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Vapur, Elkay Install Water-Bottle Refilling Stations on Campuses

Reusable water pouch maker Vapur and stainless steel sink company Elkay have partnered to install water-bottle refilling stations on campuses across the US. The companies say billions of bottles of water are consumed globally every year, and less than 20 percent are recycled. The Vapur Refill Stations encourage students and ... Read more »

ABF, Kellogg’s, General Mills Rank Lowest on Land, Water, Climate Scorecard

The world’s 10 largest food companies received low overall ratings on their social and environmental policies with Associated British Foods, Kellogg’s and General Mills receiving the lowest scores, in a report released by Oxfam. Oxfam’s “Behind the Brands” report found all 10 of the largest global food companies, including Nestlé, ... Read more »

Investor-Business Dialogue Needed, Equity Chief Says

A better dialogue between company boards and their investors can lead to higher quality disclosures and a more informed capital market, a roundtable hosted by the International Integrated Reporting Council and corporate communications agency Black Sun has heard. Tom Rotherham, director of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, said that investors and ... Read more »

Target, Staples Use WRI Tool to Profit from Sustainability

Target and Staples are among the companies using a new World Resources Institute tool to evaluate their sustainability efforts. The Sustainability SWOT, or sSWOT, adds sustainability to the traditional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis to help businesses translate environmental risks, like climate change and water scarcity, into opportunities ... Read more »

Integrated Reporting Erodes Silos; Pilot Includes Microsoft, Danone, Volvo

Almost 93 percent of businesses say integrated reporting breaks down barriers between teams and leads to better connected departments, according to a report by corporate communications agency Black Sun in association with the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). Understanding Transformation: Building the Business Case for Integrated Reporting tracks the behavioral ... Read more »

‘Sustainability Leaders’ Revealed – But Most Firms Fall Short

While most large companies fall short of sustainability leadership, 10 including Ford, GE and Panasonic present best practices for other businesses to emulate, according to sustainability advisor Two Tomorrows. Less than a third of the largest companies scored over 70 percent, the threshold for “sustainability leadership” in the 2012 Tomorrow’s ... Read more »

Unilever to Use Carrotmob ‘Buycotts’ to Promote Sustainability

Unilever has partnered with Carrotmob, a nonprofit that uses consumer spending to influence businesses’ environmental impacts, to create sustainability campaigns. Over the next two years, the global consumer goods company whose more than 400 brands include Ben & Jerry’s, Dove and Q-tips will work with Carrotmob to implement the organization’s ... Read more »

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