Mohawk’s George Bandy on the social side of sustainability

You’ve heard about global footprints — but what about global handprints?

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Mohawk’s George Bandy on the social side of sustainability

The Ocean Conservancy’s Janis Searles Jones on ending upstream plastic pollution

Protecting the oceans by working on land.

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The Ocean Conservancy’s Janis Searles Jones on ending upstream plastic pollution

Burt’s Bees’ Matt Kopac on data and tools for sustainability in the beauty and personal care sector

“How can we work more collectively to accelerate progress in the sector?”

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Burt’s Bees’ Matt Kopac on data and tools for sustainability in the beauty and personal care sector

What’s your #SDG move?

You’ve heard about the Sustainable Development Goals, but did you know the SDGs have their own music video and Twitter hashtag campaign?

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What’s your #SDG move?

The 5 emerging themes of renewable energy buying

A macro look at the shifting landscape of corporate green power purchasing.

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The 5 emerging themes of renewable energy buying

How McDonald’s aims to serve up deforestation-free packaging

You’ve heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging.

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How McDonald’s aims to serve up deforestation-free packaging

Wretched Excess, Packaging Dept: Collingwood Whisky’s Flat Bottle And Plastic Top

Lloyd Alter/ CC BY 2.0 We’re big fans of local food and artisan products, so when I heard about a whisky made in Collingwood, Ontario, where I have snowboarded for years, I had to try it out. It is not bad stuff, has a nice touch of maple in it. The problem is the packaging. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wretched Excess, Packaging Dept: Collingwood Whisky’s Flat Bottle And Plastic Top

MIT’s Solar-Powered Robotic Swarm Cleans Up Oil Spills (Video)

Image: Sea Swarm, MIT SENSEable City Lab Sea Swarm Deploying clumps of hair, dropping hay bails, tapping Kevin Costner’s oil-sucking machine , unleashing giant super-skimmers, applying chemicals to turn oil into asphalt ; In the wake of the BP Gulf oil spill, we’ve heard about every method imagi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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“Story of Stuff” Creator and PBS Launch Kid-Friendly Web Series

You may have heard about the “Story of Stuff”, a viral online video that explains the environmental impact of our material economy. Now, creator Annie Leonard will bring her message of conscious consumption to a younger audience.

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“Story of Stuff” Creator and PBS Launch Kid-Friendly Web Series