Manufacturing

JohnsonDiversey Ups GHG Reduction Target to 25%

JohnsonDiversey Ups GHG Reduction Target to 25%
JohnsonDiversey plans to more than triple its original greenhouse gas reduction commitment, from 8 percent to 25 percent by the end of 2013. JohnsonDiversey made the ...

Yokohama Rubber Cuts GHG Emissions 13.4% in 2008

Yokohama Rubber Cuts GHG Emissions 13.4% in 2008
Yokohama Rubber Group's greenhouse gas emissions at operations in Japan were 13.4 percent lower in fiscal year (FY) 2008 than in the base year (1990), marking ...

Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’

Electronics Industry Lawsuit Called ‘Attack on States’ Rights’
As the electronics industry continues its lawsuit against New York City's e-waste recycling law, a number of state and local government representatives have signed ...

EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits

EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits
European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme. Operators in those ...

SC Johnson GHG Emissions Down 27% in Last 8 Years

SC Johnson GHG Emissions Down 27% in Last 8 Years
SC Johnson continues to make progress toward its 2011 GHG reduction goals, according to its 2009 responsibility report (PDF). SC Johnson cut greenhouse ...

Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Trade Exceeds 250,000 MT

Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Trade Exceeds 250,000 MT
More than 250,000 tons (metric tons) of certified sustainable palm oil have been purchased (PDF) since its availability late last year, marking the first stages ...

Ford, Azure Dynamics to Deliver All-Electric Van for U.S., Canada

Ford, Azure Dynamics to Deliver All-Electric Van for U.S., Canada
Aimed at offering fleet owners the opportunity to eliminate the use of gasoline and lower their operating costs with a zero-emissions option, Ford Motor Company ...

EPA Orders Pesticides Tested for Hormone Effects

EPA Orders Pesticides Tested for Hormone Effects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the first test for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine ...

A Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Partnership

A Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Partnership
Partnerships can greatly accelerate the pace at which sustainability innovations are incorporated into the supply chain. Often, these collaborations are created precisely to ...

Mattel U.S. Distribution System Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30%

Mattel U.S. Distribution System Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30%
To reduce environmental impacts at its manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, Mattel has implemented several projects aimed at reducing energy and water use, shrinking product packaging, ...

Keeping Climate Momentum Up, Obama Woos Business Execs

Keeping Climate Momentum Up, Obama Woos Business Execs
To rally support for cap-and-trade legislation and other climate bill aspects, President Obama met with more than 100 business executives at the White House ...

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids

Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids
Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant ...

Owens Corning Insulation Plant Uses 100% Renewable Energy

Owens Corning Insulation Plant Uses 100% Renewable Energy
A new manufacturing plant for Owens Corning uses 100 percent renewable energy. The Gresham, Ore., plant has a solar photovoltaic system installed by ...

Hazardous Chemical Evaluation Evolves at HP, S.C. Johnson, Nike

Hazardous Chemical Evaluation Evolves at HP, S.C. Johnson, Nike
Leading manufacturers are moving beyond simply ensuring that specific hazardous chemicals are absent from their products. Instead, they are going into risk prevention mode, identify all ...

Owens Corning, Ripple Glass Begin KC Recycling Project

Owens Corning, Ripple Glass Begin KC Recycling Project
Owens Corning will purchase about 85 percent of glass recycled through a new Kansas City-area project that involves executives of a local brewery. Ripple ...

Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%

Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%
Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company's 2007-08 CSR ...

Frankston Packaging Lowers Energy Use 21% per Unit of Production

Frankston Packaging Lowers Energy Use 21% per Unit of Production
Energy-efficiency improvements at Frankston Packaging Co., a manufacturer of cartons, displays, boxes and transparency films, have resulted in 21 percent lower energy use per unit ...

Energy Efficiency Remains Untapped in the Industrial Sector

Energy Efficiency Remains Untapped in the Industrial Sector
The industrial sector's energy savings have remained untapped by many existing publicly-funded energy efficiency programs, according to a new report by the American Council for ...

EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants

EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants
Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its ...

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics
Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, ...

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