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Cruising Toward a Zero, Zero, Zero Future
Cruising Toward a Zero, Zero, Zero Future
Published on March 20, 2018
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Last week, General Motors announced that it will begin making a production version of the self-driving Cruise AV at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan, while roof modules for the vehicles will be assembled at the Brownstone battery plant. ... View More

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Increasing Campus Sustainability: PepsiCo Recycling Awards Funding to 19 Colleges and Universities
Increasing Campus Sustainability: PepsiCo Recycling Awards Funding to 19 Colleges and Universities
Published on March 19, 2018
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College and university students have both a special drive and the capability to positively change the world around them. Through the PepsiCo Recycling Zero Impact Fund, students are empowered to do exactly that – create proposals to address sustain... View More

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CVS Health Launches Year Three of Be The First, Its $50 Million Initiative To Help Deliver a Tobacco-Free Generation
CVS Health Launches Year Three of Be The First, Its $50 Million Initiative To Help Deliver a Tobacco-Free Generation
Published on March 19, 2018
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CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it will award $10 million in 2018 to continue to support youth smoking prevention and education programs and strategies throughout the United States. The new commitments, funded through the company and the ... View More

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L'Oreal and Hong Chi Association received recognition for long-term commitment to promoting diversity and social inclusion
L'Oreal and Hong Chi Association received recognition for long-term commitment to promoting diversity and social inclusion
Published on March 18, 2018
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L'Oreal and Hong Chi Association were honoured today with the Certificate of Merit for the Outstanding Partnership Project Award 2017/18 by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) for their Beauty for a Better Life (BFBL) programme. The award... View More

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Award-winning coating technology from BASF improves energy efficiency of vehicles
Award-winning coating technology from BASF improves energy efficiency of vehicles
Published on March 16, 2018
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BASF’s Coatings division has won the internationally coveted iF Design Award in the category “Automobiles/Vehicles” for its functional paint technology for passive temperature management. The jury of the iF Design Award honored the specific pro... View More

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Procurement Gets More Responsible with SAP Ariba
Procurement Gets More Responsible with SAP Ariba
Published on March 16, 2018
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What is the purpose of procurement? Not long ago, the answer might have been “to lower costs” or “drive process efficiencies.” But times are changing. Today, many companies are looking to procurement to make the world a better place and impro... View More

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Excitement Builds for Sustainable Brands ‘18 in Vancouver
Excitement Builds for Sustainable Brands ‘18 in Vancouver
Published on March 15, 2018
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Over 100 Brands already registered, including HEINEKEN, Aveda, eBay, REI & others SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® reveals program, networking and activity highlights for its upcoming global flagship conference: SB’18 Va... View More

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WEBINAR Measuring Fashion: a look at how the global apparel and footwear industries size up to their environmental impacts
WEBINAR Measuring Fashion: a look at how the global apparel and footwear industries size up to their environmental impacts
Published on March 15, 2018
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Gain insights into the first science-driven study to perform and assess the environmental impacts of the global apparel and footwear industries. The global apparel and footwear industries together represents 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissio... View More

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The Walt Disney Company Commits More Than $100 Million to Bring Comfort to Children and Their Families in Hospitals
The Walt Disney Company Commits More Than $100 Million to Bring Comfort to Children and Their Families in Hospitals
Published on March 13, 2018
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Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Walt Disney Company, today announced an innovative plan to dedicate more than $100 million in company resources, including cash, products and services, to reinvent the patient and family exper... View More

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Bank of America to Join New Stanford Strategic Energy Alliance
Bank of America to Join New Stanford Strategic Energy Alliance
Published on March 12, 2018
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Bank of America has been named a founding member of the newly formed Stanford Strategic Energy Alliance, which will facilitate research and education between companies and faculty members with shared scholarly interests. ... View More

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Timberland Unveils New Spring 18 Footwear Collection Made with Recycled Fabric
Timberland Unveils New Spring 18 Footwear Collection Made with Recycled Fabric
Published on March 12, 2018
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Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland releases three new Timberland X Thread men’s footwear styles for spring, made with Thread’s recycled Ground to Good™ fabric. The collection marks the brand’s second collaboration with Thread, a Certif... View More

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Cisco and Portugal’s Government Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Country Digitization
Cisco and Portugal’s Government Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Country Digitization
Published on March 9, 2018
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The Government of Portugal and Cisco signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate country digitization. The signing followed a meeting yesterday between Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa, Cisco Chairman and Chief Executive Office... View More

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HEINEKEN USA Gives a Loud Cheer for Women in Beer
HEINEKEN USA Gives a Loud Cheer for Women in Beer
Published on March 8, 2018
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Heineken® is famous for its 150-year-old beer recipe. But there is no recipe when it comes to women succeeding at HEINEKEN USA (HUSA), and that’s something we’re just as proud of. In the past, beer has been a male-dominated field, but HUSA is pr... View More

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Kohler Co. Announces Wind Power Investment
Kohler Co. Announces Wind Power Investment
Published on March 6, 2018
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Kohler Co. today announced a 15-year agreement to purchase 100 megawatts of wind power per year from the Diamond Vista wind farm located near Salina, Kansas. Enel Green Power North America will construct the project this year and will be the long-ter... View More

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UNICEF Honors Kimberly-Clark With 2018 Children First Award
UNICEF Honors Kimberly-Clark With 2018 Children First Award
Published on March 6, 2018
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UNICEF USA has recognized Kimberly-Clark with the 2018 Children First Award for its ongoing efforts to raise awareness and funding for the global aid organization, and its collaboration with UNICEF on innovative projects to improve children’s healt... View More

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Kimberly-Clark Recognized for Energy and Climate Leadership
Kimberly-Clark Recognized for Energy and Climate Leadership
Published on March 6, 2018
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Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced it has won a 2018 Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in the Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting) category, the company’s second Climate Leadership Award in two years. The Climate Leadership Award ... View More

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Avery Dennison Among Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Avery Dennison Among Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Published on March 6, 2018
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Sustainability, one of our company values, means we are focused on the long-term health of our business, planet and communities. Our efforts over the last few years have dramatically raised the bar, and recently resulted in our ranking #72 on Barron�... View More

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2020 Targets Met Early
2020 Targets Met Early
Published on March 6, 2018
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SAP’s latest Integrated Report, released today, sets it all out in black and white: In 2017, SAP cut its CO2 emissions by 55,000 tons year over year. That’s a whopping 14%. But even more important: At 325 kilotons, our carbon footprint is once ag... View More

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General Motors Expands Landfill-Free Efforts Globally
General Motors Expands Landfill-Free Efforts Globally
Published on March 5, 2018
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General Motors today announced an expansion of its industry-leading landfill-free program as all of the company’s manufacturing plants in Canada, Mexico and South America now recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. With... View More

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Fast Company Recognizes CVS Health on 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies List
Fast Company Recognizes CVS Health on 2018 World's Most Innovative Companies List
Published on March 5, 2018
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CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, was recognized today by Fast Company as one of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies List for 2018. CVS Health was also honored as No. 7 on Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innova... View More

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