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Fashion Positive Podcast

MBDC’s President of Certification Services, Jay Bolus participated in the first podcast by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. Listen to the podcast HERE. The discussion centers on blended fabrics and how they may or may not fit in the Cradle to Cradle design framework depending on innovation.

Aquion Energy AHI Battery First to be Cradle to Cradle Certified™

PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2015 – Aquion Energy, Inc., developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI™) batteries and energy storage systems, today announced that the AHI S20 and S20-P Product Lines are the first batteries in the world to be Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Bronze, an esteemed quality mark recognized across industries to provide a […]

Benjamin Moore Announces Cradle to Cradle CertifiedTM Products

Benjamin Moore's paint Natura®, professional coating Ultra Spec® 500 and zero-VOC waterborne colorants received Cradle to Cradle Certified(TM) at the Silver level from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

McDonough to lead World Economic Forum on circular economy

Published on Greenbiz.com July 9, 2014 The World Economic Forum has appointed famed designer and author William McDonough to its new group that aims to advance the circular economy. As the leader of the new Meta-Council on the Circular Economy, he will be charged with overseeing programs to prove the benefits of a closed-loop economy to […]

The Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Program Integrated as a Key Element of LEED, a Globally Adopted Green Building Program

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Version 4 Rating System, overwhelmingly approved last week by member voters, includes the Cradle to Cradle Certified(CM) Program, solidifying the organization's commitment to material health, a movement advanced for 25 years by American architect William McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart. [...]

New Sustainable Collaborative Focuses on Product and Packaging Innovation

Waste Management and McDonough Innovation form initiative to address waste impact of consumer goods

USA TODAY chose “The Upcycle” as the top new intriguing environmental book for Earth Day

The Upcycle book offers case studies of MBDC's work over the past decade fostering continuous improvement towards the goal of a wholly positive impact on people and the planet.

New book by McDonough & Braungart: The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability—Designing for Abundance

New book by William McDonough & Michael Braungart: The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability—Designing for Abundance with forward by Bill Clinton.

Version 3 of the Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program is Released

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute released the new version 3 of the Cradle to Cradle Certified program. The announcement was made at the Greenbuild Expo 2012 in San Francisco, CA with the support of many longstanding clients in the green building industry. The new standard will go into effect on January [...]

Green Building News: William McDonough is keynote speaker at VERGE & Greenbuild and more…

Learn more about Cradle to Cradle through Verge@Greenbuild, Greenbuild Expo, and AIA. Support the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute at a star-studded gala with Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon.