Kimberly-Clark Goes Full Circle on Zero Waste, Sustainable Sourcing

May 22, 2012 No Comments by

Kimberly-Clark, the brands of which include Huggies, Kleenex and Kotex, set several sustainability goals for 2015 and updates its stakeholders on the company’s progress on environmental and social issues.

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Safeway, Tone Deaf to Stakeholders, Has a Miserable Week

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

Safeway had a nightmare of a week, and based on the social media firestorm, recent criticism of the supermarket chain over suspending Ryan Young will not stop anytime soon.

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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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Fedex Ramps Up Energy Efficiency Goals

May 18, 2012 No Comments by

FedEx Express announced this week that its entire vehicle feet is becoming more energy efficient at a faster rate than the company had originally planned.

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DreamBikes Teaches Job Skills and Boosts Bicycling in Urban Neighborhoods

May 17, 2012 No Comments by

DreamBikes started when John Burke, president of Trek BIcycle Company, suggested the idea and then donated the seed money to open the first DreamBikes shop in Madison four years ago.

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Iconic Milwaukee Brewing Company Rolls Out First “All Local” Beer

May 15, 2012 No Comments by

Lakefront Brewery recently started serving “Wisconsinite,” what it describes as the first truly “local” beer in the U.S.

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Beyond Recycling: Alcoa Slashes CO2 Emissions and Water Consumption

May 15, 2012 No Comments by

Last week Alcoa issued its annual sustainability report, which outlines some of the progress the company has achieved on the environment, water stewardship, community involvement and business.

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Germany Close to Slashing Solar Subsidies

May 14, 2012 No Comments by

The German government is close to slashing subsidies for solar energy by 20 to 40 percent despite solar’s success in reaching up to 25 GW in capacity.

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