Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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12-01-10
Coca-Cola Hellenic Estonia recognised as Estonia's most responsible company
Coca-Cola Hellenic Estonia has been declared Estonia's most socially responsible company for 2010 in a nationwide assessment of businesses and organisations committed to social, environmental and economical responsibility in their behaviour.
The...
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12-01-10
Fair Trade USA Launches First Ethical Fashion Certification Label
/PRNewswire/ - Plenty of fashion brands call themselves fair, but a label that ensures fairness from the cotton field to your hanger hasn't been on the shelves...until now. Just in time for the holidays, Fair Trade USA (formerly TransFair USA), the leading third-party certif...
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12-01-10
EcoBonus(TM) and GoodGuide(TM) Team Up
EcoBonus, the new BI loyalty coalition being developed specifically for eco-conscious product manufacturers, is pleased to announce a partnership with GoodGuide, the largest and most reliable resource on the health, environmental and social impacts of consumer products.
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11-30-10
NIKE Furthers Its Commitment to Open Innovation and Sustainability by Releasing Environmental Apparel Design Tool to Industry
In an effort to further industry sustainability efforts, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today released its Environmental Apparel Design Tool. Based on Nike's Considered Design Index, the release of the tool aims to accelerate collaboration between companies, fast-track sustainable in...
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11-30-10
B Lab Launches First National Ad Campaign for B Corporations
The nonprofit B Lab launched the first national ad campaign for the community of Certified B Corporations today, inviting 17 MM values-driven consumers to support 'a better way to do business.'
The ads feature more than 60 of the 350 Certified B...
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11-30-10
National and State Business Organizations, Small Business Owners Tell Washington to Stop High-End Tax Giveaways and Invest in Jobs and the Real Economy
Business owners and executives across the nation are telling Congress and the President to stop the $700 billion tax giveaway to the richest 2 percent over the next decade and instead invest in small business job creation and 21st century infrastructure. Lead signers on a pe...
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11-29-10
The Biomimicry Group Launches Inaugural Eight-Month Intensive Biomimicry Specialty Program
The Biomimicry Group today announced the launch of the new eight-month intensive Biomimicry Specialty Program.
A highly integrated, cross-disciplinary...
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11-29-10
Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council, becomes its Chair of the Business Leadership Council
The American Sustainable Business Council ("ASBC") announced today that Jeffrey Hollender will substantially increase his involvement with the organization by becoming the Chair of the Business Leadership Council. Holl...
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11-26-10
For Conscious Consumers, A Holiday Twist: Spending Less But Giving More
A new study by brand innovation firm BBMG finds that America's conscious consumers are spending less but giving more this holiday season, focusing on local, homemade, organic, and donations to good causes as top gift choices that prize unique, memorable experiences over more...
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11-25-10
Barrick Named to NASDAQ Global Sustainability Index of World's Top 100 Companies
(Marketwire) - Barrick Gold Corporation has been ranked among the top 100 companies in the world for its sustainability reporting and performance by the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index. Barrick is the only Cana...
