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Refrigerator Recycling: A Tale of Two Fridges

2013-05-20T21:11:34Z

More than 90% of fridges and freezers discarded each year in the U.S. are not properly recycled. This results in dangerous GHG emissions being released into the atmosphere. But proper refrigerator recycling is growing and you can help.

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Why the President of J Crew Should Have a Sandwich

2013-05-20T20:41:32Z

J Crew president Jenna Lyons has been on an all juice diet for 10 days. But isn't that bad for business?

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Impact Sourcing Creates Jobs and Advances CSR in Africa

2013-05-20T01:43:53Z

Africa will soon have the largest workforce on earth, but the economy isn’t creating jobs fast enough to meet a growing labor supply. As our industries advance from analog to digital, there's plenty of work to go around. With impact sourcing, we can bring digital work to disadvantaged communities.

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Kroger Uses Food Waste to Power California Distribution Center

2013-05-21T00:07:23Z

The Kroger Co. came up with an inventive solution to prevent food that is not fit to be sold or donated from ending up in a landfill. The retailer installed an anaerobic conversion system at its distribution center (DC) in Compton, California.

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Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan: The Twitter Chat Synopsis

2013-05-20T20:12:41Z

Those of you who missed last Friday's twitter chat with Unilever's CSO Gail Klintworth, can fear not. We've got a transcript of the chat's highlights right here for you to reference.

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Intel Demonstrates Water Leadership in Semiconductor Industry

2013-05-17T14:36:42Z

Intel Corporation has released its 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report, summarizing the chipmaker’s performance across a range of sustainability activities. The report – the company’s 12th – also provides updates on Intel’s progress toward its 2020 environmental goals. “Intel’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report allows us to transparently track our progress and aggressively work toward new goals [...]

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JPMorgan Releases CSR Report Amid Negative Press

2013-05-16T23:06:21Z

If you’re following the news there’s a good chance you’ve heard a story on JPMorgan Chase. Yet, there’s little chance it was about the company’s new CSR report released earlier this week.

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Trader Joe’s Amends Sustainable Seafood Policy, Again

2013-05-16T23:15:31Z

Trader Joe’s most recent update to its sustainable seafood policy has left environmental groups largely skeptical of the grocery chain’s commitment to preserve the planet’s ocean wildlife. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Trader Joe’s said it has ceased buying swordfish caught in Southeast Asia and is “evaluating sources from U.S. Pacific waters,” [...]

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Traditional VCs Get Big Returns from Positive Social Impact Investments

2013-05-17T20:47:47Z

New research shows that social impact can outperform traditional funds.

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E-Bikes Continue to Expand in the U.S.

2013-05-17T19:31:01Z

Unlike many manufacturers that just sell one e-bike amongst a range of human-only powered bicycles, A2B under Hero Eco instead focus just on e-bikes, while providing a range of different models for riders with different needs.

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No Surprise: Monsanto Beats Farmer in Supreme Court Patent Case

2013-05-16T18:40:15Z

The court ruled unanimously in favor of Monsanto, concluding that patent exhaustion does not apply to this case and that Vernon Hugh Bowman violated Monsanto’s seed license.

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Why Most American Companies Didn’t Sign the Bangladesh Safety Agreement

2013-05-16T13:52:49Z

Why would major European companies sign this agreement while American companies refuse to do so? Are European fashion companies and retailers simply more responsible or is there something else here that can explain this phenomenon?

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Multinationals Agree to Safety Accord for Bangladeshi Factories

2013-05-16T01:08:17Z

In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory fire in Bangladesh last month that killed over 1,100 workers in the deadliest industrial accident in nearly three decades, dozens of multinational apparel companies have joined a commitment to improve health and safety measures in the country's garment factories.

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Women in CSR: Angela Parker, Realized Worth

2013-05-16T06:19:16Z

Angela Parker, COO, Realized Worth, talks about her career in our Women in CSR series.

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