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Food Companies, GRI Developing Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

November 20, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Nestle, Bunge, Tyson Foods and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are working with the Global Reporting Initiative to develop specific sustainability reporting guidelines for the food processing industry. The result, the Sector Supplement on Food Processing, will be open to a public comment period and will be an addition to the ... Read more »

Colleges Get Graded On Sustainability

October 26, 2007October 29, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Colleges across the U.S. and Canada are stepping up green practices and policies, with more than two out of three schools improving performance over the last year, according to the new College Sustainability Report Card 2008 (PDF)...

Tully’s Wants To Be Greener Than Starbucks

September 19, 2007September 21, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Seattle-based coffee company Tully's is implementing a handful of environmentally friendly business practices in hopes of pulling customers away from Starbucks, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports. The company will increase prices to help offset the costs involved. Tully's said its stores will use 100 percent certified Fair Trade and organic espresso for drinks, fully...

Ceres Takes Applications For 2007 Sustainability Report Awards

September 11, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Ceres, a U.S.-based coalition of investors and environmental groups, are calling for submissions to the sixth annual Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting. The application deadline (applicant info PDF, full application form PDF) is Oct. 26 and the winners will be announced in spring 2008. The purpose...

Starbucks Finds CSR Silver Lining In Box Office Failure Of Arctic Tale

August 29, 2007August 31, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Arctic Tale, a Paramount Classics documentary co-financed by National Geographic Films, has only grossed roughly $600,000 domestically since its release July 25, The LA Times reports. Starbucks signed on to promote the film with special in-store signs, cup holders and other tie-ins, in exchange for a portion of the filmÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s earnings. On August 15, Starbucks...

Starbucks Talks Up Climate Change To Promote ‘Arctic Tale’

August 2, 2007 by Paul Nastu

On August 15, Starbucks will host what it's calling a National Day of Discussion: Solutions to Climate Change at coffeehouses in more than 60 U.S. cities. The move is part of Starbucks efforts to promote the new film "Arctic Tale." Starbucks has signed on to promote the film with special in-store signs, cup holders and other tie-ins, in exchange for

Philips, Whole Foods, Canon Among List Of Top 20 Environmental Innovators

July 19, 2007July 24, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The 2007 Sustainable Business 20 List, comprised of the 20 most innovative companies that are having an important impact on creating an environmentally sustainable society, has been released by SustainableBusiness.com. Energy efficiency took...

Carbon Footprints Need Annual Updates

July 5, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Starbucks has calculated the carbon footprint of its North American locations only once, in 2003, when it had approximately 3,700 stores in North America, Forbes reports. It now has 6,281 U.S. company-owned stores and more than 1500 international locations. At that time, Starbucks emitted 295,000 tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Starbucks decided to leave out...

‘Green Team’ Pays Off For Paylocity

June 26, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Recently, the president of Chicago's Paylocity, a payroll-services firm, sent an email to the company's 157 employees asking for volunteers for a "green team," The Chicago Tribune reports. The 14 spots on the green team were filled 5 minutes after the email landed in employees' mailboxes. The leader of Paylocity's...

Sutainability Reporting Becoming The Norm

June 18, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Over the past six years, entries into the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting have grown five-fold from 20 in its first year to 102 this year, SocialFunds.com reports (via GreenBiz). Ceres and the...

Companies Overlook Energy Efficiency Opportunities

June 11, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are getting a lot of attention these days as a way to reduce the impact of energy use on the environment, The New York Times reports (via Stop Global Warming). But even enthusiastic supporters of alternative energy agree that the easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more

Swag Could Label Green Companies As Hypocrites

June 7, 2007 by Paul Nastu

CNet has an article on the link between waste and the volumes of marketing swag PR people send through the mail. Is it time for marketers to rethink what they send? Especially when facing the prospect of companies purporting to be green getting labeled as hypocrites. "One editor here recalled that for its Windows 95 launch, Microsoft sent out a

Food Companies, GRI Developing Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Colleges Get Graded On Sustainability

Tully’s Wants To Be Greener Than Starbucks

Ceres Takes Applications For 2007 Sustainability Report Awards

Starbucks Finds CSR Silver Lining In Box Office Failure Of Arctic Tale

Starbucks Talks Up Climate Change To Promote ‘Arctic Tale’

Philips, Whole Foods, Canon Among List Of Top 20 Environmental Innovators

Carbon Footprints Need Annual Updates

‘Green Team’ Pays Off For Paylocity

Sutainability Reporting Becoming The Norm

Companies Overlook Energy Efficiency Opportunities

Swag Could Label Green Companies As Hypocrites

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