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/2012/02/09/kmart-supervalu-6-other-supermarkets-drop-app-toilet-paper-over-forest-concerns/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/kmart-supervalu-6-other-supermarkets-drop-app-toilet-paper-over-forest-concerns/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69736 Kmart, Kroger, BI-LO, Harris Teeter, Supervalu, Weis Markets, Brookshire Grocery Company and Delhaize Group (owner of Food Lion) have all decided to stop carrying tissue products made with fiber from Asia Pulp & Paper, the World Wildlife Fund says in a new report. Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/kmart-supervalu-6-other-supermarkets-drop-app-toilet-paper-over-forest-concerns/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-fsc-chain-of-custody-esg-rating-system/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-fsc-chain-of-custody-esg-rating-system/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69692 Mitsubishi’s 75-inch LaserVue television was named Energy Star Most Efficient for 2012, placing it among the top energy-efficient televisions 55-inches or larger sold in the U.S. Mitsubishi says it is the largest TV to be recognized in the Most Efficient Energy Star rankings; as well LaserVue is the world’s first laser TV, and it operates [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-fsc-chain-of-custody-esg-rating-system/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/oasis-calls-on-customers-to-audit-its-paper-sustainability/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/oasis-calls-on-customers-to-audit-its-paper-sustainability/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:28:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69648 Oasis Brands has invited leading U.S. grocery chains to audit its Indonesia-sourced tissue products, including materials sourced from Asia Pulp & Paper. In a letter to grocery retailers, Oasis Brands said the offer of an independent audit was fully supported by APP, its major supplier in Indonesia. Oasis CEO Philip Rundle said the time has [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/oasis-calls-on-customers-to-audit-its-paper-sustainability/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/green-bay-packaging-discusses-sustainability-efforts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/green-bay-packaging-discusses-sustainability-efforts/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:30:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69394 In the fall of 2011, RMI in partnership with Baltimore County’s Office of Sustainability, under a U.S. Department of Energy Grant, launched an energy conservation initiative to help manufacturers reduce energy consumption and optimize clean production while saving money. The cohort of six manufacturers included Acadia Windows & Doors, General Motors, Lion Brothers, MarquipWardUnited, Green [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/green-bay-packaging-discusses-sustainability-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/dupont-film-cuts-energy-and-waste/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/dupont-film-cuts-energy-and-waste/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:24:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69433 Appliance manufacturer Miele is among the first to use new DuPont packaging film that both saves energy and reduces waste, the companies say. The skin packaging (pictured) is based on DuPont Surlyn, a highly transparent polymer designed to protect susceptible, three-dimensional component surfaces. The product is the result of joint development work between DuPont, machinery [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/dupont-film-cuts-energy-and-waste/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/environmental-logos-and-certifications-for-paper-part-ii/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/environmental-logos-and-certifications-for-paper-part-ii/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:19:51 +0000 Laura Thompson http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69317 In yesterday’s post I wrote about the rationale behind eco-logos and illustrated the difference between self-generated claims and certifications. Now let’s take a closer look at claims for paper. Here’s an example of a self-declaration regarding the environmental attributes of paper:  Paper is made from renewable resources with high levels of renewable energy and is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/environmental-logos-and-certifications-for-paper-part-ii/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/intertek-fost-plus-launch-packaging-life-cycle-tool/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/intertek-fost-plus-launch-packaging-life-cycle-tool/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:03:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69346 Intertek, a provider of quality and safety services to businesses, and Beligian nonprofit Fost Plus have developed a packaging life-cycle analysis tool. Pack4ecodesign offers guidelines for eco-friendly design, and provides users with the environmental impacts of their packaging designs, suggests various methods for improvement and instantly calculates the environmental gain from proposed changes, Intertek says. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/02/intertek-fost-plus-launch-packaging-life-cycle-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/office-depot-recycling-earnings-up-37-co2-down-11/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/office-depot-recycling-earnings-up-37-co2-down-11/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:58:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69262 In 2010 Office Depot earned $2.43 million from recycling, up 37% from 2009, according to its 2011 Corporate Citizenship Report. The company, which has a goal of earning more money from product recycling than it spends on sending waste to landfills, also reduced waste costs by 4 percent to $3.81 million. In 2010, Office Depot [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/office-depot-recycling-earnings-up-37-co2-down-11/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/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:50:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68730 Pulp company Mercer International Inc. has announced a project to increase production and efficiency through initiatives including the installation of an additional 40 MW steam turbine at its mill in Stendal, Germany. The project, titled Project Blue Mill, is designed to increase the mill’s (pictured) annual pulp production capacity by 30,000 air-dried metric tons to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/mercer-plans-steam-turbine-for-german-plant/feed/ 0