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Dow Launches First Pack Studios in North America Focused On Laminating Adhesives
Dow Launches First Pack Studios in North America Focused On Laminating Adhesives
Published on September 27, 2016
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The Dow Chemical Company’s (NYSE: DOW) Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) business opened its first Pack Studios focused on laminating adhesive in North America, which is the Company’s seventh Pack Studios location globally. This announc... View More

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Philips Lighting Launches New Sustainability Program 2016-2020 ‘Brighter Lives, Better World’
Philips Lighting Launches New Sustainability Program 2016-2020 ‘Brighter Lives, Better World’
Published on September 27, 2016
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Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced the launch of its new five-year sustainability program ‘Brighter Lives, Better World’ during the Climate Week NYC. This is the first time Philips Li... View More

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Sustainable Brands Allures Global Brand Innovation Leaders to Copenhagen Conference
Sustainable Brands Allures Global Brand Innovation Leaders to Copenhagen Conference
Published on September 26, 2016
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SAN FRANCISCO, September 26, 2016 – Sustainable Brands® pan-European conference SB’16 Copenhagen begins today at the Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel in Copenhagen. Nearly 450 business executives across diverse industry sectors and from 20+ coun... View More

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Bank of America Commits to Carbon Neutrality and 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2020
Bank of America Commits to Carbon Neutrality and 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2020
Published on September 23, 2016
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Bank of America announces new environmental operations goals to be met by 2020, including plans to go carbon neutral. This announcement supports the bank’s continued efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations. Bank of America wil... View More

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Gender Equity Doesn’t Happen by Accident, We Have to Own It
Gender Equity Doesn’t Happen by Accident, We Have to Own It
Published on September 21, 2016
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Nearly one year ago, countries across the world came together to discuss a new sustainable development agenda - the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - resulting in the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a set of 17 goals and ... View More

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Toyota is Using Sewage Sludge to Power its New Electric Car
Toyota is Using Sewage Sludge to Power its New Electric Car
Published on September 21, 2016
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Hydrogen fuel cell cars could help solve the global warming crisis, but nobody wants to buy them. Yoshikazu Tanaka, chief engineer of the Toyota Mirai, Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell car, calls it a “chicken or the egg” problem: no one wants to pu... View More

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Sustainable Brands selects Refresh Agency as Communications Partner for SB'16 Copenhagen
Sustainable Brands selects Refresh Agency as Communications Partner for SB'16 Copenhagen
Published on September 20, 2016
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Copenhagen, Denmark August 19, 2016 -- The Sustainable Brands® Global Conference Network will convene for the first time in Copenhagen, Denmark this September at the SB’16 Copenhagen conference. During the conference, Northern European and global ... View More

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Timberland Unveils Restoration Project in First City of its Five-Year Urban Greening Commitment
Timberland Unveils Restoration Project in First City of its Five-Year Urban Greening Commitment
Published on September 20, 2016
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Stratham, NH based outdoor lifestyle brand, Timberland, opens its first completed project in its five-year commitment to create and restore urban green spaces starting with New York City. In partnership with local nonprofit GrowNYC, Timberland and vo... View More

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Unilever to Acquire Seventh Generation, Inc.
Unilever to Acquire Seventh Generation, Inc.
Published on September 20, 2016
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Unilever announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Seventh Generation, Inc., the North American home and personal care products company. Based in Vermont, Seventh Generation is a pioneer in corporate responsibility and sustainable pr... View More

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HPE Commits to 100% Renewable Energy with RE100
HPE Commits to 100% Renewable Energy with RE100
Published on September 20, 2016
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Lara Birkes, CSO at HPE, talks about HPE's bold new goals: Today Hewlett Packard Enterprise marked an important milestone on our Living Progress journey. We joined RE100 with a commitment to reach 100 percent renewable energy, while setting an interi... View More

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Ford F-150 Leads in Sustainability
Ford F-150 Leads in Sustainability
Published on September 20, 2016
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Henry Ford was committed to using natural and recycled material in his manufacturing and the company that bears his name continues to follow his business practices. As part of its 'Further with Ford' presentation, Ford elaborated on its efforts to us... View More

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New Dow Product Line Helps Maximize Industrial Water Recovery, Minimize Waste
New Dow Product Line Helps Maximize Industrial Water Recovery, Minimize Waste
Published on September 20, 2016
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Cost of water on the front end and discharge fees on the other end are squeezing industrial water users. Increasing water efficiency is a clear solution but facilities reusing and recycling must now treat water that is more fouled and more expensive ... View More

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AT&T and QuEST Forum Drive Supplier Sustainability Benchmarking in the Industry
AT&T and QuEST Forum Drive Supplier Sustainability Benchmarking in the Industry
Published on September 20, 2016
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At AT&T, supplier sustainability is critical to our corporate commitment to manage our environmental and social impact. As we continue to build a sustainable supply chain, we would like to introduce a new online industry sustainability assessment... View More

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Chick-fil-A Doubles Investment in Team Member College Education
Chick-fil-A Doubles Investment in Team Member College Education
Published on September 19, 2016
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Chick-fil-A® announces today a new initiative that will more than double the company’s investment in Team Members’ college educations – providing $4.9 million in scholarships in 2017 alone, as well as access to tuition discounts and other bene... View More

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Dow Commits $2.8 Million Toward Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Marine Debris
Dow Commits $2.8 Million Toward Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Marine Debris
Published on September 19, 2016
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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that it has committed to spend $2.8 million over the next two years to drive solutions that address global marine debris and litter. The company made the announcement on Friday, September 16th at t... View More

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BASF is the Largest Provider of Ingredients for Natural Cosmetics
BASF is the Largest Provider of Ingredients for Natural Cosmetics
Published on September 19, 2016
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The COSMOS standard (COSMetic Organic Standard) is one of the most important international standards for natural cosmetics. Until now, the standards of the national cosmetics associations in Europe also applied – above all BDIH (Germany) and Ecocer... View More

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Discerning Taste: Sustainability Reporting for Evolving Audiences
Discerning Taste: Sustainability Reporting for Evolving Audiences
Published on September 16, 2016
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  Corporate sustainability is no longer a niche subject important only in the minds of a handful of regulators and environmentalists. As our collective understanding of the value of sustainability has grown, new audiences have joined the conversatio... View More

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Dow Commits $2.8 Million Toward Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Marine Debris
Dow Commits $2.8 Million Toward Collaborative Efforts to Reduce Marine Debris
Published on September 16, 2016
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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced on September 16, 2016 that it has committed to spend $2.8 million over the next two years to drive solutions that address global marine debris and litter. The company made the announcement on Friday, Sep... View More

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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Provides Accessible Accommodation Solutions Across Asia Pacific with Accomable
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Provides Accessible Accommodation Solutions Across Asia Pacific with Accomable
Published on September 15, 2016
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GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050
GM Commits to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050
Published on September 14, 2016
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DETROIT – General Motors plans to generate or source all electrical power for its 350 operations in 59 countries with 100 percent renewable energy — such as wind, sun and landfill gas — by 2050. “Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy g... View More

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