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Adidas Struggles to Generate Reliable CSR Data Following Reebok Acquisition

The adidas Group has issued its latest publication (PDF) on corporate responsibility for 2006. But the publication is not a social and environmental report. It doesn't track progress or include consolidated data. Instead it is in a Q&A form and looks at the steps the company took last year to try and create a unified approach to managing and measuring...

Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Dell, Others Back UN Global E-Recycling Plan

Leading companies including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Dell, Ericsson and Philips and Cisco Systems have joined (PDF) a United Nations initiative that aims to standardize world policy and legislative approaches to electronic recycling processes, GreenSupplyLine reports. Such processes could impact the design of ICs, packaging and equipment to better support reuse and recycling as well as stricter rules on the disposal of

EPA’s Performance Track Adds 55 New Facilities

From leading food and beverage companies to a major automobile manufacturer, 55 new facilities have joined the National Environmental Performance Track. The partnership program recognizes facilities that set three-year goals for continuous improvements in environmental performance beyond their...

IBM Talks Up Big Green Business Unit

IBM has discussed more details about its new business unit, Big Green Innovations, that will offer consulting for water and energy management that combine industry expertise with supercomputing, CNET reports. It’s also looking at licensing material technologies for solar power and water filtration. The company announced the new business unit last December. ... Read more »

Report: Catalyst Top Canadian Forest Industry CSR Performer

Transforming the forest industrty into an environmentally sustainable one remains a challenge, The Globe and Mail reports. Producing paper and wood products still generates significant air and water pollution, and companies such as Abitibi-Consolidated, Norbord, Tembec and West Fraser Timber have all paid significant fines for violating environmental regulations in recent years. The Globe article grades nine Canadian Forest industry

Foss Maritime to Build Hybrid Tug

Foss Maritime plans to build the world’s first true hybrid tug boat that will significantly reduce nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon emissions. It will also consume less fuel and be quieter than its conventional predecessors. Officials of the Seattle-based marine services company say the project must still gain final board approval...

Starbucks Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Starbucks Coffee has released its 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Report (PDF). The company is releasing two versions of it. The abridged version is available now on the company's CSR page and focuses on "Starbucks most material issues identified through an extensive assessment of the important issues to stakeholders and to Starbucks." A comprehensive version of the report will be

EPA Cuts Diesel Locomotive and Vessel Pollution

EPA is proposing a new rule to reduce air pollution from locomotive and marine diesel engines. The Clean Air Locomotive and Marine Diesel Rule would set stringent emission standards and require the use of advanced technology to reduce emissions. When fully implemented, the initiative would cut particulate matter emissions from these engines by 90 percent and nitrogen oxides emissions by

Mattel Joins World Environment Center

Mattel has joined the World Environment Center to address such issues as implementing sustainability practices throughout the company’s global supply chain. “We believe our participation with the World Environment Center will further extend our ability to achieve sustained improvements in manufacturing and other key business processes by working with other global leaders,� said Jeff Denchfield, Mattel’s Senior Director of Global


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