Sustainability Reports
The latest news on corporate environmental, sustainability and energy initiatives and goals. Sustainability reports are published by over two-thirds of the Fortune Global 500 companies. Sustainability reports have evolved from environmental reports to include measures of economic and social performance.
Glencore Hazardous Waste Triples, But Suspended Solids Fall
Commodities company Glencore incurred four significant environmental fines in 2010 and its hazardous waste output more than tripled last year, according to the company’s ...
Dell to Revamp GHG Measurement; No Longer Carbon-Neutral
Dell’s changing business model is forcing the company to craft a new way of measuring its carbon footprint, the company notes in its ...
Allstate Cuts Internal Paper Use 41% in Two Years
Allstate has cut its paper consumption dramatically and has continued cutting its carbon emissions, but saw its energy use increase slightly last year, according ...
Dunkin' Donuts Cuts 4.6m Pounds a Year From Cup Waste
Dunkin’ Donuts has eliminated 4.6 million pounds of waste a year by reducing the weight of two disposable cups, according to the firm’s first ...
Gap Aims to Cut GHGs 20% by 2015
Gap has pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2015, from a 2008 baseline, in the company’s fifth Social and Environmental ...
GRI Cuts Electricity, Heating; Conference Emissions Rise
The Global Reporting Initiative’s electricity and heating consumption both fell in 2009/10 while conference-related emissions rose, the organization reported in its latest sustainability ...
American Water Raises Wastewater Compliance, Cuts Emissions Intensity
American Water raised its wastewater compliance rate in 2010 and held its drinking water compliance rate steady at 99.9 percent, according to the ...
Thales Beats Four Goals, French Water Use Down 72%
Thales beat four 2010 environmental goals, according to its latest Corporate Responsibility Annual Report – but the report did not say whether the aerospace ...
CBRE Expands Sustainable Property Services
CB Richard Ellis led the property services industry by benchmarking and registering 242 million square feet of Energy Star buildings and engaging 146 million ...
International Paper Cuts Energy Use, Increases Landfilling
International Paper reduced its global energy use from 2007 to 2010, but increased its landfilled solid waste from 2006 to 2010, according to ...
Best Buy Raises Recycling Across All Categories
Best Buy increased its U.S. recycling of electronics, appliances, cardboard and paper, plastic and metals in fiscal year 2011, according to the company’s ...
Molson Coors Cuts Water Use 5% in One Year
Molson Coors cut its water use, energy use, waste and scope 2 carbon emissions in 2010, though its scope 1 emissions rose, according ...
New CSR Portal, but Less Aggressive GHG, Renewable Energy Targets for Timberland
Footwear and outdoor apparel maker Timberland has updated its corporate sustainability reporting goals, publishing these targets in a newly launched online CSR portal.
The updated CSR ...
UPS, FedEx Report Efficiency Gains
UPS and FedEx have released sustainability reports within days of each other, with UPS showing a 3.3 percent reduction in fuel consumed per ...
Scholastic Raises FSC Paper Goal
Scholastic Inc. is increasing its targeted percentage of certified paper from 30 to 35 percent after making “significant gains” towards the goal, the company ...
Sony Cuts GHGs 31% Since 2000
Sony has achieved a 31 percent reduction in global CO2 emissions across its business sites, compared with fiscal year 2000, the company announced.
The company ...
GE Halves Spills, But Misses Exceedance Goal
GE has failed to reach its goal of a 25 percent reduction in environmental exceedances in 2010, with both air and water exceedances ...
USPS Saves $400m on Energy Since FY2007
The U.S. Postal Service has accumulated over $400 million in avoided energy costs since fiscal year 2007, the service has announced.
USPS made the announcement ...
Owens Corning Cuts GHG 24%, Sets Out 8 New Goals
Owens Corning cut its greenhouse gas intensity by 24 percent in 2010, according to its 2010 sustainability report, which also sets out the ...
Air Products' GHG Rises, NOx and SOx Fall
Air Products’ greenhouse gas intensity rose in 2010, but the company is still on track to meet its 2015 reduction target, according to ...
