First Steps to Creating a Corporate Sustainability Report
Half of the Fortune 100 produced a CSR report last year, and this trend will continue to grow with reporting likely to become mandatory in the coming years. Businesses that aren’t currently creating a...
View ArticleCup Recycling Takes Stage at Starbucks’ 2011 Cup Summit
Video from Starbucks’ 2011 Cup Summit in Boston. The first panel took place inn 2008, when Starbucks engaged the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Society for Organizational Learning to...
View ArticleBlackout May Have Caused Millions in Losses
The blackout that cut off power to four million Californian and Mexican customers on Thursday has had wide-ranging effects on businesses, with up to $118 million in losses, according to news reports. A...
View ArticleGoogle Invests in Hog-Waste Energy; Diaper Recycling Plant Opens
Google has invested in a pilot project by Duke University and Duke Energy that converts waste from a pig farm into usable energy. The system, on a hog finishing facility 25 miles west of Winston-Salem,...
View ArticleIntegrated Reporting Framework Proposed
Integrated reporting holds the prospect of removing “clutter” that obscures important information in company reports, according to a discussion paper released by the International Integrated Reporting...
View ArticlePressure from ‘Below’ May Be Catalyst for Sustainability
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” Voltaire, French author, humanist, rationalist, and satirist (1694 – 1778) Left to its own devices, the Earth is a sustainable system....
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: RoHS Lead Exemption, WEEE Compromise, LEED...
The European Union on Monday added a new exemption for lead to the RoHS directive on toxic substances in electronic goods, ENDS Europe reported. The new exemption appeared in the RoHS official journal...
View ArticleEnergy Management Tech Briefing: University of Toledo, Honeywell, Encelium
The University of Toledo (pictured), economic development program Ohio Third Frontier and GEM Inc. are partnering to design, develop and commercialize a new power system that they hope will drastically...
View ArticleReevaluating the Marketing of ‘Stuff’
If I want to live in a more sustainable/efficient house, I know what to do. I do a blower-door test, install double paned-Low E-argon filled windows, insulate my attic and maybe install a passive...
View ArticleMarriott Mumbai Taps Nalco for Water Reduction
The 583-room Marriott Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre and Marriott Executive Apartments has used Nalco products to help reduce water use in its cooling systems by 16 million gallons per year. The...
View ArticleAT&T to Roll Out Plant-Based Packaging
AT&T will start transitioning to a plant-based plastic in packaging for its branded wireless accessories, the company has announced. The plastic is composed of up to 30 percent plant-based...
View ArticleLuminant to Sue EPA Over Cross-Border Pollution Rule
Luminant – Texas’s largest power generator – has announced the shuttering of facilities across the state, and launched a legal challenge against the regulations it blames for the closures: the EPA’s...
View ArticleMost Soft Drink Makers Lack Recycling Goals
Only three out of eight major soft drink companies have recycling goals, according to a study by Green Research. PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, and Nestlé Waters North America all have recycling...
View ArticleFacebook, Amazon Panned on Energy Management and Transparency
Amazon, Netflix, Facebook and other major internet firms are failing to adequately disclose their carbon footprint, according to a report by independent analyst Verdantix. The report, Carbon Strategy...
View ArticleUmow Lai’s Director of Sustainability Discusses Aussie Carbon Tax
With the introduction of the carbon tax fueling intense debate about sustainability across Australia’s economy, Straight Talk sat down with Umow Lai’s Director of Sustainability, Shane Esmore, to talk...
View ArticleBayer Saves 1m Gallons Through Water Reuse
Bayer HealthCare has saved more than a million gallons of water since January with a wastewater treatment system at its animal health division headquarters in Shawnee, Kan. CDI Industrial &...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Double Counting Biofuels, Regulatory Timeout,...
The Obama administration has told a federal court that it has no objection to reopening lawsuits brought by both industry and environmental groups challenging national air quality standards for...
View ArticleEnvironmental Software Briefing: Aecom, Tendril, Ecobee, Constellation...
Consultancy Aecom has developed a tool to assess the sustainability performance of a company’s supply chain. The Supplier Tracking and Assessment tool for Sustainability collects, analyzes, and reports...
View ArticleGrocery Bag Giant Settles on Recycling Claims
The ChicoBag Company, a reusable bag firm, has announced that the lawsuit filed against it by Hilex Poly Company LLC, Superbag Operating Ltd. and Advance Polybag Inc. – three of the largest domestic...
View ArticleManaging Environmental Impact with a Global Framework and Local Execution
Environmental management poses both challenges and opportunities for companies with operations around the world. The challenges can seem onerous when you consider variations in local environmental...
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