Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Ceres Study: Most Mutuals Not Supporting Climate Issues
More than 80 percent of major mutual fund companies supported less than half of the 2012 climate-related shareholder resolutions covered in a report by sustainability leadership advocate Ceres. This is despite a growing number of institutional investors publicly signalling that … Continue reading
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Tagged AllianceBernstein, BNY Mellon, ceres, delaware, DWS, Emissions, Fifth Third, Financial, Franklin Templeton, GMO, ING, Oppenheimer, pioneer, Putnam, shareholder activism, TIAA-GREF, Vanguard, Wells Fargo
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Wells Fargo Sustainability Report: GHGs Fall Another 6%
Wells Fargo cut its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent from 2008 to 2012, according to the company’s 2012 corporate social responsibility interim report. This means that last year, the company reduced its GHG emissions by a further 6 … Continue reading
Cisco, IBM, Intel Win Climate Leadership Awards
Intel, Cisco Systems and IBM are among the 23 Climate Leadership Award winners selected by the EPA, the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). The second annual … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbott, Association of Climate Change Officers, austin, Bank of America, Boulder County, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Cisco Systems, csx transportation, Emissions, Entergy, Environmental Awards, Hi-Tech, IBM, intel, Limited Brands, Lockheed Martin, microsoft, Office Depot, Port of San Diego, Raytheon Company, saic, San Diego Gas & Electric, SC Johnson, Science Applications International Corporation, SMI-Wizness Social Media Sustainability Index, Sonoma County Water Agency, Staples, The Climate Registry, Tiffany & Co., Turner Construction Company, Wells Fargo
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CDP Investors Up 10 Percent in 2013
A record 722 investors with $87 trillion in assets have become signatories to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) climate change program in 2013, up 10 percent from last year’s 655 investors with $78 trillion. This represents about a third of … Continue reading
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Tagged Banco do Brasil, Banco do Brasil Previdência, Bayer, Carbon Disclosure Project, Carbon Management, Cathay Financial Holdings, Environmental Data, Forest Footprint Disclosure Project, Forests, Fubon Financial Holdings, Global, Global Canopy Programme, JPMorgan Chase & Co., NYSE Euronext, Pepco Holdings, Water Management, Wells Fargo, WSP
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How to Improve CDP Scores
Companies can improve their 2013 Carbon Disclosure Project scores by reporting and verifying all categories of scope 3 emissions, and responding to the new supply chain questions, among other measures, according to WSP. The environmental and sustainability consulting firm has … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bayer, Carbon Disclosure Project, Carbon Management, Emissions, Feature, Gap Inc., Global, NYSE Euronext, Pepco Holdings, scope 3 emissions, Wells Fargo, WSP
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Democrats Canvas Walmart, NFL, Apple on Climate Change Strategies
Congressional Democrats’ Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change has written to Google, the NBA, the NFL, Walmart, Wells Fargo, the Clinton Global Initiative and more than 300 other organizations to canvas their opinions on combating global warming. The letter, which … Continue reading
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Carbon Disclosure Project Reveals Global Top 10; Apple and Amazon Don’t Respond
Bayer and Nestle — both with perfect 100 disclosure scores and A performance ratings — top the Carbon Disclosure Project’s list of the world’s best companies in terms of climate change disclosure and performance. The 2012 CDP Global 500 Climate … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon.com, America Movil, Bank of China, BASF, Bayer, Berkshire Hathaway, Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, Carbon Disclosure Project, Carbon Management, Carbon Performance Leadership Index, Caterpillar, CDLI, CDP, Coca-Cola Company, Comcast Corporation, CPLI, Environmental Data, Gas Natural SDG, Global, Global 500, Global 500 Climate Change Report, Lukoil, Major Players, microsoft, National Oilwell Varco, NYSE Euronext, Pepco Holdings, Royal Bank of Canada, UPS, Wells Fargo
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