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After a conspicuous burst of high profile investment in 2006/7 the so-called “revolution in green consumption” has failed to materialise. The obvious reason is the credit crunch, recession and prolonged downturn. Sustainability in many cases has been redefined as short term survival not long term success.

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UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has developed the first of what it says will become an annual global study examining the role of perceptions on how and where products are made, sold, bought and consumed. The new study, "Navigating the Product Mindset," explores the connections and contradictions between perceptions of consumers and manufacturers on issues of safety, innovation, performance and sustainability. Global perceptions were collected from consumers and manufacturers in China, India, Germany, and the U.S.

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This white paper examines the overall environmental impact of materials used in mobile phones, from the extraction of raw materials and component manufacturing required to produce the latest models, to the appropriate recovery and recycling of these products at end-of-life (EoL). While the scope of this paper is limited to mobile phones, similar materials are used in many other high technology products, including personal computers, portable entertainment players, and other types of information and communications devices.

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KPMG released its first corporate responsibility report in 1993 and since then has established a reputation for providing the definitive snapshot of the evolving state of CR reporting. For nearly twenty years KPMG has delivered unprecedented insight into national, global and industry reporting trends. The 2011 report details information from 3400 companies from 34 countries around the world, including the largest 250 global companies based on the Fortune Global 500 ranking.

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