http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVHwYu2gAU The Coca-Cola Company announced they will work to bring Ekocenter– a kiosk designed to improve the well-being of communities – to 20 countries by the end of 2015. The project is in partnership with DEKA R&D, IBM, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), McCann Health, NRG Energy (NRG), Qualcomm Technologies and UPS. Coca-Cola’s announcement brings to […]
This summer, millions of people were inspired to move and groove with Coca-Cola as part of its Get The Ball Rolling initiative. Coca-Cola has reached its goal to inspire 3 million Americans to rediscover the joy of being active in communities across the country since May. “For Coca-Cola, inspiring moments of happiness is part of […]
Seattle-based Dan Newman and his business partner, Bryan Summersett have developed an app that lets you share your leftovers with strangers. They developed Leftover Swap and it is an ingenious way of swapping meals with people around your neighborhood. Using the idea of couch surfing, where you can share your apartment with a stranger, Newman […]
“We grow enough food to feed every single person on the planet, yet millions of people go to bed hungry.” This is just one eye-opening fact that can be found in the video, ‘Food Waste: A Story of Excess’ by Visual.ly. Other startling facts include how half of the food produced in the United States […]
McDonald’s has decided to renewing its brand image integrating the architecture of its restaurants with a renewable energy source thanks to new solar carports built to offer customers a useful and ecological way to protect their cars. Alkmaar, Schagen and Burgerbrug are the towns chosen for this experimental project: the installation of a carport for […]
There are serious problems in the food chain in relation to food traceability as the recent horse-meat scandal highlighted. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage and the Sustainable Restaurant Association have taken action, and are breaking new ground by providing accredited training by City & Guilds in ethical food selection and procurement. River Cottage is famous for […]
The future of Florida orange juice is looking brighter. Coca-Cola is supporting the state’s largest citrus planting in 25 years with a commitment to purchase approximately $2 billion of oranges produced by the new groves. Partnering with Cutrale Citrus Juices and Peace River Citrus Products, Coca-Cola’s investment will enable the growers to plant 25,000 acres […]
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation today announced the addition of ten new countries to its international ‘Litter Less’ education campaign led by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).This addition brings the number of participating countries to 25 globally and kicks off the second of a three-year, $3.1 million USD campaign. It aims to help […]
In celebration of America Recycles Day, ConAgra Foods announced its annual Zero Waste Champion award winners today, recognizing 17 facilities that have reached a major environmental milestone: diverting more than 95 percent of solid waste from landfills through reuse and recycling. These facilities –representing nearly 75 percent of the company’s total waste generation – helped […]
Michael J. Fox, Modern Family’s Julie Bowen and Ziggy Marley Ask Americans to Support Just Label It Coalition’s Call for Right to Know Emmy Award winners Michael J. Fox and Julie Bowen, and singer Ziggy Marley are featured in a new Just Label It video calling for the FDA to require labeling of genetically engineered […]