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Clorox Green Works, Burt’s Bees, Tom’s of Maine Top U.S. Green Brands

Clorox Green Works, Burt’s Bees, Tom’s of Maine Top U.S. Green Brands

Clorox Green Works edged out other U.S. consumer brands in a consumer rating of top U.S. green brands. Burt's Bees, Tom's of Maine, S.C. Johnson & Son ...

July 21, 2009

Army Bases Adopt GHG Management System

Army Bases Adopt GHG Management System

A greenhouse gas reporting and management software system is being rolled out to an additional 11 bases, as part of the military's general move to lessen ...

July 20, 2009

ArcelorMittal to Focus on Sustainable Steel

ArcelorMittal to Focus on Sustainable Steel

At the heart of ArcelorMittal's corporate responsibility report for 2008 is the company's goal to deliver sustainable steel, investingĀ $295 million in research and development in ...

July 20, 2009

Groups Lobby for ‘Water Footprint’ on Food/Bev Items

Groups Lobby for ‘Water Footprint’ on Food/Bev Items

Food and beverage items deserve a special label that indicates their "water footprint," two food and health groups in the UK say. The Food Ethics Council ...

July 20, 2009

Study Reveals Companies Lack Supply Chain Sustainability

Study Reveals Companies Lack Supply Chain Sustainability

Nearly two-thirds of supply chain and operations professionals say they have marginal or no visibility across all tiers and levels of their value chain, although 90 ...

July 18, 2009

Software Solutions Ease Sustainability Management and Reporting

Software Solutions Ease Sustainability Management and Reporting

As more companies face the daunting task of reporting on a variety of environmental performance criteria, they will be getting a helping hand thanks to a ...

July 17, 2009

Wal-Mart Taps CDP for Emissions Reporting in Sustainability Index

Wal-Mart Taps CDP for Emissions Reporting in Sustainability Index

As Wal-Mart goes, so goes the world. When it comes to carbon emissions reporting, the $406 billion retailer appears to be suggesting that suppliers go through ...

July 16, 2009

Study Finds Entertainment Sector Lags in Sustainability Reporting

Study Finds Entertainment Sector Lags in Sustainability Reporting

The entertainment sector lags behind most others in corporate environmental and sustainability reporting, according to a recent report by Roberts Environmental Center (REC). Among the companies surveyed ...

July 16, 2009

GRI Touts 46% Increased Use of GRI Guidelines In Sustainability Reporting

GRI Touts 46% Increased Use of GRI Guidelines In Sustainability Reporting

The Global Reporting Initiative now hails more than 1,000 organizations worldwide that have issued and registered sustainability reports in 2008 based on the GRI G3 Guidelines, ...

July 16, 2009

U.S. Adds Wind Farms, But Transmission Infrastructure Lags

U.S. Adds Wind Farms, But Transmission Infrastructure Lags

The U.S. gets a solid "B" for its 2008 progress toward reaching the 20 percent of electricity supply from wind energy by 2030, but only a ...

July 9, 2009

Carbon Footprint Tracking Model Offered

Carbon Footprint Tracking Model Offered

In the wake of the UK government's launch of its carbon reduction goals, aimed at achieving an 80 percent reduction of carbon emissions by 2050, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

July 8, 2009

Think Big, Long-term For Sustainability Success

Think Big, Long-term For Sustainability Success

Firms should develop long-term sustainability strategies that rely on innovation and big goals that tie into government partnerships, according to a new report from BSR. BSR, ...

July 8, 2009

PHH Study Reveals Cost Barrier for Fleet Emission Reductions

PHH Study Reveals Cost Barrier for Fleet Emission Reductions

A recent study of public and private sector fleet managers about the environment reveals that cost continues to be a barrier to reducing fleet carbon emissions. ...

July 7, 2009

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Over the past year, Panasonic has also focused on its "Eco Ideas for Manufacturing." The company has set targets to reduce its CO2 emissions in its ...

June 30, 2009

Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half

Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half

The global financial crisis and rising oil prices have helped cut the annual increase of global CO2 emissions from oil, coal, gas and cement production by ...

June 29, 2009

WTO, UNEP Connect the Dots between Trade and Climate Change

WTO, UNEP Connect the Dots between Trade and Climate Change

Although freer trade could lead to increased CO2 emissions as a result of raising economic activity, it can also help ease climate change, for example, by ...

June 29, 2009

IP Says Paper is Greener than Computers

IP Says Paper is Greener than Computers

International Paper has added a new brochure to its Down to Earth environmental series, "Pixels vs. Paper: Are pixels greener than paper?" which ...

June 25, 2009

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Note: This is Part 2 of a series. Part 1 is The Seven Phases of Producing a Sustainability Report. A good sustainability report must effectively communicate ...

June 24, 2009

Verizon Expands Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Reduces GHG Emissions

Verizon Expands Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Reduces GHG Emissions

Verizon's latest corporate responsibility report includes environmental initiatives that have increased the telecommunications company's energy efficiency and recycling efforts as well as reduced its greenhouse ...

June 24, 2009

Steel Producers Launch Green Campaign

Steel Producers Launch Green Campaign

Underscoring the steel industry's effort to reduce its CO2 emissions, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has launched its Climate Action recognition program that recognizes steel producers ...

June 24, 2009

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