Collaboration & Co-Creation

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Keurig Green Mountain Pledges $11M to NGOs Working to Solve Global Water Crisis
Keurig Green Mountain Pledges $11M to NGOs Working to Solve Global Water Crisis
Published on March 21, 2014
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Just a week after the release of its most recent sustainability report — complete with new 2020 targets, including providing access to clean water to a million people worldwide — and just in time for World Water Day, Keurig Green Mountain (KGM), ... View More

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Rivals ConAgra, P&G Join Forces to Help End Child Hunger in America
Rivals ConAgra, P&G Join Forces to Help End Child Hunger in America
Published on March 17, 2014
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Longtime rivals ConAgra Foods and Procter & Gamble have teamed up to help Feeding America tackle the ongoing issue of childhood hunger in the US with the 2014 Child Hunger Ends Here campaign, through which the companies hope to help donate up to ... View More

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Food Lion Propels Sea Change in Responsible Fish Sourcing with New Policy
Food Lion Propels Sea Change in Responsible Fish Sourcing with New Policy
Published on March 13, 2014
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Food Lion, one of America’s largest supermarket chains with more than 1,100 stores across the eastern and southeastern US, has announced the adoption of a sustainable seafood policy that will cover approximately 1,000 fresh, frozen, canned or packa... View More

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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Purchase First Interstate Water Credits
Duke Energy, American Electric Power Purchase First Interstate Water Credits
Published on March 12, 2014
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Duke Energy, American Electric Power and Hoosier Energy are the first buyers of interstate credits for water nutrients in the United States' new pilot program. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on Tuesday officially launched the program fo... View More

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Marriott Joins Global Campaign to Halt Human Trafficking
Marriott Joins Global Campaign to Halt Human Trafficking
Published on March 7, 2014
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Marriott is among the first tourism companies to partner with a new global campaign aimed at raising awareness about the most common illicit goods and services that tourists might be exposed to while traveling.The “Your Actions Count — Be a Respo... View More

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Unilever, IFAD Form Public-Private Partnership to Benefit Smallholder Farmers Worldwide
Unilever, IFAD Form Public-Private Partnership to Benefit Smallholder Farmers Worldwide
Published on March 3, 2014
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Unilever recently announced a public-private partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) aimed at helping to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers around the world.The goal of the 5-year global agreement — t... View More

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7UP-Project 7 Partnership Encouraging Soda Drinkers to 'Make Your Bottle Count'
7UP-Project 7 Partnership Encouraging Soda Drinkers to 'Make Your Bottle Count'
Published on February 25, 2014
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Project 7, a mission-driven company that donates proceeds from the sale of its products (including bottled water, gum, mints and coffee) to one of seven social and environmental causes, has rather appropriately teamed up with 7UP® for a campaign to ... View More

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WWF, Mondi Group Partner to Increase Environmental Stewardship in Paper Industry
WWF, Mondi Group Partner to Increase Environmental Stewardship in Paper Industry
Published on February 20, 2014
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WWF and international paper and packaging conglomerate Mondi Group announced Wednesday that they have formed a three-year strategic partnership aimed at increasing environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sectors.The project will see the ... View More

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Tea Industry Leaders Aiming to Make World’s Favorite Beverage a 'Hero Crop'
Tea Industry Leaders Aiming to Make World’s Favorite Beverage a 'Hero Crop'
Published on February 15, 2014
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Every cup of tea you drink should help better the lives of the people who produce it, improve the environment where it is grown, and contribute to a thriving global industry, according to a new report from some of sector’s biggest players, launched... View More

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New UN-Backed Report Calls for More Private Sector Engagement in REDD+
New UN-Backed Report Calls for More Private Sector Engagement in REDD+
Published on February 14, 2014
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What is REDD+?Accounting for 15 percent of global annual greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation has turned what should be our largest terrestrial carbon sink into our second largest source of climate-changing emissions. Although deforestation is est... View More

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Are You Choosing Gold You Can Be Proud of This Valentine's Day?
Are You Choosing Gold You Can Be Proud of This Valentine's Day?
Published on February 13, 2014
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Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and this year thousands of Americans are planning on something beyond just flowers and chocolates. February 14 is one of the biggest days of the year to shop for jewelry — last year, Americans spent more than $4 billion... View More

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H&M Pumps $9.3 M into WaterAid to Bring Safe Water, Toilets and Hygiene to Schools
H&M Pumps $9.3 M into WaterAid to Bring Safe Water, Toilets and Hygiene to Schools
Published on February 12, 2014
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H&M and WaterAid on Tuesday launched a new global partnership aimed at improving the health, education and future prospects of students by delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene education programs in schools throughout the developing world... View More

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IKEA Solar Lighting Campaign Seeks to Brighten Lives of Refugees in UN Camps
IKEA Solar Lighting Campaign Seeks to Brighten Lives of Refugees in UN Camps
Published on February 12, 2014
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The IKEA Foundation has launched a two-month campaign to raise funds to provide solar-powered lighting and other renewable energy technologies to UN refugee camps run through the sale of light bulbs in its stores around the world.For every LEDARE mod... View More

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Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases First Common GHG Guidelines
Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases First Common GHG Guidelines
Published on January 27, 2014
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The Coca-Cola Company, AB InBev, Diageo and other members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) recently published a document that creates the industry’s first common framework for greenhouse gas emissions reporting. ... View More

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B Team Leaders Call for Business to Drive Inclusive Prosperity
B Team Leaders Call for Business to Drive Inclusive Prosperity
Published on January 23, 2014
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They lack neither influence, nor the ability to use it. But there is one asset that business leaders at the World Economic Forum this week could usefully exploit further: the power to advance the wider interests of people and planet. With UN climate ... View More

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First I:CO City Initiative Helping San Francisco Achieve Zero Textile Waste
First I:CO City Initiative Helping San Francisco Achieve Zero Textile Waste
Published on January 15, 2014
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I:CO, a leading global, end-to-end solutions provider for the reuse and recycling of clothing, shoes and other textiles, today launches its first-ever I:CO City initiative with the City of San Francisco. The launch creates a public, private and non-p... View More

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The Collaborative Economy: 2014 Hot Topic and Trend
The Collaborative Economy: 2014 Hot Topic and Trend
Published on January 14, 2014
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According to a Berkeley study, one properly shared car reduces the need for nine owned cars. Participating in a car co-op may not be up your alley, but there are plenty of Millennials eschewing ownership and Boomers that are downsizing who buy into ... View More

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Upskilling for Post Growth Futures, Together
Upskilling for Post Growth Futures, Together
Published on January 11, 2014
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When I was seven, I was given an Apple Macintosh in the hope that Mavis Beacon would teach me how to touch type. It was an unreasonable expectation, for I was actually more interested in escaping to the fantasy lands of Dungeons and Dragons and Lode ... View More

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Nestlé Partners with Stem Cell Tech Company to Study Link Between Nutrition and Disease
Nestlé Partners with Stem Cell Tech Company to Study Link Between Nutrition and Disease
Published on January 11, 2014
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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

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H&M Backs Civil Rights Defenders
H&M Backs Civil Rights Defenders
Published on January 10, 2014
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H&M has announced a partnership with Civil Rights Defenders (CRD), a Swedish non-profit organization that works to support human rights around the world. The fashion retail giant says it will donate 4 million SEK (~US$609k) to support their work ... View More

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