Winners Revealed in Environmental Finance’s 2018 Voluntary Carbon Markets Rankings
Demand for carbon offsets has rocketed despite a lack of clarity over what role, if any, they will have in a possible UN-backed international emissions market arising out of the Paris Agreement.

The winners in Environmental Finance's 2018 Voluntary Carbon Markets Rankings point to several factors encouraging companies to buy more offset credits: the inclusion of the REDD+ methodology for forestry credits in the Paris Agreement; strong expected demand for offsets in the forthcoming mandatory aviation emissions regime; significant purchases resulting from Colombia’s new climate policies; growing corporate interest in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; and the pressure for greater disclosure of carbon emissions data.
Hallmark Backpack Proram Feeds 1,000 Hungry Kids in Texas
The lives and welfare of schoolage children have been an area of focus for the philanthropic efforts of Hallmark’s fixture operations facility in Center, Texas. Numerous employees serve as coaches, sponsors and board members for area nonprofits, and in 2017, the facility — which has fewer than 100 employees — donated $3,000 to make an impact across several local organizations.
Hallmark Supports Education by Cultivating Creativity in Arkansas
Young children are creative because they’re not afraid to be. This idea inspired DaySpring Cards’ Creative Greenhouse program.

“We took that idea and said ‘What if everybody, regardless of skill, was given an opportunity to be creative?’ ” explained Brenda Turner, vice president, communications and administration, DaySpring, a Hallmark-owned greeting card company in Arkansas.
Welcome Home to Wellness: Delos Launches World’s First Residential Wellness Technology Platform
Delos has launched the DARWIN Home Wellness Intelligence platform — a groundbreaking offering designed to enhance health outcomes in the home and mitigate harmful indoor environmental concerns, utilizing Delos’ proprietary wellness algorithms and sensor technologies, to create spaces that help reduce stress, improve sleep quality, increase performance and enhance overall well-being.
How Technology Is Leading Us to New Climate Change Solutions
A fresh wave of technological innovation is deepening our understanding of tough environmental challenges — and also giving us new ways to solve them. As thousands of business leaders and policymakers gather in San Francisco this month for the Global Climate Action Summit, these game-changing innovations will be showing up all over town.
Europe, Asia Lead the Way to the Factories of the Future
Concluding a year-long study, the World Economic Forum today announces nine of the most advanced factories in the world, recognizing the strides that the world’s best manufacturers are making towards embedding the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution into modern production.
NRG Helps Customers Reach Sustainability Goals
A key part of our business is to enable customers to achieve sustainable energy outcomes. In 2017, we provided energy consumers across two key segments - Residential and Small Business, and Commercial and Industrial - with access to cleaner, smarter energy choices.
Danone, Nestlé Waters and Origin Materials Welcome PepsiCo to the NaturALL Bottle Alliance
The NaturALL Bottle Alliance is a research consortium formed in 2017 by Danone, Nestlé Waters and bio-based materials development company Origin Materials to accelerate the development of innovative packaging solutions made with 100% sustainable and renewable resources. Today it announced that PepsiCo, Inc. has joined the Alliance to advance the shared goal of creating beverage containers with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
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