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Leading Companies Join Sustainable Brands Corporate Member Network

December 10, 2014December 9, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Estee Lauder, Procter & Gamble, Hershey’s, Hasbro, Iron Mountain, Miller Coors and Domtar are the latest companies to join Sustainable Brands’ Corporate Member Network. They join more than 55 companies that have committed to leveraging their role in business to advance sustainability. A member benchmark study indicated that 83 percent ... Read more »

P&G Biomass Plant Moves Forward

December 8, 2014 by Karen Henry

Members of the Albany-Dougherty Payroll Development Authority (PDA) approved a $230 million bond resolution to build a biomass energy plant adjacent to the Procter & Gamble campus, the Albany Herald reports. The plant will primarily be used to power P&G-Albany, but the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany will ... Read more »

General Mills, P&G, Pepsi, Others Set Sustainable Agriculture Goals

December 5, 2014December 5, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture today announced goals that its member companies — including General Mills, Kellogg’s, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Cargill — have committed to in an effort to advance sustainable agriculture in the US. Field to Market and its members pledge to ... Read more »

Coke, Heinz, Ford, Others Drive Biobased PET

December 2, 2014March 14, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The global biobased plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market is expected to reach 5,800 kilo tons by 2020, up from 650 kilo tons in 2013, — for a CAGR of 40.9 percent from 2014 to 2020 — according to a study by Grand View Research. Volatile crude oil prices and growing ... Read more »

Economic Gains, Attracting Talent Top Benefits of Sustainable Manufacturing

November 19, 2014March 14, 2018 by Kirsten Korosec

Almost all 12 companies, which included Eli Lilly, Procter & Gamble, Cummins and General Dynamics, surveyed for a study on sustainable manufacturing were surprised to learn that among the biggest unforeseen benefits were meaningful economic gains and attracting new talent. The Success Paths to Sustainable Manufacturing study conducted by Indiana University’s School ... Read more »

Zero-Interest Loans to Develop Recycling Infrastructure

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Municipalities across the US can now apply for zero-interest loans to develop recycling infrastructure. The Closed Loop Fund has opened its application process for municipalities and private entities across the country. It plans to invest $100 million over the next five years to support the development of recycling infrastructure and ... Read more »

P&G Expands Water, Packaging Goals

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Procter & Gamble says it will ensure 90 percent of its product packaging is recyclable or that programs are in place to create the ability to recycle it by 2020 — one of its packaging and water conservation goals announced yesterday. The company says between 2002 and 2012 it reduced ... Read more »

How to Turn Agricultural Waste into Sustainable Detergent

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

DuPont and Procter & Gamble are collaborating to use cellulosic ethanol in North American Tide laundry detergent. Tide Cold Water will be the first brand in the world to blend cellulosic ethanol in a scalable and commercial way, the companies say. Ethanol has long been a key ingredient in the ... Read more »

Crest Toothpaste to Eliminate Microbeads

September 22, 2014September 21, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Procter & Gamble, which manufacturers Crest toothpaste, will eliminate microbeads from its toothpastes, according to media reports. The beads do not disintegrate, are not biodegradable, and dentists say they get stuck in the tiny crevices between the teeth and gums, the Washington Post reports. In a statement to ABC15 in Phoenix, ... Read more »

Ford Roundtable: Protecting Forests Benefit Climate, Bottom Line

September 12, 2014March 14, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Ford Foundation, together with the Climate and Land Use Alliance, will host a meeting among major corporate, indigenous and government leaders for a conversation about what it will take to slow deforestation, reduce conflict over forests and stem global climate change. The meeting will take place on Sept. 22, ... Read more »

Walmart, Target Partner on Product Sustainability

September 9, 2014September 8, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart and Target have teamed up to improve sustainability in the personal care and beauty industry. The two companies, along with nonprofit Forum for the Future, last week co-hosted the Beauty and Personal Care Products Sustainability Summit in Chicago. Representatives from suppliers including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Estee Lauder and L’Oreal ... Read more »

P&G Strengthens Sustainable Palm Oil Goals

July 25, 2014July 24, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Procter & Gamble is conducting an in-field study to help small farmers improve their palm oil and palm kernel oil production as part of its goals to achieve zero deforestation in the palm oil supply chain made earlier this year. P&G is partnering with the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain ... Read more »

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