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Best Buy and The Sustainability Consortium Continue their Partnership
 Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) and The Sustainability Consortium announced the renewal of their continued partnership today in support of moving towards more sustainable electronics products.
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BASF, the Micronutrient Initiative and the
UN Global Compact Host Event to Address Malnutrition for the World's Poorest
Leaders from the private sector and international developmental agencies
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EPA Releases Guidelines Based on Smart Growth Principles to Help Localities Select School Sites
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released draft voluntary guidelines to help communities protect
the health of students and staff from environmental threats when selecting new locations for schools. The guidelines are intended to assist local education agencies but are also of use to other organizations that provide settings where children spend their time.
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General Mills Announces 2015 Sustainability Goals; Reports Progress on 2010 Goals
 From harnessing wind power in Spain to reducing water usage in Georgia, General Mills detailed its progress in four environmental sustainability areas today, and announced new environmental sustainability goals for 2015. Read More » |
Georgia-Pacific Increases Forest Protection
and Expands Sustainable Forestry Practices
 Georgia-Pacific LLC announced today it is expanding its forest protection and sustainability efforts with an updated policy to better identify and protect endangered forests in the United States; promote conservation of forest diversity; and enhance its sustainable forestry and recycling practices.
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Novozymes Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Novozymes celebrates its 10th anniversary today. In the past decade Novozymes has emerged as a world-leading biotech company providing sustainable solutions that allow customers to produce more with less - less raw materials, less waste, less energy, and less pollution...
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PepsiCo Has One of the Highest
Representation of Women in Senior
Leadership Amongst Indian Companies
 Among Indian companies, PepsiCo
has one of the highest representation of women in its senior leadership. If women make up 25% of its leadership team, it's
by design and merit.
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SCS Becomes First Level™ Certifier to Earn ISO-65 Accreditation
 Scientific Certification Systems has earned accreditation by the American National Standards Institue (ANSI) to ISO/IEC Guide 65, an internationally recognized performance standard for third-party certification bodies. Read More » |
UL Provides Education, Training Around
New ENERGY STAR® Requirements
 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), a global leader in environmental evaluation and certification, announces a series of initiatives to help manufacturers prepare for the new requirements in the ENERGY STAR® program.
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Unilever Commits to Halve Environmental Impact by 2020
 Unilever, the huge consumer products company, says that two billion times a day "somebody, somewhere" uses one of its brands, such as Lipton Tea or Ben & Jerry's ice cream. That impact on people's lives is one reason the company's new "sustainable living plan,"...
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Waste Management Surpasses Goal
to Support Wildlife Habitat
 Waste Management (NYSE: WM) announced that it has surpassed its environmental sustainability goal by certifying 103 wildlife habitat programs and preserving close to 26,000 acres of land as protected wildlife habitat.
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Recent Events
Measurement Science Meeting
Nov. 15-16 2010
Chicago, IL
Future Events
Food, Beverage,
& Agriculture Meeting
Dec. 15 2010
Amsterdam
Assurance Working
Group Meeting
Jan. 13 2011
Washington, D.C
Home & Personal
Care Meeting
Feb. 2011
Location TBD
Electronics Meeting
Feb. 8-10 2011
Arizona
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Research Opportunities
Call for application for the Beachell Borlaug International Scholars Program
The Monsanto Beachell Borlaug International Scholars Program (MBBISP) is a five year, $10 million program to support scholars who are focusing their work on addressing global challenges of rice and wheat. MBBISP provides a generous student stipend, tuition, applicable fees, health insurance, research fees, travel, as well as funds for the collaborating institution and advising professor.
To learn more about the program or to apply,
click here
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