Tag: Sustainable Business
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IKEA Continues to Lead in Solar Energy Installations
IKEA has commenced work on a new solar panel array that will double the amount of generation at a store just outside, Boston, MA. The retailer, which installed solar projects on 39 of its 44 U.S. locations last year, recently began work on a 58,575-square-foot addition to its Stoughton, MA location. The addition will make space…
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Apple’s Lisa Jackson Discusses Company’s Quest for 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Though Apple says its data centers and corporate offices are mostly powered by renewable energy, the tech titan looks to become even more sustainable with the hire of Lisa Jackson as its vice president of environmental initiatives. Jackson spent 25 years in the public sector, most recently as the administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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EcoWatch Joins Growing Number of B Corps
In addition to the launch of a redesigned website featuring three verticals—EcoNews, EcoLiving and EcoBusiness—and a green shopping cart, EcoWatch announces its standing as a Certified B Corporation. Wayne, PA-based nonprofit B Lab has certified more than 800 companies worldwide that voluntarily embrace social and environmental responsibility in their day-to-day decisions. Each firm must pass an…
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Strict Standards Keep Whole Foods’ Seafood Sustainable
[caption id="attachment_308169" align="alignright" width="316"] Photo credit: Whole Foods[/caption] Strict standards have meant few seafood suppliers for Whole Foods, but plenty of praise from champions of sustainability. Whole Foods puts suppliers through a lengthy evaluation process before doing business with them. The lucky few receive a stringent, third-party audit each year. The intense attention is warranted, as…
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Target Launches Initiative to Increase Product Sustainability
[caption id="attachment_308128" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Target has a new initiative to encourage its manufacturers to make their products more sustainable. The company announced that it will start using the Target Sustainable Product Standard this month to “help establish a common language, definition and process for qualifying what makes a product more sustainable.”…