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Trek, REI Join Bike Tube Recycling Network

July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Trek and REI have partnered with Alchemy Goods to form a nationwide bike tube recycling network with the goal of collecting 1 million bike tubes by the end of 2014. This network includes more than 600 Trek bicycle dealers and 1,800 retailers — REI stores and independent bike shops — ... Read more »

Sustainable Apparel Coalition Adds Materials Web Tool

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) has launched the Materials Sustainability Index (MSI) web tool as a new component to the Higg Index suite of sustainability tools for the apparel and footwear industries. The interactive platform visualizes and compares the quantitative section of the MSI scores used in the Higg Index. ... Read more »

REI Sustainability Report: Sales Up 8%, CO2 Down 7%

May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

REI cut its absolute carbon emissions by 7.6 percent last year – to 111,982 tons, from 121,201 in 2011– even as it grew sales by 7.4 percent, according to the company’s 2012 stewardship report. Operational CO2 was down 7 percent, from 78,397 tons to 72,917. The $1.9 billion outdoor goods ... Read more »

GreenEarth Cleaning Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition

May 21, 2013May 21, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

GreenEarth Cleaning has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and says it will use the group’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, as a standard-setting mechanism to improve its environmentally friendly dry cleaning system. The Higg Index is an open source, indicator-based tool that allows suppliers, manufacturers, brands and retailers to ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: SCOTUS on Logging, NV Energy ‘Phony’ Reports, Pfizer

March 22, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The US Supreme Court has voted 7-1 to reverse a 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that active logging roads need Clean Water Act permits to help control their runoff, the Oregonian reports. SCOTUS ruled on a lawsuit by the Oregon-based Northwest Environmental Defense Center. Last year the EPA issued ... Read more »

Kellogg’s Adopts How2Recycle Label

March 21, 2013October 26, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Kellogg Company will use the How2Recycle Label as GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition begins the latest phase of its voluntary recycling label program. Starting in April, the label will appear on Kellogg’s and Kashi brand products. Kellogg’s joins 11 other major companies already using the How2Recycle Label, including Ampac, Best ... Read more »

McCarthy, Moniz Look Likely for EPA and DoE Jobs

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

President Obama will tap air quality expert Gina McCarthy to head the EPA and nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy, Reuters reports. Citing a source familiar with the process, the news agency says the two nominations could come as early as this week. If Congress approves the ... Read more »

REI CEO Brings Sustainability Know-How to Interior

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sally Jewell (pictured), the REI CEO announced yesterday as President Obama’s pick for interior secretary, has steered the outdoor goods company through a number of environmental initiatives since taking the post in 2005. The company opened its first prototype green building store in 2007 at the University Oaks Shopping Center in ... Read more »

Sandy Slows Deliveries, Cripples Supply Chains

November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Companies from Amazon to railroad firm CSX are warning customers to expect delays on shipments as Hurricane Sandy continues to back up supply chains and slow deliveries leading into the holiday season. CSX told its customers to expect delays of at least 72 hours as trains in the Northeast continue ... Read more »

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