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Sponsored: The Accountability Framework offers companies a practical approach to managing nature, climate, and human rights risks.
by Jeff Milder
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Sponsored: At participating retailers, the purchase of Herbal Essences shampoos and conditioners benefits sustainable guar farmers in India.
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The asset management giant is prioritizing companies with the highest risks in the palm oil sector, as well as livestock and food staple companies.
by Julie Nash
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The first focus: helping organics operations become hosts for wind turbines.
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Whole Foods' new produce rating system, which goes above and beyond government rules, is generating a lot of buzz within the food sector.
by Mike Hower
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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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A shareowner resolution is withdrawn after the jelly maker commits to sourcing only deforestation-free palm oil.
by Robert Kropp
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Walmart-owned U.K. supermarket is rethinking its supply chain with 95 percent of its produce at risk from climate change.
by Tom Idle
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Organic flowers can be a tough sell, with higher short-term costs for growers and higher prices for buyers. Here’s how Organic Bouquet makes it work.
by Anna Hackman
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Chrissy talks with Shauna Sadowski, Director of Sustainability, at Annie’s Homegrown.
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The company's U.K. arm revises policy to exclude suppliers using wood from protected forests.
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Gain new insight into organics management through conversations with leaders in the field.
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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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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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What's the carbon impact of banana yogurt? How about strawberry? Thanks to a new SAP system, Danone now knows the carbon footprints of each of its 35,000 products.
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It's easy to lose sight of sustainability issues on a day that's focused on material expressions of affection, but there are resources gift-givers can use to gauge the environmental impacts of sweets and the firms that make them.
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As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop.
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The brewing giant faces stiff competition in Africa from home beer brewers. As the company learned how to make beer from local crops, SABMiller's head of sustainability explains how it's also making its beers more socially and environmentall responsible.
by Marc Gunther
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It will take a global network of retailers, farmers, NGOs and shoppers to make global cotton production better for the planet. Fortunately, the Better Cotton Initiative brings all these groups to the table. Here's how.
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Portland, Oregon's Bamboo Sushi is powered by wind energy, Marine Stewardship Council-certified, and is singlehandedly proving that sustainable sushi doesn't have to be an oxymoron.
by Marc Gunther
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The U.K. company is launching next week a new barcode tracker to allow customers to trace the fish they're buying back to the boat that made the catch.
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BrightFarms, a New York City-based startup, thinks it has the solution to cross-country grocery supply routes, right above our heads.
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by Marc Gunther
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The company is in the midst of a rollout of a supply chain management project that's based on the one Procter & Gamble developed and released to the public.
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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.