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New CSR Portal, but Less Aggressive GHG, Renewable Energy Targets for Timberland

August 2, 2011August 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

Footwear and outdoor apparel maker Timberland has updated its corporate sustainability reporting goals, publishing these targets in a newly launched online CSR portal. The updated CSR goals are categorized into four broad areas – climate, product, factories and service – with quantifiable updates for each. Ironically, behind the user-friendly interface, ... Read more »

Survey: Reporting Indicates Company Sustainability

January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The vast majority of those reading sustainability reports – 97 percent – say that sustainability reporting itself indicates that a company is improving its performance on sustainability measures. In the poll commissioned by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 60 percent of report readers also said that reading a sustainability report ... Read more »

Kimberly-Clark Improves on Waste, Slides on Energy

May 21, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Kimberly-Clark made progress on its efforts to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills per metric ton of production, but increased the amount of energy it used per metric ton, according to its 2009 corporate sustainability report. According to figures in the report, Kimberly-Clark sent 19.8 percent of ... Read more »

Environmental Initiatives Save RSC Nearly $26M in 2009

April 2, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

RSC Equipment Rental saved approximately $25.8 million in 2009 by implementing several environmental initiatives ranging from an equipment refurbishment program to a tire pressure equalization system, according to the company’s first CSR report. RSC’s sustainability program is centered on integrating environmental considerations and eco-efficiency into all of its business processes ... Read more »

KPMG Reduces Carbon Footprint 7%

February 19, 2010 by Paul Nastu

In pursuit of its Living Green program, KPMG cut its carbon footprint by 7 percent in 2008, according to its Living Green Annual Report 2009 (PDF). The Living Green program was launched in 2008, and set baselines against 2007 numbers. At the time, the audit, tax and consulting firm set ... Read more »

Ten Best Practices for Writing a Great CSR Report

January 28, 2010October 28, 2019 by Gina Roos

Although a new report helps readers gauge the value of information in corporate responsibility reports (CSR), it also provides valuable insight into how CSR reports should be written.

McDonald’s Seeks 3% Energy Reduction Per Location, Kind Of

January 27, 2010December 16, 2011 by Paul Nastu

One of the “2008-2010” goals that McDonald’s points to in its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report is to design its restaurant energy survey and optimization tools “to deliver an average 3% energy reduction per restaurant.” But according to a company spokesperson, this isn’t actually a goal of a three percent reduction ... Read more »

Manpower Saves 400K Pounds of CO2 Via Virtual Meeting

December 28, 2009 by Gina Roos

Adopting measures to reduce its global carbon footprint, Manpower Inc. has avoided 400,000 pounds of CO2 emissions by holding its annual Global Leadership Team meeting virtually, which reduced air travel by one million miles, according to the company’s 2009 corporate responsibility report. The global employment services firm says it has ... Read more »

Chinese CSR Reports Called into Question

December 22, 2009May 12, 2011 by Gina Roos

State-owned enterprises perform better than private and multinational companies in corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), reports Global Times. However, some analysts have concerns about the report’s methodology and results. As an example, Li Youhuan, a researcher at the ... Read more »

SC Johnson GHG Emissions Down 27% in Last 8 Years

November 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

SC Johnson continues to make progress toward its 2011 GHG reduction goals, according to its 2009 responsibility report (PDF). SC Johnson cut greenhouse gas emissions at its worldwide factories by 27 percent during the last eight years, including all its United States operations by 17 percent since 2005. These reductions ... Read more »

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

October 7, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at warehouse club Costco totaled 1.34 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2008, according to the company’s 2009 sustainability report (PDF). The report did not list the company’s 2007 emissions, and the previous year’s report had been removed from the Costco investor relations page. ... Read more »

American Airlines Cuts Emissions 5%

August 28, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

American Airlines emitted 29.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. Its operational intensity ratio, or emissions as a percentage of revenue, however, increased 0.3 percent because of lower payload. American Airlines, which had $24 billion in revenue last year, has ... Read more »

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