Marks & Spencer Sells One Billion Sustainable Products, Business4Better Calls...
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Marks & Spencer has sold over a billion items that have some form of sustainability credential in a year. Initial accounting through Plan A, the company’s...
View ArticleEU Energy Ministers Debate Energy Savings Goals for 2030, and a New Report by...
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Energy ministers from the 27 member states of the European Union have asked the European Commission, the organization’s executive arm, to review programs for green fuel...
View ArticleZara Agrees to Eliminate Hazardous Chemicals from its Apparel Manufacturing...
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION: Zara, the world’s largest clothing retailer, has agreed to eliminate the use and emission of certain hazardous chemicals in the making of its products by 2020. The...
View ArticleAvista’s Clarkston, Wash., Construction Office Gets a New Flagpole to Honor...
Pride, patriotism and performance in honoring the military heroes in our communitySOURCE:Avista UtilitiesDESCRIPTION:Pride and patriotism were flowing on Friday, Nov. 30 when more than 50 Avista...
View ArticleKashi Company Helps More People Enjoy Real Food One Spoon At A Time
The Kashi REAL Project’s Latest Campaign Supports Spoons Across America®SOURCE:KashiSUMMARY:HighlightsThe Kashi REAL Project has donated more than $700,000 to support select nonprofits that are helping...
View Article'War on Waste' in Hong Kong
SOURCE:BSRDESCRIPTION:Nina Jatana, Communications Manager, AsiaThe Hong Kong government just announced a war on food waste—vowing to reduce it by 10 percent by 2015. As BSR’s "Waste Not Want Not: An...
View ArticleProserv Offers Renewable Energy Tool for Oil and Gas Well Operations; New...
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:Proserv has developed a green tool for oil and gas well operations. Its Energy Efficient Wellhead Control Panel offers significant reductions in environmental waste,...
View ArticleMHealth Summit Focuses on Mobile Tech for Healthcare; Kaiser Permanente Saves...
SOURCE:3BL Media, LLCDESCRIPTION:The fourth annual mHealth Summit, just concluded in Washington D.C., brought together 4,000 participants from 50 countries, experts from the private sector, NGOs,...
View ArticleNewPage Releases 2011-12 Sustainable Development Report
SOURCE:NewPage CorporationDESCRIPTION:MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2012 /3BL Media/PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation, the leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America, announced...
View ArticleDomtar helps create new model for responsible forest management with group...
Partnership approach will provide market with more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable paper optionsSOURCE:DomtarDESCRIPTION:Ashdown, Ark., December 10, 2012 /3BL Media/– Domtar...
View ArticleSanta Takes Cisco Technology on Virtual Sleigh Ride Across U.K.
SOURCE:Cisco Systems Inc.DESCRIPTION:By Alexis RaymondFor many children, visiting Santa Claus, sitting on his lap, and telling him what they want for Christmas is a highlight of the holiday season. But...
View ArticleLEED®-EB Platinum Certification is Awarded to 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
SOURCE:Leonardo AcademyDESCRIPTION:Washington, D.C., December 10, 2012 /3BL Media/ – Service Employees International Union headquarters (SEIU), located at 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW in Washington,...
View ArticleConAgra Foods Awards Zero Waste Achievers
SOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:ConAgra Foods has awarded 17 of its facilities that have managed to achieve an exceptional environmental milestone by diverting more than 95 percent of solid waste from...
View ArticleIdaho Governor Recognizes Cabinet Gorge Dam
SOURCE:Avista UtilitiesDESCRIPTION:Whenever you flip a light switch, plug in an appliance, or turn on your furnace, you expect and receive energy on demand. Since the completion of our very first...
View ArticleRSF Social Finance Announces a Loan to Organic Trade Association
SOURCE:RSF Social FinanceDESCRIPTION:SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 2012 /3BL Media/ - RSF Social Finance is pleased to announce a new relationship with the Organic Trade Association (OTA), a membership-based...
View ArticleQBE Announces $600,000 in Foundation Grants
SOURCE:QBEDESCRIPTION:NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2012 /3BL Media /PRNewswire/ - QBE has announced the 10 charitable organizations that will receive $600,000 in QBE Foundation grants. They are:Autism Speaks –...
View ArticleAccountability-central.com AC Alert for December 10, 2012 Sandy, the "Big...
SOURCE:Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.DESCRIPTION:For decades, weather experts and disaster officials had been warning residents living along the heavily-populated Atlantic Ocean...
View ArticleSocial Innovation: The Jeep Honouring American Service Men and Women
SOURCE:JustmeansDESCRIPTION:The Jeep® brand is associated with bravery, American heritage and social innovation. Therefore, it is no surprise that it is a founding partner of the first Newsweek &...
View ArticleMGM Resorts Presents Commitment To Diversity In Workplace With “Inspiring Our...
Original Multicultural Employee-Based Performance Educates Company’s 50,000+ Workforce on Mission, Core Values, Corporate Responsibility SOURCE:MGM Resorts InternationalDESCRIPTION:LAS VEGAS, December...
View ArticlePerspectives from a Mom and Teen Daughter
SOURCE:Johnson & JohnsonDESCRIPTION:By Joy Marini, MS, PA-C, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & JohnsonJoy Marini, Director, Worldwide Corporate Contributions at Johnson & Johnson...
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