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Timberland Hires CSR Vice President

June 28, 2011June 29, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Timberland has hired former Dell executive Mark Newton for the position of vice president of corporate social responsibility. In his new role, Newton will lead a global team responsible for managing Timberland’s four areas of focus within CSR: environmental stewardship, global human rights, community engagement and transparency and reporting. He ... Read more »

Five Winds, PE Int’l Merge; Offer Combined Consulting and IT

June 9, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Sustainability consulting firms PE International and Five Winds International, which share clients including Kraft and Carnival Cruise Lines, have announced a merger aimed at enabling market penetration in North America. The new combined company will provide the North American market with strategic management advisory services as well as software from ... Read more »

Timberland Cuts Carbon 38%, Shy of Goal

April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Timberland has cut its carbon emissions by 38 percent in four years – but missed a 50 percent reduction target, which it is now pushing back to 2015. The outdoor shoe company achieved the reduction for its owned and operated facilities and employee air travel, according to a climate strategy ... Read more »

Walmart, Nike, Gap Create Apparel Index

March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Nike, Target, JC Penney and Levi’s are among the nearly 30 manufacturers and retailers that have created an industry-wide index to evaluate apparel products’ environmental impact. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, launched today, also includes non-profits, academics and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It aims to reduce the environmental and social ... Read more »

Timberland, Bassett Cut Costs, Emissions with LED Lighting Retrofits

November 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

Retail stores such as Timberland and Basset Home Furnishings are realizing the cost and environmental benefits of switching from traditional store lighting to LED lights. The Timberland Company has saved approximately $100,000 in electricity costs ten months after it partnered with Eco-Story to develop LED lighting track lights for its ... Read more »

Timberland Expands Green Index Label, Partners on New Eco-Index

August 13, 2010 by Gina Roos

Timberland plans to expand the company’s Green Index label from 14 percent to 100 percent of its Timberland branded footwear by the end of 2012. The outdoor footwear and apparel company also is collaborating with more than 200 outdoor businesses on an industry-wide eco-indexing standard that was announced during last ... Read more »

Timberland Reduces GHG Emissions 36%

April 8, 2010 by Gina Roos

The Timberland Company has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 36 percent in 2009 over its 2006 baseline from Timberland owned and operated facilities and employee air travel, according to the company’s quarterly CSR report. The footwear manufacturer says it’s on track to reach its goal of a 50 ... Read more »

Amtrak, REI, Timberland Join Climate Counts Industry Innovators

February 24, 2010February 24, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Six charter companies – Amtrak, Ben & Jerry’s, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland – have signed on as charter members of the Climate Counts Industry Innovators (i2) project. The i2 program extends the scope of Climate Counts to track businesses not currently ranked in its annual scores. Climate Counts ... Read more »

Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%

October 15, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company’s 2007-08 CSR report (PDF). The company was able to cut emissions via energy efficiency and other methods, and therefore chose not to go through with its previously stated goal to ... Read more »

Businesses Demand Action on Climate Change

September 22, 2009 by Gina Roos

From the Copenhagen Communiqué to individual efforts, businesses across all industries are starting to flex their collective muscle to urge government leaders to develop a global plan to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions. The latest statement comes from a group of multinational manufacturers and service providers, including GE, the second-biggest ... Read more »

Timberland, Adidas Follow Nike’s Lead, Ban Use of Amazon Leather

July 29, 2009July 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Feeling the pressure from Greenpeace activists, Timberland and Adidas have agreed to cease using leather imported from cattle raised on former Amazon rainforest lands. Previously, Greenpeace had succeeded in getting Nike to change its practices. At the time, the activist group said its next targets would be Timberland, Clarks, Adidas ... Read more »

Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest

June 23, 2009 by Gina Roos

A three-year investigation by Greenpeace into Brazil’s cattle industry shows that the expansion of the cattle sector is driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and threatens to undermine Brazil’s pledge to cut deforestation by 72 percent by 2018. The environmental group also says the cattle industry is the single ... Read more »

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