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Greenpeace Slams iPhone Over Hazardous Chemicals

Greenpeace says Apple's new iPhone contains a number of hazardous chemicals, InformationWeek reports. "Apple is not making early progress toward its 2008 commitment to phase out all uses of these materials, even in entirely new product lines...

Published 10-16-2007 10:32 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Compliance, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Policy & Law, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Recycling, Hazardous Waste

60% Of Companies Worry About Compliance Costs Of Climate Change Rules

While U.S. businesses are concerned about compliance costs related to climate change legislation, those same companies still believe that the federal government should be doing more to combat global warming, according to a new survey sponsored by law...

Published 09-27-2007 12:26 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Policy & Law, Government, Efficiency, Economics

Carmakers Lose Emissions Case, California Waits For EPA Decision

Vermont federal Judge William K. Sessions III has rejected challenges from auto manufacturers and upheld a state law that requires a 30 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from cars, The New York Times reports. Judge Sessions...

Published 09-13-2007 11:20 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Compliance, Pollution, U.S., Automotive, Policy & Law, Government, Manufacturing

Clean Air Act Violations Cost DuPont $70 Million

The Department of Justice and EPA have reached a settlement with DuPont that is expected to reduce more than 13,000 tons of emissions annually from four sulfuric acid production plants in Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. DuPont will...

Published 07-24-2007 10:16 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Compliance, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Policy & Law, Government, Clean Energy, Industrial Goods

Ford, McDonald’s, IBM, Abbott, Time Inc. To Share Sustainability Strategies

With new sustainability initiatives being launched daily, U.S. companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their climate change credentials. Corporate Climate Response, a newly announced conference, is pulling together corporate sustainability...

Published 07-17-2007 1:17 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, Waste, Pollution, U.S., credits, Marketing, Financial, Government, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Refitting, Consumption, Recycling, Oil & Gas, New Technology, Wind Energy, Utilities, Savings, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Predictions, Spending, Nuclear, Storage, Water

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

Search Giants Guard Carbon Footprint Data

At the Climate Savers Computing Initiative press conference earlier this week, Google vp for operations Urs Holzle declined to reveal the company's overall greenhouse gas emissions when the question was asked by a Forbes' reporter, according to...

Published 06-15-2007 10:22 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Compliance, U.S., Hi-Tech

McDonald’s, Kiplinger, HSBC Among Most Ethical

Ethisphere magazine has released a list of most ethical companies. In assembling the 2007 rankings of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, the researchers and editors of Ethisphere say they examined more than 5,000 companies across 30 separate industries...

Published 05-11-2007 12:43 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Global, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Business, Compliance, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Manufacturing, Awards, Industrial Goods

Kmart Reports Environmental Violations To EPA, Pays Fine

Kmart will pay a $102,422 fine to settle self-disclosed violations of federal environmental regulations discovered at 17 distribution centers in 13 states. The company reported violations of clean water, hazardous waste, and emergency planning and preparedness...

Published 05-09-2007 11:51 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Compliance, Facilities, Waste, Pollution

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