Just as the president has said the United States would eventually withdraw from the Paris climate accord, the shareholders of the world’s biggest oil company made a very different statement: Exxon Mobil Corp. must increase its transparency and reduce its CO2 releases.
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Companies like Ikea and Apple with extensive supply chains are investing in downstream suppliers to ensure sustainability and manage supply chain risk.
Members of the Trump administration are meeting tomorrow to discuss the global climate treaty accord and whether the United States should remain involved.
The corporate community, by-and-large, is standing by efforts to curb carbon emissions under the Clean Power Plan, all in the wake of an executive order to weaken it.
Apple suppliers’ facilities diverted more than 200,000 metric tons of waste from landfills in 2016, compared to 74,000 metric tons in 2015.
New business strategies from leading companies including Apple, Dell and Patagonia suggest corporations can thrive in a resource-constrained environment.
Artificial-intelligence controlled recycling systems are helping companies increase recycling rates and use less virgin materials, while making waste management jobs safer for human employees.
Apple has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle allegations of hazardous waste violations at facilities in Silicon Valley.
Intel, SC Johnson, Cisco Systems and Apple are among the leading renewable energy users in the US, according to the EPA, which recognized these and a dozen other companies with Green Power Leadership Awards.
Climate Week 2016 opened yesterday with business and government leaders convening in New York City for dozens of events that focus on the transition to a low-carbon economy. This year’s Climate Week includes a sharp focus on countries ratifying the Paris climate agreement — and what this means for global … Read more »
Environmental managers and chief sustainability officers are increasingly looking to their supply chains to conserve natural resources and reduce carbon emissions. Considering supply chains are responsible for up to four times the greenhouse gas emissions of a company’s direct operations and many suppliers operate in water-stressed areas of the globe, … Read more »
Apple says all 14 of its final assembly site in China are now compliant with UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill validation.
