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Green Motor Oils Becoming Good Business 15 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Customers are showing a growing preference for eco-friendly motor oils and transmission fluids. Universal Lubricants’ Eco Ultra line of petro products are not only finding better sales but also helpin...
Loo Power: Human Waste for Energy!? 15 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
Sanitation is about where people go to the bathroom and what happens to their waste. Facilities include toilets, sewers and wastewater treatment plants as well as more simple technologies such [...]
Indian Slum Innovation: Dharavi 14 Aug 2013 | 08:21 pm
Slums in India have been part of the national landscape for decades. In spite of urbanisation increasing in this country, living conditions in these poor areas have become worse, with [...]
Social Impact, Table for One? 13 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
Prove Your Purpose Relationships between companies and nonprofits are being redefined. Companies are turning traditional approaches to philanthropy on their heads, moving beyond financial contribution...
8 Defining Milestones in India’s Social Enterprise Landscape 13 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
“Poverty is unnecessary” – Mohammad Yunus In India, this quote by Yunus continues to be relevant even today as a majority of its population battles poverty. Socially focused ventures that [...]
Maersk Line: A Sustainable Future for Shipping 13 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
By Sangeeta Haindl (3BL Media/Justmeans) – The financial crisis has hit everywhere, including the shipping industry, which has meant that fewer banks are financing this sector. So, the shipping world ...
PlanetShoes and New Balance Join on a Sole Mission 12 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
By Antonio Pasolini On July 27th more than 300 “Littles” mentored by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay’s (BBBSMB) joined in the organization’s summer outing at Jamaica Plain’s [...]
New Fuel Cell Uses Urine to Charge Mobile Phones 9 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
By Sangeeta Haindl There are so many jokes and puns that go with the following story about U.K. engineers who, for the first time, charged a mobile phone using urine. [...]
‘Google Bike’ Setting a New Trend in Sustainable Transportation 9 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm
Google Bike or ‘GBike’ is an innovative creation by Avery Pack, a Columbia arts graduate with a passion to build stylish bikes. In 2008, Pack was assembling his bikes from [...]
SAP and Échale a tu casa Build a Better Future for Mexicans in Need 9 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
By Antonio Pasolini Building a house is not a simple task. A multidisciplinary undertaking by nature, it requires several different products and lots of management. For those with few financial [......
