Tag: Corporate Responsibility
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Six ways that music festivals can reduce their impact
From the substantial to the symbolic, music festivals around the world are finding ways to get a little greener.
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Europe votes for 2-year ban on pesticides suspected in bee deaths
Campaigners rejoice as Europe implements a temporary ban on the use of neonicotinoids on crops favored by bees.
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World's Largest Paper Manufacturer Announces Collaboration with Longtime Foes
Forest activists are celebrating a major new collaboration with a paper giant they have been campaigning against for years.
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9 Products That Help Gardeners Create Healthy, Organic Soil
A teaspoon of healthy soil contains more microbes than there are humans on this planet. These products can help you maintain that diversity.
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How ALEC is working to criminalize factory farm whistleblowers
Legislative efforts to silence animal advocacy groups are cropping up across the country. It should probably not be a surprise that the American Legislative Exchange Council appears to be responsible.
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Ultimate Bug Killer, Now With "Free Seeds For Bees"?
An insecticide that has been implicated in bee deaths is now being marketed with "free seeds for bees". This does not appear to be an April Fools joke.
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Clean energy under attack from ALEC-backed fake freemarketeers
A state-by-state effort is underway to undermine the renewables industries. Surprise surprise, it's all in the name of "a level playing field".
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9 ways business can help save bees
Our economy relies on pollinators more than we care to admit. Here's how the business world can help save them.
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Forget cellphones, we should be allowed to unlock everything we own
A great point made by iFixit's Kyle Weins on Wired.
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9 small (and one big) ways that big box stores can go green
Big box grocery stores aren't usually thought of as green. But from "people powered cash registers" to deliveries by barge, there are ways to make them greener.
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UK government to side with insecticide lobby, not bees
Neonicotinoid pesticides have been repeatedly implicated in bee deaths, yet UK ministers look set to oppose a ban.
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Honey laundering exposed as industry giant admits to mislabeling Chinese honey
The largest honey packer in the US faces criminal charges over fraudulent trade in Chinese honey.
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9 CEOs and corporate execs leading the climate change fight
Whether big business can be a force for good is a perennial discussion among TreeHuggers. These corporate leaders are out to prove it can.
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Ecomom shutting down following CEO's suicide
Since 2009, Ecomom.com has provided families with information about environmentally-friendly products. Sadly, the company is shutting down following the suicide of CEO Jody Sherman
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10 Businesses Going Green in the Realm of Romance
Valentine's Day is all about romancing your sweetheart. These companies show the planet some love too.
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Apple Report Reveals Environmental Misdeeds In Supply Chain
The tech giant has released their newest Supplier Responsibility Report, revealing a drive to improve while also admitting serious environmental issues in the supply chain.
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Clean Energy Investments Fell in 2012
Uncertain policies, cheap natural gas, and falling technology prices presented a problem for the renewables sector last year. But, things may not be as bad as they seem.
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Clif Bar's Seed Matters Puts Seed Saving in Public's Hands
The energy bar giant funds website that promotes heirloom seed saving, farmers, and organic seed production.
