Got Sustainability? Ethical Corporation Awards 2011: Enter Now!

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Ethical Corporation is back with their 2nd Annual Ethical Corporation Responsible Buisness Awards in conjunction with their Responsible Business Summit. Based in London, Ethical Corporation (founded 2001) is a media company that organizes conferences and produces publications to initiate & continue dialogue on sustainable business. It also carries out independent research and advisory work. The awards recognize [...]

Starting Off Green at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

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Yesterday while in Sacramento while I was waiting to attend a seminar called: “What Matters to Millenials” moderated by Leah Hennessy of Millenier, Inc., not much was happening in the press room of the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, the largest wine conference in America.  However, I’m caught by the fact that virtually the only materials [...]

Reducing & Diverting Food Wastes: Need of the Hour

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Growing up, we never threw away any food. Our food wastage was minimal from careful planning and innovation. Leftovers were turned into something more delicious and any food still leftover was shared or given away.  I am sure this was the story of many households. But not anymore. With our fast paced lives now, Americans [...]

Walmart’s 2011 Mantra : Smart Philanthropy & Effective CSR

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Many corporations consider philanthropy as a means to do social good but without offering smart channels to utilize the dollar donations, not much social or environmental good can be achieved. This Harvard Business Review article talks about how businesses need to have an strategy for effective philanthropy and Walmart has done just that! On January [...]

Food Trucks: A Sustainable & Viable Business Strategy?

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Following Shannon Suetos’s post on green restaurants, is another possibility for sustainable food business: food trucks? The concept of food trucks has been around since the 50’s but the gourmet food truck has gained in popularity only recently with the social media boom and extensive coverage through reality shows like The Great Food Truck Race. Food [...]