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New York Times: Products That Are Earth-and-Profit Friendly

As the world’s greatest soccer players take to the fields at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, many are wearing jerseys made almost entirely from plastic bottles rescued from landfills in Japan and Taiwan.

It is, if nothing else, good publicity for Nike, the maker of the jerseys and the official sponsor of nine teams, including the United States, Brazil and Portugal.

Yet what many might view as a gimmick is also part of a broadening effort by the company to incorporate sustainability, or environmentally responsible practices, into its product design. Around the globe, a growing number of manufacturers are including more recyclable or biodegradable components into products.

Mayor Ken Melamed brings Sustainability to Ireland

Successful models of sustainable development in local communities can be transferred internationally, says Ken Melamed, Mayor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. After successfully hosting the most sustainable Winter Olympic Games ever, Mayor Melamed will be talking to politicians, councilors and businesses across Ireland about Whistler’s award-winning approach to sustainable community development, which is grounded in the Natural Step Framework for strategic sustainable development. Ken will be joined by colleagues from pioneering municipalities in Sweden and Italy, who are also using the TNS Framework to accelerate progress toward sustainability.

Williams Lake, BC—a Natural Step partner—wins prestigious sustainability community award

Along with our partners at the Whistler Centre for Sustainability, The Natural Step Canada would like to congratulate our friends at The City of Williams Lake for winning the 2010 Sustainable Community Award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. We applaud the community’s impeccable leadership and dedication to sustainability.

Enjoy the following story on the award from the Williams Lake Tribune:

City wins Canadian sustainability award for planning framework

The City of Williams Lake is the winner of a 2010 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Community Award for its Integrated Community Sustainability Planning Framework.

Mayor Kerry Cook and Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carruthers received the national FCM Sustainability Community Award at the FCM convention in Toronto on Saturday, May 29.

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