May 22, 2013 - A new leadership centre focused on sustainable living has resulted from the recent partnership of Hydro Ottawa and Christie Lake Kids. The Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Youth Leadership Centre, to be built at Belle Island on ...
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Spector Textile Products, a well established textile manufacturer in Lawrence, Massachusetts has taken the turn towards green production practices with the installation of a 365 kilowatt solar power system for their manufacturing facility. ...
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The Green Inventors Competition, part of the Sustainable Living Festival, invites RMIT students and recent graduates to present their ideas for a sustainable future. Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) graduate Ms McDonell won the ...
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From the 15th to the 17th of February, Ethical Clothing Australia was at the Sustainable Living Festival, promoting an ethical Australian clothing industry. From high-end fashion brands to ethical schoolwear manufacturers, we explained ...
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Unilever reported that more than 50 percent of all its factories have achieved the goal of sending no waste to landfill in 2012. This goal was achieved while the company reported annual sales of €51 billion - up from €40 ...
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4Front Engineered Solutions has announced it has been selected to appear in an upcoming episode of Shades of Green, airing on the Discovery Channel on Friday, February 15, at 7 a.m. EST and 7 a.m. PST. As a global leader in the design and ...
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Unilever will cut up to 125 jobs in the US after announcing plans to close close its Atlanta-based spreads factory. The group said late last week that it will close the plant by 30 June this year. "The action is being taken to address ...
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The province of Basra has awarded Dewan Architects and Engineers the contract to design the sprawling Al Nakheel City, for which the foundation stone was recently laid. As a modern urban development, the Al-Nakheel City is expected to ...
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Two starkly different views of rural America and U.S.agriculture emerged in recent weeks—one hopeful and optimistic,the other discouraging and maybe even a bit cynical. Starting with the bad news,USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced ...
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More than half (62%) of Britons believe the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will benefit UK businesses in the long term, according to a survey by Cisco. Furthermore, 60% of those surveyed believe the Games may help to improve ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)gives an update on Plan A,its 180 commitment eco and ethical programme that aims to make M&S the world's most sustainable major retailer by 2015. Richard Gillies,Director of Plan A at M&S,says:"We continue to engage our ...
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Unilever is launching a consumer challenge to UK families to help them tackle food waste Dubbed 'The Sustain Ability Challenge', the six-month "live social experiment" will feature 12 families reducing their monthly food bills by 15% ...
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The awareness has increased significantly regarding homes that can achieve a zero carbon footprint and still retain a comfortable living atmosphere.Some of these homes are entries in the last few years in the Solar Decathlon,a biennial ...
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La-Z-Boy Incorporated reported its operating results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended July 28, 2012. Fiscal 2013 first-quarter highlights : Sales for the first quarter increased 7.6% compared with the fiscal 2012 first ...
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Less than a year after announcing it had impacted one million people worldwide,Barefoot Power achieved its second milestone of bringing affordable lighting and phone charging products to two million people across 20 countries.In ...
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