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Green America in the News (October 22, 2019 ) Scares are expected during the Halloween season, but your candy shouldn’t be one of the sources of them. Unfortunately, there are some pretty horrifying practices that go on in the making of some of the most popular mass market candies – especially…

Forbes

Green America in the News (October 14, 2019 ) Major chocolate companies such as Godiva, Lindt and Hershey are failing to make sure their suppliers don’t use children as workers, according to a new ranking by activists released last week. Godiva was rated the worst, followed by Ferrero and…

The Washington Post

Green America in the News (October 11, 2019 ) Chocolate is already known as a guilty pleasure, but a new report might leave you feeling legitimately guilty about the path cocoa takes to reach some of your favorite sweets. Green America—a non-profit dedicated to creating "a…

MSN

Green America in the News (October 11, 2019 ) Chocolate is already known as a guilty pleasure, but a new report might leave you feeling legitimately guilty about the path cocoa takes to reach some of your favorite sweets. Green America—a non-profit dedicated to creating "a…

Yahoo News

Green America in the News (October 10, 2019 ) NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major chocolate companies such as Godiva, Lindt and Hershey are failing to keep child labor out of their supply chains, according to a new ranking by activists released on Thursday. Godiva was rated the worst…

Reuters

Green America in the News (October 10, 2019 ) A U.S.-based green economy group says some of the world’s most popular chocolate companies are not so sweet when it comes to human rights and sustainability. Green America gives Godiva chocolate an F in efforts to reduce child labor and…

VOA News

Green America in the News (October 10, 2019 ) NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Major chocolate companies such as Godiva, Lindt and Hershey are failing to keep child labor out of their supply chains, according to a new ranking by activists released on Thursday. Godiva was rated…

Yahoo News

Green America in the News (October 6, 2019 ) Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg grabbed headlines in the U.S. last month when she traveled to the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit in a sailboat and then accused adults of having stolen her generation’s hopes and dreams…
corporate responsibility, finance, climate change, get a better bank, socially responsible investing
Forbes

Green America in the News (September 4, 2019 ) If climate change feels like an impossibly knotty threat to unravel, consider the outlook of Alisa Gravitz (MBA 1980), who sees being carbon negative worldwide by 2050 as entirely possible. As president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.–based…

Harvard Business School

Green America in the News (August 20, 2019 ) Let’s move past the green and gene revolutions to a microbiome renaissance By Louise Elizabeth Maher-Johnson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson on August 20, 2019     Editor’s Note (9/3/2019): This post has been substantially…
microorganisms, GMOs, genetic engineering, toxic food, food
Scientific American

Green America in the News (July 25, 2019 ) A new report says that brands like J.Crew, Urban Outfitters, Forever21, and Carter’s fail to disclose important information about their chemical practices.   By Elizabeth Segran It’s back-to-school time, but you might want to think twice…
ethical fashion, fashion, fast fashion, eco-fashion
Fast Company

Green America in the News (June 17, 2019 ) Being environmentally conscious is not all about plastic bags; it’s about making everyday choices that will — quite literally — determine our success or failure as a species. We can be more conscious about reducing pollution, protecting wildlife,…
climate change, carbon footprint, green living, sustainable living
USA Today

Green America in the News (May 3, 2019 )   This story was written in collaboration with Forbes Finds. Forbes Finds covers products we think you’ll love. Featured products are independently selected and linked to for your convenience. If you buy something using a link on…
flowers, sustainable flowers, green business, Green Business Network, green living
Forbes

Green America in the News (May 1, 2019 ) Forget aesthetics: Lawns can raise food, restore habitats, and even store carbon By Patrick Sisson May 1, 2019, 12:33pm EDT   If Americans want to reduce their environmental footprints, one of the first steps may be reexamining what’s…
gardening, Climate Victory Garden, organic gardening, climate change, carbon capture, carbon footprint
Curbed

Green America in the News (April 5, 2019 ) Going green may be trendy, but it’s not just a fad. “The climate crisis is intensifying, with eminent scientists warning that our actions over the coming decade will determine how life on Earth will, or will not, prevail,” said Fran Teplitz,…
carbon footprint, climate change, cost savings
Yahoo News

Green America in the News (January 8, 2019 ) By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would become the first state to require businesses to offer electronic receipts unless customers ask for paper copies under legislation proposed on Tuesday. Many businesses and…

The New York Times

Green America in the News (January 8, 2019 ) A California lawmaker introduced legislation this week that would make the state the first to bar retailers from giving out printed receipts unless a customer requests them. The proposed measure — Assembly Bill 161 — would require stores…

CNBC

Green America in the News (December 28, 2018 ) By Steph Yi Twinkling pine, spruce and fir trees bring holiday cheer to homes around the world. But with the end of festivities comes the not-so-jolly chore of disrobing and discarding these unwieldy house guests. You don’t want your…

The New York Times

Green America in the News (December 21, 2018 ) This Christmas, Mariah Byrne was set on buying a hammock for a college friend. Preferably, she’d find just the right one from an environmentally conscious outdoor retailer. She checked REI. Too expensive. She looked at Patagonia. Also beyond her…

The Washington Post

Green America in the News (December 20, 2018 ) Beth Porter is Green America’s Climate & Recycling Director, as well as the author of Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System who joins Jonathan to talk all things recycling; what is is, how it works, if plastic straws are as…

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