All Blog Posts Tagged 'Water' (11)

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Nike has formed a strategic partnership with DyeCoo Textile Systems, a Netherlands-based company that has developed and built the first commercially available waterless textile dyeing machines. DyeCoo’s technology eliminates the use of waster in the dyeing process by…

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This CSR minute is brought to you by BrownFlynn, a corporate responsibility and sustainability consulting firm, and the first US-certified training partner of the Global Reporting Initiative.

The REI Foundation has awarded its annual $50,000 Mary Anderson Legacy Grant to…

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Anvil Knitwear has released a CSR Progress Report on its 2011 operations, which outlines the apparel company’s reduced use of water, steam and electricity per pound of finished tee-shirt fabric. Among the details: a 10 percent reduction in water usage and a 25 percent reduction in landfill waste. A special, first-time Product…

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Puma has conducted its first environmental profit and loss accounting, an “EP&L.” The economic costs of its environmental impact for 2010 have been independently valued at 124 million British pounds, over $194 million. As a result, the company has begun to make changes in its business practices. By substituting a bag for the…

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Puma has conducted its first environmental profit and loss accounting, an “EP&L.” The economic costs of its environmental impact for 2010 have been independently valued at 124 million British pounds, over $194 million. As a result, the company has begun to make changes in its business practices. By substituting a bag for the…

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Brown-Forman has published its third corporate responsibility report. It includes a case study on the company’s recent Stakeholder Dialogue session, at which experts and advocates met to share ideas about how Brown-Forman can positively influence…

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Ethical Corporation, the U.K.-based publisher and conference sponsor, held its Responsible Business Summit 2011 in New York last week. The main topic was based on its recent report, “How to Embed Sustainability Across Different Parts of Your Company,” in which over 50 major companies reported on their biggest challenges. At the conference, speakers from Interface, MARS Chocolate, Veolia Water America, Xerox, ING, and Henkel led discussions on…

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On September 21, the Atlanta metro area endured serious floods. In the suburb Austell, Change Agent Denise Russo watched water engulf her home, neighborhood and children's school. More than half of the town's residents are temporarily homeless.



As a Change Agent on Changents.com, Denise helps raise money and awareness about the… Continue

On a recent visit to the regions of Mesoamerica in Mexico, I was utterly adrenalized and fascinated by the wealth of history surrounding Mesoamerica civilization. As a dedicated Wynberg Girl (school one’s parents sends daughters so as to produce “fine girls”), I remember being drawn to the precocious innovations of the Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs and Teotihuacan. One of my very good friends, enticed by the piquancy of the ancient Mayan customs, was unquestionably compelled to write a book about his… Continue