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Unilever Advances Carbon Reduction Commitment at Five UK & Ireland Sites
Unilever Advances Carbon Reduction Commitment at Five UK & Ireland Sites
Published on January 18, 2017
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Unilever UK & Ireland has signed a deal with a renewable energy company GENeco, which means that from 1 January 2017, its offices in Leatherhead (Surrey) and 100 Victoria Embankment (London), and its food and drink factories in Norwich, Trafford ... View More

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Toyota to Participate in Collaborative Research for the Creation of a Hydrogen-Based Society in the United Arab Emirates
Toyota to Participate in Collaborative Research for the Creation of a Hydrogen-Based Society in the United Arab Emirates
Published on January 18, 2017
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Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide, and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research program to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Ar... View More

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Detroit Rooftop Garden Fed Diners and a Nonprofit
Detroit Rooftop Garden Fed Diners and a Nonprofit
Published on January 18, 2017
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The rooftop garden next to General Motors’ Renaissance Center world headquarters wrapped up another productive growing season. Now in its third year, the garden – thriving from the landfill-free facility’s compost – resulted in 815 pounds of ... View More

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21CF and Pepsico Award $200,000 Scholarships to Women in Stem as Part of ‘The Search for Hidden Figures’ Contest
21CF and Pepsico Award $200,000 Scholarships to Women in Stem as Part of ‘The Search for Hidden Figures’ Contest
Published on January 17, 2017
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21st Century Fox and PepsiCo, in partnership with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), have named Yuna Shin from Bothell, Washington, and Joy Bualamwini from Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the two grand prize winners of “The Search for Hidden Fig... View More

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Nestlé Invests in Pakistani Mango Sector Sustainability
Nestlé Invests in Pakistani Mango Sector Sustainability
Published on January 11, 2017
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Nestlé Pakistan has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that will see it give financial backing to mango growers who employ drip irrigation systems, while also partnering with a leading research institute to help improve farming practices. T... View More

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GM Partners with Girls Who Code to Empower Future Technology and Engineering Leaders
GM Partners with Girls Who Code to Empower Future Technology and Engineering Leaders
Published on January 10, 2017
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The gender gap in technology and engineering is getting worse, despite the increased demand for STEM-related jobs. GM and the national nonprofit Girls Who Code (GWC) today announced a partnership to inspire and empower thousands of U.S. middle and hi... View More

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Repurposed Soaps Save Lives & Create Shared Value
Repurposed Soaps Save Lives & Create Shared Value
Published on January 10, 2017
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We’ve all done it, more times than we care to admit.  We stay in a hotel while traveling, barely use the brand new bars of soap placed in our rooms, and then mindlessly toss them in the trash upon our departure.  Now, there's a better way.  53... View More

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GM Donates $1.7 Million Across U.S. Through Community Grants Program
GM Donates $1.7 Million Across U.S. Through Community Grants Program
Published on January 9, 2017
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In 2016, General Motors awarded $1.7 million to nonprofit organizations located in and serving General Motors communities across the U.S. through the company’s Community Grants Program. With a special focus in the areas of STEM education, vehicle a... View More

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Sustainable Brands Welcomes Senior Director to Corporate Membership Team
Sustainable Brands Welcomes Senior Director to Corporate Membership Team
Published on January 6, 2017
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SAN FRANCISCO, January 5, 2017 - Sustainable Brands® announced today that Darren Beck has joined the company’s leadership team as Senior Director of Corporate Membership to further develop and enhance the growing SB Corporate Member Network. Darre... View More

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Sealed Air Corporation Donates to Toys for Tots
Sealed Air Corporation Donates to Toys for Tots
Published on December 28, 2016
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Sealed Air Corporation has collected over 1,100 toys this holiday season for donation to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Program. Sixteen Sealed Air locations across the U.S. donated to this annual toy drive as a way to give back to children i... View More

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Unilever Opens $272m Manufacturing Plant in Dubai
Unilever Opens $272m Manufacturing Plant in Dubai
Published on December 27, 2016
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Consumer goods giant Unilever has opened a Dh1 billion ($272 million) manufacturing plant, the region’s largest personal care products facility, at Dubai Industrial Park. The company will mark products manufactured at the factory with a ‘Made in ... View More

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UPS And Optoro Form Strategic Alliance To Enhance Retail Reverse Logistics Services
UPS And Optoro Form Strategic Alliance To Enhance Retail Reverse Logistics Services
Published on December 27, 2016
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UPS (NYSE:UPS) has formed a strategic alliance with Optoro, providing a one-stop shop solution for retailers and manufacturers to optimize the transportation and disposition of returns and excess inventory. The companies’ joint reverse logistics so... View More

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HUGO BOSS and Quantis Publish a White Paper on How Metrics Drive Sustainability Efforts
HUGO BOSS and Quantis Publish a White Paper on How Metrics Drive Sustainability Efforts
Published on December 27, 2016
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HUGO BOSS and Quantis work closely to measure the environmental impacts of the global fashion brands’ operations. This work has been put into a white paper that explains the collaborative work on the procedure and results of measuring these enviro... View More

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Sustainable Brands Opens Registration for SB’17 Detroit
Sustainable Brands Opens Registration for SB’17 Detroit
Published on December 22, 2016
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SAN FRANCISCO, December 22, 2016 - Sustainable Brands® opened early bird registration for its notable US conference: SB’17 Detroit. Best-available pricing for All Event Passes ends January 5th, 2017. The event will be held at Detroit’s world-cla... View More

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AT&T And Teach For America Expand Computer Science Opportunities To Bay Area Students
AT&T And Teach For America Expand Computer Science Opportunities To Bay Area Students
Published on December 22, 2016
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Teach For America announced today that it will expand its Computer Science (CS) initiative, bringing high-quality opportunities to teachers and students in the Bay Area with support from AT&T. Through its signature philanthropic initiative, AT&am... View More

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REI Sets New Standard for Sustainable Operations with First U.S. LEED Platinum and Net Zero Energy Distribution Center
REI Sets New Standard for Sustainable Operations with First U.S. LEED Platinum and Net Zero Energy Distribution Center
Published on December 21, 2016
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Today, REI announced a major milestone in its continued work to lead on sustainable operations. ... View More

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Industry Leaders Join Forces to Launch Guidance on Deforestation and Land-Use Change
Industry Leaders Join Forces to Launch Guidance on Deforestation and Land-Use Change
Published on December 21, 2016
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What happens when you unite General Mills, LVMH, Mars, Rainforest Alliance and TSC and more with the experts at Quantis? You drive sustainable change. ... View More

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Panera Bread Broadens Leadership on Animal Welfare Issues
Panera Bread Broadens Leadership on Animal Welfare Issues
Published on December 20, 2016
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Panera Bread today announced its intention to initiate an industry-wide effort to improve the welfare of broiler chickens by 2024. The company is also proud to share its continued progress on animal welfare issues and the reduced use of antibiotics a... View More

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BioMar Unlocking the Quality Potential of Marine By-Products
BioMar Unlocking the Quality Potential of Marine By-Products
Published on December 20, 2016
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The QMAR project - Unlocking the nutritional and technical Quality potential of MARine by-products in sustainable salmonid feeds - is a business innovation project for the industrial sector, starting out in January 2017. It is being supported by the ... View More

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3M Canada is First Canadian Organization to be ISO 50001 Enterprise Level Certified
3M Canada is First Canadian Organization to be ISO 50001 Enterprise Level Certified
Published on December 19, 2016
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3M Canada has become the first organization in Canada to receive ISO 50001 Enterprise Level Certification as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, including energy management initiatives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse emissio... View More

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