Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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10-15-10
Singlebrook Technology "Inspired" to Choose Forum for the Future as First iPhone App Recipient in the Singlebrook Sustainable iPhone App Program
Singlebrook Technology, www.singlebrook.com, announced today that Forum for the Future, a London-based charity with offices in New York City, and the publisher of Green Futures Magazine, will receive the first iPhone a...
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10-14-10
Owens Corning Named to 2010 Calvert Social Index
PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, has been added to the 2010 Calvert Social Index, a stock market benchmark for measuring the performance of large, U.S.-based socially responsible companies....
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10-14-10
RSF Social Finance Helps Expand Impact of Scrappy Indiana Non-Profit
The Federal Reserve's most recent economic survey revealed "little or no change from existing low levels of commercial and industrial lending," but one innovative social finance organization continues to make high-impact loans.
Today RSF Social ...
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10-12-10
New Book by BSR's Aron Cramer: Sustainable Excellence is Key to Business Success in a Fast-Changing World
The businesses that build social and environmental considerations into the DNA of their companies will survive and thrive in the years to come, argues BSR President and CEO
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10-11-10
Marriott Sustainability Report Tracks Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Since 2007, Marriott International has reduced its energy consumption by 11 percent, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 10.7 percent, and is on track to meet its aggressive goal of a 25 percent decrease in en...
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10-11-10
New Chapter Proudly Sponsors first National Non-GMO Month
New Chapter, Inc., is proud to sponsor the first ever "Non-GMO Month" this October by participating in the "Celebrate your right to choose Non-GMO" campaign on Facebook. A newly developed Facebook application will educate users about GMOs and the Non-GMO Project; it will als...
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10-11-10
CAGP to Retailers: Consumers and Developing World Poor Lose From FSC-Certification
/PRNewswire/ - As unions, large American paper producers, and green groups collude to keep competitively priced pulp and paper imports out of the US, the Consumers Alliance for Global Prosperity (CAGP)
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10-08-10
Demand for Leaders in Sustainability on the Rise
In an effort to meet the growing demand for leaders skilled in sustainable business, Presidio Graduate School "“ the country's largest and fastest growing graduate school designed around the principles of sustainability "“ is expanding its executive education certificate p...
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10-07-10
Kimberly-Clark Recognized by FTSE Group for Global Environment and Social Responsibility Performance
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) today announced that the FTSE Group has included the Corporation on its prestigious FTSE4Good Index Series for the eighth consecutive year. The index recognizes companies for working towards environmental sustainability, developing posit...
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10-06-10
Sustainable Consumption: Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted Appeals for Coordinated Action
/PRNewswire/ - Today, at the World Conference on Detergents in Montreux, Switzerland, Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted appealed to all partners and participants in the value chain to commit to coordinated action. "Sustainable development is no fad of the moment, but rather a global...
