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/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:01:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67859 Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect to be a “benefit corporation.” The legal status affords a company’s directors legal cover to consider environmental and social benefits over financial returns. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard – a long-time advocate of corporate environmental stewardship – and 11 CEOs from other companies [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/03/wind-towers-are-next-front-in-trade-war/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/03/wind-towers-are-next-front-in-trade-war/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:50:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67700 Four U.S. manufacturers of wind turbine towers have filed a trade complaint against China and Vietnam, opening a new front in an ongoing trade war, news outlets have reported. Trinity Structural Towers, DMI Industries, Katana Summit and Broadwind Energy filed a complaint with the Commerce Department, alleging that government subsidies are letting the foreign companies [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/03/wind-towers-are-next-front-in-trade-war/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/06/eu-reasserts-intention-to-include-airlines-in-ets-trade-war-coming/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/06/eu-reasserts-intention-to-include-airlines-in-ets-trade-war-coming/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:43:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=55667 The European Commission will move forward on its plan to include aviation in its emissions trading scheme, WSJ reports. According to the plan, EU airlines will have specific CO2 allocations and will pay a penalty of EUR100 for every additional ton of CO2 emitted. As reported earlier, the limits will apply not only to European [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/06/eu-reasserts-intention-to-include-airlines-in-ets-trade-war-coming/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/01/14/can-trade-liberalization-be-aligned-with-long-term-environmental-health/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/01/14/can-trade-liberalization-be-aligned-with-long-term-environmental-health/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:54:14 +0000 Chris Watts http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=47643 Trade liberalization and free trade in their purest forms do little to encourage effective improvements in environmental quality. The goal of trade liberalization is to reduce or eliminate governmental oversight of international commerce. Any environmental protection will be incidental unless there is: strong environment language written into trade agreements strong environmental regulations within each country [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/01/14/can-trade-liberalization-be-aligned-with-long-term-environmental-health/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/04/iirc-formed-backs-combined-csr-and-financial-reporting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/04/iirc-formed-backs-combined-csr-and-financial-reporting/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:51:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=40099 The Prince of Wale’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have formed the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). The IIRC’s aim is to create a globally accepted framework for accounting for sustainability. A framework which brings together financial, environmental, social and governance information in a clear, concise, consistent, comparable and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/04/iirc-formed-backs-combined-csr-and-financial-reporting/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/roundup-opx-bio-strata-tower-price-chopper/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/roundup-opx-bio-strata-tower-price-chopper/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:15:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=39492 The green suits The Economist Hallandale Beach completing energy-efficient lighting project at municipal complex Sun Sentinel OPX-Bio Brings a High Tech Twist to Biofuel Triple Pundit Spin city: London’s Strata tower The Guardian Price Chopper Store Earns GreenChill Silver Award Supermarket News Local growth: Sustainable agriculture gains traction in the region The Times Tribune Bill [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/roundup-opx-bio-strata-tower-price-chopper/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/mich-considers-raising-cap-on-alt-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/mich-considers-raising-cap-on-alt-energy/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:51:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=39455 The Michigan state legislature is considering raising a cap on the number of electricity clients that can buy their power from alternative sources, a move that could drastically lower energy prices and increase renewable investment in the state, according to a report in Mlive.com. Currently, the states power supply is dominated by two companies: DTE [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/20/mich-considers-raising-cap-on-alt-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/roundup-multi-packaging-gm-long-island/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/roundup-multi-packaging-gm-long-island/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:04:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=39318 Energy Bill May Cut Power-Plant Pollution, Reid Says Businessweek Liverpool Gets U.K.’s First Sustainable Palm Oil Plant Washington Post Multi Packaging Solutions Gets Greener with Move to Sustainable Energy Financial Post Greenwashing Profiteers: Part II Triple Pundit GM’s CNG-dedicated vans available to fleets this fall Fleet Owner Critics attack mixed message in eco fees BusinessWeek [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/roundup-multi-packaging-gm-long-island/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/commercial-buildings-guzzle-37-of-ca%e2%80%99s-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/commercial-buildings-guzzle-37-of-ca%e2%80%99s-energy/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:48:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=39312 Commercial buildings are responsible for 37 percent of California’s energy needs, according to a new report by Next 10. The findings suggest a new, untapped resource for reducing the state’s energy needs through efficiency measures. The report, Untapped Potential of Commercial Buildings: Energy Use and Emissions, suggests that energy use by commercial buildings could be [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/15/commercial-buildings-guzzle-37-of-ca%e2%80%99s-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/13/biodiversity-loss-a-significant-business-risk/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/13/biodiversity-loss-a-significant-business-risk/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:03:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=39149 The loss of biodiversity through the extinction of species poses a significant risk to business profits, according to a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. According to the survey, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), more than half of businesses see species loss impacting their bottom line in some countries, while about 80 percent of consumers [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/07/13/biodiversity-loss-a-significant-business-risk/feed/ 1