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Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

Their labels are also made with 100% recycled paper and they have created a paint pouch that uses 80% less plastic than standard paint cans. All of Smog Armor’s materials are sourced in the US and they’ve partnered with a local green paint manufacturer to make the paints locally and reduce their carbon footprint.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. and globally by 2040.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

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A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created. Legal conviction by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. “For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created. Legal conviction by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

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From a Bootstrapped startup in 1993, the organization grew with modest revenues of $70 million by year five, and more than $285 million in revenue by 2001, and was the second for basketball footwear in the market. Do you and/or your company create a reclamation project to recycle or reuse products?

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.

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The Sierra Club's Top 20 Cool Schools

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Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits. The Golden Bears are also retrofitting an art museum into Berkeley’s first zero-carbon building.

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