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Nestlé Partners with Stem Cell Tech Company to Study Link Between Nutrition and Disease
The Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) has signed a long-term research agreement with Wisconsin-based Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), a leading developer of stem cell technologies for in vitro drug development, stem cell banking and i... View More
South America's Largest Solar-Thermal Plant Planned for Chile
Abengoa, an international company that applies technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by the Ministry of Energy of the Chilean Government and Corfo (Corporacion de Fomento de la Produccion) to... View More
Generating Buzz: BioLite's Co-Founder on Ending Poverty Through 'Parallel Innovation'
BioLite uses revenues from outdoor recreation products such as the CampStove to incubate products for emerging markets, most prominently the HomeStove. It's a market-based approach to addressing poverty, one that generates self-sustaining energy acce... View More
New Mac Pro Consumes 68% Less Power
The latest iteration of the Mac Pro desktop consumes 68 percent less power in idle mode and its packaging consumes 82 percent less volume than the previous-generation computer, according to Apple’s recent Mac Pro Environmental Report.In the report,... View More
Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions to Broaden Possibilities for Internet of Things and Services
Bosch has expanded its offering beyond the design of home appliances to form a new company, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH, for the Internet of things and services: The company will supply compact electronic products and software expertis... View More
IBM's Plastic 'Ninja Polymers' Could Be MRSA Bacteria's First Worthy Opponents
A team of research scientists at IBM and Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have drawn upon years of expertise in semiconductor technology and material discovery to crack the code for safely destroying the antibiotic-r... View More
Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept Provides Sunny Glimpse of Future for Clean Vehicles
Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best features of a plug-in hybrid without relying on the electric grid for fuel. The concept car will be exhi... View More
Finalists for Unilever’s Young Entrepreneurs Awards Creating Groundbreaking Social Solutions
Unilever and the Cambridge Program for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) have announced the seven finalists for the inaugural Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards, an international awards program designed to inspire young people arou... View More
IBM Reveals 5 Innovations That Will Change Our Lives Within 5 Years
Today IBM unveiled its eighth annual "IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) — a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years, and the tech company’s role in making them a reali... View More
Microsoft Releases Carbon Fee Playbook
Earlier this month, the CDP released a report highlighting 29 public U.S. companies across various industries that have incorporated an internal carbon price as a strategic planning tool, effectively holding themselves accountable for the carbon emis... View More
World's First 'Brussels Sprout Battery' Lighting Up UK Christmas Tree
Notoriously hated by children, Brussels sprouts will be doing something a little more exciting this year than lining the edges of plates on Christmas day.A team of scientists and engineers from The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair ha... View More
SASB Standards for Tech & Communications Sector Now Open for Public Comment
Innovation in the Technology and Communications sector is playing a powerful role in improving the sustainability performance of companies, governments and individuals across the economy. Disruptive sector trends such as cloud computing, expansion of... View More
Safeway, Oakley Adopt Tool to Better Understand Social Impact of Giving Programs
Safeway, Oakley, Frontier Airlines and Family Dollar are among those that have adopted a new tool that helps to measure the social impact of giving programs.The Impact Reporting tool, developed by Versaic, a San Mateo, Calif.-based online CSR and sus... View More
KieranTimberlake Develops Tool to Measure Impact of Building Materials
Philadelphia-based architecture firm KieranTimberlake has released a new software application that allows designers to measure the environmental impact of building materials directly in a Revit model.The application, called Tally, provides Life Cycle... View More
Sprint Offering Buyback Credit on All Phones to Encourage Trade-Ins on America Recycles Day
Despite being the No. 3 wireless carrier in the United States, Sprint leads the industry in phone recycling. Last year, Sprint reclaimed 4.4 million phones through voluntary collection programs — compared to AT&T’s 3.1 million and Verizon’s... View More
SAP Partners With Colombian Coffee Growers Federation to Support Rural Workers
SAP has joined forces with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) and the Manuel Mejía Foundation to provide coffee farmers with the technology and training they need to develop more sustainable business practices.Technology continues to be s... View More
WRI Launches Upgraded GHG Emissions Tool
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has announced an update to its online tool that helps businesses measure their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, or CAIT 2.0, offers free online access to global GHG emissions and... View More
UPS Cuts GHGs by 14,000 Tons Using Big Data
UPS has announced the launch of its route optimization software known as ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation), which the company expects will save more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more tha... View More
Big Business + Big Data = Big Sustainability
When it comes to sustainability, Big Data is proving to be a big opportunity — businesses are now able to collect, store and process mind-boggling amounts of data. IBM estimates that 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day, meaning that... View More
LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
Marriott International has awarded LG Electronics its 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award. The annual award recognizes the Marriott supplier that has made a significant impact on its guests and properties through innovative ideas toward helping Marrio... View More
