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Gap Aims to Cut GHGs 20% by 2015

August 24, 2011August 24, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

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 Responsibility report. The greenhouse gas goal follows an earlier 20 percent decrease in GHG emissions from 2003 to 2008, exceeding a goal of 11 percent set ... Read more »

Recycling Mining Tailings on Lake Superior

August 17, 2011 by Dick McCarrick

Imagine the “ideal” environmental success story. Perhaps it involves the removal of tons of solid waste from an otherwise pristine location, material that not only ruins the scenery but also dramatically affects the local ecology. Further, imagine that the removal of this waste somehow doesn’t cost the taxpayer a penny. ... Read more »

Real Men Don’t Do Green?

August 9, 2011August 9, 2011 by Dennis Salazar

A recent study found that one of the negative and inaccurate perceptions of green is that “it is feminine and not for men.” As a business person, most definitely male and unquestionably green, I was puzzled when I read that because it is so contrary to what we have experienced ... Read more »

Sustainability Profits Companies

June 30, 2011 by Ron Robins

For most companies, that which drives up their stock values is what ultimately matters. And adopting “sustainability” practices can do that. A study of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations’ as determined by Corporate Knights found that, “from… February 1 2005, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations has achieved a ... Read more »

P&G, Coke, Intel, Heinz, GSK Among Sustainable Packaging Award Winners

June 14, 2011June 13, 2011 by Paul Nastu

Gillette, Coca Cola, Intel, GlaxoSmithKlein and Heinz are among this year’s DuPont Packaging Award winners. “Nearly all of the winning innovations related to reducing waste in the system,” said John Bernardo, principal, Sustainable Innovations LLC. “The jury could see a much deeper consideration of sustainability concerns, starting with responsible sourcing, ... Read more »

Puma Reveals ‘World’s First’ Environmental P&L Results

May 16, 2011May 16, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Puma has announced the first results of its Environmental Profit & Loss Account, valuing the greenhouse gas and water consumption impacts of the company’s operations and supply chain at €94.4 million ($133.5 million). The economic valuation of Puma’s environmental impacts, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers for GHG emissions and Trucost for ... Read more »

Setting Goals for Environmental Performance

May 11, 2011May 11, 2011 by David Schatsky

This is the season that many companies publish their corporate sustainability reports, and in those reports, updates on their sustainability goals. Some companies have recently announced meeting or exceeding goals they’d set. Apparel maker H&M, for instance, recently disclosed that it blew through its goal on the use of organic ... Read more »

H&M Beats Organic Cotton Goal by Wide Margin

April 22, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Last year Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) used 15,000 tons of organic cotton, over three times its targeted amount, according to the company’s Conscious Actions Sustainability Report for 2010. In 2010 H&M used more organic cotton than ever before, far exceeding its goal of 4,500 tons. This is an increase of ... Read more »

Ikea CO2 Rises 30% as Chain Shifts to On-Site Renewables

March 31, 2011April 1, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Ikea’s CO2 emissions from its buildings have increased relative to sales, despite the chain’s efforts to increase on-site renewable power generation. The company’s 2010 Sustainability Report (pdf) says that C02 emissions increased by 30 percent between 2009 and 2010, from 26.4 to 34.3 kg per cubic meter of products sold ... Read more »

Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Manufacturing

March 24, 2011 by David Dornfeld

Recently, I discussed the “space” that manufacturing and use impacts occupy depending upon the product. I presented a graphic that outlined four areas of that space – from low manufacturing and use impact (lower left corner) to high impacts for both (upper right corner). The lower left corner was the ... Read more »

Adidas Launches 2015 Group Environmental Strategy

March 23, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Adidas has achieved targets to launch a sustainable supply chain program and finalize its 2015 group environmental strategy, but has missed targets on ISO 14001 certification and on monitoring its environmental footprint. The group’s Sustainability Report 2010 outlines the Adidas Group Environmental Strategy 2015, a plan to reduce the company’s ... Read more »

Walmart, Nike, Gap Create Apparel Index

March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Nike, Target, JC Penney and Levi’s are among the nearly 30 manufacturers and retailers that have created an industry-wide index to evaluate apparel products’ environmental impact. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, launched today, also includes non-profits, academics and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It aims to reduce the environmental and social ... Read more »

Gap Aims to Cut GHGs 20% by 2015

Recycling Mining Tailings on Lake Superior

Real Men Don’t Do Green?

Sustainability Profits Companies

P&G, Coke, Intel, Heinz, GSK Among Sustainable Packaging Award Winners

Puma Reveals ‘World’s First’ Environmental P&L Results

Setting Goals for Environmental Performance

H&M Beats Organic Cotton Goal by Wide Margin

Ikea CO2 Rises 30% as Chain Shifts to On-Site Renewables

Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Manufacturing

Adidas Launches 2015 Group Environmental Strategy

Walmart, Nike, Gap Create Apparel Index

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