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P&G to End Use of Phosphates in Laundry Detergents

January 27, 2014January 27, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Procter & Gamble plans to end the use of phosphates in all of its laundry detergents in the next two years, a move that will have the greatest impact on developing countries, the Guardian reports. Phosphates, which are used in powdered detergents to soften hard water, can cause algae blooms, ... Read more »

Firms ‘Must Close CSR Gap to Grow Business’

January 3, 2014January 6, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Companies that close the gap between consumer expectations and perceptions of their corporate social responsibility work can positively transform their brand, according to Craig Bida, executive vice president of cause branding and nonprofit marketing for Cone Communications. The public relations and marketing executive says closing the CSR gap — that ... Read more »

Starbucks Gets Powermat’s Wireless Smartphone Charging

July 29, 2013 by Paul Nastu

Smartphone users worried about batteries dying out during the day and not being able to plug in will now be able to charge their phones at Starbucks stores in the Silicon Valley area, just by placing their devices on the table. Duracell Powermat tested its technology in Boston area stores ... Read more »

Google, Samsung Top Meaningful Brand Index

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Nestle and Sony are the five most meaningful brands of 2013, according to an index gauging brand strength released by Havas Media Group. Ikea, Dove, Nike, Walmart, Danone, Philips and P&G round out the top 10 on the Meaningful Brand Index, which uses consumer perception to compare ... Read more »

ESG Ratings Standard Open for Public Comment

June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

A public comment period is now open to review a set of core principles for a global environmental, social and governance ratings standard developed by the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings. The GISR, a coalition formed in 2011 by Ceres and Tellus Institute, has modeled its rating system on the ... Read more »

Cosmetics Industry Targets Consumer Behavior

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cosmetics companies need to address the environmental consequences of consumption if they are to significantly reduce their ecological footprints, Sustainable Cosmetics Summit organizers say. Measures including “green” makeup formulations, resource efficiency and packaging to reduce environmental impacts have little effect on the overall environmental footprint of cosmetic products, according to ... Read more »

Waste Management, Recyclebank Divert 179m Pounds to Recycling

March 21, 2013March 14, 2018 by Kirsten Korosec

More than 75 communities have recycled 179 million pounds of materials in one year and citizens have collected $4 million in rewards under a program launched last year by Waste Management and recycling incentive company Recyclebank. Waste Management, which invested in Recyclebank’s parent company Recycle Rewards in 2011, plans to ... Read more »

P&G Sustainability Report: Normalized Energy Down 16% Since 2007

November 26, 2012January 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Procter & Gamble Company has cut its energy use per unit of production by 16 percent since 2007 and by 52 percent by 2002, according to the company’s latest corporate sustainability report. The company’s report does not include exact figures for normalized consumption, only percentage reductions. It does, however ... Read more »

P&G to Drop Uncertified Pulp By 2015

November 13, 2012November 14, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Procter & Gamble Co. has committed to use only third-party certified pulp for its tissue-towel, baby care and feminine hygiene products by 2015, as one of several fiber-sourcing goals the company developed with the World Wildlife Fund. P&G said all of the pulp in these products will be certified from ... Read more »

Nestle Nespresso Hits 75% Capsule Recycling Goal

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Nestle Nespresso, maker of portioned coffee, surpassed its 75 percent capsule recycling capacity goal one year ahead of schedule. The company committed in 2009, as part of its Ecolaboration program, to put collection systems in place in an effort to triple the recycling capacity of used aluminum capsules to 75 ... Read more »

Procter & Gamble, EPA to Develop Sustainable Manufacturing Tool

July 25, 2012July 25, 2012 by Leon Walker

Procter & Gamble and the EPA are embarking on a five-year research collaboration to develop a sustainability tool for modeling and assessing product design, material sourcing, and manufacturing options. The global personal care product company and the EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory have signed a cooperative research and development ... Read more »

P&G, Nestle, PwC Call ‘Sustainable Packaging’ a Red Herring

June 26, 2012June 26, 2012 by Leon Walker

UK retailers, manufacturers and consumer groups including the Packaging Federation, The Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment, Diageo, Boots, P&G, Nestle and Rexam are calling for the phrase “sustainable packaging” to be scrapped and are urging instead for government to get to grips with the real issues affecting the ... Read more »

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