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If the company's partnership with a tiny biotech upstart delivers on its promises, it could start sourcing and processing the material at commercial scale in the southeastern U.S.
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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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There is no bigger hurdle to reducing wasteful consumption than the increasingly ridiculous shopping marathon known as 'Black Friday.' Here's what's wrong with this festival of consumerism run amok.
by Marc Gunther
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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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Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The LEAD program's new members include Accenture, Intel, KPMG, Newmont Mining Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Symantec, Coca-Cola, Novo Nordisk and Heineken, among others.
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One area that is all too often overlooked in corporate sustainability plans is green procurement -- a move that, if done right, can raise the environmental performance of an entire industry.
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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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As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't.
by Joel Makower
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With the announcement of Walmart's Sustainability Index and the release of 15 questions for its suppliers, the retail giant has ignited a far-reaching dialogue on supply chain transparency and environmental sustainability.