Can clothing companies make sustainability trendy?

The Danish Fashion Institute and BSR are trying to cultivate a taste for green among fashionistas, bargainistas and the industry that serves them.

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Novo Nordisk Tops List of World’s 100 Most Sustainable Firms

The Danish pharmaceutical firm was ranked No. 1 on the 2012 Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, followed by Natura Cosmeticos S.A., Statoil ASA, Novozymes A/S and ASML Holdings NV.

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Novo Nordisk Tops List of World’s 100 Most Sustainable Firms

Novo Nordisk Tops List of World’s 100 Most Sustainable Firms

The Danish pharmaceutical firm was ranked No. 1 on the 2012 Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, followed by Natura Cosmeticos S.A., Statoil ASA, Novozymes A/S and ASML Holdings NV.

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Can the ‘Nice Consumer’ Define the Style for Sustainable Fashion?

BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute are kicking off a "Nice Consumer" initiative this month that will help define what the fashion industry could look like and how we can get there.

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Can the ‘Nice Consumer’ Define the Style for Sustainable Fashion?

Embarassed Lego Drops Rainforest Hardwoods From Packaging

Photo: christopher neimann Lego has changed its ways : packaging of those little Lego men has just become greener and more sustainable. After a robust campaign by Greenpeace, the Danish company has announced a new plan to clean up their packaging and make it more environmental. Unfortunately, Disney and Hasbro have not been as quick on the uptake,

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Maersk Orders ‘World’s Greenest Container Ship’

The Danish shipping giant has penned a $1.9 billion deal with Daewook for 10 next-generation vessels that can carry 18,000 containers, and which run slower as a way to cut emissions by an expected 35 percent.

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Lightweight Steel Study House II Shines on the Danish Waterscape

Read the rest of Lightweight Steel Study House II Shines on the Danish Waterscape http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: archipelontwerpers , eco design , eco home , green architecture , Green Building , green design , holland , Prefab , Prefab Housing , prefab steel construction , prefab steel house , prefabricated construction , Sustainable Building , sustainable design

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Copenhagen City of Bicycles (Book Review)

Photo of Copenhagen City of Bicycles by Michael G.R. “In Copenhagen everybody cycles.” His Royal Highness Frederik, the Danish crown prince, can be spotted regularly riding his children around in a cargo bicycle, and it is completely normal to see politicians parking their bicycles outside the Parliament building, or a famous actor riding around town with shopping bags balancing on the handlebars. This excerpt from Copenhagen City of Bicycles gives you a good idea of just how normal cycling can seem to the citize…

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Riding a Bike in the Danish Pavilion, Shanghai: Looks Like Fun

XPO – BJARKE BIKES THROUGH DANISH PAVILION from BIG on Vimeo .

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Middelfart Savings in Denmark Banks on Energy Efficiency

Banks aren’t often known for their architecture these days, but the Middlefart Savings Bank is making a name for itself in the small Danish harbor town.

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