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CDP5: More Companies Address Climate Change Risk

CDP5: More Companies Address Climate Change Risk
Ninety-five percent of companies that consider climate change to present a commercial risk have implemented a GHG reduction program with a specific ...

Fedex Kinko’s, Staples Receive Top Grades On Forest-Related Paper Practices

Fedex Kinko’s, Staples Receive Top Grades On Forest-Related Paper Practices
The forest-related paper practices of the five largest office supply companies are the subject of a new report, Green Grades: A Report ...

ICS: Global Regulations Needed To Cut Ship Emissions

ICS: Global Regulations Needed To Cut Ship Emissions
The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping says the UN must enforce global regulations if the industry is to cut ...

BP Backs Down On Higher Lake Michigan Discharge Limits

BP Backs Down On Higher Lake Michigan Discharge Limits
BP says it will not invoke provisions of a new permit that allows it to release significantly more ammonia and suspended solids into ...

DOE Releases RFI On Industrial Energy Efficiency

DOE Releases RFI On Industrial Energy Efficiency
The Department of Enery has released a Request For Information on reducing industrial energy intensity.  Section 106 of the Energy Policy ...

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Target, Green Toys Bet On Bioplastics

Target, Green Toys Bet On Bioplastics
Bioplastics are getting more play in consumer products. Green Toys plans to introduce a line of bioplastic toys aimed at babies and toddlers ...

U.S. Steel Makes Switch To Biodiesel

U.S. Steel Makes Switch To Biodiesel
Nearly 150 pieces of equipment at U.S. Steel's Gary Works, including loaders, dump trucks, flatbeds and Bobcats, will soon fueled by B5 ...

Clean Air Act Violations Cost DuPont $70 Million

Clean Air Act Violations Cost DuPont $70 Million
The Department of Justice and EPA have reached a settlement with DuPont that is expected to reduce more than 13,000 tons of emissions annually from four ...

Ford, McDonald’s, IBM, Abbott, Time Inc. To Share Sustainability Strategies

Ford, McDonald’s, IBM, Abbott, Time Inc. To Share Sustainability Strategies
With new sustainability initiatives being launched daily, U.S. companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their climate change credentials. Corporate Climate ...

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit
A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such ...

Efficiency Could Cut Industrial Energy Use 26%

Efficiency Could Cut Industrial Energy Use 26%
A new study from the  International Energy Agency estimates there is potential for technical efficiency improvements of 18-26 percent for the manufacturing ...

International Paper Creates ‘Office Of Sustainability’

International Paper Creates ‘Office Of Sustainability’
International Paper has created an office of sustainability to focus its efforts around wood fiber, conservation, air, water, life-cycle analysis and ...

Industries Criticize EPA’s Proposed Clean-Air Rules

Industries Criticize EPA’s Proposed Clean-Air Rules
The EPA's move to toughen ozone clean-air rules isn't sitting very well with groups representing manufacturers, oil refiners, paper mills and other industries, The ...

EPA Proposes Stronger Smog Standards

EPA Proposes Stronger Smog Standards
The EPA is proposing to strengthen the nation's air quality standards for ground-level ozone, revising the standards for the first time since ...

U.S. Limits Clean Water Law Enforcement

U.S. Limits Clean Water Law Enforcement
The U.S. law that fights water pollution will now apply only to bodies of water large enough for boats to use, and their ...

U.S. Concrete Promotes Green Technology

U.S. Concrete Promotes Green Technology
U.S. Concrete says it's implementing environmental technologies that will reduce potential carbon dioxide emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons annually. The ...

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World
The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in ...

JohnsonDiversey Releases Responsibility Report, Reduces Virgin Plastic

JohnsonDiversey Releases Responsibility Report, Reduces Virgin Plastic
Professional cleaning and hygiene products and systems provider JohnsonDiversey has released its 2006 Global Responsibility Report (...

Bush Proposes Plan To Reach Global Emissions Goal

Bush Proposes Plan To Reach Global Emissions Goal
President Bush is urging 15 major nations to agree by the end of next year ...

Rohm and Haas Spends Half Of R&D Budget On Sustainability Efforts

Rohm and Haas Spends Half Of R&D Budget On Sustainability Efforts
Rohm and Haas Company will spend $150 million - roughly half of its nearly $300 million 2007 R&D ...

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Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

Imagine it's 100 years ago. 1908. You're starting an ice cream business. You plan to illuminate your new factory with gas lamps; ... continue »

The View from World Water Week 2008
Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption
Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Older Demographics Biggest Users of Green Products

Older Demographics Biggest Users of Green Products

Consumers over 55 years old are the most prolific users of green products in the U.S., according to a survey by ...

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Energy Efficiency, Green Issues Not Driving Companies To New Offices
Valuing Green: Budgeting for Economic Sustainability
News and Websites Most Successful for CSR Communications
Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface

Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface

An interview with Ray Anderson, Founder of Interface, Inc. This interview was conducted at the 2008 Sustainable Operations Summit on May 19th ...

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Greenpeace Targets Logging Ships
Kyocera Mita UK Discusses Sustainability Efforts
Wal-Mart Exec Discusses Sustainability Initiatives
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Older Demographics Biggest Users of Green Products

Google, IBM, Nike Make List Of Businesses Bettering The Planet

The Planet Saves Big With Lights-Out Program

Emissions

UCSD Installs Solar Trees

RGGI’s Greenhouse Auction Could See Low Demand

Airlines Tout CO2 Emissions Reductions

Hi-Tech

Software Industry Making Headway On Sustainability

Putting More Green Into IT

Forrester: Establish ‘Green Baseline’ Now

Efficiency

Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface

Green Buildings Gaining Steam, Albeit Slowly

Manufacturing

Time For U.S. Manufacturing To Consider Energy Efficiency

HP Thinks Outside The Box, Sells Notebooks In Messenger Bags

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Kansas Aircraft-Makers Make Plans To Reduce Carbon Footprints

Naperville Shopping Development 100% Covered by Wind RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

CSR Reports

Campbell’s New VP of CSR: David Stangis

UPS Energy Consumption Per Package Increases

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

Major Players

Synthetic Genomics Tops List Of Greentech Winners

Caterpillar Expands Remanufacturing Offerings with New Facility

Corporations Face New Definition of ‘Compliance’

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