TRENTON, New Jersey, March 28, 2013 (TerraCycle) – Every day, more and more companies are thinking of how to get on the green “bandwagon” which leads to many engaging in what they believe to be eco-friendly behavior. A big trend for companies now is to package their products in compostable, bio-based packaging. While it is great for industries and companies to become environmentally conscious, it is also necessary for them to do so only if there is a true benefit to their new initiatives. Unfortunately, the perceived benefits of bio-plastics and compostable packaging may be overstated and hidden costs might be underestimated.

The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation outlines recycling tips as Easter Sunday approaches.   As Rhode Islanders make plans to celebrate the Easter holiday, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is reminding residents that many of the prized, colorful favors that go hand-in-hand with the holiday are not recyclable. In an effort to streamline operations at RIRRC’s Materials Recycling Facility, the agency has outlined a handful of helpful recycling tips.

REUTERS For decades, the business community has been keeping secrets — from its employees. From financial data and salary information to long-term initiatives and succession planning, privately owned companies have long subscribed to the theory that sharing critical information with employees is done only on a need-to-know basis. However, as a new generation of entrepreneurs takes hold, so too is a new era of transparency. The 2-year-old analytics company SumAll has created an open-book culture by giving each of its 30 employees access to mounds of company information, including such previously sacred data as individual salaries and bonuses, investor details and capital structure.

Q: What is the Clothes The Loop program? Mott: Clothes The Loop is an apparel and footwear recycling program The North Face debuted in select retail stores including New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago, this February. Customers can bring in their unwanted clothing and shoes, regardless of the brand or condition, to a participating store and deposit the items in special collection bins. Deposited items are sent to reprocessing facilities where they are hand sorted and designated to be re-sold, broken down for re-use or recycled into new raw materials. In return for helping to reduce apparel waste, customers receive a voucher for $10 off purchases of $100 or more.

As Rhode Islanders make plans to celebrate the Easter holiday, the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) is reminding residents that many of the prized, colorful favors that go hand-in-hand with the holiday are not recyclable. In an effort to streamline operations at RIRRC’s Materials Recycling Facility, the agency has outlined a handful of helpful recycling tips.

Enova, empresa que diseña y opera centros educativos en zonas de bajos recursos con el principal objetivo de combatir la brecha digital en México, orgullosamente informa que Moís Cherem, director general de la empresa, fue seleccionado hoy por la prestigiosa Schwab Foundation como uno de los 24 Emprendedores Sociales del Año 2013, en la ciudad de Nueva York, E.U. La Red de Innovación y Aprendizaje (RIA), el principal proyecto de Enova, se sitúa así como uno de los emprendimientos sociales de mayor impacto en el mundo. “Es un orgullo que un proyecto mexicano sea reconocido de esta forma”, dice Cherem. Los ganadores fueron seleccionados en reconocimiento por sus proyectos innovadores y el potencial de impacto global que tienen sus proyectos. El impacto del premio será discutido hoy durante una sesión Livecast en The Huffington Post con Hilde Schwab, Co-Fundador y Presidente de Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, y David Aikman, Director Sénior del Foro Económico y Jefe del Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. "Aunque ahora la innovación social es muy reconocida, es fácil olvidar que durante años los emprendedores permanecían en el anonimato ", dice Hilde Schwab. “Los emprendedores sociales han estado trabajando arduamente en silencio con los pobres, buscando soluciones a sus problemas y creando modelos de negocio y organizaciones que toman en cuenta sus necesidades", agrega. Los ganadores pasarán a formar parte de la comunidad más amplia del Schwab Foundation, formada por 234 empresarios sociales de 59 países distintos. Los emprendedores sociales del Schwab Foundation se integrarán plenamente en las actividades e iniciativas del Foro Económico Mundial. Contribuyen activamente y se benefician del intercambio de experiencias, así como la interacción con los principales líderes en los negocios, el gobierno, la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación. “Un número creciente de empresas ve la desigualdad de ingresos y los problemas ambientales, por ejemplo el cambio climático, como una amenaza para el crecimiento de las comunidades. Muchos gobiernos están comenzando a plantearse de otra manera la forma de obtener mejores resultados sociales. Estoy seguro de que esa tendencia seguirá creciendo en el futuro y el Foro Económico Mundial se enorgullece de estar a la vanguardia", dice David Aikman, Director Senior del Foro Económico Mundial y Jefe del Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Entre los ganadores del año 2013 se encuentran: Salvatore Forello, Addiopizzo (Italy), Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Afroes (South Africa), Bedriye Hulya, B-fit (Turkey), Frederick K.W. Day, Buffalo Bicycle Company (USA), Janet Longmore, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) (Canada), Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker, Embrace Innovations (USA), Mois Cherem Arana, Enova (Mexico), Anshu Gupta, Goonj (India), Rebecca D. Onie, Health Leads (USA), Jim Ayala, Hybrid Social Solutions Inc. (HSSi) (Philippines), Jonathan Hursh, INCLUDED (People’s Republic of China), Cybele Amado de Oliveira, Chapada Institute (Brazil), Kristin Peterson, Inveneo (USA), Chuck Slaughter, Living Goods (USA), Mads Kjaer, MYC4 (Denmark), Andrew Youn, One Acre Fund (USA), Sugianto Tandio, Tirta Marta (Indonesia), Tristan Lecomte, Pur Projet (France), Reese Fernandez-Ruiz, Rags2Riches (Philippines), Kurt Holle, Rainforest Expeditions (Peru), Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Inc. (USA), Gopi Gopalakrishnan, World Health Partners (WHP) (India), and Njideka U. Harry, Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) (Nigeria).

While not going to the lengths of sharing payroll and stock-option details like SumAll does, recycling company TerraCycle also takes an unguarded approach with its employees. Albe Zakes, TerraCycle's global vice president of communication, believes transparency aligns with the company's socially responsible beliefs, and said it has proved a strong motivating tool.

Akron, Ohio – The 2012 Akron Marathon, presented by Time Warner Cable, has earned certification from the Council for Responsible Sport for efforts to reduce the event’s environmental footprint and increase its social impact. The Akron Marathon’s sustainability program is titled Environmental Endurance. “The Akron Marathon’s list of accomplishments is long, as is its commitment to the event’s mission of promoting health and fitness, stimulating the local economy, galvanizing the community and benefiting charitable organizations,” said Keith Peters, executive director of the Council for Responsible Sport.