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/2012/02/10/hershey-raises-zero-waste-bar-at-three-manufacturing-facilities/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hershey-raises-zero-waste-bar-at-three-manufacturing-facilities/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:59:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69774 The Hershey Company announced that three of its manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania have achieved Zero-Waste-to-Landfill (ZWL) status by eliminating waste, recycling and converting waste to energy.  Two of the facilities are in Hershey, Pa., and the third is in Hazleton, Pa. The company released its first CSR report in September 2010, stating among its objectives [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hershey-raises-zero-waste-bar-at-three-manufacturing-facilities/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/tesco-tackles-food-waste-with-ethylene-absorbing-strips/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/tesco-tackles-food-waste-with-ethylene-absorbing-strips/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:41:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69725 Tesco is trialing a packaging strip developed by It’sFresh! Ltd. in an effort to make food last longer and prevent waste. The U.K. supermarket giant will be the first retailer to test the packaging on tomatoes and avocados, which are the food items that go to waste most often, The Guardian reports. The company says the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/tesco-tackles-food-waste-with-ethylene-absorbing-strips/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:37:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69481 EnSave and partner Ecology and Environment have launched an audit service for farm energy uses including tillage, harvesting, and waste management. The Landscape Agricultural Energy Management Plan quantifies farm energy use and provide specific, cost-effective recommendations to achieve farm production goals while utilizing energy more efficiently, the companies say. EnSave President and CEO Craig Metz [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/coke-improves-water-efficiency-for-8th-straight-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/coke-improves-water-efficiency-for-8th-straight-year/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:45:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69188 In 2010, Coca-Cola improved its water use efficiency for the eighth consecutive year, with a ratio of 2.26 liters of water per liter of product, according to its eighth systemwide sustainability report. This was a four percent reduction from 2009 levels and a 16 percent reduction since 2004, the company’s baseline year. The company is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/coke-improves-water-efficiency-for-8th-straight-year/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:09:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69179 Hershey’s says that later this year, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase Hershey’s Bliss products with 100 percent cocoa from Rainforest Alliance-certified farms. The certification addresses environmental protection, social equity and economic viability. Burbank Water and Power (BWP) and AHBE Landscape Architects (AHBE) have announced the completion of the first phase of the revamp [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:42:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68950 A look at the sustainability model for using locally grown and processed ingredients at NatureBake’s Oregon Grains bread.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:23:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67876 Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this mark. Caribou Coffee last April announced its goal to source 100 percent of the coffee across all products from Rainforest Alliance farms by the end of 2011. Its products may [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/mcdonalds-works-to-mainstream-sustainability-across-global-supply-chain/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/mcdonalds-works-to-mainstream-sustainability-across-global-supply-chain/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:56:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67388 McDonald has released its 2011 Global Sustainability Scorecard, indicating its progress to improving healthy eating choices on its menu (with fruit) but also its progress toward a measurably sustainable supply chain. The scorecard reviews the company’s progress in five priority areas — nutrition and wellbeing, sustainable supply chain, environmental responsibility, employee experience and community. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/mcdonalds-works-to-mainstream-sustainability-across-global-supply-chain/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/sustainable-packaging-briefing-defra-recycling-targets-polyden-folien-cardia-bioplastics-seattle-bag-ban/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/sustainable-packaging-briefing-defra-recycling-targets-polyden-folien-cardia-bioplastics-seattle-bag-ban/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:12:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67401 The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by 2017. The proposal includes: increasing the plastics recycling target by five percent per year, from 32 percent to 57 percent by 2017; increasing the aluminum recycling target by three percent per [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/22/sustainable-packaging-briefing-defra-recycling-targets-polyden-folien-cardia-bioplastics-seattle-bag-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/gevo-coke-team-up-on-eco-bottles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/gevo-coke-team-up-on-eco-bottles/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:40:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66919 Renewable chemicals and biofuels firm Gevo Inc. has reached an agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to supply renewable para-xylene for the beverage giant’s bottles. The para-xylene is to be made from plant-based isobutanol and will be used in the manufacture of Coke’s second generation PlantBottle. The work will take the technology from lab-scale to commercial-scale. 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