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HP Launches Carbon Offset Giveaway Promo

HP is testing a carbon-offset giveaway promotion in Australia that gives HP LaserJet printer buyers a carbon offset certificate for purchases made by April 30, Australian IT reports. The carbon offset value is supposed to cover the carbon emissions produced...

Published 02-14-2008 4:45 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Australia, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Retail & Restaurants

Woolworths Slammed For Using Sustainable Forests Logo

Woolworths, Australia's biggest supermarket chain, has told shoppers that two of its home brand products are environmentally sustainable, but at least two reports, plus an independent audit of the Indonesian company that supplies the pulp to Woolworths...

Published 08-23-2007 3:47 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Australia

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such as Coca-Cola, Petrobras, Fuji Xerox, China Ocean Shipping Group, Tata Steel...

Published 07-06-2007 12:37 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Supply Chain, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, Waste, U.S., Automotive, North America, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Asia, Refitting, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Utilities, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Hydrogen, Australia, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Water, Hazardous Waste, South America, Central & South America, Africa

Coke, Yahoo Steal Thunder From Live Earth’s Sponsors

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Yahoo, and MSN have the highest awareness of any brands in connection with the upcoming Live Earth concerts, according to new research from Lightspeed Research and the Ethical Reputation Index. That's great for Coke and Yahoo, which...

Published 06-28-2007 2:18 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Climate, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Australia

Qantas To Offer Travellers Way To Offset Emissions

Qantas will offer a way for travellers to pay extra to offset the carbon emissions caused by their flights, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Kella did not provide details but said options on the table included enabling fliers to donate to a Clean.....

Published 06-27-2007 1:26 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, credits, Business-to-Consumer, Travel, Australia

BP Loses Trademark Case Over Color Green

The High Court of Australia has dismissed a bid by BP to have the green Pantone colour 348C used in its logo registered as its trademark, PR Watch reports. BP has registered the color green in over 20 countries. Justice William Gummow said (transcript...

Published 06-21-2007 12:33 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Marketing, Fossil Fuels, Policy & Law, Australia

BHP Revises Climate Change Policy

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, has released its revised climate change policy (PDF), ABC reports. There are four key elements to the plan, which commits $350 million, less than 0.2 percent of BHP Billiton's net annual profit, to the...

Published 06-20-2007 10:25 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Climate, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Australia, Mining

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