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‘Better Food for More People:’ Chobani Incubator Seeking Purpose-Driven Food Startups
‘Better Food for More People:’ Chobani Incubator Seeking Purpose-Driven Food Startups
Published on August 1, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Roughly a decade ago, Hamdi Ulukaya was just beginning his journey to popularize Greek yogurt in the United States as a healthier alternative to the sugar-loaded, artificial preservatives-filled cups and tubes of yogurt Americans were consuming. Afte... View More

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How Hershey Plans to Nourish a Million Children's Minds by 2020
How Hershey Plans to Nourish a Million Children's Minds by 2020
Published on August 1, 2016
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News Deeply, in partnership with Sustainable Brands, has produced a series of profiles looking at how brands are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. The goal is to examine trends and gather insights from a new wave of corporate citizensh... View More

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ICT4Ag: How Tech Is Helping to Empower Smallholder Farmers
ICT4Ag: How Tech Is Helping to Empower Smallholder Farmers
Published on July 29, 2016
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Sustainability is the new key driver to innovation these days and ICTs play quite a pivotal and influential role in enhancing and boosting productivity of agricultural value chains that are responsible to uplift the process, smallholder farms in part... View More

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Trending: Bayer, DuPont Back $15M Ag-Tech Fund; Ag-Tech Used by Walmart Raises $7M Series A
Trending: Bayer, DuPont Back $15M Ag-Tech Fund; Ag-Tech Used by Walmart Raises $7M Series A
Published on July 29, 2016
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Information and communications technology (ICT) is expected to play an influential role in the future of agriculture. News this month provides some insight into just how significant it could be: Bayer and DuPont have joined what Reuters is calling an... View More

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Toyota Tsusho Partners with Anellotech to Further Development of Sustainable Biomaterials
Toyota Tsusho Partners with Anellotech to Further Development of Sustainable Biomaterials
Published on July 29, 2016
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Anellotech, a sustainable technology company focused on producing cost-competitive BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) – petrochemical-based aromatic hydrocarbons - from non-food biomass, has announced Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a member of the Toyot... View More

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The Answer to North America's Energy Challenge Is Blowing in the Offshore Wind
The Answer to North America's Energy Challenge Is Blowing in the Offshore Wind
Published on July 29, 2016
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The United States, the world’s second-largest emitter of CO2, is faced with the task of converting its energy system from black to green. Offshore wind can help get the job done. Danish energy company DONG Energy believes that the US has the perfec... View More

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How to Ground Your Brand Purpose in Reality
How to Ground Your Brand Purpose in Reality
Published on July 28, 2016
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When you set out on your purpose journey, what steps can you take to ensure that your purpose will be genuinely transformational for your business? In the ten years that we’ve been championing purpose and helping organisations to craft purpose-led ... View More

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Veolia Powering UK Homes with Inedible Ice Cream Waste; Chocolate Still a Favorite
Veolia Powering UK Homes with Inedible Ice Cream Waste; Chocolate Still a Favorite
Published on July 28, 2016
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Not only is chocolate ice cream one of the most popular flavors worldwide, it has now emerged as the most powerful flavor: A new partnership between the world’s third-largest ice cream manufacturer, R&R Ice Cream; resource management company, V... View More

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Coke, Pepsi Forge Partnerships to Deliver Water Access in Rural Africa, Latin America
Coke, Pepsi Forge Partnerships to Deliver Water Access in Rural Africa, Latin America
Published on July 27, 2016
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Currently, 663 million people lack access to safe drinking water, and by 2025, half the world’s population could be living in water-stressed areas. ... View More

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Are Your Retirement Funds Destroying Rainforests? This New Web Tool Can Tell You
Are Your Retirement Funds Destroying Rainforests? This New Web Tool Can Tell You
Published on July 27, 2016
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For the eco-conscious American, it may seem counterintuitive to invest in companies notorious for deforestation. Unfortunately, they may be unknowingly supporting such corporations through their retirement funds. “When Americans put their hard-earn... View More

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We’re One Step Closer to Transparent Windows That Can Generate Solar Power
We’re One Step Closer to Transparent Windows That Can Generate Solar Power
Published on July 27, 2016
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This week, SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. announced an ‘invisible’ system for transporting electricity within the company’s transparent organic coatings, which are applied in thin layers onto glass surfaces. The SolarWindow™ Intra-Connection ... View More

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Trending: Wonder Food Can Make Products Softer than Suede, Sweeten Foods Better Than Sugar
Trending: Wonder Food Can Make Products Softer than Suede, Sweeten Foods Better Than Sugar
Published on July 26, 2016
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Here are two innovations that give new meaning to the phrase "magic mushrooms": An Italian textile manufacturer has used a skin extracted from giant mushroom caps to create a leather-like material similar to suede; and a Colorado-based star... View More

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Schneider Electric Launches Network to Help Companies Discover, Vet Energy Prospects
Schneider Electric Launches Network to Help Companies Discover, Vet Energy Prospects
Published on July 26, 2016
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Today, energy management and automation specialist Schneider Electric launched a collaborative online platform to help commercial and industrial companies find the right tools and financial vehicles to meet their sustainability goals. ... View More

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Musk Envisions Tesla at Center of Sustainable Energy, Urban Transit, Sharing Economy
Musk Envisions Tesla at Center of Sustainable Energy, Urban Transit, Sharing Economy
Published on July 25, 2016
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Billionaire industrialist Elon Musk is doubling-down on the ambitious vision he laid out in August 2006. In a blog post, Musk recently revealed his “Master Plan, Part Deux,” which extends beyond a corporate strategy for his electric car company T... View More

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Outerknown Sets New Bar for Transparency by Disclosing Supply Chain, Sharing Suppliers’ Stories
Outerknown Sets New Bar for Transparency by Disclosing Supply Chain, Sharing Suppliers’ Stories
Published on July 22, 2016
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Just one year after the brand’s launch, eleven-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater and menswear designer John Moore’s clothing company Outerknown has publicly released its supply chain. The young brand is taking the public ‘inside the facto... View More

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AT&T’s Roman Smith: Here’s How We Can Bring About Tomorrow’s Smart Cities
AT&T’s Roman Smith: Here’s How We Can Bring About Tomorrow’s Smart Cities
Published on July 21, 2016
About a 7 minute read

News Deeply, in partnership with Sustainable Brands, is producing a series of profiles looking at how brands are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. The goal is to examine trends and gather insights from a new wave of corporate citizen... View More

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ByFusion: Creating the Building Blocks for Tackling Ocean Waste
ByFusion: Creating the Building Blocks for Tackling Ocean Waste
Published on July 19, 2016
About a 5 minute read

“It’s all about timing,” says Gregor Gomory, CEO of ByFusion, a startup he believes is about to take advantage of a “perfect storm” brewing as the world wakes up to the enormous problem of plastic waste filling up our oceans. By now, we’v... View More

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Play Through Heineken’s Sustainability Highlights from Ship to Concert in Its New Online Game
Play Through Heineken’s Sustainability Highlights from Ship to Concert in Its New Online Game
Published on July 19, 2016
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Heineken released its 2015 sustainability report back in April, along with a ‘Frank’ distillation video featuring Dutch rapper and vocal artist Kevin “Blaxtar” de Rendamie. This week, Heineken USA launched another unique engagement experiment... View More

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All Innovation Is Not Created Equal
All Innovation Is Not Created Equal
Published on July 19, 2016
About a 3 minute read

All around today’s business world, there’s a lot of talk about “innovation.” Supply chains, service delivery, formulation, marketing, and countless other areas of business are undergoing rapid change from a variety of angles. Innovation is th... View More

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Waste-Make-Retake: How Interface Is Setting Out to Change Industry with ‘Climate Take Back’
Waste-Make-Retake: How Interface Is Setting Out to Change Industry with ‘Climate Take Back’
Published on July 18, 2016
About a 9 minute read

Carpet might not seem like a major player in the climate change fight, but the process of making it actually is quite impactful on the environment. Most carpets are synthetic — nylon, polyester, acrylic — all of which are petroleum-based products... View More

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