Compliance
Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products
Business and consumer electronics manufacturers are answering the call for more environmentally-friendly products. Some of the most recent products to take the environment into consideration are ...
‘Eco’ Managers Likely to Over Comply With Regulations
Senior managers with a strong commitment to protecting the environment who also believe it makes financial sense to implement sustainable business practices are more likely to ...
Shipping Industry Fears EU Emissions Caps
With the failure so far of global climate talks to set emissions caps on the shipping industry, some fear that the EU will go ahead with ...
WM Move to Grade Suppliers on Sustainability Affects Other Retailers
Wal-Mart is set to announce a new sustainability index that will grade various suppliers and products by a range of environmental and sustainable factors. The move, to ...
EcoLogo for Toys in Works
Environmental labeling group EcoLogo is working on a program to certify the environmental friendliness of toys, which have been in the headlines for all the wrong ...
Bean Counters Poised For Gains in Carbon Economy
As a carbon-trading economy gathers steam in the United States, the accounting industry is expected to profit handsomely, according to a New York Times article. With ...
Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies
Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently by Acterra for its "Living in Harmony with Nature" corportate program. In 2000, Shaklee ...
NASDAQ Adds Sustainability Index
The NASDAQ has joined the trend of tracking companies by their sustainability efforts. The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability 50 Index tracks companies on the "leading ...
Wavering Dem Climate Bill Support Could Mean 2010 Signing
Just a week ago climate legislation was said to be on the fast-track, with it set to come to a House vote within a month. ...
Sotomayor’s History Favors Environmental Statutes
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, in 2007 ruled that power plants should use the best available technology upgrades to protect the ...
California Pushes Through Low-Carbon Fuels
California's Air Resources Board voted to adopt a regulation that will put in place Governor Schwarzenegger's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which mandates a reduction of ...
EPA Reinstates Stricter Toxic Substances Reporting Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reinstated stricter reporting requirements, under the direction of President Obama, for industrial and federal facilities that release toxic substances that ...
Report: ‘Greenwashing’ Runs Rampant
Green products are proliferating so quickly, and adding so many new consumer claims, that TerraChoice has increased its listing of greenwashing sins from six to ...
Invista Settles With EPA, Violation Fixes Will Cost $500M
After self-reporting environmental violations at 12 facilities in seven states, Invista will spend up to $500 million to correct the problems, on top of a $1.7 ...
ConAgra Releases Inaugural CSR Report
In its first-ever corporate social responsibility report, ConAgra exhibits its efforts towards sustainability in the supply chain, climate change and "lean manufacturing" processes. ConAgra, whose brands ...
McDonald’s Surveying Pesticide Use on Potatoes
After facing shareholder pressure, McDonald's will survey the amount of pesticides applied to potatoes used in its french fries and other potato products. McDonald's will survey its ...
Obama Ousts GM Chief, Requires Better MPG Standards
Increasingly putting its stamp on the U.S. auto industry that has sought bailout funds, the Obama Administration has forced an earlier-than-expected resignation by General Motors chief ...
Bristol-Myers Tops Corporate Responsibility List
From the penalty box to the top of the list, Bristol Myers-Squibb rises above all other corporations on the 2009 Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens list ...
Portland May Tax ‘Non-Green’ Building Projects
In Portland, new buildings that are not LEED Silver-certified or better may face a punitive tax, if a recent proposal goes through. New commercial buildings 20,000 square ...
Microsoft Eyes First Sustainable Events Management Certification
Microsoft's Convergence 2009 event, to be held in New Orleans in March, is set to earn the first U.S. sustainable events management certification. The event has achieved the ...
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Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."
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JEONG CHUN PHUOC on EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits
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Philip Vandenberg on Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology
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George Hoguet on Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
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