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Nestlé CEO Speaks Out About Sustainability, Horse Meat Scandal
In what seems like impeccable timing, Nestlé CEO Paul Bulcke delivered a sustainability-focused keynote at the annual City Food Lecture in the U.K., ultimately challenging the accusations made about...
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Taco Bell, Bird's Eye Latest to Get Sucked Into Horse Meat Scandal
The horse meat scandal is spreading across Europe, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Dominican Republic, seizing media attention and making retailers and consumers squeamish at the thought of what could be...
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Danone, Unilever Rank High on Global Nutrition Index
Danone, Unilever and Nestlé top the list in the first edition of the global Access to Nutrition Index as the three best global brands offering products that address obesity and poor nutrition.The...
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Cola Wars Go Soft with Do Good Campaigns
Plenty of people in developing nations can get their hands on Coca-Colas, but they can’t seem to always get themselves the right medicine to keep one in nine children from dying before the age of five....
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IKEA's Elk Lasagne Latest Product to Suffer Meat Mix-Up
What North Americans know as moose and Europeans call elk apparently make a tasty meal. Since January, consumers in Europe and Asia could find the animal’s meat in lasagna sold at the Swedish furniture...
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AT&T Takes Top Billing on Best Corporate Citizens List
AT&T has landed at top spot on CR Magazine's 14th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, beating out other top Russell 1000 large-capitalization companies on merits including human rights and...
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Starbucks Former President: Why Same-Sex Marriage Support Matters
Last year, Starbucks declared its support of same-sex marriage, which resulted in a boycott by the National Organization for Marriage. The coffee chain hasn't backed down one bit, however, as CEO...
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Global Brands Come Under Fire as Another Factory Disaster Claims Nearly 100...
The spotlight on global retailers sourcing product from Bangladesh just got brighter as another garment factory collapse in Bangladesh has killed 96 people and injured more than 1,000 in Savar, 20...
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Branson and Friends Hope to Hatch Plan B for Business with New Non-Profit
During last week's G8 Innovation Conference, Richard Branson along with the director of Kering, Jochen Zeitz, announced The B Team, a global non-profit aimed at refocusing business on people, the...
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Nestle Makes Good in Kenya with Growing Youth Sports Sponsorship
Nestle hasn’t always had positive feelings associated with its work in Africa. Back in the 1970s, the company enraged millions by aggressively encouraging women there and in other poor areas to use...
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Hyatt Extends Corporate Citizenship with Ready to Thrive Program
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced recently that it’s launching a Ready to Thrive global initiative to help raise literacy levels and aid career development.The program will work in conjunction with...
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Retail and Apparel Brands Move Forward With Separate Bangladesh Safety Pacts
A mostly European coalition of 70 leading clothing brands, retailers and trade unions backed by the International Labor Organization and the IndustriALL and UNI global trade unions has announced the...
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Walmart-Backed Alliance Vows to Fix Bangladesh, but Critics Fear Lack of...
An alliance of 17 North American brands led by Walmart, Gap and Target has unveiled the details of its independent Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative—a five-year pact that aims to improve conditions...
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Walgreens Welcomes Workers with Disabilities at New Training Center
Walgreens has partnered with Have Dreams, an advocacy group for children with autism, on a new training facility in Evanston, Ill. It’s part of a growing awareness of the value of workers diagnosed...
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Google Seeks STEM Programs for 2013 RISE Awards
Google's fifth-annual RISE Awards are officially open for applications now through Sept. 30. The awards, which offer grants between $15,000 to $50,000 to non-profit programs focused on science,...
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US Retailers Detail Implementation of Controversial Bangladesh Safety Plan
Walmart, Gap and other US retailers met yesterday in Chicago to implement their controversial, independent Bangladesh factory safety plan that was created after multiple factory accidents, including...
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Nestle, Unilever Improve Corporate Citizenship, but Food's 'Big 10' Rank...
Thirty-one major investment funds, representing close to 1.5 trillion dollars, have called on food industry leaders to improve their supply chain policies and transparency.Sponsored by Calvert...
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Unilever Aims to Fulfill Environmental, Social Goals with Sustainable Efforts
On the road to reduce its environmental footprint, Unilever has agreed to buy nearly three million gallons of algae-derived oil from Solazyme for use in its personal care products. The deal will...
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Apple Furthers Made-in-USA Bid With Plans for Arizona Component Plant
Apple has become the American success story of the digital age. But it never was the "all-American" success story because essentially all of the manufacturing of its iconic, intuitive, lovely and...
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Unilever, Ferrero Seek Sustainable Palm Oil Sources
As palm oil production continues and demand grows, the most vulnerable tropical habitats worldwide are systemically being destroyed. But after an outcry from consumers and activists, some of the...
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