Category: Sustainable Business

Shifting to a Circular Economy:
P&G’s iMFLUX Technology Increases Use of Recycled Plastic

December 18, 2020

“Plastic.” You’d think it was a four-letter word. You’ve seen the photos: a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in his nose, a Laysan albatross with a stomach full…

CGLR Continues Virtual Dialogues in 2021

December 4, 2020

“Seek first to understand,” said Stephen Covey, in his groundbreaking work, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, “Then to be understood.” Some thirty years later, it’s still true, and the…

Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative installs ‘Capture’Technology with support from Nova Chemicals

September 16, 2020

The recently-launched Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative is tackling plastic pollution in the Great Lakes with the largest deployment of Seabin and LittaTrap™ technology in the world The Great Lakes Plastic…

Great Lakes Company Powers Solar & Seeks to Become Even More Sustainable

August 25, 2020

Few people realize that an essential material for solar energy comes from the Great Lakes region. Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC), located in Hemlock, Michigan, is one of the world’s leading producers…

Strategic Corporate
Conservation Planning:
A Guide to Meaningful Engagement

August 15, 2020

Margaret O’Gorman’s 2020 book is aimed at building healthier relationships between business and the environment. “Strategic Corporate Conservation Planning” distills lessons from O’Gorman’s work–many examples of which are in the…