CSR Minute: Accion International Reports on Microfinance Summit in India; Italy Bans Water Bottles

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The CSR Minute is 3BL Media’s daily video digest of the most relevant and timely CSR and Sustainability content all in about a minute. The 3BL Media team tracks the expanding world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. Accion International has [...]

Groundbreaking Law in Cleveland Supports Sustainable Business

Cleveland

Cleveland’s ‘buy local and sustainable law’ is the first law in the U.S. providing advantages for sustainable companies bidding on City contracts.  According to CSRwire’s press release,  local companies can gain a 4% bid discount when pursuing contracts with the City of Cleveland by completing the first stage of Green Plus certification.  Can this law serve as [...]

Putting 100% Compostable Packaging to the Test

Composting

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about SunChips’ 100% compostable chip bag and Boulder Canyon’s 100% compostable bag, both of which are made from different materials. The SunChips’ bag is loud as a firecracker, while Boulder Canyon’s has a softer sound, like the crunching of a paper bag. Maybe that’s because it’s made from [...]

CSR Minute: Proctor & Gamble’s Pantene Supports Children’s Safe Drinking Water; Xavier Institute of Management Hosts CSR Summit

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The CSR Minute is 3BL Media’s daily video digest of the most relevant and timely CSR and Sustainability content all in about a minute. The 3BL Media team tracks the expanding world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news. Proctor & Gamble’s [...]

(Climate) Change We Can Believe In

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With campaign season in full swing and Republicans pushing back on the President’s tiring message of change, some of us are wondering who’s still fighting against another kind of change: climate change. With Democrats in power, the past twenty-one months may have been our best chance yet to pass meaningful climate change legislation.  And yet, [...]