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What’s your sustainability grade?

By on May 19, 2011 in corporate responsibility, environmentally responsible

The following post was written by Jillian Ranney, an intern at Outsource Marketing. I recently discovered The College Sustainability Report Card, a website that grades the sustainability efforts of universities and colleges across the US and Canada. I’m talking a true-blue report card here. Much to my delight, I was able to find my alma [...]

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Walmart’s sustainability efforts impress

By on June 12, 2009 in corporate responsibility, environmentally responsible, greenwashing, videos

Like a lot of people, I’ve had my doubts about Walmart‘s sincerity when they’ve talked about sustainability. No matter their green claims, I can’t get past the fact they sell more cheap stuff from China than anyone. In contrast, Patagonia is a poster child for sustainable business. Given the above, the following interview with Yvon [...]

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Solar powered bus shelters turn outdoor ads green

By on October 29, 2008 in ads everywhere, corporate responsibility, environmentally responsible, signage, socially responsible

In an innovative public-private partnership, Fuel Outdoor has donated 600 Solar powered bus shelters to the City of Miami. It’s “a revolutionary model at work—corporate advertising dollars are being used to clean the environment,” says Miami Mayor, Manny Diaz. Michael Freedman, CEO of Fuel, describes their unique business approach: We have a triple bottom line [...]

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Bite-sized Friday: Smart, smarter, smartest

By on October 3, 2008 in branding, creativity, environmentally responsible, word of mouth

____________ SMART An embeddable collection of Fortune 500 logos, tagged with words like “logotype”, “symbol” and “acronym” to make it helpful to sort through different variations and approaches to design. A useful tool for creative inspiration and competitive intel: Via Todd Andrlik on Twitter ____________ SMARTER In Brainy Brand Names Where They’re Least Expected, Stuart [...]

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