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10-12-17
Textile Exchange rPET Commitment Challenge
More than 45 renowned textile, apparel and retail companies—including major brands such as adidas, Dibella, Eileen Fisher, Gap Inc., H&M, IKEA, Lindex, MetaWear, Target and Timberland—have committed or are supporting an increase in their use of Recycled Polyester (rPET) by at ...
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10-12-17
Smithfield Foods Announces New, Industry-Leading Environmental Initiative, Smithfield Renewables
Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today the launch of Smithfield Renewables, a new platform within the organization that will unify, lead and accelerate the company’s industry-leading carbon reduction and renewable energy efforts. Smithfield Renewables will ensure the company meets its environment...
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10-12-17
New Report: Trust is Down, Expectations are Up as Brands Take Center Stage in Cultural Divides
Trust is down. Expectations are up. And like never before, the world’s consumers are turning to brands to address the social and environmental challenges that affect their aspirations for a better life in divided times.
According to a new global study by BBMG and GlobeScan,
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10-12-17
CGF Members Share Their Sustainability Strategies in Updated Publications
The Consumer Goods Forum has published the 2nd editions of two of its key sustainability publications: its Business Actions Against Forced Labour booklet and its Food Waste booklet, featuring 12 new case studies outlining members’ strategies on how they are working on the eradic...
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10-12-17
Twitter Partners With Cybersmile on Inaugural #TweetForACause Pro Bono Initiative
Twitter is launching its first #TweetForACause campaign tapping into the powerful voices of Niche’s global creator network, which the company acquired in 2015. The #TweetForACause initiative will be the first in an ongoing semi...
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10-12-17
Climatecare Supports Aviva to Win UN Momentum for Change Award
Leading global insurance provider, Aviva Plc, has been awarded a prestigious UN Momentum for Change award, in recognition of the company’s flagship and fully comprehensive action to tackle climate change.
With the importance of avoiding a plus-two-degree world high on the international age...
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10-12-17
Mondelēz International Employees Learn and Serve in Cocoa Farming Communities in Ghana
(GlobeNewswire) - This month, MondelÄ“z International will send employees to Ghana for a two-week skills-exchange program to learn about the challenges and opportunities in securing a sustainable cocoa supply, while sharing their diverse business skills with farmers. In its fourth year, the “Joy ...
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10-11-17
Over 36 Major Brands Pledge to Achieve Sustainable Cotton by 2025
23 more of the world's most renowned clothing and textile companies, including Burberry, Adidas, Kathmandu and Timberland today pledged to use 100% sustainable cotton by 2025[1]. 36 major brands and retailers have now signed up to the 100% by 2025 pledge, including four of ...
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10-11-17
Pact Expands Fight Against Worst Form of Child Labor in Africa
This week, Pact announced new activities to combat child labor in mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through support from Google. Under the expansion, Pact will grow its work in tin mines and cobalt mines in the region formerly known as Katanga, a mineral-rich but impoverished area....
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10-11-17
The Lemelson Foundation and Partners Release Tools to Help Inventors and Entrepreneurs Integrate Sustainability From the Start
The Lemelson Foundation today announced the release of an integrated package of new educational and business management toolkits for invention-based entrepreneurs. Sustaining Our...
