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NAU
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With a punk-rock do-it-yourself spirit and a zeal for changing the
world, Nau is a clothing upstart that's rewriting all the rules. (Its
name is Maori for "Welcome! Come in.") Within months of its March
launch, it was already shaking up the industry, opening tiny
"webfronts" stocked with ...
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AVEDA
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To legions of women, the mere mention of Aveda conjures up visions of
showering in a lush rain forest, right in their very own bathroom. We
have the natural-beauty innovator to thank for introducing us to more
than 600 plant-based ingredients, including morikue and babassu oil,
when other manufacturers ...
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BURT'S BEES
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Burt's Bees got its start in 1984 when Roxanne Quimby, a
down-on-her-luck Maine mother of twins, came across amateur beekeeper
Burt Shavitz selling honey by the side of the road. Roxanne immediately
fell for Burt's products. Within months, she'd cooked up a business
plan and started churning out ...
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HERMAN MILLER
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People who step into Herman Miller's 15,172-square-foot Atlanta Design Center are amazed by its natural beauty. Flooded with daylight, outfitted with sleek, energy-efficient appliances and run on sustainable power, it shines as an example of what can happen when creative ingenuity meets eco-consciousness. But then, ...
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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As the company behind TV's Animal Planet and Discovery Channel hits like Planet Earth ,
it's not surprising that this media company has a penchant for green
causes. Still, it made the whole communications industry sit up and
take notice recently when it announced the mid-2008 launch of ...
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JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Imagine your boss asking you to learn more about how to preserve the
planet—and then paying you to do so. Well, that's the case at Johnson
& Johnson, where each company division must launch a five-year
environmental literacy plan for its employees, with the introduction of
at least one ...
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PROCTER & GAMBLE
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The birds, crabs and fish living in the Bridge Creek Salt Marsh, in
Barnstable, MA, may have no idea, but they got a big break earlier this
year. That's when the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership,
founded by Gillette, which has merged with P&G, helped complete a
$1.5 million upgrade ...
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S.C. JOHNSON & SON
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Sometimes a good idea can go a long way. At S.C. Johnson, company
scientists have devised what they call the Greenlist, a system that
classifies more than 95% of raw materials used in its products based on
the material's impact on the environment and human health. Each ...
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LINDA LOUDERMILK
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In the middle of L.A.'s loud and brazen Melrose Avenue lies a soothing
oasis of green design—Luxury Eco by Linda Loudermilk. Visitors enter by
walking over a bridge above running water and try on clothes in a
pod-shaped dressing room that reveals glimpses of the sky. On the ...
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PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
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When it comes to protecting the planet, it's hard to beat PNC: This
leading financial services firm operates more green buildings than any
other company on earth. Founded 155 years ago, PNC remains refreshingly
forward-looking; it was the first in its industry to receive a LEED
certification and has ...
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