http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/avon-ghg-emissions-fall-but-energy-use-rises/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/avon-ghg-emissions-fall-but-energy-use-rises/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:22:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67158 Avon’s GHG emissions intensity for its global manufacturing fell 6.6 percent in 2010, from 36.6 to 34.2 metric tons of CO2e per million units, but its total energy use increased by 1.2 percent, according to the company’s 2010-2011 corporate responsibility report. Avon said that the launch of its Zanesville, Ohio distribution center, which for a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/avon-ghg-emissions-fall-but-energy-use-rises/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/food-manufacturers-holding-back-rpet-lush-outsources-recycling/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/food-manufacturers-holding-back-rpet-lush-outsources-recycling/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:49:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65455 The use of recycled PET in the food sector is being held back by poor quality control and by brand owners’ misconceptions, according to PET bottle molder APPE. The company, which says it is the largest food-grade PET recycler in Europe, is investing €10m at its recycling plant in Beaune, France to increase food-grade rPET [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/food-manufacturers-holding-back-rpet-lush-outsources-recycling/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/reckitt-benckiser-75-of-the-way-towards-2020-co2-goal/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/reckitt-benckiser-75-of-the-way-towards-2020-co2-goal/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:22:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=63163 Reckitt Benckiser, the company behind Lysol, Durex, Clearasil and other well-known brands, is three-quarters of the way towards its 2020 carbon reduction goal, only three years into the program, according to its 2010 Sustainability Report. The company’s “Carbon20” program goal calls for a 20 percent carbon reduction per product dose against a 2007 baseline, a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/reckitt-benckiser-75-of-the-way-towards-2020-co2-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/29/standards-compliance-briefing-weee-revision-reach-review-honda-leed-certifications/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/29/standards-compliance-briefing-weee-revision-reach-review-honda-leed-certifications/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:46:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62594 The European Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee is expected next week to endorse a proposal that would strengthen EU rules on e-waste, European Voice reported.  The vote next Tuesday would set a standard for the EU to recycle at least 85% of electrical and electronic equipment by 2016.  The Parliament is expected to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/29/standards-compliance-briefing-weee-revision-reach-review-honda-leed-certifications/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/loreal-plans-second-n-j-solar-array/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/loreal-plans-second-n-j-solar-array/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:32:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59355 L’Oréal USA has announced that its Franklin, N.J. manufacturing facility is partnering with GeoPeak Energy in a power purchase agreement to install a 1 MW photovoltaic solar system at the plant. Once operational, the first phase of the roof-mounted photovoltaic solar energy system is projected to provide 12 percent of the plant’s (pictured) annual electrical [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/04/loreal-plans-second-n-j-solar-array/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/loreal-buys-veolia-wastewater-treatment-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/loreal-buys-veolia-wastewater-treatment-plant/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:30:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=57826 Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is constructing a wastewater treatment plant to reduce the environmental impact of cosmetics company L’Oreal’s manufacturing facilities in Asia. The treatment plant is based on a combination of two of Veolia’s patented technologies. Veolia describes the use of the Biothane Biobulk CSTR and Anoxkaldnes MBBR technologies as “revolutionary” and says [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/loreal-buys-veolia-wastewater-treatment-plant/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/loreal-cuts-water-per-product-carbon-waste-vocs-up/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/loreal-cuts-water-per-product-carbon-waste-vocs-up/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:56:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=57706 L’Oreal made improvements on almost all of its environmental measures in 2010, including water consumption, carbon emissions, SO2 emissions and waste output, according to its 2010 Sustainable Development Report. The company reduced water consumption per finished product by more than six percent last year, a total of 16.5 percent since 2006, while overall water consumption [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/loreal-cuts-water-per-product-carbon-waste-vocs-up/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/body-shop-sustainability-leader-discusses-fsc/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/body-shop-sustainability-leader-discusses-fsc/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:28:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=57409 Interview with Simon Henzell-Thomas, Head of Sustainability, Body Shop International at the FSC General Assembly 2011.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/07/body-shop-sustainability-leader-discusses-fsc/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/27/policy-regulatory-briefing-boiler-rule-delay-obamas-56-mpg-plans-asbestos-exports/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/27/policy-regulatory-briefing-boiler-rule-delay-obamas-56-mpg-plans-asbestos-exports/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:06:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=57073 The Environmental Protection Agency has further delayed issuing its final air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators, until April of next year. The EPA released the final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators in February. At the time, the agency said it would “reconsider” certain aspects of the rules, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/27/policy-regulatory-briefing-boiler-rule-delay-obamas-56-mpg-plans-asbestos-exports/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/24/renewables-briefing-l%e2%80%99oreal-snyders-lance-cape-wind/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/24/renewables-briefing-l%e2%80%99oreal-snyders-lance-cape-wind/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:58:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=56938 L’Oréal USA is partnering with GeoPeak Energy in a purchase power agreement (PPA) to install a 1.4 MW photovoltaic solar system at L’Oréal’s Piscataway, N.J. manufacturing facility. It is the company’s first U.S.-based green energy application. According to L’Oréal, the new system is expected to reduce the plant’s CO2 by 570 metric tons per year. 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