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It's time we applied the same standards across supply chains and implement full traceability for certified sustainable raw materials — and to put an end to the myth of mass balance.
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For the first time, ad agencies, legal firms and consultancies would get a scorecard for leadership on supply chains, diversity and more.
by John Edelman
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What do ice cream toppings, mushroom-based packaging and paving stones in common? They all can be greener.
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The chocolate makers lead the pack in helping poor farmers make more money and improve their standards of living.
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<p style='margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in'>Most do not report carbon emissions, water use or conditions for animals. Yet some are taking the lead using new tools.
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These three persistent myths about LCA each have a grain of truth, but also a fundamental misunderstanding.
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Puma designs a new line of biodegradable and recyclable products to be among the first to meet C2C criteria.
by Judith Nemes
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Office Depot's director of environmental strategy offers advice for how to "buy better."
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How can companies navigate the inevitable confusion that arises when sourcing and certification programs each define and measure sustainability by a different set of standards?
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Just as with a weight-loss diet, building owners are essentially united in knowing they need to use less energy -- the just don’t know how to go about it. The DOE’s new Better Building Challenge aims to bring the success of Energy Star to the building market.
by Jim Pierobon
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There is a growing body of evidence showing that sustainability certification is spawning far-reaching changes in production and land use practices, supply chains and in the way businesses operate.
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In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary to the whole purpose of Fair Trade.
by Marc Gunther
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The football club has earned two environmental certifications, recently becoming the first to earn ISO14001 certification; now it's setting its sights on a sustainable events standard.
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The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) has introduced a set of new performance metrics to help wineries and grape growers measure and communicate their environmental impacts.
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The world's largest semiconductor producer says its newest data center will save 2.21 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and eliminate 1,350 tons of carbon emissions a year.
by Derek Top
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Krogers, Target and Sodexo offer new goals or updates of their sustainable seafood programs.
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San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid, a unique silhouette on the city skyline for almost 40 years, celebrates a green building milestone.
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The forerunner of many of today's environmental standards, the ISO 14001 environmental management certification suffers from a widespread perception that it simply provides cover for polluters. What does certifcation really mean today?
by Paul Leavoy
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During a webcast organized by GreenBiz.com this week, representatives from the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories walked through the details of the just-released energy management standard, and how companies can get on board, quickly.
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The largest bank in the U.S. issues its first CSR report today providing a comprehensive, deeply detailed view of billions of dollars in environmental lending, investments, company projects, and more.
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The sustainable seafood movement landed two big catches this week with an eco-labeling commitment from McDonald's and a pledge from foodservices and facilities giant Sodexo.
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In Paris neighborhoods, the streets are lined with fresh vegetables stands, fruit stores, butchers, cheese stores. What's striking about these little shops is how local they are -- and it seems to me that we need a lot less urban in the environment and a lot more environment in the urban.
by Rob Watson
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One-hundred-eleven companies received Energy Star honors from the U.S. EPA in the annual awards program that recognizes the most the energy efficient businesses in a national program that now has more than 20,000 members.
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The chief executive of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative responds to the latest developments in the controversy over rival certification standards for the sourcing of wood and paper products.
by Kathy Abusow
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With this week's news of seven major companies dropping their support for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, a war of words has heated up between SFI and the Forest Stewardship Council, the other wood products certification on the market.
by Marc Gunther