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1. Earth Hour is More than a Gesture

An hour’s darkness free of electricity-induced distractions allows one to reconnect, recharge and reconsider one’s motivations. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

2. GRI Unveils Updated Sustainability Guidance

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released guidelines that it describes as the most comprehensive sustainability reporting guidance now available. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

3. European Businesses Invest in Eco-Innovation to Hurdle Rising Material Costs

Businesses in Europe are investing in eco-innovation to solve problems on materials scarcity which causes price volatility, showed a Eurobarometer survey of small and medium enterprises in the region. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

4. Palm Oil Giants Target Africa in ‘Land Grab’ Following Indonesia Deforestation Ban

Indonesia’s move to bring in a two-year moratorium on new palm oil plantations to protect its remaining rainforests has seen agribusiness giants like Sime Darby switch expansion plans to Cameroon, Ghana and Liberia. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

5. UK Sets Carbon Price, Boosts Public Money for Clean Energy Bank

The U.K.’s annual budget, published yesterday, introduced numerous and sweeping changes for clean energy and carbon finance. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

6. France Pushes its Faith in Nuclear Around the World

The French government is championing energy giants EDF and Areva as they try to build their nuclear businesses around the world. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

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1. Kimberly-Clark Recognized Again as Top Corporate Citizen

Corporate Responsibility Magazine cites environment, human rights and philanthropy among company’s strengths. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

2. Green Investment Bank ‘Must Operate Commercially’

Green economy is at risk if the bank cannot attract private sector investors, a cross-party committee of MPs have warned. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

3. Coke, Colgate, DuPont and Others Form Environmental Packaging Lobby Group

Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, DuPont, Dow Chemical and Kellogg’s are among the major U.S. corporations that have created a trade organization to represent the packaging industry and coordinate the sector’s environmental efforts. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

4. Shell to Scrap Bonus Link to Sustainability Index

Royal Dutch Shell said it would not tie executives’ bonuses in 2011 to a benchmark index after its expulsion from that index over its Nigerian operations scuppered its 2010 sustainability-linked bonuses. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

5. Eco-Farming Can Double Food Output by Poor

Many farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a United Nations report showed on Tuesday. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

6. Australian Carbon Price to Hit just 1,000 Firms

The Australian government’s plans to launch an emissions trading scheme with a fixed carbon price will initially affect fewer than 1,000 companies, said climate change minister Greg Combet. Read the article summary in the Digest (see download/purchase links below) …

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