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A chronology of Cradle to Cradle articles, publications, interviews, events and milestones.

(Last update 2009 10 25 – 23:54 GMT+1)

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Upcoming Cradle to Cradle events:

• 2012, April-October – Floriade 2012.
• 20?? – Steven Spielberg’s documentary about what is being done to stop and counteract the effects of global warming (source: Business 2.0) (more).

Historic Cradle to Cradle events:

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• 2009, October 22-26 – Michael Braungart at The Great Shift Gathering in Perpignan, France.
• 2009, October 20 – Congres Cradle to Cradle in gebouwen en interieurs, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
• 2009, September 28 – Berenschot:  ‘Samenwerking EPEA en Berenschot op gebied van Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2009, September 9 – C2C presentatie regio Venlo in centrum van Den Haag.
• 2009, July 15 – Architectenweb.nl: McDonough opent kantoor in Amsterdam.
• 2009, July 2 – Cradle to Cradle Congres te Eindhoven (gratis) (brochure).
• 2009, June 8 – Bijeenkomst Cradle to Cradle netwerk in Future Centre van Oss (aanmelden hier).
• 2009, June 8 – Michael Braungart speaks at World Ocean Day event, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• 2009, June 3 – William McDonough key note speech at Global Forum 2009 (video).
• 2009, June 2 – Treehugger.com: ‘Beauty Products Get Cradle-to-Cradle Paperboard Packaging.
• 2009, June 2 – MVO Nederland: ‘Koploperbijeenkomst: Cradle2Cradle van theorie naar praktijk‘.
• 2009, May 29 – Cobouw.nl: ‘Bedrijvenpark Hoofddorp volledig cradle to cradle‘.
• 2009, May 28 – Michael Braungart on SchweizerFernsehen (video).
• 2009, May 27 – Michael Braungart in nieuwe editie magazine Speakers Academy (persbericht).
• 2009, May 25 – Architectenweb.nl: ‘Tweede ‘Cradle to Cradle’ tapijttegel‘.
• 2009, May 24 – Duurzaamnieuws.nl: ‘Recycling gaat strijd aan met verbranding‘.
• 2009, May 19 – William McDonough speaks at Greener by Design conference in San Francisco, California.
• 2009, May 18 – Vraagenaanbod.nl: ‘Cradle-to-cradle goeroe Michael Braungart: ‘Maak je zorgen om tekort aan metalen’‘.
• 2009, May 12 – TU Delft: Symposium ‘Cradle to Cradle in de polder’ (videos).
• 2009, May 9 – Baaz.nl: ‘Rheinzink eerste cradle to cradle in metaal‘.
• 2009, May 8 – Architectenweb.nl: ‘Rockwool Award voor William McDonough‘.
• 2009, May 2 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘Michael Braungart: designers are way too modest when it comes to cradle to cradle‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, May 1 – Emerce.nl: ‘Diana den Held over duurzaamheid‘.
• 2009, April 27 – The Wall Street Journal: ‘The Green House of the Future‘.
• 2009, April 27 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘Michael Braungart talks about PPP and Cradle to Cradle certification‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, April 24 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘Augmented reality: adding (virtual) data to the world around you. Something for Cradle to Cradle?‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, April 22 – ‘The Solar Future‘, een Nederlandse zonne-energie conferentie in Rotterdam.
• 2009, April 20 – Michael Braungart speaks at ACT Global.
• 2009, April 18 – Volkskrant: ‘Wachten tot de plasticsoep is opgelost‘.
• 2009, April 17 – Gemeente Soest: ‘Verslag startbijeenkomst Duurzaam Soest in 2030‘.
• 2009, April 15 – GRReporter.info: ‘Can we neutralize the “sick” building syndrome?‘.
• 2009, April 14 – Freshplaza.com: ‘Combi cultivation fish and tomatoes has a future‘.
• 2009, April 9 – ‘Innovatief duurzaamheidsplatform Cradle to Cradle succesvol gelanceerd in Nederland‘.
• 2009, April 8 – Seacoastonline.com: ‘Sustain Maine: Design and sustainability‘.
• 2009, April 7 – Logistiek.nl: ‘Nieuwe leerstoel Cradle to Cradle op Erasmus‘.
• 2009, April 2 – Electric City: ‘Upcycling quickly becoming all the rage‘.
• 2009, April 2 – Masslive.com: ‘Old Deerfield spring craft fair going green‘.
• 2009, March 31 – Designtaxi.com: ‘Architects are creating toxic killing machines‘.
• 2009, March 30 – Time Online: ‘Remodelling a green business‘.
• 2009, March 27 – SenterNovem: ‘Binnen 6 maanden is er een onafhankelijke C2C-certificering‘.
• 2009, March 26 – Friesch Dagblad: ‘‘Plastic soup’ in oceaan aangepakt vanuit Fryslân‘.
• 2009, March 25 – Volkskrant: ‘Algen als heilige graal‘.
• 2009, March 20 – Duurzaam Gebouwd: ‘Michael Braungart: “Kritiek op Cradle to Cradle? Precies op schema.”‘.
• 2009, March 19 – Greenerbuildings.com: ‘Bringing Green Design to the Mainstream‘.
• 2009, March 19 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘Michael Braungart on isolation and energy-efficient lamps‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, March 17 – Prijsuitreiking ‘Ontdek het eeuwige leven’. (info)
• 2009, March 13 – Whattheythink.com: ‘Cradle to Never-neverland‘.
• 2009, March 11 – Treehugger.com: ‘Etech 2009: New Materials for Sustainable Products‘.
• 2009, March 11 – DHV en EPEA gaan samenwerken in Cradle to Cradle (info).
• 2009, March 9 – Bijeenkomst Cradle to Cradle Netwerk Nederland (aanmelden hier).
• 2009, March 9 – Gristmill: ‘Eco:nomics: green color blindness’.
• 2009, March 8 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘AkzoNobel goes Cradle to Cradle. A conversation with André Veneman‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, March 4-6 – William McDonough at the ECO:nomics Conference
• 2009, March 5 – Method Earns Cradle to Cradle Certification on Green Cleaning Products (info)
• 2009, March 4 – MIT Sloan Management Review: ‘California proposes cradle-to-cradle product bill‘.
• 2009, March 2 – Trouw.nl: ‘Monopolie bedreigt succes herbruikbare producten‘.
• 2009, March 2 – Milieufocus.nl: ‘Duurzame ontwikkeling in stroomversnelling dankzij Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2009, February 26 – FastCompany.com: ‘Green Guru William McDonough Must Change, Demand His Biggest Fans‘.
• 2009, February 25 – Desso.com: ‘Desso manufactures its first ‘Cradle to Cradle’ carpet tile‘.
• 2009, February 25 – Duurzaamgebouwd.nl: ‘Cradle to Cradle heeft dringend Publiek Private Samenwerking nodig‘.
• 2009, February 24 – Agriholland.nl: ‘Polymeerindustrie start Cradle to Cradle netwerk‘.
• 2009, February 23 – Duurzaamgebouwd.nl: ‘Cradle to Cradle urgently needs a Public Private Partnership‘.
• 2009, February 23 – Cradletocradle.nl stopt (info).
• Until 2009, February 21 – Exhibition ‘Cradle to Cradle – Hype or Future’ at Centre Céramique Maastricht.
• 2009, February 19 – Gevleugelde Woorden: ‘Michael Braungart: “Just try and leave the biggest possible footprint.”‘ (Dutch version here).
• 2009, February 19 – Desso.com: ‘Belgian Minister Kathleen van Brempt Kick’s off Cradle to Cradle Campaign for Flanders‘.
• 2009, February 17 – Michael Braungart at the pre-conference workshop of the Innovation & New Product Development in the Chemical Industry event, Amsterdam.
• 2009, February 13 – Tebodin cooperates with EPEA in Cradle to Cradle services (info).
• 2009, February 12 – Method. People against dirty: ‘What being a Cradle to Cradle company means‘.
• 2009, February 12 – The Associated Press: ‘New project to make 11 islands waste-free‘.
• 2009, February 12 – Reformatorisch Dagblad: ‘Eilanden in 2030 zelfvoorzienend‘.
• 2009, February 12 – Duurzaam-ondernemen.nl: ‘Ameland en Texel proeftuin Cradle to Cradle Islands‘.
• 2009, February 11 – Trouw.nl: ‘Autarkie, de romantiek ontstegen‘.
• 2009, February 7 – Cradle to Cradle Supporters now on Twitter.
• 2009, February 3 – Idealize: ‘Nederland krijgt zelfvoorzienend kantorenpark‘.
• 2009, February 3 – FastCompany: ‘William McDonough: Yet Another Green Certificate‘.
• 2009, January 30 – 4th C,mm,n Garage Event, TU Delft, met een Cradle to Cradle lezing.
• 2009, January 29 – SenterNovem publiceert ‘C2C in gebiedsontwikkeling‘ en ‘Oneindig laagland‘. (info)
• 2009, January 28 – Greenerdesign.com: ‘Cradle to Cradle Certification Now Available for Product Ingredients‘.
• 2009, January 28 – Congres ‘Duurzaamheid loont!‘.
• 2009, January 20 – Cradle to Cradle dag op het Stella Maris College (info), tevens de aftrap van de Urgenda regiotour door Limburg (video).
• 2009, January 16 – Schildersvakkrant.nl: ‘Schildersbedrijven starten duurzaamheidsclub‘.
• 2009, January 15 – Haaretz.com: ‘Sheep are not meant to be carpets‘.
• 2009, January 14 – EPEA Nederland concludes co-operation agreement with furnisher Koninklijke
  Ahrend NV (press release)
• 2009, January 13 – What Is Enlightenment publishes the recording ‘A Sustainable Transformation‘, an interview with Roger Cox.
• 2009, January 12 – Kunststoff Web: ‘PET-Recyclingkunststoff von “Cradle to Cradle” zertifiziert‘.
• 2009, January 9 – Washington Business Journal: ‘Va. firm becomes icon of sustainable design‘.
• 2009, January 9 – Plastemart.com: ‘SABIC-IP’s Valox iQ* resin recreated from waste PET bottles achieves Silver Cradle to Cradle certification‘.
• 2009, January 8 – HLN: ‘Van Brempt zet bedrijven aan te produceren zonder afval‘.
• 2009, January 7 – Greenbiz.com podcast: ‘Closing The Loop For Carpeting‘.
• 2009, January 2 – Nieuwjaarsspeech burgemeester Almere.
• 2009, January 1 – Aalborg University: Cralde to Cradle Islands project starts (www.c2cislands.org)

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• 2008, December 30 – Green Prophet: ‘Eco Design Basics on Cradle to Grave vs. Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2008, December 26 – C-Ville: ‘Brad Pitt loves the Cradle to Cradle philosophy‘.
• 2008, December 25 – Athens Banner-Herald: ‘Bill Sheehan: Better way to handle recycling‘.
• 2008, December 23 – The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Ingenuity can do what leaders won’t‘.
• 2008, December 22 – The Huffington Post: ‘Low Gas Prices May Doom Automakers, Sustainability Expert William McDonough Warns‘.
• 2008, December 18 – Treehugger.com: ‘Cradle to Cradle – Hype or Future? An exhibition about what could be the next industrial revolution‘.
• 2008, December 12 – Forum CSR International publishes a special on Cradle to Cradle (pdf).
• 2008, December 11 -Michigan Business Review: Guest Opinion by Stephen E. Smith: ‘Having designs on energy efficiency‘.
• 2008, December 11 – The Star Online: ‘Cool cleanser‘.
• 2008, December 10-12 – DETAF, een vakbeurs die zich specifiek richt op duurzaamheid, duurzame productie en duurzame energie (bronnen: FoodHolland, AgriHolland).
• 2008, December 8 – Forum CSR international: ‘Cradle to Cradle islands – from microcosm to macrocosm‘.
• 2008, December 8 – Cradle to Cradle studentencongres te Groningen.
• 2008, December 6 – Crossroads magazine: ‘9 Dec-21 Feb: Cradle to Cradle – Hype or Future, an exhibition at Centre Céramique Maastricht‘.
• 2008, December 5 – Forum CSR international: ‘The Dutch “Cradlemania”‘.
• 2008, November / December – Mother Jones: ‘Q&A: Michael Braungart‘.
• 2008, November 27 – Nationaal Sustainability Congres met een themasessie over “Cradle to Cradle in gebiedsontwikkeling”, RAI, Amsterdam.
• 2008, November 25 – Michael Braungart spreekt op het Flevum Energy Forum in het Scheepvaart- en Transportcollege te Rotterdam.
• 2008, November 14 – Trouw.nl: ‘Cradle to Cradle wordt hipper en hipper‘.
• 2008, November 12-14 – An international congress and exhibition (pdf) will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, showcasing 2,000-3,000 “cradle to cradle” products. In collaboration with EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung and Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart, Messe Frankfurt creates Nutec (Nutrients, Upcycling, Triple-Top-Line, Eco-effectiveness, Community), which combines, for the first time, a trend-setting congress and a trade exhibition for • the use of materials, products, and services in an entirely new approach. • companies that already produce products in the Cradle to Cradle Design, or for those that are willing to do so. • exchange of know-how. • networking of a diverse array of industries. • creation of new markets for innovative products, and new manufacturing procedures, services and interim solutions without affecting existing products and markets.
• 2008, November 8-9 – William McDonough at the 5th Annual Green Festival, Washington D.C.
• 2008, November 6 – The Hook: ‘Don’t diss Bill McDonough‘
• 2008, November 6 – Braungart spreekt op het jaarlijkse Berenschot Young Professional Event.
• 2008, November 5 – William McDonough speaks (via videoconference) at the Sustainable Architecture Forum 2008, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• 2008, November – FastCompany issue 130: ‘Green Guru Gone Wrong: William McDonough‘.
• 2008, October 29 – WorldChanging: In 100 words or less, what should the next president do in his first 100 days to address the planet’s most pressing problems? William McDonough as Secretary of Housing & Urban Development? (more)
• 2008, October 27 – DesignNews.com: ‘Green Designers Pick Plastics Over Paper‘.
• 2008, October 24 – Newsweek: ‘Don’t toss out that old gadget‘.
• 2008, October 22 – Environmentalleader.com: ‘Cradle-To-Cradle: The Other Side of William McDonough‘.
• 2008, October 17 – New-energy.tv: ‘Energy talk met Anne Marie Rakhorst‘.
• 2008, October 17 – Michael Braungart en Louise Vet over de filosofie en praktijk van het Cradle te Cradle concept op het ARN Symposium te Nijmegen.
• 2008, October 15 – Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Corner: William McDonough speaks at Stanford University (audio and video).
• 2008, October 14 – NewWest: ‘Can We Do Better in Our Sustainability?‘.
• 2008, October 11 – Symposium Cradle to Cradle in Noord-Nederland te Groningen.
• 2008, October 8 – KennisCafé organiseert Cradle 2 Cradle: de gevolgen voor de economie.
• 2008, September 29 – Archined: ‘Een kwestie van intelligent ontwerpen‘.
• 2008, September 29 – Greenbiz.com: ‘From a Movement to a Market‘.
• 2008, September 28 – Discover Magazine: William McDonough, The King of Green Architecture.
• 2008, September 25 – Adri Duivesteijn, wethouder Ruimtelijke Ordening en Wonen in Almere, de publicatie ‘De Almere Principles’ tijdens de Nationale Dubodag. (info)
• 2008, September 23 – Braungart spreekt op de Connected Urban Development Conferentie te Amsterdam.
• 2008, September 22 – Michael Braungart in conversation with Philip Ball at The London Design Festival 2008 (info).
• 2008, September 20 – Newsweek: ‘What about Ijunk?‘.
• 2008, September 18-19 – Tweedaags Cradle to Cradle seminar voor managers uit bedrijfsleven en overheid. (info)
• 2008, September 17 – MVO-Nederland zal haar “Roadshow Het Nieuwe Inkopen” presenteren tijdens de Green Drinks te Oosterhout.
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• 2008, September 11 – Cradle to Cradle in Milieubalans 2008 van het Planbureau voor de leefomgeving (PBL).
• 2008, September 9 – Michael Braungart spreekt op BECO’s relatiemiddag voor bedrijven ‘Cradle to Cradle in de praktijk’ in Utrecht.
• 2008, September 9 – Michael Braungart spreekt op keuzesessie ‘Green’ tijdens IBM’s Shape your future event.
• 2008, September 4 – Plenty: ‘A Plea for Humanism‘.
• 2008, September 1 – Michael Braungart, Ray Anderson and Janine Benyus speak at the Better By Design Summit in Auckland New Zealand (video).
• 2008, August 30 – Michael Braungart in a dialogue with Kiwi Youth and Maori in New Zealand (info and video).
• 2008, August 30 – Michael Braungart speaks to Kim Hill on ‘Design Beyond Sustainability’ on New Zealand’s National Radio (audio).
• 2008, August 26 – Cradle to Cradle Aanjaagteam bij SenterNovem van start. (info)
• 2008, August 11 – NRC.next: ‘Michael Braungart – Consumeer en red de planeet‘.
• 2008, August 9 – Newsweek: ‘Buildings That Can Breathe‘.
• 2008, August 7 – AD.nl: ‘Lowlands richt zich nu vooral op milieu‘.
• 2008, August 6 – North Denver News: ‘Energy Efficiency thru new materials – peak oil‘.
• 2008, August 5 – Hof van Twello: ‘Cradle to Cradle: de nieuwste hype?‘.
• 2008, August – Cradletocradle.nl en Stichting Cradle to Cradle planet (C2CPlanet) worden partners.
• 2008, August – Fiber World: ‘Performance Options with Fiber and Yarn‘.
• 2008, July 30 – Forum CSR International: ‘CSR in the Netherlands‘.
• 2008, July 25 – CSRwire: ‘Be Green Packaging Receives the First Cradle-to-Cradle Certification for Food Packaging‘.
• 2008, July 19 – The Santa Barbara Independent: ‘C2C Cycles: Intelligent Design, of a Kind‘.
• 2008, July 14 – LiveScience.com: ‘The Languague of Going Green‘.
• 2008, July 1 – EPEA Becoming native to The Netherlands (press release).
• 2008, June 13 – Michael Braungart spreekt in het Vlaams Parlement op het symposium van Groen! ‘Cradle to cradle, hype of kans?’ (info)
• 2008, June 12 – Prof. Michael Bruangart will give a lecture as part of the Progressive Management Programme at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany (info).
• 2008, June 6 – De Tijd: ‘Er is nood aan intelligente verspilling‘.
• 2008, Voorjaar – Flow magazine: Braungart vestigt zich in Nederland (pdf).
• 2008, June 5 – EcoWorld: ‘Cementing Building Technology‘.
• 2008, June 4 – Volkskrant: ‘Braungart wil zijn wetenschappelijke en zakelijke activiteiten concentreren in Nederland’.
• 2008, June 3 – GreenBiz.com: ‘Postal Services Around the Globe to Begin Tracking Emissions‘.
• 2008, May 28 – EcoTextileNews: ‘Textiles with ‘sustainable’ finishing‘.
• 2008, May 28 – CSRWire: ‘Leading Experts, Scientists and Business Leaders from the Worlds of ‘Cradle to Cradle’, Sustainable Building, Climate Change and SRI gather in Athens‘.
• 2008, May 28 – Interiordesign.net: ‘Shaw Industries Earns Recycling Award‘.
• 2008, May 28 – SFGate.com: ‘Green values at Contemporary Furniture Fair‘.
• 2008, May 27 – Furninfo.com: ‘Ecology Set To Be A Tangible Experience At Orgatec‘.
• 2008, May 26 – Imperial Valley News: ‘Postal Service Reinforces Commitment to Greener Future‘.
• 2008, May 24 – Roanoke.com: ‘The region should set cradle-to-cradle goals‘.
• 2008, May 23 – C-Ville: ‘McDonough to innovators: TJ was right‘.
• 2008, May 22 – William McDonough speaks at the 10th Annual Charlottesville Innovation Awards & Gala.
• 2008, May 22 – De Twentsche Courant Tubantia: ‘Ken je die mop al van die planeten?‘.
• 2008, May 22 – Dorpsplein Enschede: ‘Twente zoekt samenwerking Venlo‘.
• 2008, May 21 – Seminar ‘Heeft Cradle to Cradle toekomst in Twente?’ at TSM Businessschool met Braungart en Slettenhaar. (info)
• 2008, May 20 – Braungart speaks at the Pinc.9 conference at the Figi Hotel, Zeist, The Netherlands.
• 2008, May 20 – William McDonough at EPA / 2008 Science Forum.
• 2008, May 15 – Aalbers, Dietz en Nagelhout: Een quick scan van het concept Cradle-to-Cradle in de context van het Nederlandse milieubeleid.
• 2008, May 14 – CSR-News.net: ‘Everlasting Cycles: The Cradle to Cradle Framework‘ (Forum CSR International).
• 2008, May 13-17 – William McDonough at Hawaii Executive Conference.
• 2008, May 12-13 – William McDonough at Fairchild Summit WWD Beauty CEO Summit.
• 2008, May 9 – Michael Braungart organiseert in samenwerking met de kamer van Koophandel Limburg in de Maaspoort te Venlo de Cradle to Cradle packaging Conference (info: mfranssen@limburg.kvk.nl).
• 2008, May 8 – Canada.com: ‘We all have a role to play in saving the planet‘.
• 2008, May 4-6 – William McDonough at VantagePoint Venture Partners ResourcePoint 2008.
• 2008, May 2 – 7thSpace: ‘Postal Service wins White House Environmental Awards‘.
• 2008, May 2 – Daily Nexus: ‘UCSB To Sustain New Environmental Program‘.
• 2008, May 1 -Bella-Dura™: State-of-the-Art Performance Fabric Bringing Performance Back to Earth Soft, Strong, Colorfast, Anti-Microbial, Recyclable (info).
• 2008, May 1 – The Stanford Daily Online: ‘Positive Sustainability: A world without waste‘.
• 2008, May 1 – Sustainableisgood.com: ‘Mystery Surrounds New Whole Foods Reusable Bag‘.
• 2008, April 29 – The Republican Eagle: ‘Where to Go to Find Green Pros‘.
• 2008, April 27 – IdahoStatesman.com: ‘Diane Ronayne: ‘Locavore’ finds out where local foods are‘.
• 2008, April 26 – de Volkskrant: ‘Cradle to Cradle is een prachtconcept, nu nog even uitvinden hoe het werkt‘.
• 2008, April 22 – Vertoning van de film over Cradle to Cradle in Hotel ‘t Centrum, Veenkade 5, Den Haag. Aanvang om 20.00u. Na de film napraten met een drankje. Stichting Aarde-Werk is uw gastheer.
• 2008, April 22 – CASA Architectuurcentrum CASA organiseert een avond over het hergebruik van afval (info).
• 2008, April 22 – De TU/e organiseert een symposium over de bijdrage van de TU/e aan de Cradle to Cradle aanpak (C2C) voor de Floriade in 2012 in Venlo. (info) (uitnodiging)
• 2008, April 21 – William McDonough at the Fortune Brainstorm Green Conference.
• 2008, April 21 – Boise State’s Independent Student Newspaper: ‘Distinguished Lecture Series showcases green designer‘.
• 2008, April 20 – New York Times Green Magazine Premieres (info).
• 2008, April 18 – Logistiek: ‘Logistiek is sleutel tot succes voor cradle to cradle‘.
• 2008, April 17 – William McDonough will speak as part of the Boise State University Distinguished Lecture Series (info).
• 2008, April 17 – Masterclass by IUCN / Leaders for Nature: ‘The business case of biodiversity’, The Hague, The Netherlands. (info)
• 2008, April 17 – The Mirror, the independent student newspaper of Fairfield University: ‘Green is not Just about the truth‘.
• 2008, April 16-21 – Material ConneXion will present “Sustainable Materials for a Better World”, a comprehensive overview of the latest sustainable material trends, at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. (info)
• 2008, April 16 – De Telegraaf: ‘Almere bouwt natuurvriendelijke stad‘.
• 2008, April 15 – Spits: ‘Cradle to Cradle vooralsnog utopie’.
• 2008, April 15 – Kentucky Kernel: ‘UK profs explore China’s sustainability options‘.
• 2008, April 14 – Greenbiz.com: ‘Four Aveda Ingredients Certified Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2008, April 11 – Aveda is First Beauty Company to Achieve Cradle to Cradle Ingredient Certification (info).
• 2008, April 11 – Bright 21 in de winkel (info).
• 2008, April 10 – GreenBiz.com: ‘Four Aveda Ingredients Certified Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2008, April 9 – William McDonough in Almere, The Netherlands. Almere presenteert de Almere principes (pdf) (persbericht).
• 2008, April 9 – Adri Duivensteijn bij BNR Radio (audio).
• 2008, April 8 – Cradle2Cradle.nl opent Nederlands forum.
• 2008, April 8 – SenterNovem: ‘Woonbron, Natuur en Milieu en de Woonbond: grote ambities met duurzaam wonen‘.
• 2008, April 8 – Nieuwsblad Transport: ‘Cradle-to-cradle vraagt om betere retourketens‘.
• 2008, April 8 – Vertoning van de film over Cradle to Cradle in Hotel ‘t Centrum, Veenkade 5, Den Haag. Aanvang om 20.00u. Na de film napraten met een drankje. Stichting Aarde-Werk is uw gastheer.
• 2008, April 8 – Braungart speaks at the EVO Conference on sustainable logistics in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (info).
• 2008, April 7 – SenterNovem: ‘Duurzaam kantorenpark Haarlemmermeer: geld verdienen met het milieu‘.
• 2008, April 8 – Vanity Fair: ‘Industrial Revolution, Take Two‘ (pdf). See also: ‘Space Savior‘, a slideshow.
• 2008, April 4 – Core77 Design Blog: ‘The Designers Accord: A conversation with Valerie Casey‘.
• 2008, April 4 – Tufts Observer: ‘Envisioning the House of the Future‘.
• 2008, April 4 – EarthTimes: ‘Nation’s First Green Medical Spa Opens in San Francisco‘.
• 2008, April 4 – Kevin Burke is gastspreker op de regionale prijsuitreiking van BNA Gebouw van het Jaar 2008 voor regio Delta en Noordwest/Centrum.
• 2008, April 4 – Michael Braungart spreekt op het afscheidssymposium ‘Creating a Sustainable Future‘ van prof. dr. Kees Koedijk (info) (verslag) . Check out the excellent presentation ‘Closed-Loop Supply Chains‘ by Luk N. van Wassenhove.
• 2008, April 3 – Ode: ‘USPS permits free recycling of electronics and printer cartridges‘.
• 2008, April 3 – Made in Holland 11: ‘Duurzame productontwikkeling‘, Den Haag.
• 2008, April 2 – Archined: ‘Duurzame concepten voor werkgebouwen‘.
• 2008, April 2 – Cradle to Cradle Supporters (c2c-supporters.org) launched.
• 2008, March 31 – Chris Dutilh (sinds jaar en dag milieumanager van Unilever) ergert ergert zich flink aan de afbreekbare verpakkingen die Braungart ontworpen zegt te hebben voor het ijs van Unilever: ‘… Gekker is dat niemand binnen ons bedrijf iets hiervan afweet.’ in Milieu Magazine: ‘Cradle to Cradle bejubeld maar ook betwist‘ (pdf).
• 2008, March 31 – GreenBiz News: ‘The Zero Waste Office: Is it Possible?‘.
• 2008, March 30 – Los Angeles Times: ‘A power switch and paper trims‘.
• 2008, March 29 – Annemarie Rakhorst wint ‘Gouden Krokus 2008‘.
• 2008, March 29 – Justin Podur talks about Cradle to Cradle in his keynote speech at the “Spirituality and Activism Conference” in Austin, TX.
• 2008, March 28 – Daily Commercial New: ‘“Cradle to Cradle” and “The Restoration Economy” offer food for thought‘. Note: More about ‘The Restoration Economy‘.
• 2008, March 28 – PCZ.nl: ‘Balkenende: Zeeland is gewoon duurzaam‘.
• 2008, March 27 – Braungart spreekt op het evenement ‘Duurzaam = gewoon doen‘ over Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen (MVO) en innovatie in de Zeelandhallen, Goes.
• 2008, March 27 – De gemeente Venray houdt een openbare informatieavond over de woonruimteverdeling en het cradle-to-cradleprincipe (info).
• 2008, March 26 – Osiris, een netwerk van studenten en andere geïnteresseerden in Duurzame Ontwikkeling, organiseert een Cradle to Cradle avond te Delft.
• 2008, March 25 – Gemeente Wageningen houdt een themabijeenkomst voor raadsleden: Welke mogelijkheden en kansen biedt C2C voor Wageningen? Voor iedereen toegankelijk. (info)
• 2008, March 22 – The New York Times: ‘Thinking Green While Sifting Through the Sand‘.
• 2008, March 21 – The Roanoke Times’ Datasphere blog: ‘Green building: What’s going on in your town?‘.
• 2008, March 21 – The Vancouver Sun: ‘Thinking from cradle to cradle‘.
• 2008, March 20 – Infinite Loop: ‘USPS brings sexy back to the recycling game with “Mail Back”‘.
• 2008, March 20 – Scoop: ‘Earth Hour by Candlelight‘.
• 2008, March 19 – Louise Vet, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Wageningen University and Director of the Netherlands Ecology Institute, speaks in depth to KLV members on the content and criticism of C2C philosophy. (info)
• 2008, March 19 – Michael Braungart will give a speech on Cradle to Cradle at the 2008 PRIMA Annual Conference in Oslo, Norway. (conference programme)
• 2008, March 19 – Technisch Weekblad: ‘Van wieg naar wieg in Almere‘.
• 2008, March 19 – Metropolismag.com reports ‘Saint Brad‘.
• 2008, March 17 – Cradle To Cradle Netwerk avond te Utrecht (mail voor meer info).
• 2008, March 15 – Calgary Herald: ‘Thinking from cradle to cradle‘.
• 2008, March 14 – EngineeringNow.nl: ‘Duurzaamheid nieuwe leerstoel in Nyenrode‘.
• 2008, March 13-14 – Steve Bolton will be moderating a discussion at ‘The Ethical Sourcing Forum‘, New York, USA.
• 2008, March 12 – Micheal Braungart spreekt op de eerste dag van het VMT Food Event 2008 in Nieuwegein.
• 2008, March 13 – People Planet Profit: ‘BECO eerste officiële Cradle to Cradle-consultant‘.
• 2008, March 13 – Cradletocradle.nl: ‘Afval is voedsel interview met Anne-Marie Rakhorst‘.
• 2008, March 12 – Shape + colour: ‘Honda: “plant this letter”‘.
• 2008, March 12 – Nrc.nl: ‘In 200 mobieltjes zit goud voor één trouwring‘.
• 2008, March 12 – Marianas Variety: ‘PolySteel introduced to Guam contractors‘.
• 2008, March 12 – Ministerie VROM: ‘Cramer roept vastgoedbranche op tot actie‘.
• 2008, March 11 – Inhabitat: ‘LINC Lifestyle Phone Takes E-waste Out of the Equation‘.
• 2008, March 11 – EarthTimes.org: ‘Caraustar Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition‘.
• 2008, March 11 – Het lectoraat Duurzame Leefomgeving van Saxion Hogescholen organiseert ism DeventerDuurzaaminGesprek een startbijeenkomst over “Cradle to Cradle in de Stedendriehoek” te Deventer (info).
• 2008, March 10 – Shape.com: ‘Aveda & Shape’s Initiative Towards A Better World‘.
• 2008, March 10 – Sedona.biz: ‘Sierra Club adopts Zero Waste Cradle-to-Cradle Principles for the 21st century‘ (more).
• 2008, March 10 – EarthTimes.org: ‘Bringing the Post Office to you‘.
• 2008, March 9 – iNSnet: ‘Nederland zit ineens vol met cradle-to-cradle-adviseurs‘.
• 2008, March 7 – Op initiatief van GroenLinks onderzoekt de gemeente Den Haag de mogelijkheden van een ‘cradle to cradle’-gebouw in de Binckhorst (info).
• 2008, March 6 – Michael Braungart en AVR – Van Gansewinkel gaan samenwerken (info).
• 2008, March 6 – EarthTime.org: ‘Netherlands’ ‘ugliest’ city home to huge solar power venture‘.
• 2008, March 6 – Evenementnieuws.nl: ‘Hightech Mechatronica in Eindhoven in maart 2008‘.
• 2008, March 5 – People Planet Profit: ‘GFT-afval is goede biomassa‘.
• 2008, March 5 – The Project Network organiseert lezing ‘Designers of a Green World’ door Michael Braungart in RAI, Amsterdam.
• 2008, March 5 – CSRwire: ‘Certifying Sustainability: B Corporations and Cradle-to-Cradle Design Lead the Pack‘.
• 2008, March 4 – People Planet Profit: ‘De Meerlanden wil GFT-afval vergisten tot biogas‘.
• 2008, March 4 – Almere zet prijsvraag in als vliegwiel voor ‘cradle to cradle’ (info) (meer…).
• 2008, March 3 – CSRwire: ‘Len-Tex Surface iQ Wallcovering Earns Cradle to Cradle Certification‘.
• 2008, March 3 – deStentor: ‘Nadenken over beter recyclen‘.
• 2008, March 2 – Inhabitat: ‘Sustainable Style: Recycling and upcycling collections‘.
• 2008, March 1 – Ode.nl: ‘Plastic Fantastic‘.
• 2008, March – Oplevering energieproducerende vestiging voor Search in Amsterdam (Heeswijk zal eind van het jaar volgen) (meer).
• 2008, February 29 – Sustainable Industries: ‘Coming in from the cold‘.
• 2008, February 29 – Bond van Nederlandse Architecten (BNA) laten dit jaar Cradle to Cradle aan bod komen in prijsuitreiking ‘BNA Gebouw van het Jaar’ [note: zie lezing Kevin Burke 4 april 08] (bron: ‘BNA en Saint-Gobain Glass tekenen sponsorovereenkomst‘).
• 2008, February 29 – Almere.nl: ‘Bouw zoneiland Almere nu van start‘.
• 2008, February 29 – Weekblad Intermediair: ‘Cradle to cradle: iets heel anders dan recycling‘.
• 2008, February 28 – Koekoek BV organiseert de Materialendag ‘Make it ConCradle‘ (info).
• 2008, February 28 – Harmen Bos in Het Parool: ‘Zo schoon is vuilverbranding niet; men doet ook aan creatief boekhouden‘ (achtergronden).
• 2008, February 27 – Michael Braungart will be giving a speech on Cradle to Cradle at a workshop on management at C2 OrganisationsBeratung in Stuttgart, Germany.
• 2008, February 25 – Logistiek.nl: ‘Cradle-to-cradle: afval eindeloos herbruikbaar‘.
• 2008, February 25 – William McDonough does the opening speech at REvent 2008 of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in Scottsdale, Arizona. (program)
• 2008, February 22 – CNNMoney.com: ‘Cashing in on pollution‘.
• 2008, February 4-22 – ‘Designing for Sustainability: Systems, ethics and beauty’ course @ Schumacher College. (other courses)
• 2008, February 21 – CityNews: ‘Making waste work harder‘.
• 2008, February 20 – LHUMP Quaterly in het teken van Cradle to Cradle.
• 2008, February 15 – Michael Braungart will be introducing Cradle to Cradle and Cradle to Cradle textiles and cosmetics at the workshop, ‘Arena für Nachhaltigkeit 2008: Unternehmen, Mensch und Umwelt – im Einklang‘ in the Bio-See Hotel in Zeulenroda, Thüringen, Germany.
• 2008, February 14 – Energy Publisher: ‘Greece: waist-deep in plastic‘.
• 2008, February 14 – ‘Cradle to Cradle week’ @ RUW: Workshop ‘Product Analyse’.
• 2008, February 14 – William McDonough speaks when the National Association of Home Builders celebrates “Green Day” at the International Builders’ Show® in Orlando, Fla. (info)
• 2008, February 13 – Nike: ‘New Nike “Trash Talk” Shoe Made from Manufacturing Waste‘.
• 2008, February 13 – Misja van der Spijk op Beursduivel.be over het verband tussen Cradle to Cradle en bedrijfsresultaten in ‘Schaarste in overvloed‘.
• 2008, February 13 – ‘Cradle to Cradle week’ @ RUW: Discussion
• 2008, February 12 – In 2010 wil de EU dat alle auto’s voor minimaal 85 procent recyclebaar zijn. NU.nl bericht: ‘Auto’s produceren zonder afval‘.
• 2008, February 12 – William McDonough gets the ‘RIBA International Fellowships 2008‘ reward.
• 2008, February 12 – Cradle to Cradle symposium in Soest.
• 2008, February 11 – Michael Braungart will be a guest speaker at the ‘Green Cities 08‘ Exhibition at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia.
• 2008, February 11 – Environmental Protection ‘Cal/EPA Taking on Toxic Chemicals‘.
• 2008, February 11 – Cradle To Cradle Netwerk avond te Utrecht (mail voor meer info).
• 2008, February 11 – ‘Cradle to Cradle week’ @ RUW: Stichting RUW start met een reeks van activiteiten rond haar verkozen jaarthema ‘Waste = Food’. Meer info in het Jaarplan 2008. Opening by Prof. dr. Louise Vet.
• 2008, February 8 – Art 3210 Production Blog discusses Chapter 4 of Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the way we make things.
• 2008, February 8 – Katholiek Nieuwsblad: ‘Gaat Limburg weer het wiel uitvinden?‘
• 2008, February 8 – Crave: ‘Are expensive , green, ergonomic, office charis worth it?‘
• 2008, February 8 – Tufts Observer: ‘Students Go Far For New Energy Solution‘.
• 2008, February 8 – 24dash.com: ‘Prince Charles appears as hologram at World Future Energy Summit‘.
• 2008, February 7 – BBC Radio 4, Costing the Earth: ‘Bring Me Sunshine; Solar Power in the Desert’ (audio).
• 2008, February 7 – Brabants Dagblad: ‘Cradle to Cradle nog in de wachtkamer‘.
• 2008, February 7 – Spokane Journal of Business: ‘Science center project moves forward‘.
• 2008, February 7 – The PeteBorough Examiner: ‘The Potential for Abundance‘.
• 2008, February 7 – Core77 Design Blog: ‘Greener Gadgets Conference Review‘.
• 2008, February 6 – Harvard Business Review: ‘You Are Only As Green As Your Supply Chain‘.
• 2008, February 6 – De Ingenieur: ‘Dr. Ir. Gijsbert Korevaar vindt Cradle to Cradle een leeg begrip‘.
• 2008, February 5 – Businesswire.com: ‘YKK AP Leads Way as First Fenestration Systems Manufacturer to Earn Cradle to Cradle Certification for an Architectural Product‘. (www.ykkap.com)
• 2008, February 1 – Art 3210 Production Blog discusses Chapter 3 of Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the way we make things.
• 2008, February 1 – Limburgs Dagblad : ‘‘Cradle to cradle’ onder de loep genomen‘.
• 2008, February 1 – CNNMoney.com: ‘O-I World Headquarters Achieves LEED Certification‘.
• 2008, January 31 – De Vereniging van milieuprofessionals (VVM), Sectie Innovatie & Managementsystemen (SIMS) organiseert ‘Aan de slag met ambities en ervaringen‘ (info) (verslag van Cees van Halen).
• 2008, January 31 – Informatie, maandblad voor de informatievoorziening, jaargang 50/1 publiceert ‘IT-alignment en duurzaam ondernemen’, casestudy InterfaceFLOR.
• 2008, January 31 – Winona Daily News: ‘Flooring made from environmentally friendly materials catching on‘.
• 2008, January 30 – TextileWeb: ‘AF&Y Announces Completion of MBDC Raw Material Assessment for Cradle To Cradle Certification‘.
• 2008, January 30 – Tribstar.com: ‘Bioremeditation consultant discusses ‘closing the loop’ – leaving little to no waste‘.
• 2008, January 30 – Logistics Management: ‘New approach for sustainable supply chains needed, cites ARC report‘.
• 2008, January 29 – Michael Braungart interviewed (video) at ‘VOLVO Sports Design Award 2008‘.
• 2008, January 29-30 – De Gemeente Maastricht en de Provincie Limburg organiseren een tweedaagse workshop over de toepassingsmogelijkheden van het ‘Cradle to Cradle ‘ principe in Maastricht Noord-Oost (info). Resultaat: “Als je wil, doe het goed!”, inspirerende ideeën uit de workshop.
• 2008, January 28 – OneWorld.nl: ‘Hologram als middel voor CO2 reductie‘.
• 2008, January 28 – De Architect online: ‘Braungart: “I’m just a material boy”‘.
• 2008, January 26 – Art 3210 Production Blog discusses Chapter 2 of Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the way we make things.
• 2008, January 25 – CSRWire: ‘CEO & CSR Conference 2008 — Cradle to Cradle: Rethinking The Way We Do Business‘.
• 2008, January 25 – Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant: ‘Rianne de Witte gaat terug naar haar Zeeuwse roots‘.
• 2008, January 24 – NewConsumer.com: ‘Highlights from inaugural World Future Energy Summit‘.
• 2008, January 24 – Dr.ir. Gijsbert Korevaar noemt nieuwe ontwerpfilosofie een hype: ‘Cradle-to-cradle is oude koek’.
• 2008, January 24 – De site www.cradletocradle.nl is online.
• 2008, January 23 – Braungart spreekt op het Cradle to cradle (C2C) evenement, een avondvullend programma op de GEVELTotaal 2008 beurs in Ahoy Rotterdam. (info)
• 2008, January 21 – New Statesman: ‘Boosting green entrepreneurs‘.
• 2008, January 21 – McDonough in a keynote speech on the first morning of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi. (source) (conference preview)
• 2008, January 19 – Jan Zuidam, vice-voorzitter van de Raad van Bestuur DSM in Een Duurzaam Gesprek (video).
• 2008, January 18 – Art 3210 Production Blog discusses Chapter 1 of Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the way we make things.
• 2008, January 18 – de Roskam: ‘Cradle to Cradle vergt óók een andere mentaliteit‘.
• 2008, January 17 – Cradle to Cradle Workshop at the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs.
• 2008, January 17 – Technisch Weekblad: ‘Masteropleiding Cradle To Cradle‘.
• 2008, January 16 – IUCN: ‘250 jonge business mensen bespreken duurzaamheid met hun CEO’s‘.
• 2008, January 16 – New West: ‘Glass Roots Gives New Life to Bozeman Glass‘.
• 2008, January 16 – RTL Editie NL: ‘De overtreffende trap van recycling’ (video)
• 2008, January 16 – de Stentor: ‘SP wil ook in regio Zwolle af van afval‘.
• 2008, January 16 – AlmereNu.nl: ‘Projectplan voor Almere 2030+ door Almeers college vastgesteld‘.
• 2008, January 15 – GreenSource: ‘Materials Innovators Engage Cradle to Cradle Protocol‘.
• 2008, January 14-20 – Het Qreamteam (of Venloer Design Truppe) presenteert op de Internationale Möbel Messe (IMM) in Keulen producten die zijn ontworpen aan de hand van de ultra-duurzaamheidsfilosofie Cradle to Cradle (info).
• 2008, January 14 – As announced earlier (source), in New York, Milan, Cologne, and Bangkok, Material ConneXion’s libraries debut Cradle to Cradle Assessed and Certified materials, and, in collaboration with MBDC and EPEA, Cradle to Cradle Certification and Cradle to Cradle product development. (video) (info)
• 2008, January 14 – BusinessWire: ‘Sonoco Recycling Opens New, Larger Facility in Charleston‘.
• 2008, January 14 – Charleston.net: ‘Paper recyclers recycle business‘.
• 2008, January 14 – Weblog Zwolle: ‘Cradle tot Cradle oplossing voor duurzaam afvalbeleid‘.
• 2008, January 13 – The Observer Magazine: ‘Stuck on you‘. How useful are ethical labels to the average shopper – and which ones live up to their eco credentials?
• 2008, January 12 – Young Leaders for Nature Forum in The Netherlands. (info) (video)
• 2008, January 11 – AIArchitect: ‘Design with a World View‘.
• 2008, January 10 – CNNMoney.com: ‘Ethisphere Magazine Names Steelcase Inc.’s Allan Smith to 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics‘. See the list here: Ethisphere.com.
• 2008, January 10 – Albawaba.com: ‘Presidents, royalty and industry leaders to attend inaugural World Future Energy Summit‘.
• 2008, January 10 – AgriHolland kondigt DETAF aan: ‘Nieuwe vakbeurs, gericht op duurzaamheid en duurzame producten‘.
• 2008, January 10 – Observant Online: ‘Plannen ‘cradle to cradle- universiteit’ in Venlo uiterst vaag‘.
• 2008, January 9 – Building: ‘The business case for green buildings 2008‘.
• 2008, January 9 – Michael Braungart gives a speech on refuse-derived fuels for the action group, ‘Saubere Energie für Trostberg e.V.‘ in Trostberg, Germany.
• 2008, January 9 – SFBG: ‘How Paul Donald went from graphic designer to green retailer extraordinaire‘.
• 2008, January 8 – Spreadtheseed.nl: Second version of Spread It, now with music (video).
• 2008, January 8 – Groovygreen.com: ‘The Roots of Freeganism Part II: Disposable Culture‘.
• 2008, January 8 – Dagblad De Limburger: ‘Venlo krijgt universitaire milieuopleiding‘.
• 2008, January 7 – WFES ’08: ‘Design visionary to present futuristic ‘building for today’ at Abu Dhabi world future energy summit‘.
• 2008, January 7 – Cradle To Cradle Netwerk avond te Rijswijk (mail voor meer info).
• 2008, January 7 – Michael Braungart spreekt op de nieuwjaarsbijeenkomst van de KvK Limburg (info).
• 2008, January 6 – TradeArabia.com: ‘‘Building for Today’ showcased in Abu Dhabi‘. (also at AME info).
• 2008, January 4 – Cobouw.nl: ‘Nieuw pand Search levert meer energie dan het verbruikt‘ (ook te lezen op Engeneeringnow.nl en iNSnet).
• 2008, January 3 – WorldChanging: ‘The Okala Guide to Green Design‘.
• 2008, January 3 – TechNewsWorld.com: ‘A Recycled Laptop’s Journey, Part 1: Exporting Toxic Waste‘.
• 2008, January 2 – KruX.nl: ‘Afval dat zichzelf recyclet‘.
• 2008, January 2 – Inhabitat.com: ‘William McDonough’s Treescraper Tower of Tomorrow‘.
• 2008, January 2 – DeMorgen.be: ‘Straks geen afval meer?‘.
• 2008, January 1 – Steve Boton (MBDC) criticizes plasma gasification of waste in marketplace.publicradio.org: ‘Zapping trash with man-made lightening‘ (audio).
• 2008, January – Vaktijdschrift voor architectuur, stedenbouw, techniek en interieur “de Architect” publiceert interview met Michael Braungart: “Het gaat niet om duurzaamheid, maar om goede architectuur” (mail voor meer info).

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• 2007, December 31 – WorldChanging: ‘2007′s Best: Green Computing, Mining and Chemistry‘.
• 2007, December 31 – Volkskrant: ‘Afval bestaat straks niet meer‘.
• 2007, December 30 – TheStar.com mentions McDonough in the article ‘Piecing together 2008‘.
• 2007, December 29 – Ria Kerstens in haar laatste column voor Planet Auto over Cradle to Cradle.
• 2007, December 28 – FOXNews.com: ‘How Clean Are Eco-friendly Cleaning Products?‘.
• 2007, December 27 – Sprout: ‘Michael Braungart, 100 procent recyclebaar‘.
• 2007, December 26 – Sprout: ‘Groene held: Rien Otto‘.
• 2007, December 25 – WorldChanging: ‘Your Stuff: If It Isn’t Grown, It Must Be Mined‘.
• 2007, December 24 – Springfield Business Journal: ‘Building Industry ‘Red Hot’ for Green Projects‘.
• 2007, December 24 – Sprout: ‘Groene held: Anne-Marie Rakhorst‘.
• 2007, December 22 – Al Bawaba: ‘Design visionary to unveil futuristic ‘building for today’ at Abu Dhabi energy summit‘ and ‘Abu Dhabi Hosts 1st Energy Summit Post Bali‘.
• 2007, December 21 – This Is Green editor Jan Manon takes a look at the book Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (video).
• 2007, December 21 – Industriebank LIOF gaat € 150.000,– vrijmaken om 20 Limburgse bedrijven kennis te laten maken met het Cradle-to-Cradle concept. (info)
• 2007, December 20 – Michael Braungart spreekt t.g.v. het afscheid van F. Lambriks voorzitter CvB OGVO op college Den Hulster. Het Qreamteam sprak met hem.
• 2007, December 20 – Blikopnieuws.nl: ‘Venlo krijgt cradle-to-cradle leerstoel‘.
• 2007, December 19 – Daily Commercial News: ‘Disassembly part of design, experts say‘.
• 2007, December 16 – Cleveland.com: ‘Going green a great thing in Grand Rapids‘.
• 2007, December 16 – Tennessean.com: ‘Sprawl whittles away at natural resources‘.
• 2007, December 14 – Courier-journal.com: ‘Bernheim center gets top ‘green’ certification‘.
• 2007, December 14 – Kunstoffe International: ‘Vinyl 2010: PVC Industry Gathers at Stakeholder Conversation‘. Quote: “Vinyl 2010 takes a cradle-to-cradle lifecycle approach to PVC and its production, collection and recycling.” (Note from editor: C2C applied to PVC? What about its toxicity?)
• 2007, December 14 – Technisch Weekblad: ‘Arcadis ontwerpt Floriadeterrein bij Venlo‘.
• 2007, December 12 – Nahb.org: ‘NAHB Highlights Green Products, Services At The International Builders’ Show‘.
• 2007, December 12 – metroGREEN+BUSINESS: ‘Maybe Sometimes, Green Isn’t Better‘.
• 2007, December 11 – Launch of website Spreadtheseed.nl.
• 2007, December 11 – Dhr Slettenhaar (Stepah BV) en Dick Thesing spreken op een bijeenkomst georganiseerd door Cradle to Cradle Twente en De Launch Enschede (uitnodiging).
• 2007, December 11 – Converting Magazine: ‘Sonoco targets $6 billion in sales by end of 2012‘.
• 2007, December 10 – Fibre2Fashion: ‘USA : Traditional botanical theme in KnollTextiles Collection‘.
• 2007, December 10 – Food & Drink Exec: ‘Green Alliance calls for all food packaging to be recyclable by 2013‘.
• 2007, December 10 – Architectural Record: ‘Pitt Unveils Sustainable Designs for New Orleans‘.
• 2007, December 8 – Emil Möller schrijft: ‘Use current solar income‘.
• 2007, December 8 – Henri Beunders in Trouw: ‘De aarde en de gehaktbal‘.
• 2007, December 8 – Birgit Donker (hoofdredacteur NRC): ‘Duurzaamheid; voorlopig geen aparte pagina, wel voortdurend alert‘.
• 2007, December 7 – Auto Industry reports ‘Globetrotter ‘biocar’ concept wins Australian Young Designer of the Year award‘ (more info from Biopact.com)
• 2007, December 7 – Reuters: ‘Sonoco Outlines New Five-Year Growth Strategy‘.
• 2007, December 7 – Treehugger.com: ‘Solar City to Rise in Arizona‘.
• 2007, December 7 – Pim Martens en Bas Amelung , Hoogleraar en docent aan het instituut ICIS van Universiteit Maastricht plaatsen hun opinie in Trouw: ‘Cradle to Cradle is ondoordachte hype‘.
• 2007, December 6 – SmartPlanet.com: ‘Method says ‘go naked’ to clean‘.
• 2007, December 6 – Albin Kälin will be giving a speech on Cradle to Cradle Design and Business Structures for Sustainable Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, USA.
• 2007, December 4 – ‘The Story of Stuff‘, a movie from Annie Leonard premiered online.
• 2007, December 4 – Dubo Register: ‘Maatschappelijke en duurzame bedrijfsvisies integreren in huisvesting‘.
• 2007, December 4 – Engeneeringnow.nl: ‘MVRDV bouwt met Brad Pitt in New Orleans‘. (more from PRNewsChannel.com or Msnbc.com)
• 2007, December 4 – Volkskrant: ‘Toptalent heeft haast met milieu‘. In een open brief roept een groep jonge toptalenten uit het bedrijfsleven (ondersteund door Leaders for Nature) de gevestigde top van het bedrijfsleven op vaart te maken met de verbetering van de duurzaamheid bij hun ondernemingen. De brief is een reactie op de open brief die tachtig bestuurders in december 2006 naar het nieuw te vormen kabinet stuurden. (Z24.nl schreef naar aanleiding hiervan: ‘Het komt goed met het milieu‘.
• 2007, December 3 – Ecotextile News in ‘Book points to future of fashion‘ about the book ‘FutureFashion‘ published by Earth Pledge.
• 2007, December 3 – NOS Headlines post een korte video presentatie waarin Anne-Marie Rakhorst uitleg geeft de toepassing van het Cradle to Cradle gedachtengoed in haar nieuwe bedrijfspanden.
• 2007, December 2 – Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times: ‘The People We Have Been Waiting For‘.
• 2007, December 1 – M&C News: ‘Dutch horticulture, traffic, key to green future‘.
• 2007, November 30 – GreenLabels.nl: ‘Het groenste kantoor van Nederland met besparing tot 100% op energie‘.
• 2007, November 30 – Het Financieele Dagblad bericht ‘Arcadis ontwerpt Floriade voor € 40 mln‘.
• 2007, November 30 – Houston Business Journa: ‘Toxic ingredients best removed before manufacturing process‘.
• 2007, November 30 – Chronogram Magazine: ‘Green Bodhisattva; William McDonough’s Cradle-to-Cradle Quest‘.
• 2007, November 30 – CNNMoney.com: ‘Steelcase Recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for Waste Reduction‘.
• 2007, November 30 – Recycle & Waste Management News & Information: ‘Report presents environment as key to growing economy‘.
• 2007, November 30 – De Stentor: ‘Model Almere als voorbeeld voor Zutphen‘.
• 2007, November 29 – Triplepundit: ‘The Fort Collins Dilemma: Nuclear or Solar?‘.
• 2007, November 29 – AgriHolland: ‘Floriade 2012 moet groenste kantoor van Nederland gaan herbergen‘. (Tip: meer over Jon Kristinsson, zie pagina 3)
• 2007, November 29 – Managementteam: ‘Managers zijn verantwoordelijk voor recycling‘.
• 2007, November 29 – Uitreiking Frank Houbenprijs 2007. Wint Anne-Marie Rakhorst?
• 2007, November 29 – Braungart at the Via Vinci Cleantech Conference, Breda, The Netherlands. (programme)
• 2007, November 28 – Michael Braungart speaks at the symposium ‘Het Duurzaamheidsdilemma; Design als strategie voor transformatie‘, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
• 2007, November 28 – William McDonough gives presentation ‘Building the Future: The AEC Industry’ (audio) at Autodesk University. (reactions)
• 2007, November 28 – Globalinfo.nl: ‘Met Cradle to Cradle opgewekt doorgroeien‘ door Willem Hoogendijk.
• 2007, November 28 – The Tyee reports: ‘We Can Be Garbage Free‘.
• 2007, November 27 – NRC.next: ‘Deze berg is echt niet nodig‘.
• 2007, November 27 – ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom lists Cradle to Cradle as an example of one of the Top 7 Design Trends.
• 2007, November 27 – Details, a Steelcase company, introduces industry’s Cradle-to-Cradle certified keyboard assembly. (press release)
• 2007, November 27 – In gesprek met Jochem van der Spek en Derk-jan Wentink van ‘Nieuw Nederland Architecten‘: ‘Cradle to cradle: een open deur, maar wel dé oplossing‘.
• 2007, November 27 – In gesprek met cradle-criticus Bas Amelung: ‘Cradle to cradle is een concept dat, wanneer je er kort over nadenkt, een goed idee lijkt‘.
• 2007, November 27 – ‘C2C: van hype naar hype?‘ door Prof. Dr. Pim Martens & Dr. Bas Amelung.
• 2007, November 27 – Workshop voor beleidsmakers: ‘Beweging kun je laten ontstaan‘. (pdf)
• 2007, November 26 – Wired Blog Network: ‘Green Tomorrows: the Scenarios‘, by Bruce Sterling.
• 2007, November 26 – Exhibitor News Network: ‘Exhibitor Magazine Group Study Indicates Growing Market for Eco-friendly and Sustainable Options in the Trade Show Industry‘.
• 2007, November 26 – Peter van Vliet (hoofdredacteur van DuurzaamNieuws, onderdeel van iNSnet): ‘VPRO prijst Cradle to Cradle het graf in‘.
• 2007, November 26 – VPRO Tegenlicht broadcasts ‘Afval is Voedsel Deel 2; Een revolutie in Nederland‘ on Dutch Television. (video)
• 2007, November 24 – VPRO Gidsartikel ‘Van wieg tot wieg‘, door Elja Looijestijn
• 2007, November 23 – SenterNovem bericht ‘Cradle to cradle-aanpak voor ontwikkeling ‘stedelijke jungle‘ in Hong Kong’.
• 2007, November 22 – Michael Braungart speaks at the Dutch Polymer Institute Annual Meeting 2007 (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
• 2007, November 22 – VPRO Tegenlicht Avond bij de Baak: ‘Afval is voedsel, het vervolg‘. (video registratie van deze avond)
• 2007, November 20 – Wiegtotwieg.nl bericht ‘Afvalverwerker wil het bos in‘.
• 2007, November 20 – ‘Nationaal Sustainability Congres‘, WTC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (blog)
• 2007, November 20 – ‘Nationaal Kunstof Congres‘ (Chassé theater te Breda, The Netherlands) met als thema ‘Duurzaamheid’. Zie ook ‘Kans voor dromers én realisten‘. Note: ‘Heavenly2me‘ is er ook.
• 2007, November 18 – JaneauEmpire.com reports ‘Activist: Plastic use needs to change Turning the tides‘.
• 2007, November 18 – The Boston Globe mentions Cradle to Cradle in ‘84 Ways You Can Help the Planet‘.
• 2007, November 16 – Speech by Prof. Michael Braungart for IMEC at the Candidates Program for Future Top Public Leaders in NA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
• 2007, November 16 – Rediff.com mentions Cradle to Cradle in ‘50 Ways to Green Your Business‘.
• 2007, November – Kitchen & Bath Design News: ‘Firm’s Green Focus Creates Competitive Edge‘.
• 2007, November 16 – BNSP-dag 2007: BV Mooi Nederland te Almere (programma)
• 2007, November 16 – IndustryWeek reports ‘Bell Incorporated: Win/Win/Win at the Triple Bottom Line‘.
• 2007, November 16 – Infoavond ‘Cradle to Cradle, the next industrial revolution?’ een door Cedubo gekoppelde thema-avond aan het Ecochic-project. (inschrijven)
• 2007, November 15 – VVD Amersfoort: ‘VVD heeft duurzame ambitie ‘van wieg tot wieg’ bij Vathorst West en Noord‘.
• 2007, November 15 – The Columbian reports ‘Vancouver poo-poos flushable diapers‘.
• 2007, November 15 – Ecotextile reports ‘Biodegradable running shoe steps out‘. (Press release) (BioMoGo faq)
• 2007, November 15 – “Eine Welt ohne Abfall” (A World without Waste), a lecture by Albin Kälin for the Schweizerische Vereinigung Textil und Chemie SVTC at the Schweizerische Textilfachschule in Zürich, Switzerland.
• 2007, November 14 – Hans Havers en Frans Aerdts spreken op het symposium over duurzaamheid en mode ‘Progress in Fashion and Sustainability: Beyond Green‘, World Fashion Centre, Amsterdam.
• 2007, November 14 – BN DeStem rapporteert ‘Een oud kantoorpand is zo passé‘.
• 2007, November 14 – David Tebbutt blogs ‘Environmentalism: a by-product of making money‘.
• 2007, November 13 – Paul Sporken’s column voor O2 Nederland: ‘Cradle to Cradle schiet wortel in Nederland‘.
• 2007, November 12-15 – William McDonough speaks at the Marin Lecture Series.
• 2007, November 12 – deOndernemer.nl: ‘Deldens bioplastic‘.
• 2007, November 12 – The all-star green team of “Wee Generation” founded by Seventh Generation, Healthy Child Healthy World and babystyle(R), announced today that Rickshaw Bagworks will be the designer and manufacturer of the world’s first Cradle To Cradle baby bag, a central project of the collaborative. (also here)
• 2007, November 9 – De Launch kondigt bijeenkomst van Cradle to Cradle Twente aan.
• 2007, November 9 – ARC Advisory Group: ‘Thoughts on “Green” Supply Chains by a Carbon-Neutral Analyst‘.
• 2007, November 9 – EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool: ‘Lenovo LCD is “gold” for environment‘. Note: Truly Cradle to Cradle, or not?
• 2007, November 8 – Studium Generale organiseert het symposium ‘Waste Equals Food: Towards a New Industrial Revolution?’, over de cradle-to-cradle manier van produceren, ontwerpen en ondernemen. Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam. (pdf)
• 2007, November 7 – CDA: ‘Amsterdam moet aan de slag met ‘cradle to cradle’ concept‘.
• 2007, November 7 – SenterNovem bericht: ‘Cradle to Cradle congres zet aan tot echte duurzaamheid van gebouwen en producten‘.
• 2007, November 7 – Dagblad De Pers: ‘Hoopvolle milieuboodschap verovert Nederland; Goeroe zonder schuldgevoel‘.
• 2007, November 7 – ‘Greening the Curriculum; An ecological road map for future industrial designers‘, an interview with Philip White about the evolution of the Okala course guide, the eco-education of designers, and the brutal economic realities of the marketplace.
• 2007, November 7 – Nurture by Steelcase today announced that it has earned Silver Cradle to Cradle(SM) product certification from MBDC for its Viridian(TM) line of casegoods.
• 2007, November 7 – The official Cradle to Cradle Community (forum and blog) is launched!
• 2007, November 6 – Het Financieele Dagblad bericht ‘Inspirator van formaat; Afval? Een goudmijn‘.
• 2007, November 6 – Steelcase Introduces Ecolease. EcoLease is designed with the end of a product’s useful life in mind. Customers can select from Steelcase Inc.’s portfolio of Cradle-to-Cradle(TM) certified furniture, architecture and technology products, and use them for a period of up to seven years at a lease rate lower than Steelcase Financial’s “Preferred Rates.” At the end of the predetermined period, customers can choose to either purchase the products or return them to Steelcase Financial Services. (press release)
• 2007, November 6 – Steelcase Leads in McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) Cradle to Cradle(SM) Certifications.
• 2007, November 6 – Mercurynews.com reports ‘A Greene vision: VMware’s new open, energy-efficient campus‘.
• 2007, November 6 – Dick Thesing, marketingmanager van de Limburgse Kamer van Koophandel, zal het Cradle to Cradle concept toelichten op het ‘Gemeentelijk Afvalcongres 2007‘, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. (programma) (meer info)
• 2007, November 5 – William McDonough speaks at the School of Architecture & designmatters for the Engineers Without Borders at the University of Illinois.
• 2007, November 5 – Concrete Construction Online: ‘PolySteel Earns Cradle to Cradle Certification from MBDC‘. (more here)
• 2007, November 5 – Courant.com reports ‘The Green Smile; Manufacturer Curtis Packaging Corp. Finds Commerce Doesn’t Suffer From Eco-Friendly Practices‘.
• 2007, November 5 – Architectenweb.nl bericht ‘Eerste Cradle to Cradle congres gehouden‘.
• 2007, November 5 – SF Carpet Recycling launched (press release).
• 2007, November 5 – Terugblik Let’s Cradle congres: ‘Na denken komt doen: aan de slag met Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2007, November 4 – Roger Cox te gast bij VARA’s Vroege Vogels. (audio)
• 2007, November 4 – CDNN World News Worth Knowing reports ‘Plastic ocean: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch‘.
• 2007, November 4 – The Ottawa Citizen reports ‘The plastic fantastic recycling trap‘.
• 2007, November 3 – EUX.TV reports ‘‘Cradle-to-Cradle’ draws Dutch enthusiasm‘.
• 2007, November 3 – Dagblad De Limburger meldt ‘Regering omarmt idee van Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2007, November 2 – Computing.co.uk reports ‘How are your suppliers’ green credentials?‘.
• 2007, November 2 – Michael Braungart at the Lustrum symposium ‘Sustainable Solutions, focus on Africa’ 2007 of the TU Delft, The Netherlands. (meer info ) (video)
• 2007, November 1, 2 – Planet Prosperity Foundation organizes the ‘Let’s Cradle Congres‘ in Maastricht, The Netherlands. (video’s) (verslag door Jolien Linssen)
• 2007, November 1 – Trouw bericht ‘Duurzaam produceren; Alles wordt steeds opnieuw gebruikt‘.
• 2007, November 1 – Nederlandse vertaling van het boek Cradle to Cradle – Remaking the Way We Make Things in de boekhandel. (bronnen: duurzaamheid.nl, ANP)
• 2007, October 31 – Architectenweb.nl bericht ‘Cradle to Cradle architect buigt zich over Almere‘.
• 2007, October 31 – Almere Vandaag bericht ‘Almere roept hulp in van Amerikaan‘.
• 2007, October 30 – IFLA International Student Design Competition announced. What could be the new inspirational ways of planning, new ways of designing flow systems (of water, transport, energy, materials, information, etc.) and designing new spatial environments, that would create new environmental conditions? Are concepts such as ‘utopia’, ‘autarchy’ or ‘cradle to cradle’ still valuable? (pdf)
• 2007, October 27 – Presentatie van het Duurzaam Ondernemingscentrum Culemborg DOCC.
• 2007, October 26 – Trouw vermeldt ‘Het Rijk en Almere willen duurzaamheid en ecologie als leidende principes in de stedelijke ontwikkeling hanteren. De ambitie is een nieuwe standaard te zetten voor de toepassing van duurzaamheidprincipes bij gebiedsontwikkeling. De Amerikaanse stedenbouwer William McDonough wordt hiervoor ingeschakeld.‘ (artikel)
• 2007, October 25 – Bruce Nussbaum ‘The Crisis of Success in Design‘, a speech at the ICSID/IDSA Connecting ’07 World Design Congress.
• 2007, October 25 – Braungart in Taiwan, reported by The China Post.
• 2007, October 25 – The Green Economy blog interviews Michael Braungart.
• 2007, October 24 – The Frankly Green blog reacts to ‘Hyper-green products go Cradle to Cradle’ (12th Oct).
• 2007, October 23 – Limburg.nl: ‘Greenport Venlo slaat brug naar Greenport Sjanghai‘.
• 2007, October 23 – Architectenweb.nl bericht ‘Plannen voor Cradle to Cradle kantorenpark‘. (see also Park 20|20)
• 2007, October 22 – FresnoBee.com: ‘New housing using old technique‘.
• 2007, October 19 – SenterNovem bericht nader over de plannen voor het Cradle to Cradle kantorenpark in de Haarlemmermeer.
• 2007, October 18 – Smart HomeOwner: ‘Green on a Budget‘.
• 2007, October 18 – ‘De blijde boodschap van Cradle to Cradle‘ in Resource, het weekblad voor Wageningen UR.
• 2007, October 18 – 11th Hour in Nederlandse bioscoop. Check belbios of cinema.nl waar. (Reviews: TIME, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, LA Weekly)
• 2007, October 17 – Presentation ‘Design Is The Problem’ by Nathan Shedroff at the ICSID/IDSA Connecting ’07 World Design Congress.
• 2007, October 17 – Lezing in Den Haag door o.a. Onno van Sandick (Ministerie van VROM) ‘OmBouwen/ReStructure; Drie benaderingen van intelligent bouwen’: ‘Superuse’, ‘Building Lightness’ and ‘Cradle to Cradle’ (slides). Zie ook de tentoonstelling.
• 2007, October 17 – Metropolismag.com reports ‘The Right Materials: The Vinyl Question‘.
• 2007, October 17 – Metropolismag.com reports ‘What It Means to Be Green‘.
• 2007, October 17 – Holland Real Estate reports ‘Delta, VolkerWessels and Reggeborgh create 1st Cradle to Cradle office park in The Netherlands (NL)‘.
• 2007, October 16 – IT Director: ‘The environment, Sun and the sun‘.
• 2007, October 13 – Fashion, music and art show ‘EcoNouveau‘ aims to promote concepts like ‘cradle to cradle’ and ‘biomimicry’ to industry and consumers, and to showcase the modern ‘green’ life as stylish, accessible and intelligent. (press release)
• 2007, October 12 – MSNBC reports ‘Hyper-green products go Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2007, October 12 – Cradle to Cradle staat centraal op het seminarie ‘Hoe maken we eco-industrie rendabel?’ in de Limburghal te Genk, Belgie. (video)
• 2007, October 11 – ‘Can the Age of Metals Last?‘ on Guerilla News Network.
• 2007, October 11 – De Telegraaf en RTVNH berichten dat in de Werkstad A4 in Haarlemmermeer het eerste grootschalige duurzame kantorenpark van Nederland volgens het Cradle to Cradle-principe wordt ontwikkeld door McDonough. (persbericht)
• 2007, October 11 – Jaarlijks congres van P+@Work, dit jaar over de vraag of consumenten in Nederland zitten te wachten op het concept van ‘Cradle to Cradle’ (korting). Wiegtotwieg.nl plaatste een korte bespreking.
• 2007, October 11 – NVR Congresdag duurzaam consumeren en produceren.
• 2007, October 10 – Het Financieele Dagblad bericht ‘Innovatie Landbouw – Nederlanders kleuren China groen‘.
• 2007, October 10 – Book ‘Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging‘ announced.
• 2007, October 10 – The Story interviews William McDonough. (audio)
• 2007, October 10 – Michael Braungart speaks at RITE (“Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment”) Group conference. Ecotextile reports here.
• 2007, October 8 – Designnews.com reports on Engineering Green Packaging.
• 2007, October 8 – Cardiff School of Art & Design adopts ‘Cradle to Cradle’ Approach. (press release)
• 2007, October 5 – Slow Management: ‘Minder slecht is nog altijd slecht‘.
• 2007, October 3 – McDonough spreekt op het Start Buildin’Green congres in DOK6, Raadhuisplein 6. Helden-Panningen (Netherlands) (Limburg Onderneemt: ‘Regio bindt zich met Cradle to Cradle‘.)
• 2007, October – McDonough @ Zeitgeist ’07 (video).
• 2007, October – Het jubileum boek ‘Oud Nieuws‘ van Ode bevat opnieuw het artikel ‘Honderd procent groen’ over William McDonough. Het artikel verscheen eerder in Ode 42, November 2001 en werd met toestemming bewerkt en overgenomen van Metropolis Magazine.
• 2007, September 29 – McDonough on Dutch television: Architectuur van de toekomst. (NL1 14:35)
• 2007, September 28 – De Programmabegroting 2008 van Almere vermeldt dat William McDonough wordt ingeschakeld voor de structuurvisie 2030. Daarin wordt een basis gelegd om de volgende 30 jaar op een verantwoorde manier de groei van de stad te kunnen accommoderen. Daarin zal duurzaamheid het leidende thema zijn.
• 2007, September 27 – McDonough speaking at the working session on accelerating green building, at the Clinton Global Initiative (video 1, video 2).
• 2007, September 27 – Steve Bolton speaks at Sustainable Brands ’07.
• 2007, September 26 – Sonoco announces their goal: to be the leading global provider of cradle-to-cradle packaging solutions and services at the Sustainable Packaging Forum (speech) (presentation). See also the Sonoco Sustainability Video.
• 2007, September 26 – Brad Pitt, Steve Bing Plan New 150 Cradle-to-Cradle Home Community.
• 2007, September 25 – BPM Today: ‘New Clout for Cradle To Cradle Design‘.
• 2007, September 24 – Keynote Speech by Prof. Michael Braungart at ISWA/NVRD World Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (slides) (other)
• 2007, September 24 – Lancering van het boek Duurzaam ontwikkelen… een wereldkans door Anne-Marie Rakhorst. (Foto’s)
• 2007, September 21 – Marije Ravelli interviewt Michael Braungart in Goodies.
• 2007, September 20 – Sync.nl reports ‘Ontmoet Braungart: Europa’s duurzaamheidsgoeroe‘.
• 2007, September 20 – Steve Bolton speaks at PDMA Georgia’s Summit: Sustainable Innovation. (presentation)
• 2007, September 19 – Strategic collaboration announced by Material ConneXion, Inc., McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC) and the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA). (Press release) (more info) (more here) (video)
• 2007, September 19 – ‘Reimagining the Way We Live’, a speech by William McDonough at Greentown: The Future of Community.
• 2007, September 18 – Ken Alston leads Cradle To Cradle Workshop To Promote Eco-effective Manufacturing. (info)
• 2007, September 17 – FT.com reports ‘The products that never say die‘.
• 2007, September 13 – Het Financieele Dagblad bericht over ‘Duitse duurzaamheidsgoeroe‘ Michael Braungart. (pdf)
• 2007, September 10 – ‘Strategy of Hope’, a speech by William McDonough at GoingGreen at the University of California–Davis. (video at blip.tv)
• 2007, September 6 – Het Financieele Dagblad bericht ‘Fortis krijgt advies van duurzame kanjers‘.
• 2007, September 5 – Lancering van het idee ‘Cradle to Cradle voor Albert Heijn (ook op site ‘Duurzame Dinsdag‘).
• 2007, September – Journal of Cleaner Production publishes article ‘Cradle-to-cradle design: creating healthy emissions – a strategy for eco-effective product and system design‘ by Michael Braungart, William McDonough and Andrew Bollinger. (Earlier published in a special issue ‘Approaching zero emissions‘)
• 2007, September – Venlo Handel & Industrie publiceert artikel ‘Afval = Voedsel, De nieuwe wereld revolutie begint in Venlo’ (pdf, page 10-13).
• 2007, Najaar – De Dakdekker: ‘Braungart en McDonough: Cradle to Cradle in regio Venlo’ (pagina 1 en 7), en ook: ‘Professor Jon Kristinsson over passieve huizen’ (pagina 3). (pdf)
• 2007, August 28 – New “UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Award” for innovative projects based on the “cradle to cradle” or “life cycle approach”. (pdf)
• 2007, August 26 – Column ‘Cradle to Cradle: Niet zo kinderlijk eenvoudig!‘ in Duurzaamnieuws.
• 2007, August 20 – Guido Jonkers blogt ‘Handel met China… Sambal bij?‘.
• 2007, August 17 – The movie ‘The 11th Hour‘, starring William McDonough, in theaters. Reviews: TIME, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, LA Weekly.
• 2007, August 15 – Els Keytsman, auteur van Het klimaatboek, noemt in haar blog enkele Nederlandse Cradle to Cradle toepassingen.
• 2007, August 7 – Packaging For the Planet: Worldwide the packaging industry is valued at close to $420-billion and employs more than five million people globally. And sustainable packaging is now a necessity.
• 2007, August 6 – Innovatief Organiseren besteedt aandacht aan Cradle to Cradle.
• 2007, August 4 – NRC: ‘Nieuwe industriele revolutie: leven zonder afval – Venlo is de eerste regio ter wereld die de principes van ultraduurzaamheid in praktijk wil brengen’. (pdf)
• 2007, July 29 – Joel Makower: ‘Have we reached a green business tipping point?‘ (later published by CNNMoney.com)
• 2007, July 27 – Rudy Billen schrijft in Managementissues.com ‘Cradle to Cradle: Opnieuw producten leren maken‘.
• 2007, July 24 – ARGUS Mileumagazine publiceert ‘Money Makes The World Go Round?‘ (pdf) door Leida Rijnhout.
• 2007, July 15 – Martine Postma start Wiegtotwieg.nl. “De site moet uitgroeien tot een professionele nieuwssite over duurzaam ondernemen, duurzaam leven en cradle to cradle. Daarnaast komen er op niet al te lange termijn nieuwe C2C-producten bij in de webwinkel.”, aldus Martine.
• 2007, July 12 – Manager of Global Environmental Strategy and Programs for Steelcase Inc., Angela Nahikian about Cradle to Cradle. (pdf)
• 2007, July 9 – Worldchanging (and Greenbiz.com) publish Green Chemistry: Changing An Industry by Jeremy Faludi
• 2007, July 5 – Total Picture Radio records ‘Sustainability And The Next Industrial Revolution; A Podcast with the World-Renowned Architect and Environmental Visionary William McDonough‘.
• 2007, July / August – P+ Magazine publishes ‘De Architect en de Chemicus‘.
• 2007, July / August – Milieudefensie Magazine publishes article ‘Fabrieken die de wereld voeden‘. (pdf)
• 2007, July – KVK krant reports ‘De knop moet om: afval=voedsel‘.
• 2007, July – Trends and Opportunities in Packaging R&D in the US
• 2007, June 19 – Sundance Channel releases ‘Big Ideas for a Small Planet: Paper or Plastic?‘. (video 1, 2, 3 and 4) (press release)
• 2007, June 12 – Bloemenkrant: ‘Floriade kan straks zo op de composthoop’. (pagina 1 en 3)
• 2007, June 8 – Oneworld.nl bericht ‘Leef een grote voetafdruk! Hoe meer afval hoe beter‘.
• 2007, June 6 – Michael Braungart speaks at ‘Het Nieuwe Ondernemen – MVO in bedrijf‘. (video) (reacties)
• 2007, June – Limburg Onderneemt: ‘Regio Venlo wordt Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2007, June 5 – ‘Retourlogistiek: waarheen en waartoe?‘ op Logistiek.nl.
• 2007, June 5 – SenterNovem bericht ‘Malthus’ theorie leeft voort in cradle-to-cradle principe‘.
• 2007, June – Draft of Version 2 of requirements for certification open for public review and comment (apparently through August 31, 2007) (other)
• 2007, May 31 – Matthew Sweet’s (BBC Radio 3 Nightwaves) interview with Michael Braungart. (script) (audio)
• 2007, May 30 – U.S. Postal Service, MBDC announce ‘Cradle to Cradle’ (SM) Certification.
• 2007, May 30 – Harvard Business School Case ‘Cradle-to-Cradle Design at Herman Miller: Moving Toward Environmental Sustainability‘ published.
• 2007, May 21 – Herman Miller’s Scott Charon and Susan Lyons speak at ICFF 2007
• 2007, May 10 – China Digital Times reports ‘Trouble in the Green Zone‘.
• 2007, May 10 – Living Green: ‘Zem Joaquin Shares Mentorship Moments with William McDonough‘.
• 2007, May 9 – Presentation by Prof. Michael Braungart on “Waste Incineration Plants: Not an Alternative for Intelligent Materials Flow Management” at the Exhibition, “Waste to Energy” in Bremen, Germany. (EPEA thesis paper in German)
• 2007, May 4 – Presentation by Kevin Burke ‘Toward Eco-Effective Design‘ at the AIA 2007 National Convention.
• 2007, May 3 – Cradle to Cradle in ‘Triple Bottom Line Choices for Equity, Environment, and Economy‘ at the AIA 2007 National Convention (more session handouts here).
• 2007, May 1 – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that projects seeking certification under the LEED® Green Building Rating System™ can now earn an “Innovation in Design” point by using the Cradle to Cradle program for certified building products.
• 2007, April 16 – WorldChanging: ‘Earth Day Voices: William McDonough‘.
• 2007, April 6 – BusinessWeek: McDonough + Bay Area = Google.
• 2007, April 5 – ‘Is Bill McDonough The Next Adam Smith? His Cradle-to-Cradle Paradigm May Be The Next Phase of Capitalism‘ by Bruce Nussbaum.
• 2007, April – The World Intellectual Property Organization publishes in WIPO Magazine ‘Green Design From Cradle To Cradle‘.
• 2007, March 28 – ‘No Impact Man Vs. Cradle-to-Cradle Man‘ by Bruce Nussbaum.
• 2007, March 18 – ‘Are Designers the Enemy of Design?‘ by Bruce Nussbaum.
• 2007, March 15 – Bruce Nussbaum speaks at the Stephan Weiss Visiting Lectureship on Business Strategy, Negotiation and Innovation. (video and transcript at fora.tv)
• 2007, March 11 – Deirdre start http://cradletocradle.hyves.nl/.
• 2007, March – GreenSource interviews William McDonough the renaissance man of the green movement.
• 2007, Voorjaar – Peter van der Wel (Futurevision.nl) publiceert ‘Rijker, welvarender, gelukkiger!’ (pdf).
• 2007, February 28 – William McDonough speaks at IntersectWest. (video)
• 2007, January – Evoke becomes Satellite Partner (representatives) for EPEA in the Netherlands.

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• 2006, December 1 – Imprint: ‘Sustainability through corn; A step in the right direction for plastic alternatives‘.
• 2006, November 28 – The Guardian lists Braungart and McDonough in Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time, people who have done most to save the planet.
• 2006, November 13 – KEXP ‘Mind over Matter’ podcast. Guest Jay Bolus Executive Vice President, Benchmarking and Certification, MBDC, speaks with Diane Horn about how cradle to cradle design principles can be used to create eco-effective products that enhance both society and the natural environment.
• 2006, November – Business 2.0 Magazine publishes the article Growing Green Buildings.
• 2006, October 24 – McDonough speaking at the Environmental Forum of Marin. (video)
• 2006, October 22 – Podcast: ‘Creating a Vision of Practical Sustainability’. (audio)
• 2006, October 3 – TreeHugger Gets Naked & Wet With William.
• 2006, October 2 – Rob van Hattum / VPRO Tegenlicht broadcasts ‘Afval = Voedsel’ (English) on Dutch television (Dutch video ) (English video)
• 2006, October 1 – EcoGeek: ‘Dell Goes Cradle to Cradle on All Products‘.
• 2006, September 26 – William McDonough at Vanderbilt University (video).
• 2006, September 22 – Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting 2006: William McDonough participates in session ‘Cities of the Future’ (transcript) (video).
• 2006, August 24 – Interior Design: ‘The Carpet Wars‘.
• 2006, August 16 – Swirling Planet Times: Bart Gottschalk on ‘Cradle to Cradle – Remaking the Way We make Things‘.
• 2006, July 8 – Integrated Farming and Waste Management reports on ‘Big trouble in rural China’.
• 2006, July 3 – BBC World Service broadcasts ‘Making Cities Work‘.
• 2006, June 21 – Business 2.0 Magazine includes William McDonough in thelist of 50 People Who Matter.
• 2006, June 20 – Sun Eco podcast ‘Technology Can Fuel Environmental Change’. (audio).
• 2006, June 17 – What Is Enlightenment publishes the recording ‘Toward An Eco-Industrial Revolution‘ by Michael Braungart.
• 2006, June 10 – William McDonough speaks at the national convention of the American Institute of Architects.
• 2006, April 28 – Sustainable Industries publishes article ‘Big trouble in rural China?‘
• 2006, April 7 – PhD dissertation ‘The development of modern management tools and their specific requirements for the assessment of recyclability of products‘ by Angkarn Wongdeethai.
• 2006, April – Batten briefings: A conversation with Willian McDonough.
• 2006, March – Fast Company, issue 103: ‘Resources: The Revolution Begins‘.
• 2006, February 12 – Dave Pollard blogs ‘Sustainability, Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2006, February – Harvard Business Review ‘Breakthrough Ideas for 2006‘: William McDonoug ‘China as a Green Lab’.
• 2006, January – Smart HomeOwner, Special supplement (Better Home, Better Planet) contains article ‘Remaking the Planet‘ (pdf, page 12-16)

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• 2005, December 19 – CNET News.com: An eco-designer eyes clean tech (later also posted by ZDNET News).
• 2005, December 15 – David Swanson’s critical book review of Cradle to Cradle.
• 2005, November 29 – E&ETV aires ‘Architect William McDonough looks at private sector efforts on sustainable design‘ (video).
• 2005, November 26 – Esquire declares William McDonough Big Thinker of the Year.
• 2005, November 21 -Scientific American 50: Trends in Research, Business and Policy.
• 2005, November 9 – Michael Braungart speaks at the RSA concerning their Manifesto Challenge: Moving towards a Zero Waste Society. (transcript)
• 2005, November – Business Leader Magazine: ‘Sustainability: Business Practices to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century‘ by Thomas Beam.
• 2005, October 28 – William McDonough spoke at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) about how the use of technology is integral to its creation, application and value (video).
• 2005, October 14 – FT.com: Designing our way out of trouble.
• 2005, October 12 – First-Ever Cradle to Cradle™ Environmental Certification for Six Industry Products (more on certification)
• 2005, October 5-7 – Some C2C presentations on the 10th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
• 2005, October 3 – CNNMoney.com: ‘Bullish on the big easy‘.
• 2005, Fall – Nathan Eng writes ‘Design of a Cradle to Cradle Biophotovoltaic System‘.
• 2005, Fall – Strategy+business publishes an article by Art Kleiner: ‘Materials Witnesses; When companies come together to save the world, what’s more compelling — environmental results or competitive advantage?‘. (pdf)
• 2005, September 26 – Newsweek reports on ‘Eco-Cities: Building in Green‘. (doc)
• 2005, September 9 – Eco-architect Bill McDonough speaks at the Sierra Summit.
• 2005, August 29 – WorldChanging.com: ‘Green China Overview‘.
• 2005, August 27 – Washingtonpost.com: An Environmental Problem Slipping Through the Quacks.
• 2005, July 18 – WorldChanging.com: ‘Bright Green Urban Leapfrogging‘.
• 2005, July 14 – BBC News: ‘Eco-designs on future cities‘.
• 2005, June 6-7 – Braungart, McDonough and Peter Senge at the conference ‘Cradle to Cradle Design and Intelligent Materials Pooling in Practice‘, California, USA.
• 2005, May 16 – Newsweek interview with William McDonough ‘Designing the Future‘.
• 2005, May 1 – Sojourners: ‘Ecology, ethics, and the making of things: a world-renowned architect argues that following the law of nature can make human industry safe and healthful’ by William McDonough.
• 2005, Spring – International Interior Design Association (IIDA) reports ‘Cradle to Cradle; Designers work to reconcile the demand for totallyrecyclable design with the means required to achieve it.‘ (pdf)
• 2005, April 22 – Bigpicture.tv interview with Michael Braungart (video).
• 2005, April 21 – Bigpicture.tv interview on sustainable cities with William McDonough (video).
• 2005, April 18 – The weekly dose of architecture on the winning professional team in the Cradle to Cradle Home Competition.
• 2005, March 9 – Stanford Report: ‘Efficiency is ugly‘.
• 2005, March 3 – The Wallstreet Journal: ‘Beyond Recycling: Manufacturers embrace C2C Design‘ (pdf)
• 2005, March – What is Enlightenment? Magazine: ‘The Business of Saving the World‘ by Elizabeth Debold (pdf).
• 2005, February 26 – William McDonough speaks at TED 2005 ‘The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle‘.
• 2005, February 16 – Lecture ‘Cradle to Cradle Design: A New Driver of Business Innovation‘ by Michael Braungart at Stanford University (audio) (slides).
• 2005, February 15 – Lecture ‘The Promise of the Next Industrial Revolution: Cradle to Cradle Design‘ by Michael Braungart at Stanford University (audio) (slides).
• 2005, February – Matthew Coates, Tim Meldrum, Ron van der Veen, Brendan Connolly, Julie Petersen, Kristine Kenney, and Richard Franko win the C2C-Home International Design competition.
• 2005, February – Stanford GSB News: ‘Simply Reducing Waste Is Not Good Enough‘.
• 2005, January 24 – Metropolismag.com: ‘Eternal Optimist‘.
• 2005, January 6 – Los Angeles Times: A Natura, Inside and Out.

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• 2004, December 15 – Forbes.com: Cradle to Cradle to Washington.
• 2004, December – Cradle To Cradle published in China. Read the foreword to the Chinese edition of Cradle to Cradle.
• 2004, November / December – Solartoday.org: ‘A Declaration of Interdependence’. Reflections on Jefferson, Design and the Future of Solar Architecture by William McDonough. (pdf).
• 2004, November – Ode (issue 71) publishes the article ‘Duurzame uitzinnigheid‘. (Also in English: ‘Sustainable Extravagance‘.)
• 2004, November 5 – Essay ‘The Guardian Reborn; A New Government Role in Environmental Protection’ by McDonough and Braungart, published in the book ‘Environmentalism and the Technologies of Tomorrow; Shaping The Next Industrial Revolution’.
• 2004, October 19 – The Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum honored William A. McDonough + Partners with the 2004 National Design Award for Environmental Design.
• 2004, June – United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) publishes ‘The Role of Industrial Development in the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; Proceedings of the Industrial Development Forum and Associated Round Tables‘.
• 2004, May 12 – Presentation by Andrew Bollinger.
• 2004, March 23 – Jennifer Leonard interviewed William McDonough for her radio show at the University of Toronto. The transcript was later edited for her book Massive Change.
• 2004, January – Essay ‘The Cradle-to-Cradle Alternative‘ by McDonough and Braungart, published in chapter five of the book ‘State of the World 2004: Special Focus: The Consumer Society‘.

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• 2003, December 8 – Report on Braungart’s presentation at the Ecological Engineering Conference in Harvard, Nov. 2003.
• 2003, December 1 – The article ‘Applying the Principles of Green Engineering to Cradle-to-Cradle Design‘ by William McDonough, Michael Braungart, Paul T. Anastas and Julie B. Zimmerman is published in Environmental Science and Technology 37, no. 23 (pdf).
• 2003, October 23-26 – ‘Ethics and Sustainability: Graphic Designers’ Role‘ a speech from Susan S. Szenasy at the AIGA [American Institute of Graphic Arts] National Design Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
• 2003, October 7 – Columbia Business School awards William McDonough the Botwinick Prize for Ethical Practice in the Profession.
• 2003, October 1 – Winners of the Cradle to Cradle Design Challenge for E-Commerce Shipping Packaging and Logistics.
• 2003, September – William McDonough writes the foreword for Leading Change Toward Sustainability: A Change-Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society by Bob Doppelt (Greenleaf Publications, 2003).
• 2003, July-August – Green@work publishes the article ‘How Much Can We Give for All We Get?‘ by William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
• 2003, June 23 – Shaw Industries, Inc., the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, was honored with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award at a ceremony held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington. Shaw won the award for developing a carpet tile alternative to conventional PVC carpet tile that may be recycled in a sustainable manner, according to the EPA. Shaw’s Eco Solution Q fiber and EcoWorx (more info here) backing are among the first products to be fully assessed through the Cradle-to-Cradle Design Protocol, which assesses individual material used in a product to determine whether it is safe for the ecosystem.
• 2003, June – Interview with William McDonough in Today’s Facility Manager (TFM).
• 2003, May – Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 111, Number 5 publishes ‘Cradle-to-Cradle Stewardship of Drugs for Minimizing Their Environmental Disposition While Promoting Human Health; Rationale for and Avenues toward a Green Pharmacy‘ (pdf)
• 2003, May – Article ‘Cradle-to-cradle: the next packaging paradigm?‘ in Packaging World Magazine (page 1-4, pdf)
• 2003, May – The Monticello Dialogues, Part 6: Cradle to Cradle; Going Green.
• 2003, April – MBDC Monthly feature: ‘The Promise of Principled Design; Reflections on the Hannover Principles 10 Years later‘ by Teresa Heinz.
• 2003, April 30 to May 2 – Evworld report on the sustainable design conference in Washington, D.C.
• 2003, April 21 – Website for the EPA and MBDC Design Challenge launched. MBDC publishes ‘Design Challenge for E-Commerce Shipping Packaging and Logistics; Cradle to Cradle Design Guidelines‘.
• 2003, March – MBDC Monthly feature: ‘Between Technology & Culture; Building a Framework for the Biotechnology Debate‘.
• 2003, February 11 – This podcast is recorded, published by Social Innovation Conversations.
• 2003, February 8 – Another interview by Evworld.
• 2003, February – MBDC Monthly feature: ‘A Model for Change‘.
• 2003, January – Ford presents its Cradle to Cradle concept car, the Model U, at the Washington D.C. auto show.
• 2003, January – MBDC Monthly feature: ‘Stark Realities and Sustainable Solutions‘ by Thomas Osimitz Ph.D.

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• 2002, December – MBDC Monthly feature: ‘Waging Peace with Intelligent Design‘.
• 2002, November – Greenblue.org founded.
• 2002, October 15 – Exhibition: Ecology, Economy, Equity: The Architecture of William McDonough + Partners at the Atlanta International Museum.
• 2002, September-October – The monthly feature story on MBDC ‘Intelligent Materials Pooling: Evolving a Profitable Technical Metabolism‘ by Michael Braungart (pdf)
• 2002, September – Ecoworks Foundation: The Joint Board of Councilors for the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development prioritized the development of a sustainable village based on cradle-to-cradle design principles as a scalable model for China’s revitalization and sustainable development of rural communities.
• 2002, September – ‘A New Design for Human Enterprise‘: A speech by William McDonough to the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development.
• 2002, September 4 – McDonough speaks at the Spokane Opera House (audio) (mp3).
• 2002, August 26 – Article ‘New War on Waste’ in Time Magazine. (pdf, page 1-3)
• 2002, August 5 – A portrait of ‘Green Machine’ William McDonough in U.S. News & World Report. (pdf, page 4-6)
• 2002, August – Corporate Environmental Strategy: International Journal of Corporate Sustainability (Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 251-258) publishes ‘Design for the Triple Top Line: New Tools for Sustainable Commerce‘ by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. (here too) (excerpt as monthly feature story on MBDC here).
• 2002, July 25 – Grist Environmental News & Commentar: ‘Better, By Design – a review of Cradle to Cradle‘ by Hal Clifford.
• 2002, July 6 – Evworld exclusive interview (part 2) with William McDonough.
• 2002, June-July – GreenMoney Journal publishes the article ‘Beyond the Triple Bottom Line: A New Standard for 21st Century Commerce‘ by William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
• 2002, June 5 – Slashdot bookreview and discussion on ‘Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the Way We Make Things’.
• 2002 – MBDC publishes the Introduction to the Cradle to Cradle Design Framework
• 2002, April – The Monticello Dialogues, Part 4: The Rebirth of the Commons and Part 5: Designing Peace.
• 2002, April 24 – NPR Webcast: William McDonough The ‘Utopian’ Architect (audio).
• 2002, April 22 – William McDonough & Michael Braungart publish their book ‘Cradle to Cradle; Remaking the Way We Make Things‘.
• 2002, April – Global Issue: Achieving Sustainable Development (an Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State) publishes an interview with William McDonough. (pdf)
• 2002, February – Wired Magazine publishes the article ‘Prophet of Bloom‘.
• 2002, January – MBDC Feature article ”Five steps towards Reinventing the World’: ‘Step 5: A Footprint Worth Celebrating‘.

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• 2001, December 1 – Brian Dumaine writes ‘Are You Ready For The Green Revolution?‘.
• 2001, November – Ode (issue 42) publishes the article ‘Honderd procent groen’.
• 2001, November – MBDC Feature article ‘Five steps towards Reinventing the World’: ‘Step 4: The Active Positive List‘.
• 2001, September – MBDC Feature article ‘Five steps towards Reinventing the World’: ‘Step 3: The Passive Positive List‘.
• 2001, August – MBDC Feature article ‘Synthetic Materials for Eco-Effective Design‘.
• 2001, July – MBDC Feature article ‘Textile Mills Lead Another Revolution‘.
• 2001, June 7 – William McDonough + Partners announced its endorsement of the CERES Principles.
• 2001, June – MBDC Feature article ‘Five steps towards Reinventing the World’: ‘Step 2: Personal Preference‘.
• 2001 – Release of the movie ‘The Next Industrial Revolution; William McDonough, Michal Braungart, and the birth of the Sustainable Economy.‘
• 2001, May – The Monticello Dialogues, Part 1: Democratic Design and Part 2: A Revolution in Thinking and Part 3: Design as Celebration.
• 2001, May – MBDC Feature article ‘Five steps towards Reinventing the World’: ‘Step 1: Free of …‘.

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• 2000, October – Transcript of E-Vision 2000 where William McDonough spoke.
• 2000, October – William McDonough speaks at Bioneers 2000 ‘Designing the Next Industrial Revolution’ (script) (video).
• 2000, September 16 – Recordings for William McDonough at the Paula Gordon Show.
• 2000, August – Scientific American publishes ‘How Green are Green Plastics?‘.

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• 1999, October 25 – This interview was recorded October 25, 1999 in Portland, Oregon on the occasion of William McDonough’s lecture as part of the Millennium Speaker Series at Portland State University and sponsored in part by the Oregon Natural Step.
• 1999, September – Nike European Headquarters (Hilversum, The Netherlands) completed by McDonough.
• 1999, September – 1st Edition of the book ‘Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution‘ by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins.
• 1999, Fall – Power of One; How Do You Love All the Children? interview with McDonough in Yes! Magazine.
• 1999, May/June – Harvard Business Review publishes ‘A Road Map for Natural Capitalism‘ by Amory B. Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken.
• 1999, February – Time Magazine declares William McDonough as one of the Heroes of the Planet.
• 1998, October – The Atlantic publishes ‘The NEXT Industrial Revolution‘ by William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
• 1997, April – Cradle to Cradle in the 1st issue of ‘The Journal of Sustainable Product Design’ (page 56-60).
• 1997, April – William McDonough writes ‘Waste Equals Food; Our Future and the Making of Things‘ (pdf) (Edited from a speech given at the Environmental Forum for Business in April 1997, in Spokane, Washington).
• 1997, March/April – Paul Hawken reports in Mother Jones ‘Magic Carpet; How to make a profit using waste‘ (also on mindfully.org) and ‘The McDonough Principles‘ (also on mindfully.org).
• 1995, July/August – Natural Life Magazine reports ‘Toward a Restorative Economy‘.
• 1995, April – Paul Hawken “…points to Germany and Michael Braungart, Ph.D., innovator of a system that’s the key to a restorative economy. The Intelligent Products System (IPS) is a product typology that calls for manufacturers, companies and businesses to make products that mimic natural cycles.” in an article ‘Our dollars can save the earth‘ by Kathleen Finn.
• 1994, January – 1st Edition of the book ‘The Ecology of Commerce‘ by Paul Hawken.
• 1995 – MBDC founded by Michael Braungart and William McDonough.
• 1993, February 7 – A Centennial Sermon: Design, Ecology, Ethics and the Making of Things
• 1993 – Michael Braungart & Justus Engelfried win the Océ-van der Grinten Award for their ‘Intelligent Products System’ (IPS).
• 1992 – William McDonough & Partners publish ‘The Hannover Principles; Design for Sustainability‘, Prepared for EXPO2000, The World’s Fair in Hannover, Germany
• 1991 – William McDonough & Michael Braungart meet when the EPEA held a reception at a rooftop garden in New York City.
• 1987 – EPEA founded by Michael Braungart.
• 1982 – The Product-Life Institute, Geneva founded by Orio Giarini and Walter R. Stahel, who were joined after a few month by Max Börlin. Note: According to the Sustainability Dictionary, the phrase ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ was invented by Walter R. Stahel in the 1970s.