Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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08-21-09
Dow’s Dual-membrane Technology Enables Blow Down Water Reuse in China Power Plant
- Integrated technology helps realize more than 70% reuse of cooling tower blow down
- Efficient solution consists of DOWTM Ultrafiltration SFP-2660 and DOWTM FILMTECTM BW30-365FR and BW30-400 reverse osmosis membranes
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08-20-09
MEP, UNEP and Dow Join Forces to Set Standards for Chemical Safety and Emergency Preparedness in China
SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 /CSRwire/ - A pilot project aimed at boosting operational safety and emergency preparedness among chemical companies in China was launched today at the Zhangjiagang Yangze River Chemical Park.
It follows an agreement signed la...
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08-19-09
Bentley Prince Street Recognized as a Champion Healthy Worksite by California Department of Public Health California Fit Newsletter
Commercial carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street was recently recognized as a Champion healthy worksite by the California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Network for a Healthy California program for its employee wellness programs.
The...
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08-19-09
Bentley Prince Street Products Achieve New NSF/ANSI 140-2007 Sustainable Carpet Certifications
LOS ANGELES, June 24 /CSRwire/ - Meeting new, stringent definitions for sustainable carpet, Bentley Prince Street, Inc. announced that all of its standard* broadloom products are certified at the highest Platinum Level with the new NSF 140-2007 Sustainable Carpet Assessment ...
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08-19-09
NSF International & Trucost Release New Carbon Emissions Report
NSF International, a public health and safety organization, and Trucost Plc, a global provider of environmental data and analysis, today announced the availability of a new report entitled, Carbon Emissions - Measuring the Risks.
Many U....
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08-19-09
Second Nature to Support Sodexo Sustainability on Campuses
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 19 /CSRwire/ - Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management company, will partner with Second Nature, a nonprofit that catalyzes sustainability strategies for higher education. Second Nature will enhance Sodexo's groundbreaking work in sourcing f...
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08-18-09
Dow Technology Reduces Arsenic In Arizona Community Water
- ADSORBSIATM GTOTM media enables compliance with the EPA arsenic regulations
- More than 432,000 gallons of higher quality drinking water supplied daily to 3,100 households in Sedona, Ariz.
- ADSORBSIA media lowered arsenic levels to less t...
- More than 432,000 gallons of higher quality drinking water supplied daily to 3,100 households in Sedona, Ariz.
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08-18-09
Sam's Club(R) Introduces New Fair Trade Certified Coffee from Brazil
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 18 /CSRwire/ - Today, Walmart, TransFair USA, SEBRAE-Minas Gerais and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that a new Fair Trade Certified coffee from Brazil will be sold to Sam's Club members across the country. The two new...
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08-17-09
"ethipedia.net" Welcomes Support from Business Development Bank of Canada
Montreal, Quebec, August 11 /CSRwire/ - Launched in Canada earlier this year, the world's first online encyclopedia of sustainable business practices now has the support of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). Seeing the role this new resource could play in helping...
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08-17-09
UL Environment Becomes Official Certification Body For BIFMA Level(TM) Program
NORTHBROOK, IL, August 17 /CSRwire/ - UL Environment, a global leader in environmental validation and standards development, announces it has become an official certification body for the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association's (BIFMA) level(TM) prog...
