Tag: Sustainable Business
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Major League Baseball Announces Green Glove Award Winner
By Alice Henly Major League Baseball has announced the San Francisco Giants as the winner of the 2013 Green Glove Award. The Giants had the highest recycling rate in Major League Baseball and diverted the most waste from landfills. They have achieved a season average waste diversion rate of over 86 percent. [caption id="attachment_314572" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo…
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Is Your Restaurant REAL Certified?
With certifications letting us know how sustainable buildings are, it only makes sense for restaurants to do the same when it comes to the food we consume. The U.S. Healthful Food Council (USHFC) will soon influence dietary decisions and impact the bottom lines of restaurateurs across the nation with a new certification system that gauges the sources…
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Is Your Restaurant REAL Certified?
With certifications letting us know how sustainable buildings are, it only makes sense for restaurants to do the same when it comes to the food we consume. The U.S. Healthful Food Council (USHFC) will soon influence dietary decisions and impact the bottom lines of restaurateurs across the nation with a new certification system that gauges the sources…
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Student Turned Entrepreneur Re-Envisions Local Food
Fresh produce can be hard to come by in city centers, let alone local produce. The corner convenience store may carry the odd potato or onion, but for a reliable source of fresh produce most urbanites are forced to drive, bike or take public transportation to a supermarket, most often well outside city limits. That…
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Incubator Expands Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Creating Game-Changing Energy Technologies
It’s hard to ascertain how much power exists in Greentown Labs’ numbers—the small business incubator just keeps growing. The Sommerville, Mass. sustainable startup accelerator started out two years ago as a small group of like-minded entrepreneurs in a Cambridge warehouse bouncing ideas off one another. Their desire to share research and development methods and resources—and…