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Vapur, Elkay Install Water-Bottle Refilling Stations on Campuses

February 27, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

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 »

Town Bans Bottled Water

January 3, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Concord, Mass. has made illegal the sale of single-serving plastic water bottles under a new law that will fine stores up to $50 for violating the ban. As of January 1, it is unlawful in Concord to sell non-sparkling, unflavored drinking water in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles of 1 liter ... Read more »

Sustainability Info ‘Necessary for Informed Investing’

November 15, 2012November 15, 2012 by Leon Walker

The disclosure of corporate sustainability data should be mandated, because such information is necessary for investors to make fully informed decisions, according to a white paper by Harvard University’s Initiative for Responsible Investment. According to On Materiality and Sustainability: The Value of Disclosure in the Capital Markets, sustainability data can ... Read more »

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