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Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the products it produces, according to an article by Marc Gunther in Fortune. Starbucks is the latest. It will finance Conservation International’s...

Published 03-23-2008 10:39 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Agriculture, Travel, Asia, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Central & South America

BASF Measures Sustainability Of Food Production

BASF has developed a tool for its customers in the food industry which gives information on the composition of products and manufacturing methods - including levels of sustainability achieved in production (via FoodProductionDaily.com). S.E.T. stands...

Published 03-19-2008 3:15 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Finance & Reporting

Ethical Image Hard Sell For Chemical Companies

The Chemical industry places 9 out of 10 in Covalence’s EthicalQuote ranking (PDF), ahead of Oil & Gas. In 2007, the industry improved: Chemicals ranked 8th, outperforming Oil & Gas and Pharmaceuticals. Despite this progress, the Chemical...

Published 03-18-2008 7:07 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Global, Pollution, Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Biofuel, Hazardous Waste, Research & Technology, Today's Green Trend

RAN Ambushes ADM’s Woertz

At WSJ’s ECO:nomics conference, the Rainforest Action Network ambushed Patricia Woertz, chairman, president and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland over ADM’s use of palm oil from endangered forests in Southeast Asia, and tried to hand her a petition...

Published 03-16-2008 4:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Agriculture, Asia, People, Biofuel, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Video

UK Bans Cotton USA Ad Over Sustainability Claim

Last week, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority banned (read ASA Adjudication) a campaign for Cotton USA for making misleading claims promoting the material as sustainable, The Guardian reports. The ad read, “Soft, sensual and sustainable...

Published 03-16-2008 1:08 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, U.S., Marketing, Agriculture, Policy & Law

Will Companies Get Carbon Labels Right?

A BusinessWeek article has tackled the issues surrounding carbon labels. As EL readers know, there’s lots of controversy - also hurdles - to overcome. Top of the list is that manufacturers and retailers have yet to come up with an easy way to provide...

Published 03-11-2008 6:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Global, Sustainability, Marketing, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Strategy & Leadership

PG&E Gets Energy From Cow Manure

Pacific Gas and Electric and BioEnergy Solutions say that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun producing renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline...

Published 03-05-2008 8:30 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Contracts & Installations

Nestle Releases CSR Report

At a joint Nestle-UN Global Compact event in New York, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and CEO of Nestle, presented the company’s first Creating Shared Value report (read CSR report), including new figures on the impact of its business activities...

Published 03-04-2008 10:54 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Water, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

Whole Foods To Host Emeril Show On Planet Green

Whole Foods has landed a big sponsorship deal. When Discovery Communications launches Planet Green in June, one of its new shows, “Emeril Green,” will be shot at a Whole Foods. The daily show will focus on organic and locally grown foods....

Published 03-02-2008 2:49 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture

J.R. Simplot Tops Portfolio’s List Of Polluters

The March issue of Conde Nast Portfolio highlights the best and worst, according to Portfolio, companies on environmental records: Some of the best: Bank of America Ceres Dupont General Electric Innovest Organic Valley Starbucks Tesla Motors Whole Foods...

Published 02-26-2008 11:58 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, Pollution, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Awards, Strategy & Leadership

Tate & Lyle Promotes Fairtrade Commitment

Here’s a look at an ad for Tate & Lyle’s taste and smile initiative, which promotes the company’s sugar trade commitment to FairTrade. The company recently announced that it is moving its entire retail cane sugars range to Fairtrade...

Published 02-25-2008 5:31 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Europe, Marketing, Agriculture, Products & Planning, Retail & Restaurants, Today's Green Video, Central & South America

Kettle Chips Sustainability Initiatives

News PKG for Oregon News on Kettle Chips and Sustainable Businesses You can see more on Kettle Chips sustainability efforts here.

Published 02-24-2008 7:51 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Wind Energy, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Video

Demand For Organic Food Grows On Campuses

College students are demanding that schools purchase regional produce, AdAge reports. That’s forced major food-service companies to look for organic alternatives - and allowed regional rivals to enter the $5 billion on-campus-dining market. Eat’n...

Published 02-19-2008 3:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Business-to-Business, Agriculture, Education, Policy & Law

Biofuels May Contribute To Climate Change

A new study says that the widespread use of ethanol could cause twice as many GHG emissions as gas because of land-use changes. According to Business Week, the researchers claim that no previous study on ethanol has included the factor of land use. The...

Published 02-08-2008 11:32 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Global, Agriculture, Biofuel, Research & Technology

Bioplastics A Rising Star in Clean Tech Industry

Konarka Technologies is one of a handful of bioplastics startups that is catching some attention. A developer of photovoltaic plastic used for portable solar systems, the company brought in $45 million in its latest round of funding from Mackenzie Financial...

Published 02-08-2008 11:12 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Products & Planning

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