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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

Will Recession Derail Your CSR Efforts?

Two major corporate social responsibility question will be faced during the economic downturn, according to Ethical Corporation. Will consumers continue to pay a premium for ethical goods? One thing manufacturers have going for them is the consumer belief...

Published 03-19-2008 12:57 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Economics, Consumption, Finance & Reporting

CSR Reporting: Rainbows Versus ROI

You’ve heard it all before*. Someone reviews a corporate social responsibility report and complains that there are too many pictures of rainbows and smiling children. There’s not enough hard data. It’s clearly a marketing piece. On the...

Published 03-13-2008 2:35 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, People, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting, Guest Column

Stora Enso Pledges To Cut CO2 Emissions 20%

Stora Enso has set a new CO2 reduction target of 20 percent by 2020. The target covers Stora Enso’s direct CO2 emissions from production as well as indirect emissions from purchased electricity and heat. The baseline year for the target is 2006...

Published 03-13-2008 1:04 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

BASF Combines Financial, Sustainability Reports - Emissions Up 10%

BASF has published its Report 2007, which for the first time combines the company’s financial and sustainability reporting in a single publication. The combination of financial and sustainability reporting has been gaining attention lately. In 2007...

Published 03-12-2008 8:00 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Waste, Industrial Goods, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

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

UTC Releases 2007 CSR Report, GHG Emissions Down 5%

United Technologies Corp. has released its 2007 corporate social responsibility report (PDF). The company’s environmental objective is to cut greenhouse gas emissions three percent annually and water consumption 2.5 percent annually from 2007 to...

Published 02-26-2008 3:36 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Reporting, U.S., Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

Philips Says Green Products Represent 20% Of Sales

Royal Philips Electronics has seen a 33 percent increase in sales of green products in 2007, as published in the company’s 10th annual Sustainability Report (PDF). All three Philips sectors - Healthcare, Lighting and Consumer Lifestyle - showed an increase...

Published 02-18-2008 10:57 AM by Environmental Leader

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

FT500 Warms Up To Releasing GHG Data

During 2007, two-thirds of the Global FT500 issued a stand-alone nonfinancial report with 87 percent addressing climate change and 78 percent publishing greenhouse gas emissions data, according to CorporateRegister.com’s Corporate Climate Communications...

Published 02-13-2008 3:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, Reporting, Sustainability, Climate, U.S., Finance & Reporting

Finding Value In CSR Reporting

Three years ago, fresh out of business school and having just accepted a position to lead CSR reporting at Timberland, a fellow MBA asked me how I intended to valuate the time employees spent painting a school during company-sponsored community service...

Published 02-12-2008 3:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Reporting, Sustainability, Manufacturing, Finance & Reporting, Retail & Restaurants, Guest Column

Yale Cuts GHG Emissions

In a speech at the University of Copenhagen, Yale President Richard Levin said that since committing to a steep reduction in 2005, the university has reduced its GHG emissions by 17 percent. Levin has directed the university to cut its emissions to ten...

Published 01-23-2008 1:43 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Reporting, Facilities, Education, Finance & Reporting

HP, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Others Asking Suppliers For Emissions Info

Hewlett Packard, L’Oreal, PepsiCo, and Reckitt Benckiser have joined the Carbon Disclosure Project’s Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration, which wants to create a single standardized approach to measuring the carbon footprint of supply chains...

Published 01-21-2008 11:59 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Reporting, Business-to-Business, Finance & Reporting

Alcoa, Shell, 52 Others Named Founding Reporters Of Climate Registry

Fifty-four organizations, some governmental, have been named Founding Reporters of the The Climate Registry. As Founding Reporters, they have voluntarily pledged to measure, independently verify and publicly report their GHG emissions. The Climate Registry...

Published 01-17-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Reporting, Business-to-Business, North America, Government, Finance & Reporting

Johnson Controls Releases 2007 Sustainability Report

Johnson Controls has released its 2007 Business and Sustainability report. The company says that what it calls its “commitment to sustainability” has contributed to its performance in 2007. For example, the company:– helped make lead...

Published 01-15-2008 11:45 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Construction, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

Heinz Releases 2007 CSR Report

Heinz has released its 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. On the green side, Heinz says it is promoting sustainability initiatives through innovative packaging. For example, the iconic glass Heinz ketchup bottles are now manufactured using 100...

Published 01-11-2008 11:27 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Reporting, Climate, Manufacturing, Agriculture, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

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