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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 »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Target, LEED and BIFMA, RoHS

June 13, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Target has earned LEED certification for its first 24 stores in Ontario. The company is seeking LEED accreditation for all 124 stores scheduled to open in Canada this year, using the LEED Volume Program. The 24 stores are in Ajax, Aurora, Brampton, Burlington, Cambridge, Fergus, Guelph, Hamilton, Kawartha Lakes, London, ... Read more »

Disney, BASF Join Sustainable Brands’ Group; Ceres, WRI Join Growing Blue

May 30, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Several companies and sustainability organizations have joined forces this week in efforts to promote environmental management and economic development. The World Resources Institute and Ceres have become the newest members of the Growing Blue network, an online resource designed to help businesses and communities gain a better understanding of water ... Read more »

Target Reclaims 1.2M Pounds of Vinyl Composition Tile Since 2011

May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 by Jennifer Hermes

Target has been named Flooring Recycler of the Year by Armstrong World Industries for recycling vinyl composition tile (VCT) materials during demolition projects. Target, which began implementing the recycling of VCT material in 2011 in conjunction with the Armstrong VCT Recycling Program, reclaimed more than 1.2 million pounds of VCT ... 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 »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste

May 7, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging violations of the state’s Proposition 65. The filing in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels, the ... Read more »

Earth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar

April 22, 2013August 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online environmental management tool IHG Green Engage, which helps more than 2,300 IHG hotels reduce energy, water and waste consumption. The group exceeded its ... Read more »

Environmental Executive Moves: Newmont Mining, EBI, Barnes Group, McGuireWoods

February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. WesTech: The process equipment manufacturer has appointed Les Uhlmeyer (pictured) as head of its new municipal water treatment business unit overseeing the Microfloc and General Filter product lines. Uhlmeyer has more than 30 years’ experience, spending more than two ... Read more »

Brookshire joins EPA GreenChill Partnership

February 15, 2013February 18, 2013 by Leon Walker

Brookshire Grocery Co. has joined the EPA’s GreenChill partnership, an initiative that works with supermarkets to reduce refrigerant emissions. By joining GreenChill, Brookshire pledges to go beyond regulatory requirements to protect the ozone layer and combat climate change. Other food retailers that are currently members of GreenChill include Acme, Albertsons, Whole Foods, ... Read more »

Democrats Canvas Walmart, NFL, Apple on Climate Change Strategies

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 by Leon Walker

Congressional Democrats’ Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change has written to Google, the NBA, the NFL, Walmart, Wells Fargo, the Clinton Global Initiative and more than 300 other organizations to canvas their opinions on combating global warming. The letter, which was also sent to companies including Whole Foods, Target, Ford, ... Read more »

Walmart, Lowe’s Develop Chemical Reporting Tool

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

The Retail Industry Leaders Association has rolled out an initiative designed to streamline the required safety data sheet process used by suppliers and retailers to exchange chemical and product information. Retailers require detailed information to safely handle chemical products in compliance with regulations from the US Department of Transportation, Occupational ... Read more »

Target, Staples Use WRI Tool to Profit from Sustainability

December 13, 2012December 13, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Target and Staples are among the companies using a new World Resources Institute tool to evaluate their sustainability efforts. The Sustainability SWOT, or sSWOT, adds sustainability to the traditional strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis to help businesses translate environmental risks, like climate change and water scarcity, into opportunities ... Read more »

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