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Japanese Govt Launching Carbon Label Program

August 21, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

About 30 Japanese companies will voluntarily start carrying carbon footprint labels on food packaging and other products beginning in April 2009, Guardian reports. Unlike carbon footprint labels being tested in other parts of the world, such as U.K’s Tesco and France’s Casino; Japan’s trade ministry has drawn up a uniform ... Read more »

Tesco Powers Distribution Center On Straw

July 22, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Tesco will meet the electricity and heating needs of its Goole Distribution Center with a straw-powered Combined Heat and Power plant, which will generate 5 megawatts of electricity, or enough to run eight Tesco stores. Construction of the plant will begin shortly and be in operation next year. At the ... Read more »

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products

July 18, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The European Commission recently launched Action plan for sustainable consumption, production and industry, a proposal to curb the environmental impact of EU consumerism by supporting sustainable products, innovation and technology, Guardian reports. The proposal comes as part of the EU’s goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 20% by 2020, compared ... Read more »

Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency

June 29, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The UK Government’s climate change adviser, Sir Nicholas Stern, helped launch an initiative aimed at illustrating how clarity and transparency can boost investment and increase chances of companies delivering effective emissions reductions. The Carbon Ratings Agency says it is the world’s first independent carbon credit ratings service. The service provides ... Read more »

Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines

June 29, 2008June 29, 2008 by Paul Nastu

A new guide (PDF) from the Canadian Competition Bureau of the Canadian Standards Association provides the business community there with green marketing guidelines. While the guide is not law, the Competition Bureau says it will not hesitate to pursue deceptive environmental claims, fine violators or remove products from store shelves. ... Read more »

Carbon Trust Launches Carbon Reduction Certification Program

June 24, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The Carbon Trust has launched a new green standard that requires an organization to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and make reductions year-on-year. The Carbon Trust Standard requires organizations to take action themselves rather than paying others to reduce via off-setting. “What business and consumers both share is ... Read more »

Sapporo Plans Carbon Labels For Beer

June 20, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Starting next year, Sapporo Breweries will put a carbon label on cans of its Black Label draft beer stating how much carbon dioxide is emitted per can during the entire production and disposal process, the Daily Yomiuri reports. Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry is working on creating rules on ... Read more »

Toyota ‘Zero Emissions’ Ad Ruled ‘Misleading’

June 19, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The Belgian advertising standards authority says an advertisement for the Toyota Prius in the European Voice newspaper was misleading, EUBusiness reports. Friends of the Earth Europe’s car efficiency campaigner, Jeroen Verhoeven, who filed a complaint against the Prius advertisement that included the words “Zero emissions low,” said it was an ... Read more »

More EU Grocers Introducing Carbon Labels

June 17, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

More European supermarket chains are moving towards carbon labels, following the lead of Tesco, which introduced a carbon label trial earlier this year. Switzerland-based grocery operator Migros, which pioneered a supply chain code of conduct in the 1990s, has started work on developing a CO2 emissions standard for both Migros’ ... Read more »

Marks & Spencer Sets 2012 Carbon Neutral Goal

June 7, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Marks & Spencer, which recently announced the opening of its first ‘eco-factory’ designed to be carbon neutral, has announced performance updates across all of the 100 sustainability commitments it has made in its sustainability “Plan A.” By 2012, the company says it aims to, among a number of initiatives, become ... Read more »

Carbon Labels On Tesco Products Next Month

April 17, 2008October 13, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Carbon labels will be tested on Tesco-brand products next month, The Guardian reports. The retailer will put carbon labels on varieties of orange juice, potatoes, energy-efficient light bulbs and washing detergent, stating the quantity in grammes of CO2 equivalent put into the atmosphere by their manufacture and distribution and the ... Read more »

Arithmetic Of Food Miles Flawed

March 24, 2008October 11, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Thousands of people in the UK have bought in to the idea that eating local produce can help save the planet, but “only local is good” has come under attack, according to an article in the Guardian. As an example, the article looks at green beans from Kenya, which carry ... Read more »

Japanese Govt Launching Carbon Label Program

Tesco Powers Distribution Center On Straw

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products

Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency

Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines

Carbon Trust Launches Carbon Reduction Certification Program

Sapporo Plans Carbon Labels For Beer

Toyota ‘Zero Emissions’ Ad Ruled ‘Misleading’

More EU Grocers Introducing Carbon Labels

Marks & Spencer Sets 2012 Carbon Neutral Goal

Carbon Labels On Tesco Products Next Month

Arithmetic Of Food Miles Flawed

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