Taking a Stand on Your Water Footprint
Understanding an organization's impact on the local water supply has been given short shrift, but that should change.»
Zaher Karp - The first survey of its kind finds that most chemical companies are engaged in sustainable processes, and nearly all are unaffected by the economy.
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The Earthkeepers 2.0 boot is designed to be disassembled and recycled rather than discarded at the end of its product life.»
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John Gartner
Ford on the Right Track With Sustainability Efforts |
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Ford makes gains in reducing water consumption and in vehicle efficiency, but its facility operations are in need of a tune up.» | |
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Andrea Nocito
Coke T-Shirts Give Life to the Old Bottles |
Coke's effort to be green at the 2010 Olympics includes t-shirts made from recycled plastic and greening its refrigerators.» | |
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Gil Friend
Why Now Is the Time for Business to Go Green |
In "The Truth About Green Business" Gil Friend challenges companies with a Declaration of Leadership for Sustainable Business.» | |
Understanding an organization's impact on the local water supply has been given short shrift, but that should change.»
Fast food chains vary in their menu of efforts to reduce emissions and be good corporate citizens.»
Dell's holistic approach to sustainability includes internal and external partnerships as well as engaging shareholders and customers.»
Payless Shoes now offers a full line of affordable eco shoes, purses and accessories, arching the company closer to sustainability.»
Consumers want honesty in word and deed, not perfection, from companies looking to appeal to their green streak.»
Royal Dutch Shell pays a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement to plaintiffs from Nigeria after being accused of being complicit in human rights atrocities including the government's 1995 execution Ken Saro-Wiwa.»
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Celsias
Captive Knowledge |
The funding for academic research has been taken over by business.» | |
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Sustainable Industries
Bon Appétit Threatens Tomato Boycott |
The restaurant chain wants Florida tomato pickers to get a raise and to allow third-party monitoring of worker treatment.» | |
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EcoWorldly
The Sustainability Opportunity |
With 40 percent of consumers willing to pay more for sustainable products, companies must get it right to stay competitive.» | |
Most companies’ sustainability programs are relatively safe, in part because a focus on public policy changes, consumer awareness and energy price volatility remain.»
It's well under a year old, but Virgance has managed to do something completely unusual: attach a business model to activism.»
The telecommunications company's commitment to being a good corporate citizen includes spending $500 million on an alternative fuel fleet of vehicles.»
By and large, a cause marketing initiative works best when a company is deeply committed to a particular social issue, and incorporates a greater platform for change than merely transactional efforts.»
Mike Duke says elimination of wastes, and making more efficient use of resources, is absolutely necessary if the company wants to continue in its position as the “low-price leader.”»