http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:06:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77045 Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has made significant progress on some of its 2015 sustainability goals, including aiming to source 100 percent of its virgin wood fiber from certified suppliers and achieving zero-waste-to-landfill status, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In June 2011, the company announced that it wanted to draw [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/international-paper-expects-to-meet-12-sustainability-goals-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/international-paper-expects-to-meet-12-sustainability-goals-by-2020/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:30:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76748 International Paper has outlined 12 voluntary sustainability goals that it expects to meet by the end of the decade, including a 15 percent efficiency improvement in its purchased energy use. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company detailed the goals in its 2011 Sustainability Report. These goals aim to reduce emissions as well as cut water consumption, improve the supply chain [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/international-paper-expects-to-meet-12-sustainability-goals-by-2020/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/app-to-suspend-natural-forest-clearance/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/app-to-suspend-natural-forest-clearance/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:20:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76612 Asia Pulp & Paper is suspending natural forest clearance on its own pulpwood plantations in Indonesia, effective June 1, as part of a new commitment to international standards on High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF). APP, which is the world’s third largest paper supplier, will ask its independent suppliers to abide by the new principles – [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/app-to-suspend-natural-forest-clearance/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/us-airways-pitney-bowes-drop-sustainable-forestry-initiative/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/us-airways-pitney-bowes-drop-sustainable-forestry-initiative/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 06:56:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76685 US Airways, Shutterfly, Energizer, Allied Electronics, Phillips Van Heusen, Pitney Bowes and Ruby Tuesday will stop using the Sustainable Forestry Initiative seal on their products, marking a growing exodus from the eco-label, according to non-profit ForestEthics. To date, 21 major brands have distanced themselves from SFI, ForestEthics says. Many of these companies also have made [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/us-airways-pitney-bowes-drop-sustainable-forestry-initiative/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/a-papermakers-perspective-on-sustainable-forestry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/a-papermakers-perspective-on-sustainable-forestry/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 13:35:50 +0000 Laura Thompson http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76058 There is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply put, people love trees. Some people envision responsible paper manufacturer as engaging in deforestation but, in fact, our suppliers are harvesting sustainability with a keen vigilance about promoting the regeneration that keeps forests thriving. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/a-papermakers-perspective-on-sustainable-forestry/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/kraft-cuts-packaging-with-lifecycle-analysis/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/kraft-cuts-packaging-with-lifecycle-analysis/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:40:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75960 Kraft Foods cut the amount of plastic packaging in its YES Pack salad dressing by 60 percent using a lifecycle analysis system, the company has announced. Kraft’s LCA centers around its Eco-Calculator, a proprietary tool that figures the percentage of post-consumer recycled material in a given package design, along with the amount of energy and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/kraft-cuts-packaging-with-lifecycle-analysis/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/fujitsu-joins-casellas-closed-loop-recycling-program/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/fujitsu-joins-casellas-closed-loop-recycling-program/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:30:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75831 Technology firm Fujitsu Frontech North America has joined Casella Waste Systems’ Power of Three closed loop recycling service. Power of Three is Casella’s newest service for customers aiming to create zero waste. The initiative picks up a customer’s recycling, processes that recycling into new products, and then provides those products back to the customer in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/fujitsu-joins-casellas-closed-loop-recycling-program/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/seaworld-busch-gardens-to-eliminate-plastic-bags/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/seaworld-busch-gardens-to-eliminate-plastic-bags/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:20:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75560 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is to eliminate plastic shopping bags from the 10 theme parks it operates by the end of the year. The move will make it the largest theme park operator to make this commitment, according to the company, whose parks include Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove, Adventure Island and Sesame Place. When the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/seaworld-busch-gardens-to-eliminate-plastic-bags/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/kraft-shaves-1oz-from-kenco-coffee-jar/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/kraft-shaves-1oz-from-kenco-coffee-jar/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:27:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75342 Packaging firm PI has created a jar for coffee brand Kenco that uses 28 g (1 oz) less glass than its predecessor. The redesigned jar will be used on Kenco’s pure soluble line and incorporates redesigned elements such as corner chamfers and the “regal” closure from the previous jar. The jar and cap were modeled [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/kraft-shaves-1oz-from-kenco-coffee-jar/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:33:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73228 Jason Foster, founder and chief reuser, Replenish, speaks with Packaging Digest editor Lisa Pierce at the Sustainability in Packaging 2012 conference in Orlando, FL, about the challenges—and opportunities—for reusable packaging.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/replenish-founder-discusses-reusable-packaging/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-buildings-windmade-corrugated-packaging-weee/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-buildings-windmade-corrugated-packaging-weee/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:50:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74117 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. The newly released list of U.S. cities with the most Energy Star certified buildings for 2011 is led by Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Riverside, Calif. and Boston. Through 2011, the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/standards-compliance-briefing-energy-star-buildings-windmade-corrugated-packaging-weee/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/kraft-cuts-45-million-lbs-of-packaging-12-5m-travel-miles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/kraft-cuts-45-million-lbs-of-packaging-12-5m-travel-miles/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:36:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74086 Since 2010 Kraft Foods has cut 45 million pounds of weight from the packaging of its products, according to an update on the company’s progress towards its sustainability goals. Last year company also increased its amount of “sustainable” agricultural commodities – those with third-party certification or verification – by 36 percent, and eliminated 12.5 million [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/kraft-cuts-45-million-lbs-of-packaging-12-5m-travel-miles/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/the-problem-with-pallets/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/the-problem-with-pallets/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:50:59 +0000 Dick McCarrick http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73966 Dr. Suess’s Lorax is getting a lot of publicity these days, starring in his own feature movie. The creature “speaks for the trees” and his life’s goal is to get people to stop cutting them down. His message is pretty simple — and some may argue, overly simplistic — but it appears to be resonating [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/the-problem-with-pallets/feed/ 8 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/hasbro-to-improve-product-to-package-ratio-by-15/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/hasbro-to-improve-product-to-package-ratio-by-15/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:27:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73958 Toy manufacturer Hasbro Inc. has announced plans to reduce materials used in product packaging for many of its popular global brands, including My Little Pony, Nerf and Play-Doh. Average product-to-package ratios will improve by about 15 percent for products included in the initiative, Hasbro says. The greener packaging will hit store shelves sometime this year. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/hasbro-to-improve-product-to-package-ratio-by-15/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:50:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73870 Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed environmental goals that it hopes will cut £200 million ($318 million) from its costs by 2020. This is the first time RBS has published its environmental targets, although they have previously been used internally, The Scotsman reports. The bank is aiming to cut the CO2 emitted as a result [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/feed/ 0