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Promoting new studies, research findings and CSR and sustainability reports from leading companies.
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10-18-11
Ceres Aqua Gauge: New Tool for Companies, Investors to Manage Risks of Worldwide Water Supply Pressures
Against a backdrop of increasing business exposure to global water supply threats, Ceres today released a new tool for evaluating those risks – and opportunities – that both investors and companies can use as a ...
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10-17-11
New Policy Paper Highlights Need for Civic Innovation, Attention to Community Concerns to Build a Healthy Information Environment
The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today released a white paper calling on America’s local leaders to adopt civic innovation strategies to spur the development of news and information environments that address real community needs...
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10-12-11
Voters Overwhelmingly Support EPA Air Pollution Rules
A new, nationwide poll shows that by a wide margin, voters of both political parties and in all regions of the U.S. disagree with Congress’ anti-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agenda and support the EPA’s ...
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10-12-11
CSR Leaders to Meet October 24th in Philadelphia for Important Discussion on the New Metrics of Sustainable Business
Produced by Sustainable Life Media, in partnership with The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania’s IGEL (Initiative for Global Environment Leadership), this
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10-12-11
Global Green Growth Forum sets paths for ambitious public-private partnerships
“3GF offers a space for world economic leaders to challenge conventional thinking and find new green avenues to growth. Jointly we can promote the bold decisions which will make all of us winners of tomorrow's green industrial revolution,” says newly elected Danish Prime Min...
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10-12-11
BSR Conference Speakers to Discuss the White House Perspective on Multisector Partnerships, How to Talk Climate Change With Your Employees, More
The BSR Conference 2011—taking place just three weeks from now, November 1 through 4 in San Francisco—will give participants a chance to hear directly from leaders in business and sustainability in an intimate, conversation-style setting...
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10-11-11
New Wireless and Sustainability Report Reveals Big Cost Savings and Efficiencies for Transportation, Energy, Agriculture, and Government Sectors
An emerging wireless-enabled environment has the potential to drive billions of dollars in energy savings and reshape how American industry, agriculture, and the public sector approach sustainability, according to a report authored by BSR that was...
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10-11-11
Perdido Key, Fla. Readies for Suzy Toronto and her Wonderful Wacky Women and the Mighty Men Who Love Them October 23-29
/PRNewswire/ - The Perdido Key Chamber and Visitor Center has announced Wonderful Wacky Women (WWW) Week October 23-29. The week will bring artist and writer
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10-10-11
Mobile Communications to Transform Smallholding Farmers' Livelihoods in Emerging Markets
Vodafone and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced the findings of a ground-breaking new research programme intended to measure the impact of mobile communications on the lives and prosperity of farming communities in some of the world's poorest countries.
The research, which has been welcomed b...
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10-10-11
Denmark's New Prime Minister Launches Global Green Growth Forum With 200 World Leaders And UN Secretary General
The new Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, is leading a new initiative called the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) convening 200 world leaders from business, finance and government to spur the global economy in a green and prosperous way.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon wil...
