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Symantec’s Cecily Joseph Shares Lessons Learned from a Decade of CSR Reporting
Symantec, the Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity company, just released its tenth Corporate Responsibility Report. Cecily Joseph, VP of corporate responsibility, has […]
October 24, 2017
Energy
Corporate Philanthropy is More Than Writing Checks
Traditional corporate philanthropy, as the average consumer has come to know it over the past several decades, consists of making donations […]
November 3, 2015
Energy
Apparel Worker Well-Being Gets a Fresh Look
Editor’s Note: This post is part of TriplePundit’s ongoing coverage of SXSW Eco 2015. You can read all of our coverage […]
October 16, 2015
Energy
What Role Do Microbes Play in Tackling Global Food Security?
Editor’s Note: This post is part of TriplePundit’s ongoing coverage of SXSW Eco 2015. You can read all of our coverage […]
October 14, 2015
Corporate Responsibility
Chipotle Ups the Ante to Twice as Much Local Produce
Remember this year’s Chipotle Mexican Grill ad “Back to the Start” that captured hearts and minds around the issue of […]
August 18, 2012
Finance
Female Entrepreneurs Have it Good in the South, Says Study
“It’s a good time to be a female entrepreneur,” says Caitin Berens of Inc. Indeed, women-owned businesses have grown by […]
August 10, 2012
Energy
Coca Cola Enterprises Invests $23 Million in Energy Efficiency
International beverage icon Coca-Cola Enterprises recently released their seventh Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) report entitled, “How can a drink […]
June 6, 2012
Energy
White House Honors Corporate Environmental Sustainability Leaders
What do you get when put a baker, an outdoor industry executive and a farmer together in the same room? […]
April 30, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Colgate-Palmolive Pledges to Reduce Water Consumption 40%
Colgate-Palmolive is Giving the World Reasons to Smile, with the release of their sustainability objectives for 2015. The reported areas […]
March 30, 2012
Energy
Organic Equivalence Deal Affords International Markets for Organic Producers
A transatlantic organic equivalence arrangement has been negotiated between representatives from the US Department of Agriculture and EU Agriculture and […]
February 29, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
TrendWatch 2012: Legitimization of the Access Economy
In honor of the release of Trendwatch 2012, we’ll be rolling out posts about sustainability and economic recovery. You can […]
February 24, 2012
Green Love is in the Air, Says Timberland, OKCupid Survey
Green is the new red this Valentine’s Day, or so say the results of Timberland’s Eco-Love Survey released this week, […]
February 14, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Silicon Valley Introduces Corporate Philanthropy 2.0
These days, donating a portion of one’s own savings or company dollars to charity is to look at philanthropy in […]
December 22, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
6 Laws of Green Marketing
As standards become more well-defined and consumers demand more transparency, companies are increasingly in need of the skills to, first […]
December 15, 2011
Technology
North Carolina Takes Reins For Green Future
The sustainability movement is making waves in North Carolina, at least that’s the impression one might have gotten from the […]
December 9, 2011
Technology
Charlotte to Install First Airport Worm Composting System
While it seems logical that many restaurants have already begun to reap the benefits of installing onsite worm composting operations, […]
November 29, 2011
Energy
PepsiCo Invests in Ethiopian Chickpea Production
Chickpea enthusiasts might be pleased to learn that this super food has the potential to start showing up in many […]
October 31, 2011
Energy
Child Labor on U.S. Farms Widespread, Says New Film
The Harvest/La Cosecha – Theatrical Trailer from Shine Global on Vimeo. While the UN estimates there are approximately 250 million […]
October 27, 2011
Energy
New Orleans Doubles as Food Desert & Foodie Mecca
This month News One rated New Orleans the country’s #1 “worst food desert,” while Travel + Leisure simultaneously put the […]
October 25, 2011
Energy
Bi-Rite Market Poster Child for How to do “Small Food”
U.S. grocery retailers are looking to Sam Mogannam, owner of Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco’s Mission District, to stay up […]
October 19, 2011
Energy
Real Time Farms Crowd-Sources to Map U.S. Food System
Founded by Karl and Cara Rosaen, Real Time Farms (RTF) is a new crowd-sourcing online food guide that is every […]
September 30, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Vietnamese Drug Detention Centers Use Forced Labor for Cashew Processing
A new report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) entitled The Rehab Archipelago: Forced Labor and Other Abuses in Drug […]
September 29, 2011
Energy
FreshList App Creates Useful Virtual Marketplace for Local Produce
With the burgeoning demand for fresh, local produce and small food producers facing the common challenge of access to marketplaces, […]
September 23, 2011
Energy
Investment Fund Launches to Build Model Local Foodshed
There’s a lot of hubbub these days about developing healthy, thriving local food systems, but who is actually financing this […]
September 7, 2011
Finance
FoodCorps Sprouts to Tackle Childhood Obesity
An exciting new national service program called FoodCorps launched this month with the goal of addressing healthy food access for children in […]
August 30, 2011
Energy
Farmers Markets Good Source of Jobs Despite Lack of Government Support
If you’ve noticed more farmers markets around in recent years, you aren’t imagining things — local farmers markets in the […]
August 24, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
'Locally Produced' Defined Differently by Major Grocery Chains
The local food movement has come a long way from what started out as a fringe fraction of the population […]
August 15, 2011
Energy
Tobacco Farmers in Transition to Sustainability
As the American tobacco industry has fallen with the overwhelming evidence of smoking’s negative health implications, the rise in international […]
July 31, 2011
Energy
China's Strategic Pork Reserve Produces Consequences
China recently set up a strategic pork reserve (really!) to feed the middle class’ growing hunger for meat and to […]
July 29, 2011
Energy
United Egg Producers & Humane Society Team Up on Egg-Laying Hen Legislation
The United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have decided to collaborate in order […]
July 20, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Hoop Fund Spearheads Innovative Crowd-Funding Platform for the Conscious Consumer-Investor
Many consumers these days are in search of a way to not only support, but become more personally connected to […]
July 8, 2011
Energy
Farmstays Become Summer Vacation of Choice for the Eco-Minded
Many folks itching for an alternative vacation this summer are considering staying on a farm. Farm Stay U.S., the best […]
June 30, 2011
Technology
Earthships Provide Path to Future Self-Sustaining Homes
Rolling up to the Earthships world headquarters in Taos, New Mexico is like stumbling upon an alien planet – a […]
June 26, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
BSR CEO Pushes CSR Envelope at ASQ Conference
This past week I had the privilege of attending the American Society for Quality (ASQ) inaugural Pathways to Corporate Social […]
June 19, 2011
Energy
Survey Shows Most Restaurants Recycle & Consumers Dig It
A survey conducted in March and April 2011 by the National Restaurant Association (NRA) with support of Georgia-Pacific Professional was […]
June 9, 2011
Energy
Zynga and Dreyer's Give Farmville Players a Real Life Farm
Farmville, the widely used Facebook game, is moving players’ hands off the computer keyboard and into some real, non-virtual dirt […]
May 28, 2011
Energy
Organic Eggs Not Created Equal, Says New Scorecard
Next time you’re at the grocery store aisle picking out eggs, you might need to think twice before assuming one […]
May 24, 2011
Energy
Kraft Foods Announces Big Sustainability Goals for 2015
Kraft Foods, the packaged food and snack giant — which includes such household brand names as Oreos, Triscuits, Ritz, LU, […]
May 20, 2011
Energy
EU Trial Project to Compensate Fishermen for Catching Plastic Waste
The European Union’s fisheries commissioner, Maria Damanaki, revealed new plans to pay fishermen to catch plastic trash in order to […]
May 10, 2011
Energy
Landfill-Bound Lobster Shells Find Home in Recycled Products
Ever wonder what happens to all those lobster shells after seafood processors de-shell them before packaging? Millions of lobster shells […]
April 29, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Interview with Starbucks VP of Global Responsibility, Ben Packard
With today’s launch of Starbucks’ tenth annual Global Responsibility Report for 2010, Ben Packard spoke with me about what the […]
April 18, 2011
Energy
Clif Bar Marks Ten Years of Sustainable Business Practices
One decade ago Clif Bar & Company made a commitment to be sustainable and today has proven to continuously raise […]
April 10, 2011
Energy
Habitat Horticulture's "Living Walls"
City dwellers who spend their daily lives surrounded by a concrete and steel jungle often yearn for something that resembles […]
April 8, 2011
Energy
Seed Bomb Business Explodes in UK
?????In the spirit of pro-activism and guerilla gardening (gardening without permission), seed bombs are usually thrown into vacant, blighted lots […]
March 25, 2011
Energy
The "Urban Farming Guys" Seek to Transform Blighted Kansas City Neighborhood
???? The Urban Farming Guys are a group of self-proclaimed “revolutionaries” made up of 20 families who decided to move […]
March 18, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Trademark Controversy Spurs Outrage, Emboldens Urban Homesteaders
In the past, the Dervaes family of the Dervaes Institute has been in the national media spotlight, often portrayed as […]
March 12, 2011
Energy
Goats Become Latest Battle Over Urban Animal Raising
The battle for urban backyard goats has proven itself to be a bigger challenge than that of the urban chicken, […]
March 4, 2011
Energy
Big Tree Farms Bolsters Artisanal Balinese Food Producers
Blair and Ben Ripple began Big Tree Farms back in June 2000 on a humble one eighth of an acre, […]
February 25, 2011
Energy
Brooklyn Restaurant Sells Handbags Made from Hide of Animals on Menu
To eco-conscious foodies, stories about restaurants in urban centers composting food waste, growing their own garden out back, or recycling […]
February 17, 2011
Energy
Farmer Direct Brings Fair Trade Close to Home
When it comes to the subject of fair trade, folks might conjure up images of products like chocolate from Ghana, […]
February 10, 2011
Energy
Organic Learning Farm Gives Indonesian Street Kids Chance at Brighter Future
While statistics on street children are difficult to verify, according to this UNICEF report, there are an estimated 230,000 in […]
February 2, 2011
Energy
Walmart's Healthy Food Plan Raises Healthy Skepticism
As mentioned by Leslie Back last week, Walmart announced a five year plan aimed at reducing the price of healthier […]
January 25, 2011
Energy
Eden Foods Switches Tomato Products to Amber Glass Jars to Address BPA Exposure
Eden Foods recently announced that new amber glass jars will be used for all of the company’s organic tomatoes and tomato sauces. […]
January 19, 2011
Energy
"Invasivore" Diet Making Headway as Next Locavore Movement
In a recent New York Times article “A Diet for an Invaded Planet,” James Gorman postulates whether folks who eat […]
January 12, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Sustainability Named One of 'Jargoniest Jargon' Words of 2010 by Ad Age
Advertising Age named sustainability one of the “jargoniest jargon” words of 2010 that they “wish you would stop saying,” right […]
January 5, 2011