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No butts: The campaign to reduce, recycle cigarette waste
TerraCycle says it can make an impact against the ever-growing mountain of cigarette butts. While the campaign has gotten approval from tobacco manufacturers, there are doubts about whether it will be effective. Read More
How Unilever crowdsourced creativity to meet its sustainability goals
When the company asked for ideas to help it meet its sustainability goals, it received thousands of entries from dozens of countries. Read More
3 keys to making sustainability central to success
Learn how to structure and elevate sustainability efforts to provide the greatest benefit for an organization. Read More
How Walmart is using its sustainability metrics to drive productivity
The retail giant has come a long way in surveying and measuring the sustainability of its supply chain, but Jeff Rice, Walmart's director of sustainability, says there's still a long way to travel. Read More
3 ways Walmart and its suppliers are reducing packaging
At a sustainable packaging expo last month, Walmart and its suppliers showcased the different ways they're reducing packaging, from cereal and shoe boxes to wine bottles and more. Read More
Costco, REI, Microsoft make recycling easy with new label
Another product label? Don't worry, this one takes the guesswork out of recycling with clear instructions for products from REI, Costco, General Mills and Microsoft, among others. Read More
UN: Transition to green economy would create millions of jobs
Report says up to 60 million new jobs could be created by global shift to cleaner energy, technology and industry. Read More
SABMiller, Sainsbury's honored for sustainability leadership
Recently announced corporate sustainability awards and rankings in the UK and US honor concrete results rather than blue-sky proposals. Read More
Vanderlande Industries greens the conveyor belt
For Vanderlande Industries, reducing the environmental impact of its conveyor belts and automated sorters has introduced a sea change in how it designs, sources and markets its products. Read More
Sustainability by co-innovation: Lessons from SAP
As it shows customers how to become more sustainable, software giant SAP also is learning from customers -- and turning that knowledge into new and improved products. Here's what that co-innovation has yielded. Read More