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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. Following the oil spill, BP’s stock price plummeted ~50% over two months.

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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

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. A tarnished brand reputation and negative consumer perspectives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. Following the oil spill, BP’s stock price plummeted ~50% over two months.

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

Green Business Bureau

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

Green Market Oracle

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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