International Paper Sets New Sustainability Goals

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Last week International Paper (IP), a $26 billion company with over 60,000 employees worldwide, issued its 2011 sustainability report, full of goals the company has set for 2020.

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Dr. Bronner’s Audacious Activism Is Refreshingly Authentic

Apr 06, 2012 No Comments by

Dr. Bronner’s is a $44 million dollar business, and takes leadership on issues from human rights to fair trade to transparency in labeling.

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Rise of the Middle Class in Emerging Economies Poses Opportunities and Challenges in 2012

Mar 18, 2012 No Comments by

As the developing world’s middle class approaches the one billion mark, the economies of China and India are home to the majority of the emerging middle class poses challenges and opportunities.

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Ibn Battuta Mall Blends 14th Century Travel with The Gap

Jan 26, 2012 9 Comments by

Wander through Tunisia, Egypt, Andalusia, India, Persia and China, while mingling at fashion and food bazaars including H&M, The Gap, Nike and Starbucks. Ibn Battuta Mall blows away Epcot Center.

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GHG Protocol: The Gold Standard For Accounting For Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Oct 04, 2011 No Comments by

Today the GHG Protocol launches two new global greenhouse gas accounting standards – for corporate value chains (scope 3)and product life cycle emissions.

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1,000 Households, 10 Schools, 10,000 Individuals: Electrifying Villages and Schools in India

Sep 21, 2011 1 Comment by

Applied Materials Foundation, E+Co and SELCO were invited to the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to announce our commitment to electrifying villages and schools and training social entrepreneurs in rural India.

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9/11, the International Tragedy

Sep 11, 2011 No Comments by

Our thoughts are with the parents who have lost their children, children who lost their parents, and friends and loved ones who lost that special person in their lives–here in the USA and around the world.

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Balkan Organic Produce Hits The Trade Fairs

Jun 16, 2011 No Comments by

The growth of organic agriculture in the Balkans is inevitably tied to an increase in consumer awareness. Trade fairs in this sector therefore become an indispensable medium. Something has started to move. An interview with OBC about organic products in Serbia

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