A Heated Debate
United Nations Climate Summit held in New York Tuesday
In a rousing display of solidarity, tens of thousands of people marched through New York and other cities worldwide ahead of Tuesday's summit to call for action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Many are gathering on the sidelines of the event to put pressure on world leaders, who are in town both for the summit and the UN's opening session, to reach a global climate deal. More
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Southwest Fuels the Sustainability Revolution
Major airline signs deal with Red Rocks Biofuels
Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rocks Biofuels LLC (RRB) to purchase low carbon renewable jet fuel, made using forest residues that will help reduce the risk of destructive wildfires in the Western United States. The airline's agreement with RRB covers the purchase of approximately three million gallons per year. The blended product will be used at Southwest's Bay Area operations with first delivery expected in 2016. More
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A Wildly Sustainable Partnership
Novelis makes history with acceptance into Climate Savers Program
Edison Award winning Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the company has been accepted into World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Climate Savers program, an exclusive initiative of WWF to encourage companies to reduce their operational carbon footprint and act as agents of change within their sphere of influence. The only metals company to be accepted into the program, Novelis has made commitments to WWF to continue pursuing its aggressive sustainability targets designed to reduce Novelis' impact on climate and ensure the sustainability of Novelis' business efforts. More
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Getting the Most out of the Water<Less Collection
Edison Award Winner Levi's releases powerful new stats
In celebration of World Water Day, Levi Strauss has released new stats about how much water can be saved by changing the way it makes its products: A new infographic illustrates the amount of water the company has saved through the production of its Water<Less jeans collection - designed to reduce the water used in the finishing process by up to 96 percent - and its 100% recycled water standard, a first for the apparel industry. More
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Thinking Outside the Box
Architect Magazine features Edison Award Winner ECOR
From providing job training for disadvantaged groups to recycling materials that don't sit well in landfills, these products embody social and environmental responsibility-from hand-woven carpets, to locally sourced wood, and to a composite material composed of recycled milk jugs. More
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Packaging Solutions that are Out of this World
Packaging Matters interviews YFYJupiter
Made from wheat straw, Edison Award winning Nplulp is used to make molded fiber inserts and paper for corrugated packaging. Now in production in China, this process is changing the face of packaging as we know it.
Sean Murphy, Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer from YFYJupiter discusses the process and more with Packaging Matters. More
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From Xeros to Sixty
Edison Award Winner lands major hotel chain contract
Environmentally friendly washing machine company Xeros said that following a contract win, it now counts four out of the world's top five hotel groups as customers.The group, a Rotherham-based spin-out from Leeds University, makes washing machines that replace most of the water with polymer beads.The beads attract stains to the bead surface, extracting dirt and producing what the company claims is a superior result compared with traditional washing machines. More
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Waste Not, Want Not
How a Kansas community college is turning compost into cash
Edison Award winning Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) compost initiative was launched in June 2011 under the vision and direction of Michael Rea, Recycling and Waste Minimization Coordinator with the JCCC Center for Sustainability, and in partnership with Dining Services and the Campus Farm. At JCCC, composting is about more than simply waste diversion and pollution mitigation, though that is a large part of it; it is also about conserving a valuable resource that can be reused on our campus farm, which returns fresh, seasonal produce to Dining Services for use in facilities on campus. More
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2015 Edison Awards Nominations Open
September 1, 2014 thru December 5, 2014
Click here for a Nomination Form
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APQC's
2014 Process Conference
Workshops: October 13-15
Conference: October 16-17
If you oversee process across the entire enterprise or specific business unit(s), and want to learn best practices and share experiences with other process practitioners, this conference is for you.
To register, click here.
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Edison Awards Steering Committee Spotlight
Sandra Bates
CEO & Founder
The Innovation Partners
Sandra Bates, CEO and Founder of The Innovation Partners, is a dynamic innovation entrepreneur, marketing strategist, speaker and author. She has mentored, coached and led more than 100 innovation initiatives, helping her executive teams launch award winning products, services and programs. Her clients include Fortune 100 companies and mid sized organizations in dozens of industries, non-profits, and government agencies. She is the former director and co-founder of the Strategyn Institute, where she established a comprehensive institute for teaching the Outcome-Driven Innovation methodology to executives around the world. She has been a thought leader for breakthrough innovation programs for the past twenty years.
To learn more about Sandra Bates, or any of the other Edison Awards Steering Committee members, click Here
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Shark Tank Spotlight
Barbara Corcoran
Co-Founder of Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners
"How do I know when I'm watching a winning pitch? How can I tell I've found a product worth my time and money? It's all about the people." More
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