Unadulterated

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unadulterated contains our unvarnished views on sustainability. Use these insights and musings to inspire and accelerate your journey.

Water Scarcity: CDP Report Argues for Broad, Locally Relevant Strategies

Water Scarcity: CDP Report Argues for Broad, Locally Relevant Strategies

If there is a good side to the third consecutive year of drought in California, it is that many business leaders are finally taking water seriously.

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Sustainable Seafood: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Green Fish

Sustainable Seafood: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Green Fish

One fish, two fishRed fish, green fishSick fish, well fishFrankenfish, farm-raised fishSome fish you should not eatOthers that are a treatFrom fish caught with a dolphinTo fish caught far too oftenA glut of boats in the seaSome fish caught responsiblyKnowing which are idealHelps you enjoy your meal

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Beyond Omega-3s: How Systems Thinking Helped Organic Valley Yield Host of Sustainability Benefits

Beyond Omega-3s: How Systems Thinking Helped Organic Valley Yield Host of Sustainability Benefits

Organic Valley, the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, has been on the path to understanding the fatty acid profile of its products since 2009. What the coop experienced along the way provides companies in all industries three important reminders about effective corporate sustainability efforts.

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Chemicals in Consumer Products: New Progress in Transparency

Chemicals in Consumer Products: New Progress in Transparency

The states of Washington and California are breaking new ground by providing consumers with information on potentially harmful chemicals in the products they buy and use on a daily basis.

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CDP - not just for carbon reporting:  four overlooked advantages

CDP - not just for carbon reporting: four overlooked advantages

As CDP’s reach has broadened to include governments and investors, so too has its scope. CDP is not just for carbon anymore; there is also reporting for water use, supply chains, and forests. With this expansion come four sometimes overlooked advantages.

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Borrowing from the UK’s WRAP to go after food waste

Borrowing from the UK’s WRAP to go after food waste

With the excess of New Years’ Eve parties behind us, it’s a good time to check in on food waste – a problem that continues to scream for progress.

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I’m Dreaming of a Toxin-Free Christmas

I’m Dreaming of a Toxin-Free Christmas

With the holidays fast approaching many of us are scrambling to make last-minute purchases for friends and family.

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A New Game Plan for Chemical Management

A New Game Plan for Chemical Management

Chemicals and materials in products, processes, and packaging are facing greater scrutiny and growing demands from retailers, regulators, competitors, and consumers - new rules of the game are rapidly emerging.

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Sustainable Palm Oil:  Still a Challenging Quest

Sustainable Palm Oil: Still a Challenging Quest

In June 2013, air pollution levels in Malaysia and Singapore reached record highs, closing businesses. The cause? Thousands of fires set by both plantation managers and small farmers in neighboring Indonesia to clear land to plant oil palm trees.

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Four Steps Global Companies Should Take to Address Air Pollution in Asia

Four Steps Global Companies Should Take to Address Air Pollution in Asia

The most recent photos of air pollution in the City of Harbin in northeastern China were otherworldly. Visibility was so poor that traffic lights disappeared and buses got lost on their routes. The smog closed schools, shut the airport, and disrupted city transport. The Beijing smog emergency last January reminds us that this is only the beginning of the winter heating season’s abysmal air quality in many Asian cities.

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A Silver Lining with Sustainable Sourcing on World Food Day

A Silver Lining with Sustainable Sourcing on World Food Day

World Food Day is the annual beacon illuminating the need to end world hunger and malnutrition. It reminds us that our current food system is falling short on feeding the population, while it also highlights agriculture’s destructive relationship with the environment on which it depends. We look to this year’s World Food Day with a view to silver linings and the hope emerging sustainability initiatives bring to the future.

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Why Seventh Generation Ties Bonuses to Sustainability Goals

Why Seventh Generation Ties Bonuses to Sustainability Goals

Seventh Generation, the Vermont-based household goods company known for its pioneering work on ingredient disclosure, has found success linking bonuses to sustainability goals. The bonus tie-in increased employee awareness of the company’s priorities and ownership of the four sustainability goals selected — helping the company meet all of these goals in 2012, as detailed in the company’s 2012 Corporate Consciousness Report.

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