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  • The Movement for Urban Tree Expansion Is Growing

    Maria Dolan

    September 18, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Austin, Texas and King County, Washington are both participating in a new experiment by non-profit City Forest Credits (CFC) that uses creative financing to fund green spaces and tree-planting in cities. More specifically, CFC is piloting a new way that private entities can "offset their carbon emissions by buying credits for tree planting or preservation." Although the work is costly at the beginning, organizers hope the public benefits of more urban trees will make the program a worthy investment.

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  • Gun sellers emerge as unlikely ally in fight against suicides

    Jon Schuppe

    September 17, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. George, Utah

    A Utah shooting range is part of a growing voluntary movement among gun shop owners and firearm sellers focuses on educating staff about warning signs of suicide in an effort to reduce the number of people using guns to kill themselves. One effort, the Gun Shop Project, has spread to 10 states and there are similar partnerships in about 10 more. Experts say suicide attempts with firearms usually end in death and restricting access to guns in those situations can be very effective.

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  • Perennial versions of conventional crops offer benefits to the environment — but are they ready for prime time?

    Virginia Gewin

    September 06, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, Kansas

    With shifts in climate change and environmental sustainability a concern, historical farming practices have had to shift to accommodate the changes. One practice that is showing promise are the cultivating of perennial crops.

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  • Companies open doors to talent with autism

    Lee Cowan

    September 02, 2018 |

    CBS News |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Companies like Microsoft are intentionally recruiting candidates with autism, creating new interview processes and mentorship programs to help those employees thrive in jobs in programming, cybersecurity, and more. The approach is catching on as more well-known companies are looking for ways to making working more accessible.

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  • Sonoma County experts among others who say it's time to rethink recycling

    Stephen Nett

    September 01, 2018 |

    The Press Democrat |

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    Response Location: United States, Petaluma, California

    Many companies are increasingly becoming concerned about the environmental impact of using plastic containers and packaging. One company in Petaluma has spent over a decade creating alternatives that are compostable and recyclable.

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  • This makeup company is using its supply chain to revitalize the rainforest

    Eillie Anzilotti

    August 21, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Much of Guatemala's lands have been degraded due to a consistently burgeoning industrial market for palm oil and cattle farming. As a company that makes makeup using a variety of plants, beauty corporation Lush has committed to investing in natural plant production by buying land that would otherwise be at threat of deforestation. The Sustainable Lush Fund then works with on-the-ground organizations and farmers to sustainably utilize the land and increase the diversity of crops all while supporting local agriculture.

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  • This company hired anyone who applied. Now it's starting a movement

    Eillie Anzilotti

    August 17, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Yonkers, New York

    Greyston’s Bakery pioneered the concept of Open Hiring, meaning there are no background or drug checks for prospective employees: anyone is hired on a first come, first serve basis. Then they are provided job training to get them up to speed. The idea is to give people who might otherwise be excluded from the job market a second chance--and Greyston is proving that ethical hiring practices help business, too. They recently created the Center for Open Hiring to spread their practice to other businesses.

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  • Boulder now saving more than half of trash from landfill

    Shay Castle

    August 14, 2018 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder is often referred to as one of Colorado's most progressive cities, so when the city passed the Universal Zero Waste Ordinance, many local businesses decided to take the policy a step further by eliminating their use of plastics altogether. What started as an effort put forth by local store branches such as PrAna and Lululemon has quickly scaled to a citywide effort eliminate non-compostable or non-recyclable trash output.

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  • African food businesses get nurturing from well-known giants

    Fred de Sam Lazaro

    August 13, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Food companies like General Mills and Hershey are sharing their expertise with entrepreneurs in Africa to help strengthen their businesses and depend less on foreign imports. Employees of the company volunteer through an organization called Partners in Food Solutions, and they share advice about things like hygiene, business plans, vitamin enrichment, and more. So far over 250 African businesses have worked with more than 1,400 Partners in Food Solutions employees.

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  • A 4-Day Workweek? A Test Run Shows a Surprising Result

    Charlotte Graham-McLay

    July 19, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    A firm based in Wellington, A New Zealand piloted a four-day work week to test the productivity of their employees - and they saw surprising success. Workers accomplished the same amount of work within 32 hours as they previously had in 40 hours, in part because they reported to be better rested and wasted less time in the office. The office itself also saw a reduction in energy and resource usage.

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