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The Practice of Purpose Project
The Practice of Purpose Project
Published on November 15, 2017
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Despite the growing attention that brands with purpose have received, industry adoption of social benefits is lagging behind other critical transformations such as digital or analytics. The integration of social benefits in the marketing of brands re... View More

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Cutting-Edge Business Performance Metrics Revealed at Sustainable Brands New Metrics ‘17
Cutting-Edge Business Performance Metrics Revealed at Sustainable Brands New Metrics ‘17
Published on November 13, 2017
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Leading research, breakthrough tools, and new reports unveiled by BASF, Dell, Thomson Reuters and others in Philadelphia SAN FRANCISCO, November 13, 2017 – Members of the Sustainable Brands® community gather in Philadelphia to kick off the 7th ann... View More

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Braskem signs partnership with Haldor Topsoe to develop biobased MEG
Braskem signs partnership with Haldor Topsoe to develop biobased MEG
Published on November 13, 2017
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Braskem, the Americas’ leading producer of thermoplastic resins, and Danish-based Haldor Topsoe, a world leader in catalysts and surface science, have signed a technological cooperation agreement to develop a pioneering route to produce monoethylen... View More

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UPS Launches eBike Solution In Pittsburgh
UPS Launches eBike Solution In Pittsburgh
Published on November 8, 2017
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UPS Provides Cycling Solutions to Help Address Urban Challenges   UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the launch of an eBike that will deliver packages in Pittsburgh, Pa. The electrically-assisted tricycle will help reduce carbon emissions in addition ... View More

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Interface Launches Design Competition with Net Impact Inspired by Project Drawdown
Interface Launches Design Competition with Net Impact Inspired by Project Drawdown
Published on November 7, 2017
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Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet, joins Net Impact to launch Drawdown: INNOVATE, a solution-oriented, student-led competition created to address climate change. ... View More

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The UPS Foundation To Award $2.6 Million In Environmental Grants
The UPS Foundation To Award $2.6 Million In Environmental Grants
Published on November 7, 2017
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The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programs for UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced it will award more than $2.6 million in grants to nonprofit organizations focused on environmental initiatives that align with UPS’s new sustainability g... View More

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CVS Health Foundation Awards $1 Million Dollars in Grants to Eight Cancer Centers
CVS Health Foundation Awards $1 Million Dollars in Grants to Eight Cancer Centers
Published on November 7, 2017
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The CVS Health Foundation today announced it has awarded $1 million dollars in grants to eight Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) member cancer centers to build new smoking cessation programs or expand existing ones across the country, ... View More

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BASF supports sustainable success of young spray painters
BASF supports sustainable success of young spray painters
Published on November 7, 2017
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Identifying the exact color code, mixing paint to match the original color and shade, preparing the car body, and finally applying the coating – at the 44th edition of WorldSkills, the world championship of apprenticeships, 26 spray painters proved... View More

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Nestlé to source only cage-free eggs by 2025
Nestlé to source only cage-free eggs by 2025
Published on November 2, 2017
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Nestlé has today set a goal to source only eggs from cage-free hens for all its food products globally by 2025. This includes all shell eggs and egg products directly sourced as ingredients by Nestlé. In Europe and the U.S., Nestlé will make the t... View More

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Ford C3 Celebrates 10 Years of Boosting Community Sustainability Through Student innovation; New Era To Expand Social Impact
Ford C3 Celebrates 10 Years of Boosting Community Sustainability Through Student innovation; New Era To Expand Social Impact
Published on October 31, 2017
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The Ford Motor Company Fund celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its signature Ford College Community Challenge (C3) yesterday with a special mobility-themed competition, “Making Lives Better by Changing the Way People Move.” Three of the origin... View More

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Campbell Soup Company Joins The Plant Based Foods Association
Campbell Soup Company Joins The Plant Based Foods Association
Published on October 31, 2017
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Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) announced it is joining the Plant Based Foods Association, the nation’s only trade group representing the fast-growing plant-based foods sector. Launched in March 2016, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) advoc... View More

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DuPont, Corbion, and Synvina pilot furan-based polymers made from sugar but must confront PET’s dominance
DuPont, Corbion, and Synvina pilot furan-based polymers made from sugar but must confront PET’s dominance
Published on October 31, 2017
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To many consumers, the ubiquitous plastic beverage bottle is an environmental zero. It's made of nonrenewable fossil resources, holds a low-value product, is used only once, and often ends up in a landfill or, worse, as litter fouling our land and oc... View More

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Caravelas Sugar presents new Green Plastic packaging
Caravelas Sugar presents new Green Plastic packaging
Published on October 31, 2017
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Braskem's Green Plastic will be used for the first time in packages of refined sugar in Brazil. The pioneer in the use will be Caravelas Sugar, one of the country's most important companies in this segment. The 100% renewable raw material will be app... View More

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REI Co-op to close all stores on Black Friday for the third year of #OptOutside
REI Co-op to close all stores on Black Friday for the third year of #OptOutside
Published on October 31, 2017
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For the third year running, REI Co-op, the nation’s largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer, has announced that it will close its 151 stores on Black Friday, process no online sales and pay all 12,000 employees to #OptOutside with fam... View More

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P&G’s Citizenship Efforts – A Force For Good And A Force For Growth
P&G’s Citizenship Efforts – A Force For Good And A Force For Growth
Published on October 31, 2017
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The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2017 Citizenship Report, detailing progress in improving social conditions for those in need, advancing Diversity & Inclusion, building a world free from gender bias inside and outside... View More

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Dow Leaders Honored on OUTstanding’s 2017 Leading LGBT+ and Ally Professionals List
Dow Leaders Honored on OUTstanding’s 2017 Leading LGBT+ and Ally Professionals List
Published on October 31, 2017
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As a highly-regarded global employer advocating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion, The Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary of DowDuPont, announced today that six leaders have been honored on the 2017 OUTstanding Leading LGBT+ Exe... View More

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CVS Health to Support Researchers Who Stand Up To Cancer with In-Store Fundraising Campaign
CVS Health to Support Researchers Who Stand Up To Cancer with In-Store Fundraising Campaign
Published on October 31, 2017
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CVS Health [NYSE:CVS] today announced its fourth yearly in-store fundraising campaign at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide will occur October 29 November 19, to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its ongoing efforts to accelerate the pace of cance... View More

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The Product and Organization Environmental Footprint Initiative: A gold standard in the making
The Product and Organization Environmental Footprint Initiative: A gold standard in the making
Published on October 31, 2017
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Imagine you have landed in 2030. You walk into your usual grocery store. Only this time, every product sports a label to help you make your purchasing decision based not only on price, or calories, but also on environmental impact. ... View More

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DONG Energy name change to Ørsted now in effect
DONG Energy name change to Ørsted now in effect
Published on October 30, 2017
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At the extraordinary general meeting today, it was decided to change the company's name from DONG Energy A/S to Ørsted A/S. Thomas Thune Andersen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ørsted, says: "I'm delighted that the shareholders clearly s... View More

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Sustainable Brands Allures Global Brand Leaders to Copenhagen Conference
Sustainable Brands Allures Global Brand Leaders to Copenhagen Conference
Published on October 30, 2017
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BASF, Danone, SC Johnson, UPS and others share research, tools and insights at SB’17 Copenhagen   ... View More

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