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Walmart's Sustainability Leaders program can confuse customers into believing some very unsustainable products are environmentally friendly, says Seventh Generation's former CEO.
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An Interface VP ponders the place of beauty in business and sustainability. The answer is both deeper and simpler than you might think.
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It's in style to treat workers better and waste less.
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The industry needs to focus on both sustainable production and consumption of clothing.
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Nike’s new sustainability report highlights how the sporting goods giant is pushing innovation in both its products and supply chain.
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Strips that absorb the gas that accelerates fruit ripening are being tested by Marks & Spencer and Tesco in the hopes of slashing food and packaging waste.
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After more than two decades of talking about sustainable consumption -- and in spite of advances in resource efficiencies and renewable energy -- we are not all that much closer to consuming sustainably.
by Kumar Venkat
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Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse has been awarded a $1.161 million grant to help fund its new, greener location.
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The outdoor gear retailer is expanding its East Coast operations and implementing a handful of green building practices for its new facility.
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For its annual list of the top 10 green building products, unveiled at the Greenbuild conference, BuildingGreen singled out products including formaldehyde-free particleboard, Cradle to Cradle-certified wall coverings, energy efficient dishwashers and ultra-low-flush urinals.
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The design and development team for Independence Station, a $15-million mixed-use development in downtown Independence, Ore., recently signed a Declaration of Energy Independence during the recent 18th annual Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, D.C.
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The first hotel of its kind, the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa gets its Gold certification from adopting a wide variety of green touches, including chemical-free landscaping 100 percent recycled tile, waterless urinals and other innovative concepts.
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A proposed real estate development in Chicago aims to serve as the central location for a range of eco-oriented stores and businesses, from an organic cafe to a 'green' interior designer to a socially conscious investment company.
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Every charger for mobile phones and accessories that Motorola sells now qualify for the EPA's Energy Star efficiency label, saving about 40 percent more energy than conventional models.
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The bonds are the first of their kind, federally sanctioned and tax-exempt, and this purchase will be used to build the world's largest green building, the Destiny USA project in upstate New York.
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The program at New Resource Bank will discount loans for green projects, saving thousands of dollars and encouraging innovative and sustainable building.
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The UK-based retail chain Tesco announced plans to build a $13 million solar installation on five-building, 820,400-square-foot distribution center in Riverside.
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The flagship showroom of Kimball International, Inc., a manufacturer of office furniture and durable electronics, has achieved Gold-level LEED-CI status for environmentally responsible design -- the first building in Indiana to earn that certification.
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Albertson's has received an America's Marketplace Recycles! Award from the International Council of Shopping Centers in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Wal-Mart has opened another resource-efficient superstore in Aurora, Colo., with the goals of reducing the amount of energy and natural resources required to operate and maintain the stores, minimizing the amount of raw materials needed to construct the facility, and substituting renewable materials when appropriate.
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PNC Bank has seven bank branches that are either LEED-certified or in the application process, despite the added time and cost of filing for LEED credentials. By Eric Brill and Gary Saulson
by Emily Rabin
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A grid-tie solar-powered natural food store and coffee roaster has just opened in Helena.
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Dirk Ellis' natural foods market has 24-inch-thick post-and-beam walls insulated with more than a thousand straw bales, custom made by a Manhattan rancher.
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A mega-mall in upstate New York could give birth to a clean-energy awakening. By Amanda Griscom Little
by Emily Rabin