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Carbon Trust Rolls Out Carbon Label Program

A labelling program run by Carbon Trust and designed to help shoppers identify firms committed to environmentally-friendly policies is set to be launched in the UK, BBC reports. Carbon Trust hopes that the label will eventually serve as a universal indicator of the amount of carbon emitted in the manufacture, packaging and transport of a product...

Wal-Mart Plans to Rate Sustainability of Electronics

Next year, Wal-Mart wants electronics suppliers to fill out a scorecard that will assess the sustainability of their products. The scorecard will evaluate electronics on energy efficiency, durability, upgradability, end-of- life solutions, and the size of the package containing the product. Products will also be evaluated on their ability to use innovative materials that reduce the amount of hazardous substances,

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

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

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