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White House’s Easter Eggs to be Made from Sustainable Wood

Alexis Petru, April 18th, 2011

This year, Earth Day and Easter hit the calendar within days of each other, so it’s only fitting that the annual White House Easter Egg Roll is aiming to be greener. This year’s souvenir eggs are made from wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which verifies the wood’s sustainable production from the forest of origin through the ... read more

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Tagged recycle, reduce, wood

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Corporate Sustainability Progress Report Released

Megan Dobransky, April 18th, 2011

One third of businesses worldwide don’t have sustainability programs in place, according to a survey from KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability group. Yet of those, 70 percent expect to have a program in place within one to five years. 60 percent of the 378 senior executives from a variety of industries and geographies surveyed said they have some type ... read more

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Starbucks Exec Dishes on New Corporate Social Responsibility Plan

Gloria Dawson, April 18th, 2011

How you could score a free cup o' joe and other highlights from Starbucks new Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Starbucks first started publishing its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports 10 years ago. Back then, according to Ben Packard, vice president of Global Responsibility, Starbucks was among just a handful of companies that reported such findings and goals. A lot has ... read more

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Tagged energy, paper, recycle, wood

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The Coolest Earth Day Events

Earth911, April 18th, 2011

It's the most wonderful time of the green year: Earth Week. April 18-22, Earth911 will host, promote and participate in a series of events to rally our readers to get involved for the 41st anniversary of Earth Day. We've partnered with Kimpton's FireSky Resort & Spa in sunny Scottsdale, Ariz. (our hometown!) and their Earth Care Week to put ... read more

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Tagged appliances, cell phones, computers, greenbuilding, mp3player, television

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Driving 2.0: Is There a Better Fuel Option?

Jennifer Berry, April 18th, 2011

At the Fortune Brainstorm: GREEN in Laguna Niguel, Calif., electric vehicles, the capacity of the grid and alternative fuels were all the buzz. Opinions varied at a panel focusing on vehicle electrification between auto titans Ford and Nissan about where the market is headed. With Nissan's focus on an all-electric strategy in the future, Ford is hedging its bets, landing ... read more

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