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Young Leaders Recognized for Shaping Sustainable Business

Jun 3, 2019 8:00 AM ET - GreenBiz Group has announced the 2019 “GreenBiz 30 Under 30”, the fourth annual list of emerging leaders across sectors and countries who are shaping the next generation of sustainable business. The honorees were nominated by GreenBiz readers...

The Newest Food Trend Is in the Ground

May 31, 2019 12:00 PM ET - At General Mills, chief sustainability officer Jerry Lynch is working with organizations that have direct relationships with oat and wheat farmers in the northern Great Plains to help the company meet its goal of reducing overall greenhouse gas...

Pathways to a Lower-Carbon Future: C2ES Collaborates With Duke Energy and 20+ Companies on New Report

May 31, 2019 10:20 AM ET - The nonpartisan Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) issued a report this week exploring the various paths to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2050. Duke Energy joined more than 20 other companies...

Supply chain Transparency Is a Business Necessity

May 31, 2019 8:15 AM ET - Considerations about sustainability in the supply chain are no longer optional. In all regions of the world, these issues are front and center of both the business and political agenda. When it comes to the supply chain, transparency is not the...

Timberland Army Deploys at Dondero, Betty’s Dream

May 31, 2019 8:00 AM ET - About 100 Timberland employees labored on the grounds of Dondero School Thursday, while dozens more painted and landscaped at Betty’s Dream, during the company’s bi-annual day of service. Most wearing “Timbs” work boots, employees for the Stratham-...

Shifting Baselines: Good for You, Good for the Planet

May 30, 2019 3:30 PM ET - Shifting Baselines features the work of Sustainable Brands, a premiere global community of brand innovators driving global change for good, and the unique partnerships they have with some of the world's biggest companies. With culture as a...

Circular Economy Briefing – Complimentary

May 30, 2019 2:00 PM ET - Transitioning from a linear to a circular economy is one of the biggest challenges the industry faces, reducing waste is of paramount importance to ensuring the safety of the planet. It also presents an opportunity for business to drive change...

How Brands are Empowering Consumers to Accelerate Change

May 30, 2019 12:00 PM ET - A month ago, Paris hosted the first European Sustainable Brands conference during a volatile time for the region; the grassroots Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) movement protesting high taxes and economic inequality in the French capital, young people...

Bacardi and Mercy Corps Dive into Puerto Rico Clean Up Efforts

May 30, 2019 10:45 AM ET - The two dive activities resulted in the collection of 500 pounds of trash, including anchors, fishing sinkers and hooks. Dive teams also removed fishing line that became tangled during the 2017 hurricane season. Not only is the line unsafe for...

Can Greta Bring Moral and Financial Responsibility Into the Climate Conversation?

May 30, 2019 9:25 AM ET - The type of awareness that Greta has raised for climate change is unprecedented. No one could have anticipated that a 15 year old girl from Sweden sitting alone outside of the Swedish parliament could have turned that single action into a worldwide...

The Arbor Day Foundation Recognizes David Moore, Tree Supervisor at City of Oakland, With Trailblazer Award

May 30, 2019 8:00 AM ET - The Arbor Day Foundation announced today that David Moore has been honored with the Foundation’s Trailblazer Award.

CapitaLand Publishes Its 10th Edition of Integrated Global Sustainability Report: We See a Sustainable Future

May 30, 2019 4:00 AM ET - CapitaLand recognises that the long-term success of its business is closely intertwined with the health and prosperity of the communities it operates in. CapitaLand continually integrates sustainability as part of its global business. As a...

Prepare for 2020 with Schneider Electric's Interactive Sustainability Goal-Setting Guide

May 29, 2019 4:05 PM ET - Take your energy and sustainability programs to new heights. Companies with publicly-stated energy- and carbon-reduction targets innovate and advance. And, according to recent research, they see value beyond efficiency and cost reduction. It’s time...

The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1

May 29, 2019 1:10 PM ET - Whether or not we use the name Green New Deal to describe a set of aggressive long-term policies that will help humanity in the fight against climate change, most rational people agree that the status quo is completely unacceptable. The potential...

The Billionaire Inspired “Climate Karma Tax”: Part II

May 29, 2019 1:05 PM ET - Has the carbon tax been effective at lowering global GHG emissions? In a word no, but maybe it’s not the tax itself that’s flawed but rather that it’s never been properly targeted at the people who are holding back progress. 2229 Billionaires...

Nominations for Ethical Corporation Awards Close 3rd June

May 29, 2019 1:00 PM ET - The submission deadline for Ethical Corporation’s 10th Annual Responsible Business Awards is drawing ever closer and we’re still on the hunt for the ground-breaking initiatives that have brought sustainability to the fore over the past year.

Essity Invests in Sustainable Alternative Fiber Technology

May 29, 2019 12:35 PM ET - Essity, a leading global hygiene and health company with a commitment to a circular society, will invest approximately MSEK 400 in a sustainable alternative fiber facility at its tissue manufacturing plant in Mannheim, Germany. This investment will...

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Are Unsure About How to Recycle: PepsiCo Recycling Is Changing That…Starting in K-12 Classrooms

May 29, 2019 11:50 AM ET - PepsiCo Recycling today announced that, through the Recycle Rally – a free program designed to educate and instill recycling behaviors at K-12 schools across the United States – nearly 10 million pounds of waste material was diverted from landfills...

Facility Response Plan Exceptions & Alternatives

May 29, 2019 10:35 AM ET - Antea Group blogs about how an oil storing facility can use modeling to develop a Facility Response Plan that is cost-effective.

Can Cereal Save the Planet? This Sustainable New Grain May Bowl Over the Industry

May 29, 2019 10:35 AM ET - Several years ago, Maria Carolina Comings, a General Mills executive who presides over the company's organic brands (Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen and Epic) was approached by a professor with the University of Minnesota's Department of...

Purpose Messages Evoke Greater Attention, Arousal and Emotion, According to First-of-its-Kind Biometrics Research by Porter Novelli/Cone

May 29, 2019 10:30 AM ET - Americans are more likely to have a positive image of (89%), trust in (86%) and be loyal (83%) to brands that lead with Purpose, according to the 2019 Porter Novelli/Cone Purpose Biometrics Study. This first-of-its-kind biometrics study, examines...

Ecocentricity Blog: Rational Hope

May 29, 2019 9:30 AM ET - Dr. Katharine Hayhoe understands how important it is to walk the line between knowing the science of climate change and articulating a positive vision for the future, and she does that well. As she said in her TED Talk, “What we need to fix this...

CLP Commits to Converting Car Fleet to Electric Vehicles

May 29, 2019 8:15 AM ET - The CLP Group has committed to transitioning its fleet of more than 1,000 cars to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 and encouraging more employees to switch to EVs, as the Group has become the first Hong Kong company to join the global EV100...

Tetra Tech Recognized for the Albion Riverside Park Project

May 29, 2019 8:00 AM ET - The City of Los Angeles recognized Tetra Tech for its work on the civil engineering design of the Albion Riverside Park in Los Angeles, California. The City presented Tetra Tech’s project team with a certificate of recognition as part of the ribbon...

Can VR Make Climate Change “Real”?

May 28, 2019 3:50 PM ET - From Greenland’s melting glaciers to endangered African elephants to the up-close effects of ocean acidification and dying coral reefs, immersive VR is bringing viewers inside the effects of climate change and closer to the beauty and the beasts of...

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