Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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04-27-09
Nathan Shedroff, Design Professor and Author on Sustainable Business to Keynote Green Media Conference
Highlights:
1. Shedroff will speak on the unique principles that design offers business strategy with a vision of the future of business as sustainable, meaningful, and truly innovative-as well as profitable.
2. Sustainabilit...
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04-27-09
Kohl's Department Stores Number One on EPA's List
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - April 27, 2009 - Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) quarterly listings, Kohl's is the num...
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04-23-09
'Farming First' Film Launched
- April 23, 2009 - A coalition of scientists, business and farmers have launched the 'Farming First' website, a campaign to promote the cause of farmers in helping solve the world's most pressing development problems.
At the site
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04-23-09
Caterpillar Inc. Annual and Sustainability Reports Now Available Online
PEORIA, Ill., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) recently released its 2008 Annual and Sustainability Reports exclusively in electronic format. The decision to cease printing the reports has resulted in both cost savings and environmental benefit...
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04-22-09
Wal-Mart to Nearly Double Solar Energy Use in California
Los Angeles, Calif. - April 22, 2009 - Today Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), as part of its commitment to accelerate and broaden its sustainability efforts, announced it is expanding its solar power program in California. The company plans to add solar panels on 10 to 20 a...
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04-22-09
Eco-Sandal Steps Up Sustainability and Innovation Efforts in Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico. - April 22, 2009 - The Dow Chemical Company, Wal-Mart, and Grupo Ravi have joined forces to introduce a new product to the Mexican market - the first ecological sandal for women. Following an intense and creative collaboration across the entire va...
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04-22-09
KPMG LLP RELEASES INAUGURAL 'LIVING GREEN' ANNUAL REPORT
NEW YORK, NY. - April 22 - KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, describes how it is pursuing green practices and eco-friendly initiatives as a business strategy in its first Living Green Annual Report.
Leading companies today are ad...
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04-22-09
U.S. Chamber BCLC and Siemens Corporation Honor 13 U.S. Communities for Accomplishments in Sustainability
Washington, DC - April 22, 2009 - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) and Siemens Corporation today named 13 U.S. communities as leading examples of local sustainability success. On Earth Day, the communities are honored as part the 2009 Sie...
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04-22-09
Unique Fellowship Creates Innovation Lab for New Business Model
NEW YORK, NY. - April 21, 2009 - The Aspen Institute Business and Society program announced today the inaugural class of First Mover Fellows. The 16 Fellows, who come from a wide variety of backgrounds and businesses, have been chosen for their desire and ability to ...
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04-21-09
Model legislation calls for green jobs in New York State
New York, NY. - April 22, 2009 - Lawyers for Green Jobs (L4GJ) announced today the release of an innovative green jobs model legislation to serve as a non-partisan framework for a statewide green workforce development initiative in the State of New York. The legislation call...
