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Sprint Offers Minimum Buyback Credit to Encourage Phone Trade-In on America Recycles Day
Sprint Offers Minimum Buyback Credit to Encourage Phone Trade-In on America Recycles Day
Published on November 14, 2013
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Nov. 14, 2013 – Despite being the No. 3 wireless carrier in the United States, Sprint [NYSE:S] leads the industry in phone recycling. Last year, Sprint reclaimed 4.4 million phones through voluntary collection programs compa... View More

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Interface Inc. Selects Waterbank Schools for Additional Award in 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Interface Inc. Selects Waterbank Schools for Additional Award in 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Published on November 12, 2013
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October 30th, 2013, New York City - The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is pleased to announce that Buckminster Fuller Challenge sponsor, Interface, Inc., has chosen to recognize Waterbank Schools, headed by New York-based designers and socia... View More

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REI Data Center Retrofit Reduces Cooling Energy Use by 93 Percent
REI Data Center Retrofit Reduces Cooling Energy Use by 93 Percent
Published on October 30, 2013
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SEATTLE – Energy use is the largest contributor to REI's climate impact. In recent years, the leading outdoor retailer has taken actions to reduce its greenhouse gas impact. A retrofit of its data center is its latest effort, resulting in a 93 perc... View More

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REI Adventures Presents Namibia’s Conservation Guards with Sustainable Tourism Award
REI Adventures Presents Namibia’s Conservation Guards with Sustainable Tourism Award
Published on October 28, 2013
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SEATTLE – The global leader in guided active adventure travel, REI Adventures presented the Namibian Conservation Guards with its 2013 Sustainable Tourism Award. Through the award, 500 guards will receive a backpack full of gear, apparel and suppli... View More

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ASU Global Institute of Sustainability launches Walton Sustainability Executive Scholarship Program with $100,000 fund
ASU Global Institute of Sustainability launches Walton Sustainability Executive Scholarship Program with $100,000 fund
Published on October 23, 2013
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TEMPE, Ariz., November 23, 2013 – To encourage and reward candidates for the Executive Master’s for Sustainability Leadership program, the Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, the nation’s leader in sustainability edu... View More

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Del Monte Foods Partners with Wisconsin Growers, Suppliers and Second Harvest on Innovative Foodbank Program
Del Monte Foods Partners with Wisconsin Growers, Suppliers and Second Harvest on Innovative Foodbank Program
Published on October 18, 2013
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According to Feeding America, one out of six Americans, one out of five children and about three million senior citizens lack adequate access to affordable and nutritious foods. This equates to approximately 47 million people considered to be food in... View More

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Sustainable Brands® to Spotlight Product/Brand Innovation Driving Economic, Social and Environmental Benefit at London Conference
Sustainable Brands® to Spotlight Product/Brand Innovation Driving Economic, Social and Environmental Benefit at London Conference
Published on October 16, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2013 – Sustainable Brands® recently announced program details for its pan-European conference to be held at the Lancaster London, November 18-19th. The conference will bring together over 500 senior-level brand marketing... View More

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Climate Change journal focuses special issue on Indigenous peoples as they cope with consequences of climate change
Climate Change journal focuses special issue on Indigenous peoples as they cope with consequences of climate change
Published on October 4, 2013
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Climate Change journal focuses special issue on Indigenous peoples as they cope with consequences of climate change BURLINGTON, VT – NativeEnergy, Inc. – Climate change. Two words with deeply varying meaning depending on who you are. Depending on... View More

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World Water Week just passed. Did you notice?
World Water Week just passed. Did you notice?
Published on October 2, 2013
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Today, 780 million individuals still live without access to clean and safe water sources. Two and a half billion people lack access to improved sanitation facilities. One billion people defecate in the open.  Is that too much information?Which leads... View More

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BASF and Heritage Plastics, Inc. form strategic partnership to bring ecovio manufacturing to North America
BASF and Heritage Plastics, Inc. form strategic partnership to bring ecovio manufacturing to North America
Published on September 27, 2013
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BASF and Heritage Plastics, Inc. form strategic partnership to bring ecovio manufacturing to North America Florham Park, NJ, September 24, 2013 – BASF announced today that it has formed a strategic manufacturing partnership with Heritage Plastics, ... View More

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Life Technologies Tops Life Sciences Sector of Dow Jones 2013 Sustainability Index
Life Technologies Tops Life Sciences Sector of Dow Jones 2013 Sustainability Index
Published on September 18, 2013
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Life Technologies Tops Life Sciences Sector of Dow Jones 2013 Sustainability Index Company's sustainability record ranks among top 10 percent of large companies worldwide ... View More

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Arizona State University partners with sustainable Dutch development for productivity assessment
Arizona State University partners with sustainable Dutch development for productivity assessment
Published on September 18, 2013
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The Arizona State University Global Sustainability Solutions Center (GSSC) at Haarlemmermeer announced its first project agreement in the Netherlands on September 30th 2013. GSSC will conduct research and analysis for Park 20|20, the Netherlands’ f... View More

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BASF again included in two renowned indices
BASF again included in two renowned indices
Published on September 17, 2013
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 CDP Global 500 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index: BASF leading in climate protection reporting  BASF again listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Ludwigshafen, Germany – September 12, 2013 – BASF was today again included in the glo... View More

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Saatchi & Saatchi S Drives Employee Engagement with 'Do One Thing'
Saatchi & Saatchi S Drives Employee Engagement with 'Do One Thing'
Published on September 12, 2013
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At Saatchi & Saatchi S we believe that employees are not only the heart and soul of a company: they are a company’s greatest asset in propelling and achieving its sustainability vision. At its most inspirational, employee engagement is also ab... View More

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Sustainable Brands® Expands Innovation Open Business Competition to London
Sustainable Brands® Expands Innovation Open Business Competition to London
Published on September 5, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 5, 2013 – Sustainable Brands® recently announced that it is expanding its start-up competition to London, England. Environmental and social-impact entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas are encouraged to apply and co... View More

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PRé Announces Expansion of its Global Partner Network in North America | PRé and Quantis Encouraging Sustainability Adoption
PRé Announces Expansion of its Global Partner Network in North America | PRé and Quantis Encouraging Sustainability Adoption
Published on September 4, 2013
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PRé announced today a significant expansion of its Global Partner Network in North America and the distribution of SimaPro software. PRé is now offering its SimaPro software through its American office. The company is also entering into a strateg... View More

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Sprint Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Record for the Most Cell Phones Recycled in One Week
Sprint Breaks GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Record for the Most Cell Phones Recycled in One Week
Published on September 4, 2013
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Sept. 4, 2013 – Sprint (NYSE: S) has long been the industry leader in cell phone recycling. Now the wireless carrier has a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® achievement to prove it. This week GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS recognized Sprint ... View More

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NativeEnergy School Wind Projects Chip Away Corporate Carbon Footprints
NativeEnergy School Wind Projects Chip Away Corporate Carbon Footprints
Published on August 29, 2013
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80,000 tonnes of carbon credits add clean energy to the grid August 29, 2013 – Burlington, VT – NativeEnergy, a Vermont-based carbon offset project developer and supplier, announced a seventh community wind energy project in the country’s heart... View More

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Sustainable Brands® to Showcase Innovative Performance Metrics that Quantify New Environmental and Social Value Driven by Business
Sustainable Brands® to Showcase Innovative Performance Metrics that Quantify New Environmental and Social Value Driven by Business
Published on August 22, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 22, 2013 – Sustainable Brands® announces the program and speaker line up for its annual New Metrics of Sustainable Business conference, scheduled for September 24-25 at the University of Pennsylvania. A gathering point for su... View More

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Arizona State University Announces New Executive Master's for Sustainability Leadership
Arizona State University Announces New Executive Master's for Sustainability Leadership
Published on August 15, 2013
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Nation’s leader in sustainability education to provide program on organizational leadership skills through the lens of sustainabilityTEMPE, Ariz., August 15, 2013 – Recognizing a gap in sustainability leadership education and development, Arizona... View More

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