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All suppliers will be required to reduce, measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2015.
by Will Nichols
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The shoe and apparel giant has established a new partnership for easier access to sustainable materials and chemicals.
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The National Cattleman's Beef Association, BASF and Walmart are just three of the diverse companies that are applying the new sustainability metrics developed by the Sustainability Consortium to green their supply chains.
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Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to source coffee beans as sustainably and ethically as possible.
by Marc Gunther
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With the release of its 2012 sustainability report, it's clear that the company has become greener and more responsible than it used to be -- but it's still got a long way to go. How much can one company do?
by Marc Gunther
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Eight years since the launch of its Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices commitment, Starbucks is ready to share some of the lessons its learned along the way to greener supply chains.
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One year into his term as chief sustainability officer at Ikea, Howard talks about his move from The Climate Group to the global retailer, Ikea's push for certified cotton and timber, and how to make sustainable products affordable.
by Heather King
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At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, the CEO of the world-leading sustainable manufacturer talks about how Interface continues to evolve and improve the sustainability of its products, and how its taking its products to the skies.
by Adam Aston
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A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be. While the author raises valid points about Walmart's level of action, there is more to the story.
by Marc Gunther
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The company today has announced a comprehensive partnership with the Chinese government to help spread the use of high-tech irrigation, fertilization and crop management techniques, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce global water use.
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The world's second largest sports brand has been working on a cross-industry partnership to phase out hazardous chemicals in its supply chain, in response to a challenge from Greenpeace.
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The company's 15 goals embrace everything from advancing global health through medical innovation to pushing sustainability through its supply chain; among its other goals are a 20 percent emissions reduction by 2015.
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Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015.
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The cosmetics company has pledged to buy enough GreenPalm certificates to cover all of its global palm oil use.
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On the first day of the international climate change negotiations in Mexico, some of the world's largest consumer goods companies threw their collective weight behind efforts to tackle deforestation and to phase out potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration.
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On the heels of similar long-term targets set by rival Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company aims to double sales while cutting the water, waste and carbon impacts of its products -- and its customers' use of those products -- by 2020.
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A life cycle assessment revealed that the biggest environmental impacts from a pair of Levi's jeans is consumer use and cotton. Here's how the company is addressing both.
by Marc Gunther
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Procter & Gamble today announced a series of long-term goals to move the global consumer products company to 100 percent green energy, zero waste and 100 percent recycled materials.
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General Mills became the latest company to declare it would only buy palm oil produced through environmentally and socially responsible means.
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"The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability" makes the business case for why companies should be rethinking their corporate structures, processes and performance, while also offering advice and case studies of how companies are putting these practices to work.
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Sustainability has become the touchstone of the entire discussion about the relationship between business and the society it serves. It is a global issue, with an impact in every country, and every community.
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Kraft Foods vowed to increase the amount of Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa beans ten-fold to 30,000 tons by late 2012, to be used in two premium chocolate brands sold in the European and North American markets.