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(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) SANTA CRUZ, CA – April 28, 2010 – The Aspen Institute Business and Society program today announced the second class of First Mover Fellows, individuals who are working within companies to unite business growth with a sustainable society in the products and services they are developing. Jeremy Neuner, co-founder and CEO of NextSpace Coworking + …

When you think of business stakeholders, do you picture company founders, investors, and stockholders in a board room determining the fate of the company?  Do you see a gathering of employees fully engaged in the direction of the company being laid out by the company leaders?  In addition to these critical engagements, there are a number of other business that affect business …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) CHICAGO, IL – April 28, 2010 – Speaking today at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., Chromatin, Inc. CEO Daphne Preuss will announce that the company is expanding its technology development portfolio to produce fit-for-purpose sorghum as a renewable feedstock for the biofuels, green power and renewable chemicals …

New speakers at the cutting edge of cause marketing have joined the faculty of the Cause Marketing Forum conference to be held June 2 & 3 at the Westin Chicago River North.   These include: Bonin Bough, Pepsico’s global director of digital and social media, one of the chief architects of Pepsi Refresh, the year-long initiative using digital and traditional media …

Every time we use the toilet, we wash our hands, right? At least Mom told us to. And every time we flush the toilet, more fresh clean water comes into fill the tank for the next flush. Does that strike anyone else as wasteful? Using perfectly clean water to flush away #1 and #2? Why not use “used” water?Well apparently the folks at Sink Positive got to thinking the same way, …

Believe it or not, the downturn has had its benefits for some. According to a new survey conducted by Acre Resources, a recruitment firm that focuses on sustainability, corporate responsibility and the environment sectors, estimates that most professionals in the CSR field actually saw an improvement in their salaries and job security in 2009.Over 600 respondents comprising of senior CSR …

A report last month by Market Research Media said the virtual conference marketplace will grow over the next five years. Why?  Because, sustainable businesses looking to reduce cost, increase productivity while simultaneously reduce environmental impacts are looking to virtual conferencing and webinar technology to do the trick. The usual discussion around environmental benefits of …

As any professional consultant knows, working with clients involves more than discussing business or even the topic at hand.  In fact, a large number of my daily interactions are on topics unrelated to sustainability concepts, or so it would seem. With the National Football League (NFL) Draft dominating the sports headlines this past week, many of my casual interactions over the past …

1. Choose truly "recycled" ~ Truly "recycled" (like for silver) means: extracted from some component and melted down to something new. That can use a lot of energy, but it's clearly better than mining new silver. Some great jewelry designers work exclusively in recycled precious metals. Check out the Avenue Green Colection from C5 company.2. Choose reclaimed ~ Other …