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First iPhone; Now EVERY phone!We’re so glad you love our free iPhone App. And the best part of it is that it works. Over 40% of you using our app are telling companies the information you’re getting changes your purchasing decisions – while you shop! Not to mention the fact that so many of you are using the app to send messages to companies we HAVEN’T scored that …

Mission Markets was featured yesterday in an Investment News article on impact investing, along with the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and First Affirmative Financial Network LLC. The article discusses the current challenges facing the impact investing industry and explains how Mission Markets, GIIN, and First Affirmative are working together to overcome these barriers to growth. …

Maybe Not.Recently I was clicking through various cause websites to see who was doing what in the world of cause marketing and paused at one website in particular.  The Ronald McDonald House Charities (“RMHC”) has a request on their main page for votes-vote for the RMHC on the American Express Member’s Project and Take Part.  Why, I thought, is the charitable arm of …

How long does a company keep producing a product that does not sell?  How long does a supplier last who fails to deliver on-time?  In the business world, action must generate return to be sustainable.  However, one of the challenges in transitioning business sustainability from the drawing board to daily practice is the ability to link sustainability concepts to specific business …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) November 1, 2010 - There are different approaches to the environmental issues we face today.  We see some organizations that are addressing buildings, homes, and their owners.  But what about the rest of the business and homes that would like to become green certified?  Do they have to build, renovate, or add expense changes to improve their carbon …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Cleveland, OH, October 29, 2010 – The 1100 Superior Building, a twenty-two story office building located in Cleveland, Ohio and managed by American Landmark Properties, has been awarded LEED-EB: O&M (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance) Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This …

How do executives in a business reduce emissions, increase worker productivity and integrate sustainability concepts into the workplace?   One way is to leverage technology.  As demonstrated as a business sustainability program, leveraging technology has its benefits:•    increase organization and productivity•    eliminate storage …

The ability to capitalize on opportunity or mitigate business risk often depends on the availability and access to quality information.  Being able to sift through what is important and what is not can be a determining factor in transforming a good decision into business turning point.  As we've discussed in the post, Customers: Unlocking the doors on Innovation, an open innovation …

(3BLMedia/theCRSfeed) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - October 29, 2010 - Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced today the release of the 2009 Green-e® Verification Report, which highlights Green-e Certified renewable energy and carbon offset sales in 2009, as well as organizations that participated in Green-e Marketplace to demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy. The report shows a …

Each year, CECP looks forward to reviewing The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Philanthropy 400, a ranking and report on the nation’s largest charities based on levels of non-governmental funds raised.  CECP’s release of the annual Giving in Numbers report, a comprehensive analysis of corporate giving, provides a perfect opportunity to highlight how the corporate findings …