Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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03-16-10
First year of success for Salix Finance
The Salix Energy Efficiency Loans (SEELS) fund awards interest-free loans to help public sector organisations invest in energy efficiency projects.
In less than a year after its launch, Salix Finance allocated £57m government energy efficiency...
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03-16-10
Global water shortage will transform business operations, Industrial practices over next decade, says new SustainAbility Globescan survey
- Experts project that the depletion of global water resources is progressing in a manner that is more rapid, severe, and complex than previously anticipated.
- Changes across nearly all sectors of the global economy are expected as a result of w...
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03-15-10
Dow Chemical to Showcase Sustainable Solutions at GLOBE 2010 Conference
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) is bringing the power of chemistry to GLOBE 2010, the largest and longest-running international conference and tradeshow dedicated to the business of the environment. This year's event will be held in Vancouver, Canada, from March 23-26, ...
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03-15-10
"The Responsibility Revolution" a New Book by Seventh Generation Co-Founder Jeffrey Hollender With Bill Breen
(MARKET WIRE) - On the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, President Obama summoned corporate America "to a new era of responsibility." Considering this year's low point in values, the growing mistrust of business, and the decline of brand loyalty, we ha...
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03-15-10
Seventh Generation Partners With Author Alexandra Zissu to Share New Products and Tips From Her Book, "The Conscious Kitchen," to Get Your Kitchen Responsibly Clean
(MARKET WIRE) - It's that time of year again, time to pick up your cleaning supplies to give your house a good scrub down for spring. But not so fast, before you reach for your favorite cleaning product, there's a new line of household disinfectant wipes and sprays on store ...
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03-15-10
P&G Launches Initiative to Make Conservation of Natural Resources More User Friendly
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced the U.S. expansion of Future Friendly, an environmental responsibility and consumer education platform it first introduced at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative. The multi-brand initiative brings together the power o...
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03-12-10
Eaton Names Raja Kochar India Managing Director
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that Raja Kochar has been named managing director "“ India, reporting to Curt Hutchins, president "“ Asia Pacific. Kochar succeeds Shyam Kambeyanda, who was named regional president "“ Asia Pacific, for th...
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03-11-10
A Race Toward Sustainability "“ and Profits: New Report Delivers Powerful Message and Roadmap for Companies
Companies must make immediate and meaningful social and environmental improvements if they are to win in the resource-constrained 21st century.
That's the message of a new Ceres report outlining the urgency, vision and competitive advantages fo...
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03-10-10
Mannington Recycles 3M Canada supplied graphics from 2010 Winter Games into Flooring
3M Canada Company and Mannington Commercial announced a joint project, where large format graphics used in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games will be reclaimed and manufactured into high recycled content flooring.
To support their sustainability ob...
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03-09-10
Rectify dry cycling of gas boilers and reduce energy costs by 25%
Building engineers, energy and facilities managers tend to overlook that many gas boilers waste energy through dry cycling when they are not actively contributing to the building heating and hot water demand.
It is often thou...
