Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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03-11-09
Metabolix Announces Bioverse as First Aquatic Market Customer for Mirel(TM) Bioplastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11, 2009 - Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Bioverse, a developer of natural products to assist bioremediation of commercial and residential water features, has contracted to purchase injection molding-grade Mirel(TM) bioplastic re...
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03-11-09
Twisted Limb Paperworks Announces New Catalog of Birth Announcements and Baby Shower Invitations
- March 10, 2009 - Twisted Limb Paperworks presents their updated line of eco-friendly birth announcements, baby shower invitations and thank you notes in their new catalog devoted to baby stationery. Circle shaped and miniature announcements, animal baby graphics, He...
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03-10-09
LEED-EB Gold is Earned for Opus' Crescent Ridge Corporate Center I, the First LEED-EB Multi-Tenant Office Building Certified in Minnesota
(Madison, WI, March 10, 2009) -- Crescent Ridge Corporate Center I, located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, has officially received LEED-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Accor...
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03-10-09
Henkel Wins Wal-Mart Sustainability Award
DUESSELDORF, Germany and ROCKY HILL, Conn., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart has selected Henkel to receive the "Wal-Mart Sustainability Award." Henkel was recognized as the one company demonstrating the most comprehensive approach to sustainability and ma...
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03-10-09
The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and Reporting
AMSTERDAM, 10 March 2009 - Global leaders from business, labor and civil society today declared their belief that the lack of transparency in the existing system for corporate reporting has failed its stakeholders. In issuing The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and...
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03-07-09
Rick Martino Joins Motion Golf
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Motion Golf, LLC is pleased to announce that PGA Master Professional Rick Martino has joined the industry leader in game improvement products and services as Director of Instruction.
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03-05-09
"Greening" Government: IBM Consulting Offering Helps Public Officials Reduce Energy and Water Use, Waste, Environmental Impact
WASHINGTON, DC and ARMONK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/05/09 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) has introduced the first consulting service designed to help government organizations analyze energy and water use, assess waste management, evaluate overall environmental impact and develop impro...
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03-04-09
JCPenney Becomes First Retailer to Earn ENERGY STAR(R) Award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management
PLANO, Texas, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In recognition of its continued commitment to strategic energy management, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with the ENE...
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03-04-09
Council of Women World Leaders Announce Incoming Chair, President Tarja Halonen of Finland
WASHINGTON,D.C. - March 4, 2009 - The Council of Women World Leaders at the Aspen Institute announced that at the upcoming International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security on March 7-8, 2009, in Monrovia, Liberia, Finn...
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03-04-09
Cadbury Dairy Milk commits to Going Fairtrade
- March 4, 2009 - Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation today announced plans to achieve Fairtrade certification for Cadbury Dairy Milk, the nation's top selling chocolate bar, by end of Summer 2009. This groundbreaking move will result in the tripling of sales of coco...
