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First Annual Earth Month Conference for AR-MS-TN Region to be hosted April 7 in Memphis

Memphis, TN, March 30, 2015 - The First Annual Earth Month…

The Sustainability Consortium Partners with Purdue University on Sustainable Metals Research

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The Sustainability Consortium Launches Electronics Delphi Panel

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WRI Joins The Sustainability Consortium

ARIZONA, USA, – January 31th, 2013 – The Sustainability…

CCF Brands Joins The Sustainability Consortium

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The Sustainability Consortium Announces New Corporate Members to the Board of Directors

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The Consortium Featured on KFNN Radio Dr. Kevin Dooley Answers Questions about The Consortium’s Progress in 2012

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Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector Looks Forward to 2013

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TSC Participates in BSR’s Annual Conference

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GreenBiz VERGE Event Preparing to Take Over San Francisco

// TEMPE,AZ – October 30th, 2012 – The Sustainability…

The Sustainability Consortium Continues Global Expansion Plan: Operations Begin in China

// ARIZONA, USA, – October 25th, 2012 – The Sustainability…

Danone Joins The Sustainability Consortium

// TEMPE, ARIZ., - October 16th, 2012 – The Sustainability…

The J.M. Smucker Company Joins The Sustainability Consortium

// TEMPE, ARIZ., - October 16th, 2012 – The Sustainability…

Conflict Minerals and the Dodd-Frank Act: Providing Traceability within Raw Materials Supply Chains

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Important Consortium Member Makes Breakthrough in Snack Packaging

// TEMPE, ARIZ., - September 14th, 2012. BASF, a long-time…

The Sustainability Consortium Appoints New Leadership

// TEMPE, ARIZ., - September 12th, 2012. The Sustainability…

The Sustainability Consortium Finalizes New Civil Society Organization Membership Policy

// TEMPE, ARIZ., - September 6th 2012 – The Sustainability…

Global Developments in Environmental Assessment: The Consortium and The European Commission

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Grodan Joins The Sustainability Consortium

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The Sustainability Consortium featured on KUAF Radio

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The Consortium Presents at Skanska Green Week

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How Cows, Chemicals and Walmart Benefit From Sustainability Metrics

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Corporate Sustainability on the Main Stage at Rio+20 Conference

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Delhaize Group Joins The Sustainability Consortium

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The Consortium Recognized at Sustainable Brands Conference 2012

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Request for Information (RFI) – Development of an ISO 14025 Compliant PCR for Laptop Product Category

The Electronic Sector is requesting information for the development…

Valued TSC Member Creates Chemistry at Sustainable Brands Conference

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Executive Director Opportunity at The Sustainability Consortium

The Sustainability Consortium is seeking to fill the Executive…

Confabulation 2012

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The Chilean Minister of the Environment Speaks at the Launch of The Chilean Hub

// The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) was pleased to welcome…

How Should Companies Communicate Product Sustainability? Consumer Science Soon to Reveal Results from Ground Breaking Study

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The Sustainability Consortium Expands Into Latin America

// TEMPE, Ariz., - April 25, 2012 – The Sustainability…

The Sustainability Consortium Prepares to Launch Chilean Hub

// The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is pleased to announce…

Introducing The Sustainability Consortium to Japan

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Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Joins The Sustainability Consortium

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TSC to Keynote at Pira International’s Sustainability in Packaging Conference

// The Sustainability Consortium's Electronics and Toys…

Bonnie Nixon Presenting Today at SOCAP 11

TSC's Executive Director Bonnie Nixon is presenting at SOCAP…

Sarah Lewis Participating in Sustainability Council Hosted by The Innovation Center for US Dairy

Sarah Lewis, Manager of the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector,…

UNEP Workshop: Knowledge Mining from LCA Studies for Product Sustainability and Effective LCM Practices

Above: Bonnie Nixon, Executive Director of TSC, contributes…

Consumer Science and Level 1 SMRS

The Consumer Science Working Group has commenced Hot Button analyses…

TSC Featured in LCM 2011 Publication

The Sustainability Consortium: A Stakeholder Approach to Improve…

Happening Now: TSC in Berlin at LCM 2011

LCM 2011 - Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Management The…

A Deeper Look at TSC: An Interview with Bonnie Nixon

Since its launch in July 2009, The Sustainability Consortium…

TSC Featured on GreenBiz

GreenBiz, a leader of sustainability in business news, has featured…

Meet our Board: Dr. Aalt Dijkhuizen

One of the newest additions to The Sustainability Consortium's…

Updates from the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector

The FB&A Sector has recently drafted the dossiers for 5 products…

The Sustainability Consortium Opens European Office, Appoints Three New Board Members Including Two NGOs

Actions underscore consortium’s strategic plan to deliver a…

Embedded Intern Program at TSC

Dear TSC members and affiliates, As you know TSC is creating…

TSC 100 Day Assessment and Plan

The first 100 plus days as the Executive Director of “The…

Ecolab Ranks 28th in Forbes Magazine List of World’s Most Innovative Companies

Company's R&D Efforts Focus on Food Safety, Infection Prevention…

Electronics Sector Update

The Electronics Sector has been busy for the past few weeks.…

Consumer Science Manager to Participate in Sustainability Summit Hosted by FMI and GMA

Thomas "TC" Redd, manager of the Consumer Science Working Group…

Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector Updates

Level 2 SMRS Prototype Ballots The Food, Beverage & Agriculture…

Electronics Sector Updates

Electronic Sector Prototype PCLA and SPI’s Prototype Product…

Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector Updates

We've been busy at work moving the Level 2 SMRS process forward.…

Packaging Working Group Adopts Three Sustainability Performance Drivers

The research committee and the operations committee for the Packaging…

Food, Beverage & Agriculture Prototype PCRs and PCLAs

The FBA Group is sending out the prototype Product Category Rules…

TSC’s Kelly Scott Speaks at Walmart’s Sustainable Packaging Conference in Toronto

Kelly Scott, Packaging Working Group Manager at The Sustainability…

Toy Sector Update

The Toy Sector had their first face-face meeting on July 23,…

The Sustainability Consortium Members Vote to Adopt the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Standard

Fayetteville, Arkansas and Tempe, Arizona – The Sustainability…

Leading Toy Makers in Attendance at TSC’s first Toys Sector Meeting

Hosted today at the Disney Synergy Lab in Glendale, California,…

Electronics Sector Joins UN University StEP Initiative

Last month, the general assembly of the United Nations University…

Request for Proposal: Paper Sector Literature Review

As the Sustainability Consortium continues to develop a SMRS,…

Request for Proposal: IT Standards & Tools

Ontology for Lifecycle Assessment Models to address the following: -…

TSC Presents at ISIE Conference in Berkeley

Research staff from TSC were invited to participate at the 6th…

ESWG Welcomes Margot Hutchins to the Research Team

The Electronics Sector welcomes the addition of post doctoral…

Draft Social SPIs Created by Social Metrics Committee

The social metrics committee, under the leadership of Catherine…

Home & Personal Care Sector: Research and Deliverables

Research: The Home and Personal Care Sector completes Social…

Measurement Sciences Working Group Drafts Guiding Principles for Social Impact Measurement

The MSWG of the Sustainability Consortium has created the first…

The Sustainability Consortium Welcomes Lou Molinari

Louis “Lou” Molinari has been named Electronics Sector Manager…

Update From the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector

The FB&A Sector Product Committees have drafted the PCR and the…

Consumer Science June Focus Groups

The Consumer Science WG will be holding it's final round of focus…

Measurement Sciences Working Group Establishes Initial Life Cycle Impact Categories

The Measurement Sciences Working Group has established the first…

Request for Proposal: Packaging Working Group

LCI data set gap analysis to address the following: • Identification…

Consortium Researcher Wins Best Poster Award at IEEE-ISSST

TSC researcher, Vee Subramanian, who is affiliated with the HPC…

TSC’s Jon Johnson: Retailers, Governments, and NGOs Need to Drive Sustainable Change

"The good news is that the Sustainability Consortium was started…

Sustainability Consortium Welcomes Turtle Mountain

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Turtle Mountain, producer of premium dairy-free…

Interviewees Needed for PhD Project on Sustainability Product Labeling

A PhD project at the University of Manchester is investigating…

Packaging Working Group Adopts Global Packaging Project Sustainability’s (GPPS) Metrics and Indicators

The Packaging Working Group adopted the Global Packaging Project…

Biodiversity and Land-use Project Update

A draft of agricultural Sustainable Performance Indicators for…

TSC to Present at IEEE-ISSST Conference

Researchers from TSC have been invited to present at the International…

Electronics Sector Releases New Whitepaper

Bill of Attributes (BOA) in Life Cycle Modeling of Laptop Computers:…

Electronics Sector Expands Scope to Include Televisions

On March 24, the Electronics Sector officially kicked off work…

Paper Sector Meeting Summary

The Paper Sector had its first meeting on April 26-April 27 in…

TSC Researcher Publishes Paper on Supplier Adoption of Environmental Practices

TSC Academic Director Kevin Dooley, along with colleagues Wendy…

TSC to Present at LCM 2011 Conference

A number of researchers from TSC have been invited to present…

Food, Beverage & Agriculture Releases Three New Whitepapers

Three whitepapers from the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector…

Bonnie Nixon Named Executive Director of The Sustainability Consortium

The Sustainability Consortium has announced Bonnie Nixon, formerly…

TSC Anti-Trust Webinar

Randy Papetti from Lewis & Roca hosted an informative webinar…

Dr. Dooley Speaks at Fortune Brainstorm Green Conference

Industry Sector Director Kevin Dooley talked at the Fortune Brainstorm…

Consumer Science Focus Groups

The first round of Consumer Science focus groups were completed…

McDonald’s Joins The Sustainability Consortium

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – McDonald’s Corporation has joined the…

Earth911, Inc. Joins Sustainability Consortium, Looks to Standardize Recyclability Reporting

Recycling information leader to aid members in making sustainable…

Electronics Sector Participates in EPA Listening Session on Electronics Stewardship

Carole Mars represented TSC’s Electronics Sector at the Electronics…

Please Welcome TSC Executive Director Bonnie Nixon

We are happy to announce that Bonnie Nixon has accepted the position…

New White Paper: Social Sustainability Assessment

The triple bottom line interpretation of sustainability is commonly…

Clean Agency Joins the Sustainability Consortium

PASADENA, CALIF. (March 14, 2011) -- Clean Agency, a research-based…

TSC Participates in Green Products Roundtable

Kevin Dooley represented TSC at the recent Green Products Roundtable…

Consumer Science WG to Host Focus Groups in US and Europe

Consumer Science is moving out of the development phase and into…

Electronics Sector Invited Speaker at iNEMI Environmental Leaders Conference 2011

On February 23, 2011, Dr. Carole Mars, Electronics Sector Coordinator,…

Food, Beverage & Agriculture Update

The FB&A Sector hosted a Sector update via webinar on February…

Announcing the Paper Sector and Packaging Working Group

The Packaging Working Group and the Paper Sector both got started…

Electronics Sector Releases TSC White Paper

In conjunction with their winter Face to Face Meeting, the Electronic…

Please Welcome Greg Lewis to The Sustainability Consortium

Dear Sustainability Consortium Colleagues: As you may be aware,…

A Message from the Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector

The FB&A Sector meet in Washington, DC on January 12 and…

Home and Personal Care Sector Launches Social Hot Spot Analysis Work

A Social Hot Spot Analysis is underway for surfactant-based products…

Piloting an Orientation Meeting

The Food, Beverage, and Agriculture (FBA) Sector of The Sustainability…

Home and Personal Care Sector Launches Internal Review of Baseline Model and Indicators for Laundry Detergents

The Product Category Baseline Model and Product Category Rules…

TSC Welcomes New Board of Directors

The Sustainability Consortium is pleased to announce the election…

Fundación Chile Joins The Sustainability Consortium

Fundación Chile -an organization that has been developing innovation…

Please Welcome Johnson Controls to The Sustainability Consortium

Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial…

University of Michigan Research Contract Established for Regional Impact Method Development

The availability, accuracy, and relevance of impact methodologies…

The Sustainability Consortium’s Harmonization Efforts in the EU

Following the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture sector meeting…

TSC at Holiday Wrap Your Heart Event

As the holiday’s approach us, TSC has taken a moment to recognize…

TSC at State of Green Business Forum

The Sustainability Consortium will be hosting a workshop at each…

Research Event: Government and Industry Leaders Meet to Discuss Commonalities in Data, Research, and Communication

The Duke Corporate Sustainability Initiative with Cambridge University…

Swiss Company Ecoinvent Joins Sustainability Consortium

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Ecoinvent Centre, the world’s leading…

Social Metric Identification Project Launched by Measurement Science Working Group

The MSWG has launched a Social Metric Identification Project,…

Life Cycle Inventory/Baseline Guidance Under Development by Measurement Science Working Group

A review of current leading product level environmental accounting…

Social Hotspot Database Applied to Orange Juice Prototype

The Social Hotspot Database is being applied to the orange juice…

Baseline Models for the Showering Process

Work is underway in developing the life cycle models for products…

TSC at State of Green Business Forum

The Sustainability Consortium will be hosting a workshop at each…

New Sector Coordinator for Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector

Sarah Lewis will be the new Coordinator for the Food, Beverage…

Ecolabel Landscape Interim Report Completed

Duke University has delivered an interim report that provides…

Developing Baseline Models in Food, Beverage & Agriculture Sector

The Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector has developed draft…

Sustainability Consortium Welcomes PRé Consultants

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – PRé Consultants, a pioneer in the field…

Sustainability Consortium Welcomes Aluminum Producer Alcoa as Newest Member

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Alcoa, the world’s leading producer…

Mars Inc. Joins the Sustainability Consortium

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Mars Inc. has joined the Sustainability…

Welcome our newest member: NSF International

Provides HACCP, food safety, water quality, public health, and…

Coca-Cola Joins the Sustainability Consortium

A global leader in the beverage industry, the Coca-Cola company…

PE Americas Joins the Sustainability Consortium

PE Americas, part of PE International, offers strategic consulting,…

Please welcome Octal to the Sustainability Consortium

Octal produces and distributes PET packaging worldwide. Find…

Leading Expert in Business Science and Supply Chain Management Appointed to Co-Direct The Sustainability Consortium

TEMPE, Ariz.—Professor Kevin Dooley has been appointed Interim…

Novozymes joins The Sustainability Consortium – a global effort to improve product sustainability

Company to share product life cycle assessment expertise with…

UL Environment Joins the Sustainability Consortium

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SAP First Global Technology Software Provider to Join the Sustainability Consortium

As a Founding Member of the Sustainability Consortium, SAP Will…

Syngenta Joins Sustainability Consortium as Founding Member

On Earth Day 2010, Syngenta announced it has become a founding…

Welcome

Both Jon and I welcome you to the Sustainability Consortium website.…

Sustainability Consortium Welcomes First Restaurant Company, Darden

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Darden Restaurants has joined the Sustainability…

BASF First Chemical Company to Be Founding Member of The Sustainability Consortium

BASF announced that it is the first chemical company to become…

L’Oréal Joins Sustainability Consortium

Global Beauty Leader Reaffirms Its Commitment to Help Consumers…

Safeway Becomes First Grocer to be Founding Member of The Sustainability Consortium

Safeway Inc. has become the first U.S.-based retail grocery chain…

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