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07-01-14
Veritable Vegetable, Organic Produce Distributor, Joins Growing Community of Certified B Corporations
San Francisco-based Veritable Vegetable, an organic produce distributor, is pleased to announce their recent certification as a B Corporation. Founded to support small to mid-sized farmers and independent retailers, Veritable Vegetable’s success speaks to their commitment to high integrity relati...
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07-01-14
IKEA Completes Near-Doubling of Maryland’s Largest Rooftop Array, on Distribution Center in Perryville, Making it One of The Largest Such Installations in U.S.
IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in an expansion of the solar array completed last April atop its Perryville, Maryland distribution center, the state’s largest such solar energy system. Installation of the new panels began Fall 2013, and since then hav...
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06-30-14
Points of Light Civic Accelerator Invests $50,000 Each in Two Startups: Piggybackr and Project SYNCERE
The Points of Light Civic Accelerator will invest $50,000 each in Piggybackr and Project SYNCERE, one for-profit and one nonprofit startup selected by their social enterprise peers.
The Civic Accelerator is the first acceler...
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06-30-14
Nestlé in the United States Reports on Nutritional, Social and Environmental Progress
Nestlé in the United States, which represents seven operating companies across the country, today released its Creating Shared Value (CSV) report, the first expanded effort to highlight U.S.-specific milestones and achievements tied to Nestlé’s global sustainability principles and commitments. As...
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06-30-14
Sandoz Joins Forces With United Nations to Combat a Leading Cause of Child Mortality Worldwide
- Sandoz makes long-term commitment to support UN initiative on child mortality
- Commitment to UN Every Newborn Action Plan involves development and supply of recommended WHO formulation for treating childhood pneumonia
- Pneumonia is the leading cause of d...
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06-30-14
Responsible Forest Management Drives Economic Wellbeing in Costa Rica's Cordillera Central Mountains
(Marketwired) - A collaborative forest management project has earned certification under the prestigious Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standard, based on an independent assessment conducted by
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06-27-14
KaBOOM!, Morgan Stanley and Volunteers Help Give Newark Kids a Healthy Start with Play
Children in the city of Newark will now have the opportunity to get a healthy start to a balanced and active childhood filled with play they need to thrive, thanks in part to a brand new community playground at Babyland Family Services. In less than eight hours, more than 200 resident volunteers ...
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06-27-14
SCS Global Services Accredited by The Responsible Jewellery Council to Certify Responsible Practices Throughout the Jewelry Supply Chain
(Marketwired) - SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, announced its accreditation by the
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06-27-14
Fishing in a Dead Sea
Nadya Zhexembayeva, professor and consultant to companies as varied as Coca-Cola, Henkel, and Vienna Insurance, asserts that the future of competitive advantage will come from how companies deal with resource scarcity, not from “blue oceans” of uncontested market space. According to Nadya, the gl...
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06-26-14
Fossil Free Indexes Launches First US Index
Fossil Free Indexes LLC (FFI), an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index and research company, today released its first index covering the US equity markets, Fossil Free Indexes US (FFIUS). Based on the S&P 500 and screened to exclude the largest oil, gas and coal companies as ident...
