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PlanetShifter.com Launches PlanetShifter.com Networks (PSN) on EarthDay 2010

Press Release from Starting Up Green

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Burlingame, CA - April 27th, 2010 -  Born out of love and necessity, the wildly successful sustainability and innovation blog Planetshifter.com is announcing the formal launch of Planetshifter.com Networks (PSN) in celebration of Earth Day. “We formed Planetshifter.com one year ago on Earth Day with the goal of creating a resource, a collective of sorts where …

The Business Sustainability Monday Morning Quarterback

Blog from Taiga Company

As any professional consultant knows, working with clients involves more than discussing business or even the topic at hand.  In fact, a large number of my daily interactions are on topics unrelated to sustainability concepts, or so it would seem. With the National Football League (NFL) Draft dominating the sports headlines this past week, many of my casual interactions over the past …

10 Tips from Elegant Roots When Choosing "Recycled"

Blog from Elegant Roots

1. Choose truly "recycled" ~ Truly "recycled" (like for silver) means: extracted from some component and melted down to something new. That can use a lot of energy, but it's clearly better than mining new silver. Some great jewelry designers work exclusively in recycled precious metals. Check out the Avenue Green Colection from C5 company.2. Choose reclaimed ~ Other …

15 Sustainability Programs for Your Business

Blog from Taiga Company

Green business practices are rapidly approaching a tipping point. Companies both large and small have learned the value of integrating eco awareness into their operations and business strategies.  The question is where to start. CEOs around the world are evaluating the bottom-line potential of integrating sustainability concepts into their core business.  Companies are beginning …

C5 Sees Trend of Modern Brides Opting for One Ring

Blog from C5 Company, LLC

In the two years since C5 company was started, founder Meghan Connolly Haupt has noticed a trend of women opting for a single engagement/wedding ring rather than separate engagement and wedding rings. In talking with her clients, Meghan has identified three primary reasons for this trend that go beyond consideration for the social and environmental impact. Like many of her clients, Meghan too is …

Buy one, give one! Donating a school uniform to a needy African child.

Press Release from Ammado

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) April 27, 2010 - The “buy one, give one” efforts are coming fast and furious lately, but we would like to mention one particularly elegant example: FIGS, a California-based tie maker that donates a school uniform to a needy African child for each purchase on its site. In many parts of Africa, a proper uniform is a prerequisite for attending school. For those in …

The CFO Forum: New Thinking for the New Normal

Press Release from The Conference Board Of Canada

The CFO Forum: New Thinking for the New NormalWHEN: Monday, May 17, 2010WHERE: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, OntarioPriority Code: 3BL1What do financial leaders need to succeed? Recent global economic volatility has put financial leadership at centre stage, playing a much broader enterprise-wide role than ever before. Lingering uncertainty and renewed financial …

Sustainability Strategy Management: Part 2 - Implementation

Blog from Taiga Company

Leveraging traditional strategic management process, businesses are applying the four development steps to business sustainability planning: Situation Analysis, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation and Strategy Evaluation. To initiate a strategic management process for business sustainability, organizations begin with an evaluation of their current state through internal …

Sneak Peek of Pepsi's NEW Dream Machine

Blog from Greenopolis

Melissa McGinnis with Greenopolis TV takes us on a behind the scenes "sneak peak" of Pepsi's NEW Dream Machine. This recycling kiosk was developed to help increase recycling rates, while rewarding users with points on Greenopolis AND helping vets through EBV - Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. With every bottle or can recycled Pepsi is donating a portion of …

Recycling just ONE plastic bottle!

Blog from Greenopolis

Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour! Most of them are thrown away!Recycling plastic saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator.Americans throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam coffee cups every year.Greenopolis.com is dedicated to our users. We focus our attention on changing the world through recycling, waste-to-energy and conservation. We reward our users …

Sustainability Strategy Management: Part 1 - The Concept

Blog from Taiga Company

In a 2008 survey by Pinnacle Worldwide, 45% of businesses reported to have a sustainability strategy already in place and another 27% responded that they were working on one.  However, a strategy is only as good as the ability to implement and continuously manage its progress.  As we have discussed in a recent post, business sustainability is a mind-set change that may be …
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