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BASF, DuPont, Other Chemical Manufacturers Pledge Product Safety

May 7, 2013May 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council’s member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance. The pledge is part of the ACC’s new Responsible Care Product Safety Code that it says goes beyond regulatory requirements ... Read more »

Avoid These Costly CSR Mistakes

May 6, 2013May 6, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Corporate sustainability reporting — when done right — increases share price and bolsters stakeholder confidence. When done incorrectly, however, CSR reporting does more harm than good, a Network for Business Sustainability blog post says. According to NBS, these are the 10 mistakes to avoid when planning, conducting and promoting a ... Read more »

Most Firms Don’t Report GHG Emissions, Report Says

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Only 37 percent of the world’s largest companies report their greenhouse gas emissions fully and correctly, according to research from the Environmental Investment Organisation. The Environmental Tracking Carbon Rankings, which examines the GHG emissions and transparency of the 800 largest companies globally, shows only 21 percent had their data externally ... Read more »

Market Value of Green Construction Materials by Region, World Markets 2013-2020

Green Building Materials ‘$254bn Annual Market by 2020’

May 2, 2013May 2, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The worldwide market for green construction materials will grow from $116 billion in 2013 to greater than $254 billion in 2020, according to a report from Navigant Research. These green building materials will range from traditional materials that are being revalued for their minimal impacts to new technologies that enable ... Read more »

BASF Launches Sustainable Construction Website

April 5, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BASF’s Green Sense Concrete reduced the carbon footprint of the One World Trade Center by 15,838,267 kg CO2 in the construction of the building’s first 40 floors, according to the chemical company’s sustainable construction website. In a video on the newly launched site, US Concrete vice president Michael L. Gentoso ... Read more »

BASF, Owens Corning, TenCate Partner on Thermoplastic Composites

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Owens Corning, BASF and TenCate Advanced Composites have agreed to work together to develop thermoplastic composites for the mass production of automobiles in an effort to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient. Under the strategic alliance, BASF will contribute its knowledge of producing and formulating thermoplastic resins, TenCate Advanced ... Read more »

Shell, Exxon, Orlen Top SIN Chemical Producers List

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Oil companies Shell, ExxonMobil, Orlen and Total introduced the largest number of hazardous chemicals to the EU market, according to information released by the European Chemicals Agency following a lawsuit by NGO ChemSec and legal advocacy group ClientEarth. ChemSec published the names of the companies that produce or import the ... Read more »

Biomass Demand to Triple by 2030

February 6, 2013February 6, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Biofuel mandates and growth in the biochemicals industry are expected to triple demand for biomass by 2030, placing pressure on available feedstocks, according to a report by Lux Research. The report, “Finding Feedstocks for the Bio-Based Fuels and Chemicals of Today and 2030,” said today biofuels and biochemicals need more ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Final Emissions Rules, Port of LA in Supreme Court

January 16, 2013June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

The EPA has finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural, oil and gas production, power generation and other facilities. The final revised rule will reduce the capital and annual costs of the 2010 National Emission Standards for ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: IBM, Doe Run, Interface, WRI

January 11, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. IBM: Ann Cramer is retiring as the tech company’s director for corporate citizenship and corporate affairs for the Americas, according to SaportaReport. In early January, Cramer received the first Lifetime Achievement Award for Corporate Citizenship from the US Chamber ... Read more »

Starbucks Sells $1 Reusable Cups

January 4, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Starbucks began selling $1 reusable cups to customers at all of its North American stores yesterday, in an effort to curb waste. The white plastic cup with the green Starbucks logo looks like the coffee maker’s traditional white paper cups, according to media reports. It holds a tall or grande-size ... Read more »

EV Makers ‘to Exit in 2013’

December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Capital will shift from electric vehicles to battery components in 2013, forcing some EV companies to exit the market or be acquired, according to a new white paper by Pike Research. Pike says the emphasis will be on components rather than complete battery packs, and chemical conglomerates such as Dow Energy Materials ... Read more »

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