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Former Cigarette Plant to Produce Batteries for Solar and Wind Energy Storage
Former Cigarette Plant to Produce Batteries for Solar and Wind Energy Storage
Published on October 31, 2014
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The Philip Morris cigarette plant in Concord, North Carolina is switching to produce batteries to store energy for wind and solar farms, Fortune reports.The plant used to manufacture a billion cigarettes annually, but a reduction in the number of Ame... View More

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Lead Up to #SB14London: Sky Continues to Explore New Avenues for Showing Stakeholders 'The Bigger Picture'
Lead Up to #SB14London: Sky Continues to Explore New Avenues for Showing Stakeholders 'The Bigger Picture'
Published on October 30, 2014
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The Bigger Picture is Sky’s approach to building not only a more responsible business for the long term, but contributing to a more sustainable society through inspiring action on the ground.The far-reaching programme has many highlights to draw on... View More

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Nigerian Pedal-Powered Recycling Initiative Takes 2014 Sustainia Award for Best Sustainability Solution
Nigerian Pedal-Powered Recycling Initiative Takes 2014 Sustainia Award for Best Sustainability Solution
Published on October 30, 2014
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Wecyclers, an initiative that enables low-income communities in Nigeria to make money from waste piling up in their streets, wins the 2014 Sustainia Award, chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger. By deploying a fleet of cargo bicycles to collect and recycl... View More

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Team at MIT CityFARM Growing Food 3-4x Faster, with 90% Less Water
Team at MIT CityFARM Growing Food 3-4x Faster, with 90% Less Water
Published on October 28, 2014
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A team consisting of engineers, architects, urban planners, economists and plant scientists at MIT has set out to shift traditional farming from the distributed, water- and energy-intense practices of the present to a high-performing, affordable, urb... View More

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Waste to Wear: The Pathway to a Global Circular Economy
Waste to Wear: The Pathway to a Global Circular Economy
Published on October 28, 2014
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With global fiber consumption expected to reach 96.4 million tons by 2020, it has become apparent that a linear economy where we produce, consume and dispose of products after a one-time use is not sustainable. Through Aquafil’s various collaborati... View More

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New Commercial-Scale Carbon-Capture Facility Will Turn GHGs Into Solid, Usable Products
New Commercial-Scale Carbon-Capture Facility Will Turn GHGs Into Solid, Usable Products
Published on October 28, 2014
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Skyonic Corporation has opened the world’s first commercial-scale carbon capture and utilization facility in San Antonio, TX.Located at Capitol Aggregates, an existing cement plant, the $125 million Capitol SkyMine will have a total carbon impact o... View More

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MGM Resorts' New Solar Array Pushing Las Vegas in a More Sustainable Direction
MGM Resorts' New Solar Array Pushing Las Vegas in a More Sustainable Direction
Published on October 27, 2014
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With its ongoing water struggles, the vast amounts of energy and resources going toward recreating cities such as Paris and Venice, and its bawdy reputation as a party town, sustainability is the last topic that comes to mind when thinking about Las ... View More

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Coastal Resiliency Project Crowned Winner of 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Coastal Resiliency Project Crowned Winner of 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Published on October 24, 2014
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The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) has announced that a comprehensive climate change adaptation and community development project, Living Breakwaters has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Fuller Challenge, what has been dubbed by the Instit... View More

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Could Harvesting Water From the Air Be a Sustainable Option for Businesses?
Could Harvesting Water From the Air Be a Sustainable Option for Businesses?
Published on October 23, 2014
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For businesses looking to make their businesses leaner and greener, taking a look at the drinking water they provide for their employees is one place to start. The average full-time employee drinks about 2.5 gallons of water per month at the office �... View More

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Sustainable Materials at Scale: 100% Recycled Denali Fleece Prevents Waste on Multiple Fronts
Sustainable Materials at Scale: 100% Recycled Denali Fleece Prevents Waste on Multiple Fronts
Published on October 21, 2014
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Here at The North Face, we believe in making great outdoor gear in a sustainable and responsible way. That’s why we’ve set out to change the way outdoor apparel is made. We’ve set a bold goal to have 100 percent of our polyester (or 80 percent ... View More

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Abengoa Opens First Commercial-Scale, Next-Generation Biorefinery
Abengoa Opens First Commercial-Scale, Next-Generation Biorefinery
Published on October 20, 2014
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Abengoa Bioenergy has announced the official grand opening of its second-generation cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, roughly 90 miles southwest of Dodge City. The biorefinery finished construction in mid-August and began producing cellulo... View More

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Global Forum Attendees Design 'Flourishing' Solutions to Real-World Challenges
Global Forum Attendees Design 'Flourishing' Solutions to Real-World Challenges
Published on October 20, 2014
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On Thursday, the first full day of Flourish & Prosper: The Third Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit in Cleveland, Ohio, the morning’s plenaries and CEO panels explored how business can move beyond how social and environmenta... View More

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From Spend Shifters to Strategic Buyers: How Soon Will Climate Become a Reason to Purchase?
From Spend Shifters to Strategic Buyers: How Soon Will Climate Become a Reason to Purchase?
Published on October 17, 2014
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One of the highlights of Sustainable Brands ‘13 London was Chip Walker’s talk about The Shifting Landscape of Consumer Values and Implications for Your Brand’s Future. The power in Walker’s delivery was, in common with all the best talks, tha... View More

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Healthy Disruption Needed to Advance Clothing Recycling
Healthy Disruption Needed to Advance Clothing Recycling
Published on October 15, 2014
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I am sitting in the airport at Minneapolis, Minnesota, having just left the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Retailer Sustainability Conference, and my mind is awash in the list of challenges and risks that were reinforced over the past few... View More

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Swedish Scientists Develop Renewable, Recyclable Battery from Alfalfa and Pine Resin
Swedish Scientists Develop Renewable, Recyclable Battery from Alfalfa and Pine Resin
Published on October 15, 2014
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Rechargeable lithium batteries, used in everything from portable electronic devices to electric cars to large-scale energy storage, are convenient and efficient but less than stellar when it comes to resource and environmental impacts. Now researcher... View More

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When Money Packs a Positive Punch
When Money Packs a Positive Punch
Published on October 14, 2014
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Impact investing is the all the rage in billionaire circles. Now as most of us aren’t billionaires, you might ask: ‘why do we care?’ Quite simply because this phenomenon is changing the face of both philanthropy and finance and has the potentia... View More

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Craft Brewers Dramatically Reducing Carbon Emissions by Sharing Kegs
Craft Brewers Dramatically Reducing Carbon Emissions by Sharing Kegs
Published on October 10, 2014
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By sharing a pool of kegs rather than owning their own, over 200 leading craft brewers have helped reduce their collective carbon footprint by over 3 million kg of CO2e in 2013. These findings, based on a study by John Heckman, Ph.D with PE Internati... View More

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How Comfortable Are You with Your Customers Having All the Power?
How Comfortable Are You with Your Customers Having All the Power?
Published on October 8, 2014
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Wolff Olins and Flamingo’s Game Changers series is an annual exploration of what’s driving change in the world of brands. The latest Game Changers report, The New Mainstream, looks at the evolving ways people are consuming products and interactin... View More

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B Lab Announces First Nationwide Clean Energy B Corporation
B Lab Announces First Nationwide Clean Energy B Corporation
Published on October 8, 2014
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Washington, D.C.-based clean energy company Arcadia Power has become the first nationwide clean energy B Corporation after meeting the rigorous social, environmental and legal standards of B Lab.Driven by a mission to democratize clean energy, Arcadi... View More

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Apple's New HQ Could Be 'Greenest Building on the Planet,' CEO Says
Apple's New HQ Could Be 'Greenest Building on the Planet,' CEO Says
Published on October 7, 2014
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Apple CEO Tim Cook claimed last week that his company’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California would be the “greenest building on the planet.”Speaking at Climate Week NYC, when asked about Apple’s efforts to reduce its impact throughout it... View More

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