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Increased Transparency Becoming a Business-Critical Initiative

May 26, 2016May 24, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Consumers, public interest groups, and governments are demanding information about the safety and environmental impacts of the products being sold today, and organizations are responding in larger and larger numbers.

World Water Day 2016: Companies Pledge $1 Billion for Water R&D

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Today is World Water Day, an annual event started by the United Nations to raise awareness about global water scarcity and water safety. Both issues have affected the US this year as some regions struggle with drought and thousands of people were exposed to unsafe levels of lead following the ... Read more »

Some Pivotal Themes in our Partnership with Walmart and Why it’s Vital to Think Big

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

I’ll be honest: We had push-back from some of our board members and colleagues in the environmental community when we decided 10 years ago to put a team of experts in Bentonville, Arkansas, home of Walmart’s headquarters. Back then, Environmental Defense Fund was the only nonprofit willing to let the ... Read more »

Levi’s Facility Is World’s Largest LEED Platinum Warehouse

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A Levi Strauss & Co.’s distribution center has achieved the highest level of LEED green building certification, making it the world’s largest warehouse/distribution center to achieve LEED Platinum, the company says in a blog post. Levi’s says green building features used at the Sky Harbor distribution center in Henderson, Nevada, ... Read more »

Nike Challenge Seeks ‘Revolutionary’ New Low-Impact Materials

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Nike on Friday announced two efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and enable business growth: a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Climate CoLab to bring innovation in materials to the forefront of the climate conversation, and a commitment to reach 100-percent renewable energy in company-owned and operated facilities ... Read more »

What Business Wants from Natural Capital Accounting

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 by Karen Henry

The development of a standard approach to natural capital accounting passed an important milestone in July with the publication of the draft Natural Capital Protocol Principles and Framework. It was produced by the Natural Capital Coalition – a group of companies and other important stakeholders including Trucost. There’s increasing awareness that ... Read more »

Bayer Launches Bio-Based Polyurethanes for Textile Coating

May 5, 2015May 4, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Bayer MaterialScience is introducing a range of waterborne, bio-based polyurethane (PU) dispersions under the Impranil eco name for apparel, footwear and automotive applications. With a renewable content that reaches as high as 65 percent, this product class contributes to a further reduction of CO2 emissions, thus further improving the sustainability ... Read more »

The North Face Pledges 100,000 Pounds Recycled Textiles in 2015

April 20, 2015April 18, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The North Face has expanded its Clothes The Loop recycling program to all of its retail and outlet stories in the US and has set a goal to recycle more than 100,000 pounds of apparel and footwear this year. Initially piloted at 10 The North Face retail locations in February ... Read more »

Target, H&M, Gap, Levi’s Textile Mills Save $14.7M, Cut Water Use 36%

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

More than 30 Chinese textile mills, many of which create clothing for major high-volume apparel brands and retailers including Target, Gap, Levi’s and H&M, are saving $14.7 million annually by adopting efficiency measures in their production processes, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council. These improvements have ... Read more »

Patagonia Bets $1 Million on Biochemistry

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Patagonia is investing more than $1 million in a biochemical company that makes textile treatments as part of the outdoor apparel company’s $20 Million & Change venture fund, created to invest in environmentally responsible startups focused on clothing, food, water, energy and waste. While Patagonia did not disclose the amount ... Read more »

Climate Change Semantics Affect Leadership in Florida

March 25, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

In Florida Governor Rick Scott’s world, the perils of a warming planet somehow seem to be diminished simply by changing the words we use to refer to them. According to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Scott, recently reelected to a second term, commanded environmental officials at the Florida Department of ... Read more »

Levi’s Saves 1bn Liters of Water

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Levi Strauss and Co. says it has saved 1 billion liters of water since 2011 through its Water<Less process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 percent. This announcement coincides with the release of Levi’s Product Lifecycle Assessment (LCA), an update on the company’s groundbreaking 2007 ... Read more »

Increased Transparency Becoming a Business-Critical Initiative

World Water Day 2016: Companies Pledge $1 Billion for Water R&D

Some Pivotal Themes in our Partnership with Walmart and Why it’s Vital to Think Big

Levi’s Facility Is World’s Largest LEED Platinum Warehouse

Nike Challenge Seeks ‘Revolutionary’ New Low-Impact Materials

What Business Wants from Natural Capital Accounting

Bayer Launches Bio-Based Polyurethanes for Textile Coating

The North Face Pledges 100,000 Pounds Recycled Textiles in 2015

Target, H&M, Gap, Levi’s Textile Mills Save $14.7M, Cut Water Use 36%

Patagonia Bets $1 Million on Biochemistry

Climate Change Semantics Affect Leadership in Florida

Levi’s Saves 1bn Liters of Water

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