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FAQs: Fashion Transparency Index 2017 : Fashion Revolution - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 23 May 17
     
    Non-profit Fashion Revolution has released the 2017 Fashion Transparency Index, which rates the supply chain practices and social and environmental impact of 100 global fashion and apparel brands and retailers. The Index gave the highest ratings to H&M, Inditex, and Levi Strauss & Co.
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Rapid greening of Antarctic Peninsula driven by climate change - Science News - ABC News - 1 views

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  • The Antarctic Peninsula is not only getting warmer, it's getting dramatically greener with a sharp increase in plant growth over the last 50 years. Key points Antarctica Key pointsThe Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming places on EarthUK scientists studied moss cores from sites along the Antarctic PeninsulaThey found a sharp increase in plant growth and microbial activity since the 1950sFindings indicate major changes in the biology and landscape will occur with future warming A study of moss cores sampled from along the eastern side of the peninsula has provided a unique record of how temperature increases over the last 150 years have affected plant growth.
  • Adriana Trujillo on 18 May 17
     
    The Antarctic Peninsula is not only getting warmer, it's getting dramatically greener with a sharp increase in plant growth over the last 50 years. Key points A study of moss cores sampled from along the eastern side of the peninsula has provided a unique record of how temperature increases over the last 150 years have affected plant growth.
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REPORT: Fortune 500 Companies Accelerating Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Efforts ... - 0 views

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  • Del Birmingham on 27 Apr 17
     
    Despite efforts from Washington to sideline action on climate change, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies are taking increasingly ambitious steps to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, procure more renewable energy and reduce their energy bills through energy efficiency, according to a new report released today from World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Ceres, Calvert Research and Management (Calvert) and CDP.
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Ahh…Coke refreshes its sustainable packaging strategy | Packaging Digest - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    Coca-Cola is working to stay ahead of consumers' sustainable packaging needs via such innovations as the recyclable PlantBottle, as well as by working with suppliers and maximizing the use of renewable materials, said Sarah Dearman, the company's head of sustainable packaging. "Our suppliers play a critical role by working together to advance innovation to help enable all parties to meet their goals," she said.
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European Parliament Votes to Phase Out Palm Oil-Based Biofuels by 2020 | Sustainable Br... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    To counter the impact of unsustainable palm oil production, such as deforestation and habitat degradation, the European Parliament has approved a resolution to develop a single certification scheme for palm oil entering the EU market and phase out the use of vegetable oils that drive deforestation by 2020. It is Parliament's first resolution on the issue, but it is now up to the European Commission to act upon it.
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Leading Businesses, Climate Experts Identify 2020 as Deadline to Mitigate Dangerous Cli... - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    With 2020 fast approaching, former United Nations Climate Change Chief Christiana Figueres has called on the global community to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. Joined by a group of leading climate and business experts, Figueres has launched a campaign highlighting why 2020 is a critical turning point and how it can be achieved. The campaign draws on findings from the report 2020: The Climate Turning Point, which features the most up-to-date scientific basis for urgent action to reduce emissions, as well as a roadmap of action to 2020.
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How Etsy Built The Greenest Office Space In Tech - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    Online marketplace Etsy received the Petal Certification through the Living Building Challenge for its sustainable headquarters, using reclaimed wood and screening the paints, adhesive materials and about 1,500 other items to ensure they did not contain harmful substances. Etsy is the first tech company to achieve the rating and is now aiming to achieve zero-waste in its workplaces across the globe by 2020.
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General Mills: We Get 69% of Top 10 Priority Ingredients from Sustainable Sources - Env... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    General Mills now sources 69% of its top ten priority ingredients from sustainable sources, the company announced this week. The most significant process has been made toward palm oil (100%), fiber packaging (99%) and sugar beets, sugar cane and oats (50% or more). General Mills says it has taken several concrete … Read more »
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Five innovators awarded for ideas that help create a waste-free fashion industry - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    "Trend Report: The Future of Sustainable Fashion" (H&M Foundation and Accenture) identifies five megatrends driving sustainable innovation in the fashion industry based on an analysis of 3,000 applications submitted for the H&M Foundation's 2017 Global Change Award: the sharing economy, digitalization, biodesign, re-selling and re-design, and innovative recycling.
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BOSS Magazine | Is CSR Profitable for Businesses? Yes and No - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    In his groundbreaking 1962 opus Capitalism and Freedom, economist Milton Friedman famously claimed that the "one social responsibility of business [is] to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game."
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Sturgeon signs climate agreement with California - BBC News - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    California Governor Jerry Brown and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon have signed a joint agreement to work together to tackle climate change and "capitalise on the huge potential of the Under2 MoU, the ambitious commitment to bold and decisive climate action covering over one billion people and over a third of the global economy to which both jurisdictions are signatories."
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Branching Out: Target Announces New Forest Products Policy - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    Target announced its new forest products policy, which sets guidelines for the company's purchasing decisions to ensure wood-based products in it's owned-brand products are sourced from forests that are well-managed and credibly certified. Separately, the company also announced plans to work with its value chain to phase out polystyrene foam use in e-commerce packaging.
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National Geographic releases first ever Sustainable Tourism Impact Report highlighting ... - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    National Geographic released its first Sustainable Tourism Impact Report, which details the social and environmental impact initiatives at properties across its "Unique Lodges of the World" collection. In less than two years, member lodges in National Geographic's collection have achieved the following: rehabilitated and protected over 3.7 million acres of land and sea; provided over $76 million in direct contributions to historic and cultural site preservation; diverted over 3 million pounds of waste from landfills around the world; and more.
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The Hershey Company | Trace It Back: Where Ingredients Come From - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    The Hershey Company has introduced Sourcemap, an online supply chain transparency platform that allows consumers to explore where and how companies source their product ingredients. Consumers can now explore the origin of ingredients used in two Hershey's products: Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
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The end of coal: EU energy companies pledge no new plants from 2020 | Environment | The... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    A coalition of European energy companies from 26 European Union member nations have jointly pledged to phase out investments in new coal power plants after 2020. Poland and Greece are the only EU nations absent from the pledge.
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Nike Jumps On Upcycling Bandwagon With New Shoe Packaging - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 20 Apr 17
     
    The new shoeboxes will be made from 100 percent post-consumer waste, including milk and orange juice containers and coffee lids.
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Banks like ING and DNB are backing away from pipelines | GreenBiz - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Apr 17
     
    In recent weeks, the large multinational Dutch bank ING and Norwegian bank DNB announced plans to sell off their stakes in loans funding the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. The divestments came as activist investors stepped up their calls for banks and other financial institutions to stop financing projects related to fossil fuels development.
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The Elephant in the Boardroom: Why Unchecked Consumption is Not an Option in Tomorrow's... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Apr 17
     
    "The Elephant in the Boardroom" is a new working paper from the World Resources Institute that can guide discussion within companies about an uncomfortable truth: Many of today's business models are not fit for tomorrow's resource-strained world. Current consumption patterns put the global economy on an impossible trajectory. Yet few companies are fundamentally rethinking the models by which they meet customer needs. Normalizing the conversation will set the groundwork for the pursuit of new business models that allow growth within the planet's limits and generate stakeholder value in new ways.
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Facebook, Microsoft Mobilize $50 Million for Renewable Energy Microgrids | Greentech Media - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Apr 17
     
    Facebook and Microsoft partnered with investment company Allotrope Partners to "mobilize" $50 million for sustainable energy efforts in poor communities through a finance facility. By pulling in grants and loans, the Microgrid Investment Accelerator program will fund renewable microgrid projects in India, Indonesia and Africa between 2018 and 2020.
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The Journey To Corporate Zero-Waste-To-Landfill - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Apr 17
     
    Companies looking to implement a zero-waste-to-landfill strategy should consider conducting a waste audit and create a targeted plan to divert each waste material, writes Gina-Marie Cheeseman. "[Zero-waste-to-landfill] goals should be pursued as a process for achieving continuous improvement," says Thomas Stanczyk, sustainable waste solutions strategist for Covanta Environmental Solutions.
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