Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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11-18-09
Leonardo Academy Announces Opportunities to Participate in Development Process for Emissions Inventories, Offsets and Reduction Credits Standard
Leonardo Academy, a charitable nonprofit organization that works to advance sustainability, announced today five opportunities to participate in the development of the Emissions Inventories, Offsets and Reduction Credits Standard (LEO-5000). Interested parties can: (1) Apply...
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11-18-09
IBM Launches Consulting Service for Sustainable Assets
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11-18-09
Oliberté Footwear Launches 1st Premium Shoe Company Made in Africa
Headquarted in Canada, Oliberté has launched the first international footwear company to work exclusively in Africa. Designs for men and women shoes are urban-casual inspired and sold online (www.oliberte.com
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11-17-09
Changing the Face of Apparel in the United States: TransFair USA to Open Up New Fair Trade Certified(TM) Apparel and Home Goods Pilot Program for Public Comment
TransFair USA, the third-party certifier of Fair Trade Certified™ products in the United States, today announced that it is extending the "Fair Trade lifestyle" into cotton clothing, bed and bath products. The first Fair Trade Certified apparel and home goods products are ex...
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11-16-09
AltaTerra Research to Moderate Web Conference on Making the Business Case for Sustainability
AltaTerra Research is pleased to announce that President, Don Bray, will moderate the next in their series of online discussions with Bob Willard, author of The Sustainability Advantage and The Next Sustainability Wave. The web conference, "Making the Case for Sustainable Bu...
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11-13-09
First Book Awarded Charity Navigator's Highest Four-Star Rating for Third Consecutive Year
First Book, the nonprofit providing new books to children in need, has been awarded with a 4-Star rating for the third consecutive year by Charity Navigator, the nation's leading charity evaluator. Only 13% of the charities rated by Charity Navigator have received at least 3...
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11-13-09
Highlighting 10 Years of Increasing Competitiveness through Improved Labor Standards
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the International Labour Organization, and Better Work are inviting media to a full-day event highlighting 10 years of increasing competitiveness through the improvement of labor standards.
On November 19, ...
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11-12-09
U.S. Chamber Seeks Nominations to Recognize America's Most Sustainable Communities
In an effort to recognize innovative community programs that can serve as national models for sustainable development, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) today began seeking applicants for the third annual "Siemens Sustainable Community Aw...
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11-11-09
Design Lights Consortium Launches Listing of Qualified Lighting Products
Lighting Manufacturers now have a vital link for promoting their energy efficient technologies to utilities and other efficiency program administrators across the nation thanks to the launch of a new independent listing of qualified solid state lighting (SSL) products.
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11-11-09
From super soft tissues to luxurious face rounds, a new range of organic, reusable personal care products take aim at throw-away thinking.
Created from soft, organic fair trade cotton, Better for Grownups' new range of reusable products - from facial tissues to family wipes to cotton rounds - offers a luxurious and convenient alternative to everyday...
