Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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06-16-10
Compass Group Broadens its 'Eat Local' Program to Support Family Farms
Compass Group North America announces the expansion of its 'Eat Local' programs across the United States. As part of their commitment to sustainable agriculture and wellness, Compass Group will be broadening its efforts this summer to source fresh fruits and vegetables from ...
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06-15-10
Okowatch Urges German Policymakers to Scrutinize Green NGO Agendas
German environmental watchdog group Ökowatch urged German policymakers today to scrutinize Green NGO agendas in a protest in front of the Bundestag and Chancellory.
"We are here today in fr...
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06-15-10
Blue Oval on a Green Streak: Ford Details Progress on Eco-Initiatives in Latest Sustainability Report
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- 11th annual Ford Sustainability Report shows significant progress on improving fuel economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and operational sustainability
- Report details Ford's broad-based ...
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06-10-10
Foot Locker, Inc. Thanks Those Who Serve With New Discount Program for U.S. Military, Veterans and Their Families
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced its partnership with Veterans Advantage to honor all who serve the nation and their families with a 20% discount delivered online, by phone and through its...
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06-10-10
Investors take climate change into account
A new survey from the Institutional Investors Group in Climate Change (IIGCC) revealed that the proportion of institutional investors who consider firms' climate change policies when making investment decisions has more than doubled in the past two years. From the 26 leading...
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06-10-10
Darden Launches New Corporate and Sustainability Websites
Darden Restaurants today announced the launch of its newly redesigned corporate website at www.darden.com as well as a new microsite dedicated to chronicling the company's sustainability efforts at
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06-08-10
Feed-in Tariffs will boost the UK solar market
A new report from consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers titled "On the brink of a bright future?" predicts that the launch of feed-in tariffs in the UK will trigger a five-fold increase in demand for photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. Under the scheme, businesses and households in...
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06-08-10
Coca-Cola Hellenic cuts CO2 emissions by adding solar power to its energy reduction programme
Coca-Cola Hellenic announced that it has launched an innovative renewable energy initiative by installing rooftop solar panels on all of its bottling plants in Italy.
The announcement came at the inauguration of a combined heat and power (CHP*)...
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06-03-10
BD Issues 2009 Sustainability Report
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the publication of its 2009 Sustainability Report. The report reaffirms the commitment of BD's 29,000 dedicated associates worldwide...
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06-02-10
KaBOOM! Leverages Online Technology to Increase Offline Impact -- and Provides Nonprofits with Critical Lessons Learned
The Monitor Institute (www.monitorinstitute.com), the social change division of the Monitor Group, today released a case study examining how KaBOOM! innovated its approach to scale by putting its model online for...
