Google, Disney Top the List of Global CR RepTrak Rankings
Google tops the rankings of companies engaging in corporate responsibility, according to a new report from Reputation Institute (RI). See who else is leading the pack.
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Bioplastics Can Pose Hidden Risks for Corporations
On the heels of Lego’s plans to use plant-based plastic for a new line of pieces, British researchers caution that bioplastics can pose hidden risks for companies.
Lego To Start Producing Pieces From Plant-Based Plastic
Lego plans to begin selling the first pieces produced using plant-based plastic this year. The company says that the polyethylene for these botanical-themed elements will be sourced from sugarcane.
The Lego Group Joins How2Recycle for Clearer Toy Packaging Recycling
The Lego Group has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s How2Recycle program, announcing plans to begin labeling the toy packaging for US consumers this year. By the end of 2018, Lego says that more than 60% of the company’s new toy boxes will have the How2Recycle label. The Lego Group plans ... Read more »
EPA Formally Ask Stakeholders How to Change the Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a formal proposal on Monday asking stakeholders how they would change the Clean Power Plan that would require industry to reduce CO2 emissions by 32% by 2030.
Will Lego’s $150 Million Sustainable Plastics Challenge Make Biobased the Norm?
Lego is pumping millions of dollars into its quest to find new, sustainable materials for its popular plastic toy bricks. While the company’s goal with this initiative is to build better toys, it may end up shifting the plastics industry away from its oil-based roots. “We expect both established and ... Read more »
How to Better Manage Supply Chain Climate Risks
Supply chains are responsible for up to four times the greenhouse gas emissions of a company’s direct operations and yet half of major companies’ key suppliers don’t provide requested climate data to their corporate customers, according to a study produced by CDP and written in partnership with BSR. The report ... Read more »
LEGO Invests in a German Wind Farm
Danish Toymaker Lego A/S has taken a stake in a German offshore wind farm but, according to a Bloomberg story, aims to use the energy internally and not enter a new business line. The story says that Lego contributed about one-third of the financing for the 1.25 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) ... Read more »
The Best CSR Reputations in the World Ranked
Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, topping the Reputation Institute’s annual Global CSR RepTrak 100 ranking for the second year in a row. BMW took the no. 2 spot, with the Walt Disney Company coming in third, Microsoft ranking fourth and Daimler in fifth. Rounding out the top ... Read more »
Lego Makes Good on Sustainable Materials Pledge
The Lego Group is making good on its promise to spend 1 billion Danish Krone ($150.5 million) to develop new sustainable materials for its plastic Lego toys and packaging materials. This includes the establishment of the Lego Sustainable Materials Centre in Billund, Denmark. In a statement about Lego’s financial performance ... Read more »
Lego to Spend $105.5M on Sustainable Materials R&D
The Lego Group says it will invest 1 billion Danish Krone ($150.5 million) to research, develop and implement new, sustainable, raw materials to manufacture Lego toys and packaging materials. The investment will be used to build the Lego Sustainable Materials Centre at the group’s headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and will ... Read more »
Companies with the Best CSR Reputations Named
Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, beating out Microsoft who held the top spot in 2012 and 2013, according to Reputation Institute’s annual CSR RepTrak. Microsoft, Walt Disney and BMW are the no. 2, 3 and 4 companies, respectively, with the best CSR reputations globally. Apple, Lego, Volkswagen, ... Read more »