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Staples Stops Sourcing Paper From APP

Staples has joined retailers like Office Depot in no longer doing business with Asia Pulp & Paper due to environmental concerns, Reuters reports. Environmental groups say APP is involved in illegal logging in Indonesia and China and that the company’s...

Published 02-11-2008 10:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Major Players, Sustainability, Conservation, Asia, Contracts & Installations, Retail & Restaurants

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Packaging Scorecard

Wal-Mart’s packaging scorecard, that rates suppliers on their sustainability, has gone live. The idea was unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2006 and put through a trial phase for the past year. Wal-Mart has set the goal of a five percent...

Published 02-01-2008 12:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Conservation, Manufacturing, Industrial Goods, Consumption, Recycling, Products & Planning, Retail & Restaurants

Fiji Water To Go ‘Carbon Negative’

Fiji Water, which has received a slew of unfavorable green press after being featured in a Fast Company article, is going carbon negative - not just neutral - beginning in 2008. Fiji says...

Published 11-07-2007 11:26 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Water

Juice Lists Top 10 Green Retailers

Electricity supplier Juice Energy has identified ten retailers that it believes are front runners in the shift to green business, Here's the list, with Juice's descriptions of the top ten: Patagonia...

Published 11-06-2007 11:06 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Research & Technology, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Clean Energy

Miller Cuts GHG Emissions 10% Per Barrel

Miller Brewing Company released its first sustainable development report (PDF) providing information on the company's "10 global sustainable development priorities" and progress in areas such as responsibility, conservation, recycling and...

Published 10-09-2007 10:33 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Consumption, Water, CSR Reports

U.S. Manufacturers Adopt Lean & Green Practices

Nearly 70 percent of all U.S. manufacturing plants have adopted lean manufacturing as an improvement methodology, according to the 2007 IW/MPI Census of Manufacturers. Lean is more than twice as popular as the next closest improvement method, Total Quality...

Published 09-20-2007 2:32 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, Facilities, U.S., Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Electricity, Recycling

Harry Potter Sets Green Example For Publishing Industry

The last book in the Harry Potter series is considered within the industry to be the most environmentally friendly in publishing history with 16 countries printing the book on eco-friendly paper up from one publisher in 2003, said Markets Initiative,...

Published 07-19-2007 11:58 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Business-to-Business, North America, Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Manufacturing, Consumption

Coca-Cola Enterprises Publishes CSR Report

Coca-Cola Enterprises, which markets, distributes, and produces Coca-Cola products, has published a corporate responsibility and sustainability report (PDF). The company says it has improved water efficiency by six percent and introduced energy efficient...

Published 07-09-2007 10:39 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Global, Environmental Affairs, Waste, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Water, CSR Reports

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

Ford Issues Sustainability Report

Ford Motor Company has released its latest sustainability report. The company reports a reduction in global energy use by 27 percent and water use by more than 25 percent since 2000. The report also...

Published 06-29-2007 10:27 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Fossil Fuels, Conservation, Manufacturing, Travel, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, CSR Reports

Coca-Cola To ‘Replace’ Water It Uses

The Coca-Cola Company is giving the World Wildlife Fund $20 million to conserve and protect freshwater resources. In doing so, the company says its global beverage operations, including those of its franchise bottlers will "replace" the water it uses...

Published 06-05-2007 11:44 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Global, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Conservation, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Economics, Asia, Water

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in the world. 1. Vestas Wind Systems has more than...

Published 06-04-2007 12:20 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, Facilities, Waste, Pollution, U.S., credits, VC Funding, Automotive, North America, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Government, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Awards, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Refitting, Consumption, People, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, New Technology, Wind Energy, Utilities, Savings, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Coal, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Pricing, Education, Sales, Predictions, Spending, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Biomass

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