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/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69531 Many manufacturers now see raw materials as their biggest risk. Carmakers are among industries caught between volatile commodity prices and cash-strapped customers. Companies making the most of what’s available can help drive more sustainable growth. UK manufacturers across sectors see raw materials shortages as one of their top five risks in 2012, according to findings [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/07/could-efficiency-help-iron-out-the-bumps-in-ore-prices/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/kraft-joins-zero-waste-wave-hits-milestone-at-36-plants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/kraft-joins-zero-waste-wave-hits-milestone-at-36-plants/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69412 Kraft has 36 facilities in 13 countries that send zero waste to landfills, the company has announced, the latest in a string of “zero waste” announcements from multinational companies. The food company said it now has 12 zero-waste facilities in North America and 24 in Europe. Kraft also said that it reduced its manufacturing waste, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/kraft-joins-zero-waste-wave-hits-milestone-at-36-plants/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/ford-to-cut-landfill-waste-70-water-30-in-europe/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/ford-to-cut-landfill-waste-70-water-30-in-europe/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:15:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69366 Ford’s European operations plan to cut landfill waste 70 percent and water use 30 percent under a five-year sustainability strategy. The waste reduction goal will cut the average landfill waste generated per vehicle from 5 kg in 2011 to 1.5 kg by 2016. The water target will save 1.3 billion liters a year and €2.3 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/ford-to-cut-landfill-waste-70-water-30-in-europe/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/2012/01/30/unfccc-launches-business-climate-change-strategy-guide/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/unfccc-launches-business-climate-change-strategy-guide/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69115 Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Levi’s, Nestle and Starbucks are among a slew of multinational companies listed in an online database just launched by the U.N. that details how the world’s major firms plan to address global warming. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Adaptation Private Sector Initiative contains details both on how companies can make [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/unfccc-launches-business-climate-change-strategy-guide/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/tesco-quits-carbon-labeling/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/tesco-quits-carbon-labeling/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:37:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69116 Tesco, the U.K.’s biggest retailer, has decided to stop using a carbon labeling program a few years after promising to label all 70,000 of its products. Tesco will no longer use the Carbon Trust labels on its products, saying that the program is too expensive and time-consuming, The Grocer reports. The supermarket chain said the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/tesco-quits-carbon-labeling/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/which-%e2%80%98big-three%e2%80%99-car-maker-wins-on-low-carbon-growth/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/which-%e2%80%98big-three%e2%80%99-car-maker-wins-on-low-carbon-growth/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:10:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68960 Sales of light vehicles to US consumers were up 10% in 2011 compared to the previous year. Revenues are growing, but which US carmaker is winning the carbon race? Last year marked the second year of steady expansion for the top three U.S. car firms – General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler – after a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/which-%e2%80%98big-three%e2%80%99-car-maker-wins-on-low-carbon-growth/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/retailers-shrink-stores-to-save-energy-report-finds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/retailers-shrink-stores-to-save-energy-report-finds/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68981 Big-box retailers are gravitating towards smaller stores and distribution centers as they seek to reduce energy use, create transportation efficiencies and support communities, according to the first Retail Sustainability Report from the Retail Industry Leaders Association. RILA said the trend is for smaller, more efficient stores on brownfield sites. For example, Petco’s Unleashed stores cater [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/retailers-shrink-stores-to-save-energy-report-finds/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/18/ibm-gm-coke-form-environmental-innovation-council/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/18/ibm-gm-coke-form-environmental-innovation-council/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68512 IBM and the World Environment Center have announced the formation of the Innovations in Environmental Sustainability Council, whose charter members will include Boeing, Coca-Cola and General Motors. The council of global companies will explore how innovation in business process and technology can enable strategic solutions to major sustainability challenges involving materials, energy, water, infrastructure and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/18/ibm-gm-coke-form-environmental-innovation-council/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/apple-releases-supplier-list-as-ngos-praise-chinese-transparency-progress/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/apple-releases-supplier-list-as-ngos-praise-chinese-transparency-progress/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:39:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68434 The National Resources Defense Council and Beijing-based NGO the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs have said China is making steady progress on environmental transparency, the same weekend that Apple published its first list of suppliers. In their third annual Pollution Information Transparency Index (Chinese only), the NGOs said the public is increasingly well-informed about pollution [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/apple-releases-supplier-list-as-ngos-praise-chinese-transparency-progress/feed/ 0