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Could Siemens’ Blockchain-Based Microgrid Project Foster an Energy-Sharing Economy?
Could Siemens’ Blockchain-Based Microgrid Project Foster an Energy-Sharing Economy?
Published on December 6, 2016
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Siemens and New York-based startup LO3 Energy have announced that they are partnering up to make the energy-sharing economy a reality through the development of microgrids that use blockchain technology to enable local energy trading. ... View More

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Solar Roadways Will Soon Drive Energy Production on Four Continents
Solar Roadways Will Soon Drive Energy Production on Four Continents
Published on December 6, 2016
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French engineering giant Bouygues Group is making a convincing case for reinventing the wheel, rolling out four new solar road projects across four continents that could change the way we drive by 2018. Colas SA, a subsidiary of Bouygues Group, has d... View More

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Shell Considering Linking Executive Bonuses to GHG Emissions Management
Shell Considering Linking Executive Bonuses to GHG Emissions Management
Published on December 6, 2016
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Coming off a string of apparent strides toward recognizing the benefits of sustainability – including ratifying a shareholder resolution that commits the company to investing in a low-carbon future, earning a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability I... View More

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New Higg Module Empowers Apparel, Footwear, Textile Producers to Design Impacts Out of Products
New Higg Module Empowers Apparel, Footwear, Textile Producers to Design Impacts Out of Products
Published on December 6, 2016
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The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) today launches the Higg Index Design and Development Module (DDM). Along with the release last month of its updated Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) - a cradle-to-gate scoring tool that measures and co... View More

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UK Sails Ahead with Offshore Wind Power
UK Sails Ahead with Offshore Wind Power
Published on December 2, 2016
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The UK, Denmark and Germany are leading the clean energy transformation in Europe. Since 1990, the UK has reduced its CO2 emissions by 25 percent, while other wealthy countries such as the US and Norway have increased their emissions of greenhouse ga... View More

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How a Community-Based Strategy Helped Kirin Create Shared Value
How a Community-Based Strategy Helped Kirin Create Shared Value
Published on December 1, 2016
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When Japanese brewer Kirin launched its Creating Shared Value (CSV) Division in 2013, the link between competitive advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was a relatively new concept, and Kirin was the first corporation in Japan to insti... View More

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How to Use Crowdsourcing to Drive Corporate Sustainability Innovations
How to Use Crowdsourcing to Drive Corporate Sustainability Innovations
Published on November 30, 2016
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Earlier this month at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’16 conference, IdeaScale, Topcoder and SensisChallenges presented on the use of crowdsourcing to drive innovation and de-risk the execution of corporate sustainability initiatives. ... View More

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Your Stakeholders Now Want to Understand Your Biggest Risks – and So Should You
Your Stakeholders Now Want to Understand Your Biggest Risks – and So Should You
Published on November 30, 2016
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Transparency is the new normal, driving an unprecedented need for the integration of sustainability into all aspects of business. It took activists only a few days to plaster the Internet with pictures of the collapsed Rana Plaza factory in Banglades... View More

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An Ethical Footwear Force Awakens with Po-Zu and Its Better Shoes Foundation
An Ethical Footwear Force Awakens with Po-Zu and Its Better Shoes Foundation
Published on November 28, 2016
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This week, ethical shoe brand Po-Zu will unveil its Star Wars-themed footwear at the FFANY trade show in New York as part of a major collaboration with the movie franchise. It’s a highly significant launch for Po-Zu, as it will enable the UK-based ... View More

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Trending: This Black Friday, 550+ Orgs to #OptOutside with REI, Patagonia to Donate Its Profits
Trending: This Black Friday, 550+ Orgs to #OptOutside with REI, Patagonia to Donate Its Profits
Published on November 23, 2016
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This Friday will be one of the biggest days in the global retail calendar (just behind Alibaba’s Singles’ Day earlier in November). Black Friday sales have begun encroaching on Thanksgiving Day in the U.S., with some stores remaining open on the ... View More

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Shocking News: European Energy Industry Outperforming US in Efforts to Meet Paris Targets
Shocking News: European Energy Industry Outperforming US in Efforts to Meet Paris Targets
Published on November 23, 2016
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A new report from CDP, analyzing a US$1.2tn3 grouping of the world’s major publicly listed international oil and gas companies, reveals an unsurprising transatlantic divide as European companies outperform their U.S. peers in preparedness for a low... View More

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Ramblers Way Redoubles Focus on American-Made, Sustainable Clothing
Ramblers Way Redoubles Focus on American-Made, Sustainable Clothing
Published on November 22, 2016
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Ramblers Way, an ethically sourced, American-made sustainable clothing company announced today an extensive rebrand across the company along with the new tagline ‘Clothing for a Good Life.’ The new brand look and feel embodies Ramblers Way’s c... View More

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Fashion Tech Startup Helps Brands Tackle Supply Chain Efficiency and Transparency
Fashion Tech Startup Helps Brands Tackle Supply Chain Efficiency and Transparency
Published on November 22, 2016
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Tom Singh, founder of UK fashion brand New Look, has backed a London-based fashion technology company to help apparel retailers and manufacturers manage their supply chains. ... View More

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Trending: New Technologies Aiming to Turn the Tide on Home, Business Food Waste
Trending: New Technologies Aiming to Turn the Tide on Home, Business Food Waste
Published on November 21, 2016
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As we head into the most gluttonous week of the year here in the U.S., it’s helpful to be reminded that companies large and small continue to churn out new technologies in the ongoing war against food waste – both at the business and consumer lev... View More

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Collaboration Key to Catalyzing Broadscale Shift to Net Positive
Collaboration Key to Catalyzing Broadscale Shift to Net Positive
Published on November 21, 2016
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On Tuesday, day 2 of New Metrics ’16, Greg Norris of the International Living Future Institute, Jane Abernethy of HumanScale, John Pflueger of Dell, Johanna Jobin of Biogen and Daniel Aronson of Valutus discussed the next stages of the business wor... View More

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RB, Indiegogo Launch ‘Healthier Tomorrow Challenge’ for Health, Well-being Startups
RB, Indiegogo Launch ‘Healthier Tomorrow Challenge’ for Health, Well-being Startups
Published on November 18, 2016
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RB, the leading consumer health and hygiene company behind brands such as Lysol, Durex, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Scholl, and Clearasil, has launched a startup programme on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. ... View More

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New Platform Helps Companies ‘Trase’ Deforestation in Their Supply Chains
New Platform Helps Companies ‘Trase’ Deforestation in Their Supply Chains
Published on November 17, 2016
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Commodity production drives two-thirds of tropical deforestation worldwide, and tracing those commodities has proven difficult. ... View More

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Trending: Global Commitments to Renewables, Climate Solutions Swell Following Election, COP22
Trending: Global Commitments to Renewables, Climate Solutions Swell Following Election, COP22
Published on November 16, 2016
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This year, the U.S. election fell in the midst of the United Nations climate negotiations (COP22). While the results have led to some unease and uncertainty, they certainly haven’t halted commitments and funding for renewable energy and other clima... View More

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The Future(-Fit) of Extra-Financial Reporting
The Future(-Fit) of Extra-Financial Reporting
Published on November 16, 2016
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I’ve yet to meet a corporate CSO or sustainability team member who told me that they really look forward to filling in their annual sustainability questionnaires. In fact, the opposite is almost unanimously true. It’s not that questionnaires don�... View More

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Startup Creates Biomimetic Solution to Prevent Volatile Liquids Storage Emissions
Startup Creates Biomimetic Solution to Prevent Volatile Liquids Storage Emissions
Published on November 15, 2016
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Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions are a major issue for oil and gas, chemicals, food and pharmaceutical industries. During the storage of ethereal liquids such as fuels and solvents, vapors can create a toxic, flammable or even explosive ‘c... View More

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