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Adriana Trujillo

Centralized Wastewater Management Grows With Shale Oil Boom · Environmental M... - 0 views

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    Stricter regulations, the explosive growth of new hydraulic fracturing shale oil and gas wells and limited available water resources are driving the popularity of centralized wastewater management in North America, according to Pollution Engineering magazine
Del Birmingham

On the front lines of climate adaptation: Part 1 | Sustainable Industries - 0 views

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    Now that climate change is directly impacting the well-being and safety of many communities, the conversation has officially shifted from mitigation to adaptation.
Adriana Trujillo

Coca-Cola goes green and clean with SafeWater sanitation - 0 views

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    Coca-Cola is using SafeWater electrolyzed water systems in its plants as part of the company's "Doing Good, Doing Well" mission to increase sustainability. The system creates a sodium hydroxide cleaning solution and hypochlorous acid sanitizer by adding a small amount of salt to potable water and applying an electrical current. The fluids can be used to clean and sanitize processing equipment at room temperature, which reduces energy use
Adriana Trujillo

Levi's Wellthread stitches design together with worker well-being | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    The new Levi's Dockers Wellthread process creates a pattern for sustainability in clothing production
Adriana Trujillo

Setting Standards: Sustainable Apparel Coalition Wins Industry Backing: Associations Now - 0 views

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    The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), which counts more than 100 major companies among its members (including clothing brands such as Adidas and Hanes, as well as retail giants such as Target, H&M, and JCPenney), is working to create stronger standards for sustainable products
Brett Rohring

6 ways Apple's new mothership will be ultra green | GreenBiz.com - 1 views

  • 6 ways Apple's new mothership will be ultra green
  • 1. Fruit trees
  • The new plan will transform an existing site almost entirely covered with buildings and asphalt into a landscape featuring almost 7,000 trees – including the apple, apricot, cherry and plum fruit trees that made San Jose's orchards thrive long before silicon was invented.
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  • When Apple Campus 2 is finished, 80 percent of the site will be green space
  • 2. Renewables
  • the campus will run entirely on renewable energy. The plan calls for about 8 megawatts of solar panels to be installed on the roof of the main, spaceship-shaped building as well as the parking structures. An unspecified number of fuel cells also will be installed, with the rest of the electricity needed for operations sourced through grid-purchased renewable energy.
  • Primary opposition to the site has centered on its transportation plan. To combat those criticisms, Apple has expanded its Transportation Demand Management program, emphasizing the use of bicycles, shuttles and buses that will link employees with regional public transit networks.
  • 3. Net-zero building design
  • the structure itself is being designed to create as much energy as it uses. There is a strong emphasis on energy-efficiency: the passive heating and cooling systems will use 30 percent less than a comparable campus. A central site will contain fuel cells, back-up generators, chillers, condenser water storage, hot water storage, an electrical substation and water and fire pumps.
  • 4. Attention to water conservation
  • Attention has been paid to reducing the number of impermeable surfaces on the site. (Up to 9,240 of the parking spots, for example, will be underground so that Apple can invest in landscaping that absorbs water. A recycled water main is under consideration, and other steps have been taken to minimize water consumption by about 30 percent below a typical Silicon Valley development. Those measures include low-flow fixtures, the use of native plans and roof rainwater capture.
  • 5. An expanded waste management program
  • Apple already diverts about 78 percent of the waste associated with its existing headquarters from landfills. The proposal calls for the company to recycle or reuse any construction waste; from an operations perspective, it will step up recycling from solid waste sources as well as the use of composting.
  • 6. A sharpened focus on commuting alternatives
  • As part of its transportation program, the plan calls for buffered bike lanes on streets adjacent to the campus that are segregated from vehicular lanes and that also allow for bikes to pass each other. The focus will be on encouraging all employees that live within 15 minutes of the campus to use sustainable or public transportation alternatives. The site will start with 300 electric vehicle charging stations, with the built-in capacity to expand.
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    The iPhone maker's master plan features extensive green space, aggressive water conservation and one of the largest corporate solar arrays in the world.
Adriana Trujillo

Levi's Process Combines Sustainable Design, Environmental Practices · Environ... - 0 views

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    Levi Strauss & Co. has debuted a process for responsible sourcing that the company says combines sustainable design, environmental practices and apparel worker well-being.
Adriana Trujillo

Dirtball's 'Green' Jeans Are Made In U.S. From Recycled Water Bottles - 0 views

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    The eco-friendly fashion company Dirtball will be made entirely in the USA. The blue jean has a green twist, as well. Dirtball CEO Joe Fox brags that the jeans are eco-friendly since they're made out of recycled water bottles (and cotton). The Green Jean just hit its $40,000 funding target on Kickstarter.
Adriana Trujillo

The Business Case for Seafood Traceability - 0 views

  • actually saves us time and money,”
  • There’s less waste [with our traceability system],” Kraft says. “It improves efficiency and our utilization of the material.”
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    Norpac Fisheries Export is one of several companies that has found it profitable -- as well as environmentally helpful -- to track seafood catches along their entire supply chain and make sure they were not caught using illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) practices. Norpac's tracking system "actually saves us time and money," Managing Director Thomas Kraft said.
Adriana Trujillo

A powerhouse corporate climate coalition says, 'We Mean Business' | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    We Mean Business describes itself as "a coalition of the world's most influential businesses calling for ambitious climate policy and bold climate action." The new group - a coalition of coalitions, really - aims to fill a void to counter well-heeled trade groups, think tanks and corporate lobbyists aimed at maintaining the status quo.
Adriana Trujillo

Fur Is Back in Fashion and Debate - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Fashion houses and animal-rights campaigners are squaring off again over the ethical status of fur, which some designers and trade groups are seeking to reposition as an environmentally sustainable material. "There will be fur long after the last oil wells are empty," said Alan Herscovici of the Fur Council of Canada
Adriana Trujillo

Some Google Street View Cars Now Track Pollution Levels : All Tech Considered : NPR - 1 views

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    Google has attached pollution sensors to a select number of its Street View cars as part of a pilot program, in partnership with environmental sensor network company Aclima. The project is intended to help civic leaders improve the well-being of their citizens by identifying highly polluted urban areas.
Adriana Trujillo

Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with Archroma on a new denim collection, launched this week, which is said to use 84% less water, 30% less energy and 25% less CO2 compared to conventional denim dyeing processes - as well as a campaign telling us all about it.
Adriana Trujillo

WWF, Unilever Partnering to Engage Consumers on Deforestation, Help Protect 1M Trees | ... - 0 views

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    WWF and Unilever have announced a one-year, international partnership to engage consumers in the fight against deforestation - one of the key drivers of climate change - with the goal of protecting a million trees. The partnership between the world's leading conservation organization and the consumer goods giant aims to raise awareness of the importance of forests to life on earth as well as the threats our forests face.
Adriana Trujillo

CSR Programs Increase Revenue up to 20%, Says Verizon, Campbell Soup Study · ... - 0 views

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    Well-designed corporate social responsibility programs increase revenue by as much as 20 percent, command price premiums up to 20 percent and increase customer commitment by as much as 60 percent, according to a study commissioned by Verizon and Campbell Soup.
Adriana Trujillo

The $520 million White House bid to widen access to solar | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    The Obama administration is aiming to start changing that. Last week, the President - fresh off of announcing a $4 billion renewable energy fund with private investment partners - has unveiled a set of initiatives to bring increased access to solar energy and solar jobs.   The "Increase Solar Access for All Americans" plan involves private sector investment of $520 million and partnerships with Citigroup, GRID Alternatives, SunEdison and half a dozen other companies as well as several states and cities.
Adriana Trujillo

FedEx, United bet it's (finally) time for jet biofuels to take off | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Aviation biofuels are on the rise again thanks to airlines like Virgin, Southwest and United, as well as buy-in from manufacturers and logistics providers Boeing and FedEx.
Del Birmingham

CSR Programs Increase Revenue up to 20%, Says Verizon, Campbell Soup Study · ... - 0 views

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    Well-designed corporate social responsibility programs increase revenue by as much as 20 percent, command price premiums up to 20 percent and increase customer commitment by as much as 60 percent, according to a study commissioned by Verizon and Campbell Soup.
Adriana Trujillo

Conflict Palm Oil Progress Report Calls Out Major Snack Food Brands for Lagging on Comm... - 0 views

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    Today, Rainforest Action Network released a new progress report ranking the relative strength of palm oil commitments made since the launch of its Snack Food 20 campaign two years ago. The 2015 progress report shines a spotlight on the laggards in the Snack Food 20 and outlines the actions that these companies - as well as the frontrunners who are pushing ahead on their commitments - can and must take to rapidly cut Conflict Palm Oil from our food system.
Del Birmingham

Do green buzzwords work on consumers? | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    When it comes to selling products with an environmental benefit - or telling your corporate sustainability story well - words really do matter. Here at Shelton Group, we just completed our eighth annual Eco Pulse study of American consumers, and this year, we're offering a free special report that explores a topic critical to your communications strategy: the effectiveness of green jargon.
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