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Canada Post Educates Marketers On ‘Responsible’ Direct Mail

Canada Post Educates Marketers On ‘Responsible’ Direct Mail
Already a supporter of reducing junk mail with its eco-friendly Consumer Choice option that reduces waste and clutter, Canada ...

Starbucks Plans Renewable Energy Buy, Green Building Standards

Starbucks Plans Renewable Energy Buy, Green Building Standards
Starbucks says that by 2010 it wants 50 percent of the energy used at its stores to come from ...

Brazilian, Indian Companies Dominate GRI Reporting Awards

Brazilian, Indian Companies Dominate GRI Reporting Awards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced the winners of the Readers' Choice Awards for sustainability reporting The winning reports, as ...

CSR: Chevron To Invest $2.5B in Alternative, Renewable Energy Tech

CSR: Chevron To Invest $2.5B in Alternative, Renewable Energy Tech
Chevron's latest Corporate Responsibility Report highlights future investments of $2.5 billion through 2009 in alternative and renewable energy technologies, reduced total ...

Colgate-Palmolive Improves Production Efficiency

Colgate-Palmolive Improves Production Efficiency
Colgate-Palmolive has published its sustainability report. In 2007, Colgate's global CO2 emissions were approximately 675,000 metric tons, up from 664,000 ...

REI’s ‘30% By 2009′ Goal Precedes ‘100% By 2020′

REI’s ‘30% By 2009′ Goal Precedes ‘100% By 2020′
In its second annual stewardship report, REI has established a 2009 goal to reduce emissions by one-third from ...

Motorola Releases 2007 CSR Report, Reclassification Doubles Haz Waste

Motorola Releases 2007 CSR Report, Reclassification Doubles Haz Waste
In its 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report Motorola, Inc. highlights actions the company has taken on social, accountability and ...

Ford, Timberland Win Ceres-ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards

Ford, Timberland Win Ceres-ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards
Ford Motor Company and The Timberland Company received the top sustainability reporting awards in an international competition organized by ...

AEP Corporate Sustainability Report Outlines Challenges, Performance

AEP Corporate Sustainability Report Outlines Challenges, Performance
American Electric Power Co. has a plan to reduce and offset its greenhouse gas emissions. Demonstrating and deploying ...

Duke’s Sustainability Report Includes 50% CO2 Reduction Scenario

Duke’s Sustainability Report Includes 50% CO2 Reduction Scenario
Duke Energy, the third largest emitter of CO2 in the U.S., has released its 2007/2008 sustainability report (PDF). According ...

HP Releases CSR Report, List Of Suppliers

HP Releases CSR Report, List Of Suppliers
HP has issued its 2007 Global Citizenship Report and a list of its largest suppliers. According to the report, ...

Tyson Releases CSR Report

Tyson Releases CSR Report
Tyson Foods has issued a corporate responsibility report (PDF). Absolute emissions from electricity have risen from 2.69 million metric ...

Henkel Releases Sustainability Report

Henkel Releases Sustainability Report
Over the past five years, Henkel says that its energy consumption is down 21 percent, water consumption is down 15 percent, waste ...

CSR Reporting: Rainbows Versus ROI

CSR Reporting: Rainbows Versus ROI
You've heard it all before*. Someone reviews a corporate social responsibility report and complains that there are too many pictures of rainbows ...

Stora Enso Pledges To Cut CO2 Emissions 20%

Stora Enso Pledges To Cut CO2 Emissions 20%
Stora Enso has set a new CO2 reduction target of 20 percent by 2020. The target covers Stora Enso's ...

BASF Combines Financial, Sustainability Reports - Emissions Up 10%

BASF Combines Financial, Sustainability Reports - Emissions Up 10%
BASF has published its Report 2007, which for the first time combines the company's financial and sustainability reporting ...

Adidas Releases CSR Report

Adidas Releases CSR Report
Adidas Group has released a corporate responsibility report (PDF). In 2007, Adidas say that all Group athletic footwear factories became ...

Nestle Releases CSR Report

Nestle Releases CSR Report
At a joint Nestle-UN Global Compact event in New York, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and CEO of Nestle,  presented the ...

UTC Releases 2007 CSR Report, GHG Emissions Down 5%

UTC Releases 2007 CSR Report, GHG Emissions Down 5%
United Technologies Corp. has released its 2007 corporate social responsibility report (PDF). The company's environmental objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions ...

Philips Says Green Products Represent 20% Of Sales

Philips Says Green Products Represent 20% Of Sales
Royal Philips Electronics has seen a 33 percent increase in sales of green products in 2007, as published in the company’s ...

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Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

The other day while out shopping for Energy Star rated household appliances with my wife, I got to wondering why we ... continue »

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle
Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting
Peak Carbon
Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?
MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

The EU cap-and-trade system has operated well and has had little or no negative impact on the overall EU economy, according to ...

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Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green
EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
Fuel Prices, Environment Drive Consideration Of Hybrids
UK Facing Higher Green Taxes

UK Facing Higher Green Taxes

Political and business leaders are warning that Britain faces a sharp rise in its tax bill to fund the country's move to ...

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Climate Change And Public Health
Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips
Clean Diesel Talked Up At Mid America Trucking Show
The Bottom Line

Marketing

New Video Shows Innovations In Textile Industry

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says Thin Clients Will Save $500,000

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Emissions

Ericsson Solar Cell Solution Deployed In South America

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

Leaving Computers On Over Holiday Weekend Costs Big Bucks

Hi-Tech

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’

Efficiency

Logan Airport Wind Energy Excursion A Success

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Manufacturing

Anaerobic Digestion Facility At Maker’s Mark Powers Distillery

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules

GHG Emissions Up At Owens Corning, Energy Use Down

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Harrah’s Pitching Carbon Offsets

Denver International Carbon Offset Program Fails To Take Off

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules

CSR Reports

IBM Launches Green Consulting Service

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

JohnsonDiversey Saves Customers Over 1B Gallons Of Water In 2007

Major Players

P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dow Raising Prices, Again

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