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STeP certification system ramps up sustainability
2013-08-07 20:03:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The rollout of the new Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) certification system to evaluate environmentally friendly and socially responsible manufacturing facilities across the apparel supply chain continues to gather pace - with the scheme launching in the US, training its first auditors and awarding its first certificate in the past month alone.
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Substitutability or Sustainability?
2013-08-04 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deep Green Resistance: Sustainability is the buzzword passed around nearly every environmental and social justice circle today. For how often the word is stated, those who use it rarely articulate what it is that they are advocating. And because the term is applied so compulsively, while simultaneously undefined, it renders impossible the ability of our movements to set and actualize goals, let alone assess the strategies and tactics we employ to reach them. Underneath the surface, sustainability movements have largely...
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OG&E SmartHours Program on Target for Sustainability and Growth
2013-08-02 19:38:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Energate technology has enabled sustainable results for the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. (OG&E) consumer demand response SmartHours program. read more
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U.S. Steel looks to create sustainability in volatile market
2013-07-31 13:26:42| Steel - Topix.net
On a conference call with investors Tuesday, United States Steel Corp. executives addressed some of the issues the company faced in the second quarter.
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Boy Scouts introduce a sustainability merit badge
2013-07-30 18:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Earlier this month, the Boy Scouts of America released the requirements for a new Sustainability merit badge. Scouts need to earn this one or the Environmental Science badge in order to become an Eagle Scout, the highest ranking level of Boy Scout. To get the badge, a scout needs to assess his familys consumption of resources like water, food, utilities, and transportation and come up with plans to reduce their use. He needs to sketch his vision of a sustainable community and think about how much...
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