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BlogNews (December 6, 2012 ) Thousands of Negative Posts Result in General Mills Removing App Encouraging People to Share What Cheerios Means to Them. December 6, 2012//Washington DC// The GMO Inside campaign announced today that thousands of concerned consumers have flooded…

BlogNews (November 28, 2012 ) It’s that magical time of the year again! Here are five tips to green your holidays and do some sustainable shopping.
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BlogNews (October 17, 2012 ) Gain key insights for green marketing in this webinar from expert Jacquie Ottman, who shares strategies for green businesses from her award-winning book, The New Rules of Green Marketing. Jacquie Ottman, a New York city-based expert on green…

BlogNews (September 8, 2012 ) A guide to standards and certifications available to green businesses and products.
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BlogNews (September 8, 2012 ) Opportunities to earn funding, through awards or grants, for your small business.
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BlogNews (September 4, 2012 ) We set out to build an apparel supply chain that built a product, from dirt-to-shirt, right here in North Carolina - that's TS Designs.
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BlogNews (September 4, 2012 ) The living wage debate has been ongoing for many years and is impacted by the rising income inequality in most countries. This summary highlights some of the complexities in providing a living wage in developing countries.
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BlogNews (August 14, 2012 ) The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. has earned USDA Biobased Certification for its Old Fashioned Milk Paint, the first paint to receive this certification.
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BlogNews (July 17, 2012 ) NBC Chicago honored the green business leadership of Consolidated Printing, Distant Village Packaging, Reuseit.com, and Uncommon Ground.
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BlogNews (June 7, 2012 ) Patagonia, the major active clothing company and a leader in corporate responsibility, has launched an innovative new website to promote supply chain transparency in an easy visual format.
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BlogNews (April 11, 2012 ) It's shareholder action season, a time when shareholders are invited to provide direction for the companies through the proxy-voting process. Check out these resources to help you cast your votes. It's shareholder action season, a time when…

BlogNews (March 12, 2012 ) A new documentary film investigates how Nestlé turned ordinary water into a billion-dollar business.
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BlogNews (March 12, 2012 ) A year ago, Steve Howard, founder and CEO of The Climate Group, became the chief sustainability officer (CSO) at Ikea, the $32 billion Swedish home-furnishings giant.
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BlogNews (February 8, 2012 ) TS Designs has released one of the most sustainable t-shirts available, made from 100% North-Carolina-grown certified organic cotton.
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BlogNews (January 12, 2012 ) Ever ask yourself, what is fair trade? Well now, the terrain is changing. On September 15, Fair Trade USA (FTUSA), the United States’ labeling body for fair trade certified products announced that it would be leaving Fairtrade International (…
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BlogNews (December 6, 2011 ) This holiday shopping season, Green Tuesday connects businesses to holiday shoppers who want to save and be greener.
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BlogNews (December 6, 2011 ) The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics announced today that 321 cosmetics companies have shown leadership in avoiding toxins and fully disclosing product ingredients, including many of our members.
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BlogNews (November 23, 2011 ) Those of you who've read through our "Take the Plastic Challenge" Green American have undoubtedly seen several references to the documentary film Bag It inside. In fact, it was this film that coined the term "stupid plastic," which we've adopted…
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BlogNews (November 23, 2011 ) Move over, “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” -- make room for “Green Tuesday!” Green America is proud to begin a new tradition that makes the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving green shopping day.
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BlogNews (November 21, 2011 ) Get tools to determine how your want your business to grow and how to create that growth. C.J. Hayden provides tools to help determine how you want your business to grow and how to create that growth, including:   Taking a look at the mission of…