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On the Ground: Cornell Center Demonstrates Benefits of Applied Research
On the Ground: Cornell Center Demonstrates Benefits of Applied Research
Published on February 9, 2015
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To the uninitiated, persuading those living in malaria-prone parts of the world to buy low-cost insecticides seems simple: Explain the benefits and the products will, to use the old phrase, “sell themselves.”For many years, the traditional theory... View More

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California Utilities to Offer Clean Energy Options to Residents and Businesses
California Utilities to Offer Clean Energy Options to Residents and Businesses
Published on February 9, 2015
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the "Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program," a measure that will give millions of California residents and businesses the chance to participate in a utility clean energy progra... View More

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What Can You Do to Create Positive Change in the Fashion Industry?
What Can You Do to Create Positive Change in the Fashion Industry?
Published on February 9, 2015
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“What does it mean to be ‘eco’ or ‘green’ today? We need to redefine that. We need to modernize the fashion industry. This is where we need to be in the 21st century — all products need to be created with thought.”This statement was mad... View More

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Global Thermostat Turning Carbon Pollution Into Cash
Global Thermostat Turning Carbon Pollution Into Cash
Published on February 6, 2015
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Carbon-capture technology holds much promise for helping the world to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and mitigate the effects of global warming. It works by trapping the carbon dioxide at its emission source, transporting... View More

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AT&T, GE Developing Next-Gen Smart Energy Solutions for ‘Internet of Things”
AT&T, GE Developing Next-Gen Smart Energy Solutions for ‘Internet of Things”
Published on February 5, 2015
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AT&T and GE have announced a collaboration to create the next generation of smart energy solutions for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), helping to improve the way the energy industry works.The companies say they are jointly working on pro... View More

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Documentary Looks at Innovations, Sustainable Practices in Fashion That Could Become 'The Next Black'
Documentary Looks at Innovations, Sustainable Practices in Fashion That Could Become 'The Next Black'
Published on February 5, 2015
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The Next Black, a documentary that explores how out-of-the-box thinking and more conscious design are shaping the future of our clothes, had its first screening in Brooklyn earlier this week. The event kicked off a weeklong exhibit at the BF+DA about... View More

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'Clicking Clean:' The Overlooked Opportunity and Scalable Benefits of Sustainable Web Design
'Clicking Clean:' The Overlooked Opportunity and Scalable Benefits of Sustainable Web Design
Published on February 3, 2015
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A few interesting facts: ... View More

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IBM, Mars Launch New Data-Driven Effort to Advance Global Food Safety
IBM, Mars Launch New Data-Driven Effort to Advance Global Food Safety
Published on February 2, 2015
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Scientists from IBM Research and Mars have established a new collaborative food safety platform aimed at leveraging advances in genomics to further the understanding of what makes food safe.The Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain will con... View More

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Cheshire: 'Connect Your Vision to Your Business Model - Otherwise It Will Just Be Lipstick on a Bulldog'
Cheshire: 'Connect Your Vision to Your Business Model - Otherwise It Will Just Be Lipstick on a Bulldog'
Published on January 30, 2015
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Sir Ian Cheshire | Image credit: The TimesFirst, let’s quash the rumours that have been circling ever since Sir Ian Cheshire announced he would step down as group chief executive of Kingfisher, Europe’s largest home improvement retailer. ... View More

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Unilever, Cambridge Name Winner of Top Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize
Unilever, Cambridge Name Winner of Top Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize
Published on January 30, 2015
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Daniel Yu, founder of Reliefwatch — which makes software to help medical clinics in the developing world to digitize and manage inventory records for better patient outcomes — has won the Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneurs Prize.A... View More

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UK Tool Shows Long-Term Climate Impacts on Energy, Land and Food Systems
UK Tool Shows Long-Term Climate Impacts on Energy, Land and Food Systems
Published on January 29, 2015
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The United Kingdom government has launched a new tool to help businesses and governments understand the environmental impacts of energy and emissions policies.The Global Calculator — produced with input from more than 150 experts worldwide — is a... View More

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Norwegian Reality Series Shows Fashionistas the Dark Side of 'Dead Cheap Fashion'
Norwegian Reality Series Shows Fashionistas the Dark Side of 'Dead Cheap Fashion'
Published on January 28, 2015
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What happens when you send three young fashionistas to a Cambodian sweatshop for a month? Aftenposten, Norway’s biggest newspaper, answered this question with a five-part, online reality TV series.In “Sweatshop: Dead Cheap Fashion,” fashion-con... View More

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MCAD Offering Free Online Biomimicry Design Course
MCAD Offering Free Online Biomimicry Design Course
Published on January 28, 2015
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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) has partnered with Canvas.net to offer a free, open online course called, Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology. The course is an introduction to biomimicry, a sustainability framework that stud... View More

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Two Birds Apparel Bring Sustainable Fashion Home to Canada
Two Birds Apparel Bring Sustainable Fashion Home to Canada
Published on January 28, 2015
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If you ask Daniel and Tiffany Andrew — the husband-and-wife team behind Canadian men’s fashion brand Two Birds Apparel — what sustainability means to them, they’d say local, ethical supply chains and environmentally friendly materials, which ... View More

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Closed-Loop, Organic Shrimp Farm Could Create Sea Change for Domestic Shrimp Industry
Closed-Loop, Organic Shrimp Farm Could Create Sea Change for Domestic Shrimp Industry
Published on January 28, 2015
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San Diego company Net Zero Aqualife says it has beat its crowdfunding deadline and now has the funds to begin production of high-quality organic shrimp at low cost. The farm is expected to produce 100 percent organic, non-GMO, self-sustained shrimp, ... View More

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These Companies Want to Make Your Smartphone Truly Smart
These Companies Want to Make Your Smartphone Truly Smart
Published on January 27, 2015
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In this new age of mobile phones, many of us suffer from “Shiny Object” syndrome — where we always want the latest and greatest toy Apple, Samsung or one of the other multitude of manufacturers can think up. Most of the more than 1.8 billion mo... View More

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WRI Guide Helps Companies Report Emissions From Low-Carbon Electricity Purchases
WRI Guide Helps Companies Report Emissions From Low-Carbon Electricity Purchases
Published on January 27, 2015
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The World Resources Institute (WRI) has unveiled new guidance for companies to measure emissions from purchased electricity.The first major update to the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard responds to the rapid growth of renewab... View More

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Stella Artois, Water.org Want You to 'Buy a Lady a Drink' to Help End Women’s Water-Collecting Journeys
Stella Artois, Water.org Want You to 'Buy a Lady a Drink' to Help End Women’s Water-Collecting Journeys
Published on January 26, 2015
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Every day, women in developing countries spend a combined 200 million hours collecting clean water for their families. To raise awareness of this issue as part of the global water crisis and to help provide solutions, Belgian beer maker Stella Artois... View More

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Dow, TNC Building Tool to Help Companies Better Understand Value of Natural Capital
Dow, TNC Building Tool to Help Companies Better Understand Value of Natural Capital
Published on January 26, 2015
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Dow and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have designed a new tool to help companies estimate the business value from nature on and adjacent to their sites, as well as the public value from lands on-site, according to a new progress report on Dow and TNC'... View More

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BASF, Save the Children Using 'Empathic Design' to Tackle Water and Nutrition Challenges in India, Kenya
BASF, Save the Children Using 'Empathic Design' to Tackle Water and Nutrition Challenges in India, Kenya
Published on January 23, 2015
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Chemical giant BASF has partnered with Save the Children to develop solutions related to improvement of water accessibility and quality in Mumbai, and livelihoods and food security in the Turkana region of Kenya.The two organizations plan to use a co... View More

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