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Controversial Shipbreaking Methods In South Asia Are Cause for Alarm
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There are serious concerns about how the shipping industry is disposing of its toxic waste during the process of shipbreaking: the way an old ship is disposed of, being broken up for scrap recycling. Most vessels have a lifespan of a few decades before they need to be retired; beaching is the most commonly used method to do this, as it is employed by 95 per cent of shipbreaking yards. Beaching is the deliberate crashing of a vessel onto a beach so that it can be dismantled during low tide. However, this method is the most controversial way to dismantle old ships because of its overall lack of containment of toxic waste. Unfortunately,...
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Social Innovation: Peanut Butter at Its Best
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Social Innovation: Making One Million Bones
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Verisk Health Quality Intelligence Solution Certified by NCQA
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has granted a full certification to Verisk Health for its Quality I...
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Cisco Transforms Healthcare Delivery Systems with Telehealth Tech
Cisco HealthPresence is a cutting-edge telehealth technology, helping deliver high quality care from a distance in rea...
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Banorte-Ixe Sets Up Trust to Support Vulnerable Groups in Mexico
Banorte-Ixe has launched a trust called SUMATE to support kids and adults facing vulnerable situations. A unique aspect...
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Avista Supports Winter Energy Assistance Programs
Avista is disbursing $326,000 in donations to help households that are facing financial constraints to pay their heatin...
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Redbox Donates 10,000 DVDs to U.S. Troops Abroad
Redbox has pledged to donate more than 10,000 DVDs through 2013 to American soldiers serving overseas. The program is i...
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General Mills Focuses on Sustainability in Palm Oil
General Mills is reinforcing its long-standing commitment to sustainable sourcing of palm oil. As a buyer of palm oil,...
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SC Johnson Offers Free Tour Programs for Family Fun
SC Johnson is offering free tour programs this winter for families and individuals at the company's historic campus. Vi...
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GlaxoSmithKline Promotes Community Health in St. Louis
As a part of its national initiative to promote healthier communities, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) is running a program c...
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Cabot Creamery Cooperative Recognizes the Efforts of Volunteers
Reward Volunteers 2.0 is a unique program run by Cabot Creamery Cooperative to promote volunteer activity. The program...
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Socially Responsible: 2013 Corporate Equality Index
We should be living in an era where everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able...
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Social Innovation: Women and Science
Throughout history women have made significant contributions to science and social innovation. We all know of Marie...
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Social Innovation Tackling the Global Toll of Cervical Cancer
This is Mary's story who lives in the U.K. - "I was diagnosed with Cervical Cancer in February 2009. It was a shock...
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Two Remarkable Social Entrepreneurs and Their Yellow Boats of Hope
What would you do if you discovered that young children in the Philippines were swimming to school? Well, this is the r...
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GM's South Korea Facility to have 3MW Solar Installation
General Motors has announced its latest green energy initiative for its assembly plant in Changwon, South Korea. The pl...
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Lemelson Foundation Awards $24M in Grants to Promote Invention
The Lemelson Foundation has extended financial support to the Lemelson-MIT Program and the National Collegiate Inventor...
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U.S. Military Veterans Returning to the Civilian Workforce: A Powerful Story
Since 9/11, almost three million Americans have been involved with the military. By 2016, an estimated two million-plus...
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Social Innovation: India Gives Cash Directly to the Poor
In January 2013, India will start the world's biggest social innovation programme: giving cash directly to its poorest...
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A Social Innovation Partnership Prepares for Sustainability
We are living in tumultuous and difficult times of political upheaval, with the continued risk of economic crisis and e...
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