Nineteen stories (link and summary analysis) from August around green business and sustainability including consumer product manufacturers, retailers, regulatory agencies, junkmail, PVC, plasticizers, paper and book production, packaging, and e-waste & plastic recycling.
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Green and Sustainable News Roundup

Announcing the NaturCert Certification Program for Hotels
NaturCert is the global independent organisation which has developed the NaturCert Certification Program
Companies - Diageo sponsors water butts for Africa
Many children in Africa start their day by walking miles to the nearest spring to collect water for the family. Diageo, the drinks company behind famous names Johnnie Walker and Guinness, aims to save them the trouble.

Announcing the global launching of NaturCert
NaturCert, the global independent organisation which has developed the NaturCert Certification Program for the environment and society, is announcing its launching.
Can a Corporation Do No Harm?
Eric Reynolds has moved on from founding Nau to an even more ambitious project. He is beginning what he expects to be a 30-year state-by-state campaign—and eventual amendment to the U.S. Constitution—requiring all corporations to include the Code for Corporate Citizenship in their corporate charters.

Ethical Capitalism - Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility and ethical capitalism are becoming more and more important for business and economics as a whole. This article takes a look at the current state of corporate social responsibility.
What is Corporate Social Responsibility?
I guess that many of you have heard about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in some way. This is the first part in a series of blog entries where the authors of the SustainabilityBlog.org go and try to make sense of CSR as a very promising management approach for organizations of all sizes.