Any action or interaction that is focused on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
BERWYN, PA - March 10, 2008 - B Lab announced today that BetterWorld Telecom, the only nationwide, full-service voice and data telecommunications carrier solely focused on serving businesses and organizations that support social justice and sustainability, was certified as a Founding B Corporation,...
NEW YORK, NY - March 10, 2008 - For the 25th year in a row, Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has been named to FORTUNE Magazine's "Most Admired" list. The annual ranking is the definitive report card on corporate reputations. For its survey of 622 companies...
MADISON, WI - March 6, 2008 - Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, N.D., has donated 5,000,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of green tags to Leonardo Academy to help offset the emissions of several events that articipated in the Cleaner and Greener® Certification Program for...
PITTSBURGH - March 5, 2008 - Aluminum is part of the solution to improve the sustainability of the transport industry. That was the key message given by Randall Scheps, Alcoa's director of Ground Transportation, to attendees at the Weststart-CALSTART Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle...
Certification is a key driver of sustainability, confirming that a product or practice truly enacts social and environmental responsibility, as exemplified by B Rating and Cradle-to-Cradle certification. In June 2007, B Lab, a non-profit that certifies and supports B Corporations, a...
Dear Reader, Economists have labeled France "the sick man of Europe". French women, at least, seem unaffected. They not only boast of the highest life expectancy on the continent, but are also the most fertile in the European Union. Our top story looks...
MILWAUKEE - March 3, 2008 – Johnson Controls, a U.S.-Fortune 67 company that creates smart environments for vehicles, homes and workplaces, has been recognized as one of the world's leading companies for sustainability by Sustainable Asset Management (SAM) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). SAM and...