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Dean Foods' Environmental 2013 Roadmap is designed to achieve a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 30 percent decline in water use by 2013, both metrics measured per gallon of product produced. The company also intends to slash its solid waste generation by 30 percent.
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For years, Nordstrom has had a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. But until recently the firm had been so low key in telling its sustainability story that it was a challenge to find.
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Author Dan Millman, once wrote that life has three aspects: paradox, humor, and change. So in this spirit, I wanted to write about paradox of the tremendous activity that results when we say, "Stop!"
by Rob Watson
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Concerns about the world’s most precious resource -- water -- are growing, and businesses are increasingly taking note. Many large companies have already experienced disruptions in operations, increasing expenses and other adverse impacts related to water. A new suite of tools called Aqueduct, under development by the World Resources Institute, provides the context to help firms understand, manage and mitigate water risk.
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Without a clean, constant and secure water supply, many of the world's industries would undoubtedly collapse. But with every risk lies an opportunity, and smart companies such as PG&E and Woolworths are moving to reap the rewards from reducing their customers' consumption and strengthening their supply chains.
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Current water constraints and looming threats of shortage and decaying infrastructure are basic facts of business life that few companies have fully absorbed, according to the Artemis Project, which tapped sustainability leaders at IBM, Intel and SAP to share their strategies for grappling with water challenges.
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Some of the world's largest and most water-intensive companies see growth opportunities in strengthening their water management practices and selling products designed to address water woes, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project's inaugural Water Disclosure Report released today. At the same time, 39 percent of companies revealed they've experienced detrimental impacts from water over the past five years.
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Most people would not consider January an ideal time to plant crops, especially January in Montreal. But for Mohamed Hage, Kurt D. Lynn and Howard Resh, timing is one of the proof points of their project -- a commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse that's designed to yield produce year-round for an urban community.
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The world is on a path to widespread water scarcity, with global business unfortunately leading the way. But there are ways to reverse the trend, and economic and environmental benefits for companies that take the plunge.
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As water rises to the top of some companies' agendas, there's a flurry of activity taking place: companies taking stock of their water impacts, the various places it flows through their operations or supply chains, and even taking on efficiency measures. But how do you measure all this -- and report it?
by Joel Makower
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By making simple changes to the jeans finishing process, Levi's has been able to dramatically reduce the water needed to produce each pair of jeans.
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Lowe's and Moen are among the latest WaterSense Partners of the Year for their work to promote and create products that meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense requirements.
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During Molson Coors Brewing Company's second annual Water Stewardship Month, employees in three countries participated in volunteer work and the company launched an online tool to help employees conserve water at home.
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Johnson & Johnson is reporting double-digit reductions in carbon emissions, water use and waste, exceeding environmental goals in six areas while being on track with 2010 targets in another four key categories.
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Sara Lee has cut the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 32 percent in the last five years, and six of its facilities send no waste to landfill, although the total amount of waste the company produces has gone up 7 percent in that same time.
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After a water footprint revealed that 85 percent of the water use associated with its toilet paper takes place during flushing, the company set out to create a product that would address an environmental impact long viewed to be outside its reach.
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In a green building tour de force, Johnson Controls' corporate campus in Glendale has earned four LEED-Platinum ratings -- the most awarded to a single site in the history of U.S. Green Building Council. Sodexo's North American headquarters also received certification at highest USGBC level.
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The Nature Conservancy and Coca-Cola Company are experimenting with a new method of water footprinting that could do for water use what the carbon market has done for emissions: create a standardized currency representing a verifiable environmental benefit.
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When access to water seems cheap and easy, why should companies cut or closely monitor consumption in their buildings? Confronting misconceptions about water availability and offering conservation solutions were the key subjects of a recent presentation by the Artemis Project in San Francisco.<br />
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For investors and financial institutions, water risks in the mining sector are difficult to track. But even though investors and financial institutions may not be fully aware of these risks, they may find themselves suffering the consequences.
by Amanda Sauer
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Dan Bena, PepsiCo's director of sustainable development, gives us a glimpse of the discussion taking place this week at World Water Week.
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The nonprofit Imagine H20 has officially opened its second annual contest for startups with great new business plans for efficiently handling and using water.
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Like many cities around the world, Denver gets its drinking water from rivers and reservoirs, which in turn get their water from forests. Many of those forests, however, are in trouble, putting the city's water supply at risk as well.
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The Nature Conservancy and Coca-Cola released a report today with the results from three product water footprints. A big takeway: The numbers associated with a water footprint aren't nearly as important as how its water use impacts local watersheds.
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A report published today by Coca-Cola and the Nature Conservancy looks at the fluid impact of the beverage giant's operations, and finds there are three key kinds of water used in making your favorite beverages.
by Marc Gunther