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China’s youth high demands for low carbon goods

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Businesses have been urged to accelerate their environmental footprinting strategies to include emerging economies, after new research by the Carbon Trust revealed young people in China could hold the key to unlocking mass demand for greener products. The survey of … Continue reading

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Lack of co-operation may kill Retail Sustainability Projects

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In 2007, Tesco’s CEO Sir Terry Leahy pledged to track and put carbon labels on all the chain’s products as part of a “green revolution,” but has backed off the plan In February 2011, Leahy called on governments around the … Continue reading

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The colors of Ikea Italy: blue, yellow and.. green!

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Ikea Italy announced an environmental investment of € 20 million: 150,000 solar panels to be installed by the end of August 2011in each store so that to create a small solar power station. Clean, renewable, sustainable. About 150,000 solar panels … Continue reading

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M’Illumino di meno: awakening Italy to sustainability

Today is the M’Illumino di Meno 2011 day organized by Italian Rai2 Caterpillar radio program. The campaign aims to the awaken public attention toward the energy issues by inviting people, companies and public structures (schools and municipalities) to reduce the waste of energy during this day. Many companies … Continue reading

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NH Eco Conscious

Last January 10th, NH Hoteles, the leading Spanish chain of cool design hotels, has presented to the Italian market its Ecomeeting product, which is perfectly in line with the Company’s 2008 to 2012 Strategic Environmental Plan to reduce CO2 emission, … Continue reading

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ECOFFEE’s green guerrilla: here’s the proof!!

Well, there is not so much to add to this great video showing the backstage of our ECOFFEE green guerrilla action during last SIGEP. Spread the video, spread sustainability!

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Greencity International Convention welcomes ECOFFEE

DESITA and ECOFFEE have been invited to participate to the Greencity International Convention, taking place at Cluster Grenelle (Paris) which aims at becoming a global reference centre for all activities concerning planning, building and managing the new sustainable city. Sustainable Architecture, Urban Quality … Continue reading

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Zara 5000th store in Rome leads the way to a sustainable retail

Showing off its real aim to embrace the latest eco-trends from top to bottom, from heart to head, Inditex has just opened its 5000th Inditex store as the flagship of its 2011-2015 Sustainable Inditex Plan. Inditex new global benchmark in … Continue reading

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Retail Sustainability in the Middle East Countries: the new frontier

MEF, the Middle East Food magazine has been helping advance the Middle East & North African Food, Beverage, Ingredients and Packaging sectors since 1985 by acting as an information link / bridge between the highly advanced industrial countries and those in the … Continue reading

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