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  • New Certification Helps Brands Communicate Their Commitment to the Environment

    Daliah Singer

    March 11, 2020 |

    Fashionista |

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    Response Location: United States

    Climate Neutral, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, is creating a brand label that identifies companies that are offsetting and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Companies can purchase carbon offsets, where they can balance out their own greenhouse gas emissions by investing in other environmental projects around the world. While some experts encourage businesses to reduce their own carbon footprint first, purchasing offsets could be a good step toward introducing more sustainable practices.

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  • UnitedHealthcare tackles homelessness as a root cause of poor health, and Philly is a test bed

    Herald Brubaker

    February 21, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The health insurance company, United Healthcare, has started a program called myConnections that funds housing for Philadelphia citizens experiencing homelessness and chronic illness. United Healthcare will pay for rent as well as wraparound social services like transportation and food stamps. The program, which has spread to a dozen states, recognizes health as a key driver of poverty, and is bound by the idea that addressing housing can shift people out of poverty and poor health, and will save health insurance companies money too.

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  • Illegal Fishing You Can See from Space

    Will Doig

    February 21, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    A space-based initiative called Global Fishing Watch is using satellite imagery and data to hold companies accountable to their promise of providing sustainable sourced seafood. While the volume of data and cost of obtaining it can be a challenge, the organization has partnered with key collaborators to help with the effort. Countries like Indonesia and Panama are working with them to stop illegal fishing.

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  • How a Cincinnati manufacturer is changing lives & slashing turnover

    Katie Ellington

    January 29, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    At Nehemiah Manufacturing, more than 80% of the employees are "second-chance" workers: people with a criminal record, a history of drug abuse, and such. Not only does the company bring more jobs to the city of Cincinnati, but it also connects employees with resources in the community, such as job training, housing assistance, food assistance, or mental-health counseling. Turnover rate is only 15%, and employees themselves describe how the job changed their lives.

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  • Solar Panels, Sustainable Workplaces Bring New Energy to Athens

    Madeline Shepard

    January 06, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The town of Athens, Georgia has committed to a 100% renewable energy pledge. Both the local government and local businesses are working towards it by implementing sustainable practices such as solar panels and wastewater pretreatment systems.

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  • Fashion has a waste problem. These companies want to fix it

    Rachel Cernansky

    January 06, 2020 |

    Vogue Business |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Fashion has long been known as a major contributor to climate change, but brands (from fast fashion to luxury houses alike) are taking steps to address their carbon footprint. This article lists several initiatives working on reducing fabric waste, such as FabScrap, a NY organization that collects and resells 6,000 pounds of discarded fabric weekly.

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  • The Company Behind America's Scariest School Shooter Drills

    Sylvia Varnham O'Regan

    December 13, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States

    The ALICE Training Institute, a for-profit offering active shooter training, teaches participants to take a proactive approach to active shooters, differing from the long-held lock down approach. And while they’ve grown in popularity – the school security industry has grown to be worth $2.7 billion since Columbine – experts and school officials are questioning the approach’s efficacy and quality control. With constant debate and cultural shifts over who bears responsibility to prepare for and protect from shootings, parents are left wondering who or what will really keep their kids safe.

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  • The Green Jobs That Could Help Save the Amazon

    Esha Chhabra

    December 12, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Bia Saldanha works with community members in Brazil to tap trees in the Amazon for rubber as a way to create sustainable income and discourage other practices like cattle farming and logging that has led to deforestation. While the locals were hesitant at first, she worked with the shoe company Veja to pay them more than the market rate. Now, Veja uses about 340 tons of natural rubber annually and works with 10 rubber tapper groups in eight municipalities. "We are not just buying rubber," she says. "We are also paying for forest conservation."

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  • Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity

    Allison Aubrey

    November 30, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

    Food waste typically ends up on in landfills, which exacerbates climate change, but in Massachusetts, dairy farmers are converting the waste into electricity. Food waste from around the state is gathered, ground, and liquefied and then transported to an anaerobic digester on a dairy farm which is able to convert enough energy to power more than just the farm.

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  • Scooter Riders Hate Wearing Helmets. Maybe This Will Help.

    Andrew Small

    November 22, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Electric scooter companies across the United States brainstorm and pilot creative ideas to get their riders to focus more intently on scoot safety. One e-scooter company, Bird, has launched a pilot that asks riders to take a selfie with their helmet and parked scooter in exchange for future discounts and even free rides. To address the lack of hemet-wearing among riders, companies have also hosted helmet giveaways, online "safety marketplaces," and more.

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