Organoclays Could Create Next-Gen Eco Plastics
Clay : it’s good for more than just pottery. A report in the American Chemical Society’s Macromolecules journal claims that natural clay could be used to produce a cheap, flame-retardant substance that might one day replace the main compound used in plastic nanocomposites.
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Organoclays Could Create Next-Gen Eco Plastics
‘Frugal Innovation’ and Planting the Seeds of Sustainability
Creating new technologies, particularly with the developing world in mind, requires a focus on cost, operational simplicity and lifecycle issues as much as on resource scarcity.
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Massive Green Roof Helps Postal Service Deliver Big Energy Savings
Green roofs, green buildings and an energy management system has put the United States Postal Service on the fast track to its 2015 energy reduction goal.
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Massive Green Roof Helps Postal Service Deliver Big Energy Savings
Delhaize Suppliers on the Hook to Prove Seafood Sustainability
The grocery giant has mandated that all suppliers of fresh, frozen and packaged fish and shellfish must comply with its verification policy by March 31, 2011, or show an action plan to achieve compliance. The company has already begun collecting and evaluating data from its seafood suppliers.
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Delhaize Suppliers on the Hook to Prove Seafood Sustainability
The Truth About Sustainability Compensation
Although CSR professionals are by and large drawn to their work by passion for the planet, that doesn’t preclude fair pay for fair work. Here’s how to know what you can expect to earn working in sustainability, and what your peers are making.
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Where the Quality and Sustainability Movements Converge
For those of us who lived through the "Quality" movement during the 1980s and 1990s, the similarities with the sustainability movement are striking.
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Where the Quality and Sustainability Movements Converge
Walmart’s Sustainability Initiatives Explained
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Image courtesy of Matt Kistler/Walmart This guest post was written by Matt Kistler, senior vice-president of sustainability at Walmart.
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On the Verge of a Sustainability ‘Tipping Point’
CEOs believe that a new era of sustainability is beginning to come into view, with 80 percent in a new study envisaging a ‘tipping point’ occurring within 15 years — a point at which sustainability will be fully embedded in the core business strategies of the majority of companies globally.
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10 Questions a Sustainability Manager Should Be Prepared to Answer
No matter where your company is on its sustainability journey, you will inevitably have to field some tough questions from your CEO or other executives about sustainabity. Here’s a cheat-sheet to help you prepare.
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FTC’s ‘Lighting Facts’ Label Highlights Bulbs’ Energy Efficiency
A new rule from the Federal Trade Commission aims to make it easier for consumers to compare types of bulbs by making lumens, not watts, the most prominent figure on packaging.
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FTC’s ‘Lighting Facts’ Label Highlights Bulbs’ Energy Efficiency