News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the consumer services industry.
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04-25-13
LAUNCH members NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State convened 150 materials specialists, designers, academics, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and NGOs this week to catalyze action around one of the world’s biggest challenges – th...
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04-23-13
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® is announcing the winners of the second annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards on April 23 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. The program recognizes dairy farms...
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04-22-13
Kellogg Company is committed to achieving its vision of enriching and delighting the world with foods and brands that matter – while doing what’s right for the environment and society. As part of this commitment, Kellogg is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s 2012 Corporate Respon...
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04-22-13
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® today announced new science-based resources available for dairy producers, processors, industry partners and stakeholders. The resources help the industry act on the unprecedented scientific research commissioned as part of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commi...
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04-22-13
Unilever’s commitment to put sustainable and equitable growth at the heart of its business model is helping to drive increased sales while reducing costs and risks, according to the second Unilever Sustainable Living Plan Progress Report published today.
Brands that have made sust...
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04-15-13
Unilever today announced that since 2008 the company has achieved a CO2 reduction of more than one million tonnes from its manufacturing and logistics operations. This is equivalent to taking 250,000 cars off the road. This milestone was achieved while growing sales by 26% from €...
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04-10-13
L’Oréal (NASDAQ:LRLCY) joined forces in Washington, DC today with 32 other leading companies and consumer brands to urge regulators and legislators to put climate change on the federal policy agenda. Recognizing the business risks associated with climate change and having been affected by Superst...
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04-03-13
Family-owned Bacardi Limited has released its fifth annual Corporate Responsibility report. The report focuses on the Company’s efforts to manage the social and environmental impacts of its business in the ...
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04-02-13
Unilever (NYSE: UL) today announced it is sourcing more than a third of its agricultural raw materials sustainably, having made significant progress towards its target of 100% by 2020. With 36% now sourced sustainably, it has exceeded the interim milestone of 30% it set itself in 2010 when launch...
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03-18-13
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced a strategic partnership with Swiss company bluesign technologies to accelerate the supply of more sustainable materials and chemistries for use in NIKE, Inc. products.
This strategic partnership unlocks the potential for bluesign technologies’ industry...