Technologies about their employee enga... View More

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New Metrics
#NewMetrics ’14 Panel Showcases Tools for All of Your Data-Tracking, -Visualizing and -Interpreting Needs
#NewMetrics ’14 Panel Showcases Tools for All of Your Data-Tracking, -Visualizing and -Interpreting Needs
Published on September 27, 2014
About a 3 minute read

Straight through to the end of the final day, #NewMetrics ’14 continued to introduce ideas and tools for gathering intelligence from previously unavailable or unusable data, as panelists from all over the world gathered to share their experiences, ... View More

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New Metrics
#NewMetrics ’14: Leveraging the World's Brains, Wallets, Data for Solutions to Pressing Problems
#NewMetrics ’14: Leveraging the World's Brains, Wallets, Data for Solutions to Pressing Problems
Published on September 27, 2014
About a 3 minute read

There is power in the data that a crowd can provide — business- and future-shaping data. The final breakout session at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ‘14 conference in Boston highlighted definitions and examples of crowdfunding and crowdsourci... View More

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