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Analysis Finds US, China Businesses At Risk From Water Stress

Stress on water supplies in key regions of the world – including the US and China - has the potential to limit economic growth by constraining business activities, as well as hampering agricultural outputs, according to a report by risk analysis company Maplecroft.  

PepsiCo, Walmart Join Ecosystem Services Initiative in Brazil

The Parceria Empresarial pelos Serviços Ecossistêmicos (PESE), or Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership, represents an effort by companies and non-governmental organizations to demonstrate how biodiversity and ecosystem services can enhance corporate performance in Brazil.

Virgin America, Alaska Airlines, Air France Ranked Top Green Carriers

Virgin America is the greenest overall U.S. airline, followed by Alaska Airlines, according to Greenopia’s latest rankings. The online green directory also published its first ratings of European airlines, finding Air France to be the top performer by a wide margin.

Kraft Foods Institutes Lifecycle Assessments

Most people have heard the saying: you can't improve what you can't measure.  But measurement can be complex and time-consuming, especially when it comes to figuring out how to reduce environmental impacts. Kraft Foods announced it has begun using lifecycle assessment (LCA) to measures the footprint of what goes into making a product, from farm to fork and beyond.  

Survey Shows Sustainability Influences Selection of IT Service Providers

More organizations worldwide are building sustainability into their IT service provider selection and purchasing processes, according to a new survey by San Antonio-based cloud computing company Rackspace Hosting.

Health Care Industry Wants Green Products

Environmental sustainability and green attributes rank high in the purchasing decisions of Institutional Delivery Networks (IDNs) and hospitals in the United States, Brazil, Germany, and Italy, new research reveals.

Intel, Ford, Nike Singled Out for Sustainability Progress

In collaboration with global research and analysis firm Sustainalytics, Ceres released the first major assessment of progress on its Roadmap for Sustainability published two years ago.

GE, Ford, Intel Ranked Top Climate Innovators

Risk analysis company Maplecroft published its latest Climate Innovation Indexes (CIIs) studying the 360 largest US multinational companies and how they manage and adapt to climate change, with a special focus on innovation.

Panasonic Forms Renewable Energy Unit

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is a new business unit that will focus on the design, implementation and financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the U.S. and Canada. 

The Advance of Social Enterprise in Brazil

If you or I, clinging to what’s left of our melting advanced economies were to take a quick look over at bustling Brazil, we might find it hard not to think that a business as usual approach to creating prosperity is working out just fine and that this social enterprise thing is probably not for them.

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