Sustainable Business Practices

Sustainable Business Practices

Discover the sustainable business practices that are becoming the tipping point of corporate responsibility.

  • Why keeping your business local can be profitable

    Thu, Mar 21, 2013 4:05 PM by Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily

    New research suggests that making a strong commitment to sell locally instead of expanding beyond can net your business great profits.

  • CVS workers must reveal weight or pay penalty

    Thu, Mar 21, 2013 1:13 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    In an attempt to better manage healthcare costs, CVS is asking employees to reveal their weight and other important vitals or face a $50 per month penalty.

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  • Women avoid math and science careers because they can

    Thu, Mar 21, 2013 11:54 AM by Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily

    Researchers found that women who demonstrated both high math and verbal skills were less likely to have chosen a math or science job.

  • Why one English town created its own currency

    Wed, Mar 20, 2013 7:29 PM by Sami Grover

    The Bristol Pound lets people support their local economy and 'spend money with their values,' its creators say.

  • UPS Foundation donates $1.125 million to CARE

    Wed, Mar 20, 2013 3:46 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    More than $1 million in cash and in-kind donations will help CARE roll out a new supply-tracking program to a Kenyan refugee camp.

  • Spunky grandma finds success on Kickstarter

    Tue, Mar 19, 2013 2:08 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Pearl Malkin and her grandson Adam London launched a line of decorative walking canes, with some help from Kickstarter.

  • How to earn money through likes on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

    Mon, Mar 18, 2013 4:22 PM by Molly Klinefelter, LAPTOP

    The start-up Flattr allows you to give a little tip to people whose social media work you enjoy when you like or favorite something.

  • Indie game developer creates autism sim game

    Mon, Mar 18, 2013 11:14 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    What's it like to be a child with sensory sensitivities on a noisy, busy playground? Find out when you play Auti-Sim.

  • Why Yahoo's work from home decision was right

    Fri, Mar 15, 2013 1:25 PM by Ned Smith, BusinessDaily

    Telecommuting erects barriers among employees, impeding the informal interactions and chance encounters crucial to the way knowledge moves through an organization.

  • Starbucks and Aflac: Two of the world's most ethical companies

    Fri, Mar 15, 2013 9:00 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    140 companies were named to Ethisphere's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies 2013.

  • 10 job skills employers really look for

    Thu, Mar 14, 2013 1:43 PM by Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily

    While employers want to hire people with know-how and experience, they also want potential employees to possess key personal skills when hiring.

  • Popularity of Doritos Locos allows Taco Bell to add 15,000 jobs

    Thu, Mar 14, 2013 10:58 AM by Melissa Breyer

    The fast-food chain sold around 1 million Doritos Locos tacos a day last year.

  • Benefit of nonprofits goes beyond the good they do

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 3:39 PM by Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily

    On average, nonprofits employ more people than the transportation or construction industries, research shows.

  • Pregnant women in rural India benefit from Ford program

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 2:17 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Ford Motor Company partnered with several organizations to bring maternal healthcare to residents of a remote town in India.

  • Flint and Tinder launches the 10-year hoodie

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 8:00 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Flint and Tinder's Kickstarter campaign to make genuine made-in-the-USA undies was so successful that the company is back for round two.

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