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How Are Circular Economic Models Driving Innovation and Social Good?
How Are Circular Economic Models Driving Innovation and Social Good?
Published on February 8, 2013
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Calling all innovators and implementers! In March 2013, Sustainable Brands will launch a new “Issues in Focus” editorial package, including daily features, interviews and case studies on the circular economy as a driver of business model innovati... View More

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New Interface Competition Wants Design for Nature Lovers
New Interface Competition Wants Design for Nature Lovers
Published on February 7, 2013
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Modular carpet company Interface launched a new competition this week inviting architects, designers and students to submit visions for how nature can influence the design of a new or existing space, both within built environments or outside. ... View More

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Ellen MacArthur Foundation Aims To Create $10B of Value by 2015 With New Global Business Alliance
Ellen MacArthur Foundation Aims To Create $10B of Value by 2015 With New Global Business Alliance
Published on February 6, 2013
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation today launched the Circular Economy 100 (CE100), a three-year program aimed at bringing together a network of 100 leading companies globally to facilitate development and commitment to new circular economy projects. The... View More

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Google, Verizon, 3M Join DOE’s Workplace EV Charging Initiative
Google, Verizon, 3M Join DOE’s Workplace EV Charging Initiative
Published on February 6, 2013
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Outgoing U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced 13 major U.S. employers and eight stakeholder groups have joined the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which aims to increase workplace charging by tenfold over the next five ye... View More

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Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Published on February 5, 2013
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Seventeen years ago, Indigenous cofounders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds were picking burs out of hand-knit South American sweaters before delivering them to The Nature Company. ... View More

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Facebook, Cleantech Group Launch Contest To Accelerate Environmental Solutions
Facebook, Cleantech Group Launch Contest To Accelerate Environmental Solutions
Published on February 5, 2013
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Facebook and the Cleantech Group have asked contestants to submit concept pitches for products, applications or services that utilize the social network’s billion-person user base to reduce environmental impact and engage in conversation over susta... View More

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Aspirational Consumers Unite Style, Sustainability To Shape Market Trends
Aspirational Consumers Unite Style, Sustainability To Shape Market Trends
Published on February 4, 2013
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Is there such a thing as sustainable consumption? A new study by BBMG, GlobeScan and SustainAbility finds that a majority of consumers across six international markets are seeking to reconcile their desire for shopping and style with responsibility t... View More

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Unilever Redesigns Aerosol Deodorants For Smaller Environmental Impact
Unilever Redesigns Aerosol Deodorants For Smaller Environmental Impact
Published on February 4, 2013
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Unilever, the UK’s largest deodorant manufacturer, unveiled a new product design that could make the category significantly more sustainable. ... View More

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Design Matters, for the Circular Economy
Design Matters, for the Circular Economy
Published on February 1, 2013
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A team from Seymourpowell, one of the UK’s most established design and innovation consultancies, were thrilled to spend an evening in the company of a select group of motivated Design & Technology teachers, at the recent Tunbridge Wells Teardow... View More

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Circular Economy Not 'Silver Bullet' for Resource Crunch, Paper Says
Circular Economy Not 'Silver Bullet' for Resource Crunch, Paper Says
Published on January 31, 2013
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This article first appeared on edie.net on January 28, 2013.Industrial systems based on circular economy models will be constrained by end-of-life material availability, limiting future improvements in process efficiency, scientists claim. A wider ma... View More

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Solar Power Plays Big at New 49ers Stadium
Solar Power Plays Big at New 49ers Stadium
Published on January 31, 2013
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The new football stadium for the San Francisco 49ers will produce enough solar power to offset the energy demands created from home games, the team announced last week. ... View More

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Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region
Patagonia Cultivating Sustainable Wool in Namesake Region
Published on January 31, 2013
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Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is working to restore grasslands in its namesake region of Argentina through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Ovis XXI, an Argentine company working to improve the economic, environmental, social and hum... View More

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Daimler, Ford, Renault-Nissan To Co-Develop Fuel Cell Vehicles
Daimler, Ford, Renault-Nissan To Co-Develop Fuel Cell Vehicles
Published on January 30, 2013
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Three global automakers have signed an agreement to jointly develop a fuel cell system to power zero-emissions vehicles. ... View More

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Circular Economy Promises $700 Billion in Savings for Consumer Goods Industry, Report Says
Circular Economy Promises $700 Billion in Savings for Consumer Goods Industry, Report Says
Published on January 29, 2013
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The consumer goods industry could save $700 billion in materials alone through the adoption of a circular economy, according to a new report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The report also details how land productivity and supply chain stabilityde... View More

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Kendall-Jackson Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
Kendall-Jackson Joins Green-e Marketplace with 100% Renewable Energy Commitment
Published on January 25, 2013
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The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced Wednesday that Kendall-Jackson and parent company Jackson Family Wines, based in Santa Rosa, CA, have joined Green-e® Marketplace after purchasing 36,000 megawatt-hours of Green‑e Energy-Certified ... View More

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How Your Cotton T-Shirt Can Make a Difference
How Your Cotton T-Shirt Can Make a Difference
Published on January 24, 2013
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Your favorite t-shirt is made from more than cotton and memories.One key ingredient that doesn’t show up on your shirt’s label is water. Amazingly, it can take 2,700 liters to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt. ... View More

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Book Review: Zeronauts by John Elkington
Book Review: Zeronauts by John Elkington
Published on January 18, 2013
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Zeronauts: Breaking the Sustainability Barrier by John Elkington, EarthScan, London; Routledge, New York, 2012 ... View More

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How Gravity Could Help Save the Earth and Its Residents
How Gravity Could Help Save the Earth and Its Residents
Published on January 16, 2013
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Smoking kills. That shouldn’t come as much of a brow-raiser. But did you know that in most parts of the world, it’s not necessarily tar, nicotine and carcinogens that are leading to early deaths? It’s smoke. ... View More

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Cleantech
Cleantech
Published on January 13, 2013
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The cleantech sector — including, but not limited to, alternative energy generation — is growing by the minute and holds the answers to many sustainability questions. This channel highlights the diverse set of cleantech applications and the lates... View More

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AT&T Home Management Platform Includes Energy Options
AT&T Home Management Platform Includes Energy Options
Published on January 11, 2013
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AT&T announced a March launch date for its long-awaited Digital Life platform, which will allow homeowners to take greater control of their energy consumption, among other features that are likely to become commonplace in homes of the future. ... View More

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