FTC Slaps Diaper Company for False Biodegradability Claims
Baby products company gDiapers has made false or misleading claims about how its diapers and wipes decompose, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The gDiapers diaper system consists of two...
View ArticleCoke, Nike Call Climate Change ‘Commercial Threat’
Coca-Cola and Nike are among the global companies that have acknowledged that climate change is a major threat to commerce and adapted their business practices as a result, the New York Times reports....
View ArticleBacardi Biogas Failure Curtailed Production, Raised GHGs
A failed biogas reactor at Bacardi’s largest distillery in Puerto Rico significantly increased the company’s fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and also hurt production, the company...
View ArticleDavos Wrap-Up: Circular Economy, Global Risk Report, Fracking, Economics of...
Climate change and clean energy took top billing at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with world leaders and CEOs discussing how both affect the global economy and businesses’...
View ArticleSome Records Not Meant to Be Broken
2013 was a record-breaking year in many respects. Peyton Manning broke the record for the most touchdowns and passing yards thrown in a single NFL season. At age 19, Ryan Campbell became the youngest...
View ArticleSDS System Supports Global Regulatory Compliance
Environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services firm 3E Company has announced the immediate availability of MSDgen 6.53, the latest version of its safety data...
View ArticleWinter X Games Shrink Carbon Footprint
The Winter X Games in Aspen produces a big carbon footprint, the Aspen Times reports, but Aspen Skiing Company (Skico), which produces the games that ended Sunday, is taking measures to make the annual...
View ArticleCompass Group Joins Sustainable Produce Initiative
Foodservice management company Compass Group North America is the newest hospitality partner in sustainable and local produce initiative Greener Fields Together. Created by the Pro*Act produce...
View ArticleChargePoint’s Tips to Avoid ‘Charge Rage’
As electric vehicles become more popular — EV and plug-in EV sales reached about 170,000 by the end of 2013 with 10,000 sales in December alone — congestion at charging stations is bound to happen,...
View ArticleStandards & Certification Briefing: Council for Responsible Sport, Obayashi...
The Council for Responsible Sport updated its certification standards to make them applicable to a broader range of sports events. Version 4.1 has been created over the past two years. Over the past...
View ArticleTrains Turn to Natural Gas to Cut Fuel Costs, Compete with Trucks
General Electric’s locomotive division and other companies are testing natural gas equipment as rail companies look for ways to take advantage of natural gas production, which has halved the price of...
View ArticleLEED Marketing Potential ‘Breeds Greener Buildings’
The better marketing potential of a higher LEED rating encourages companies to construct greener buildings, according to a study by Georgia Tech and Indiana University – Purdue University researchers....
View ArticleGrocers Support Plastic Bag Ban
The California Grocers Association, along with other business, labor and environmental groups, has voiced its support for a ban on single-use plastic bags at all supermarkets, convenience stores and...
View ArticleBacardi Sustainability Report: GHGs Up, Water Intensity Down
Bacardi Limited has released its 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report. Highlights include: GHGs and other emissions At the end of FY12, a biogas reactor failed prematurely at Bacardi’s largest...
View ArticleUS Firms Dominate Sustainability Yearbook
Ten US-based companies including Abbott, Alcoa, Baker Hughes and Molson Coors have been awarded gold medals for sustainability practices in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2014. This places the...
View ArticleChipotle Satirizes Industrial Agriculture in ‘Farmed and Dangerous’
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s latest green marketing effort is “Farmed and Dangerous,” a comedy series that the fast food chain says “satirically explores the world of industrial agriculture in America.”...
View ArticleGoogle Ranks Sixth for Green Power Purchases
Google has debuted at No. 6 in the EPA’s Green Power Partner rankings of the top clean electricity purchasers in the nation. The tech company uses more than 737 million kilowatt-hours of green power a...
View ArticleACEEE Picks ‘Greenest’ and ‘Meanest’ Cars of 2014
Mercedes-Benz’s Smart ForTwo Electric Drive convertible coupe is the greenest vehicle of 2014 while the Ram 2500 truck is the “meanest,” or least environmentally friendly, according to the American...
View ArticleChevron, Southwest Gas Fined $1M for Not Reporting GHG Emissions
Chevron and Southwest Gas have been fined about $1 million for violating California’s mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting rule in 2011. This is the second time the California Air Resources...
View ArticleRenewing Our Faith in the Future
Over the New Year in the US (perhaps other places too) there is a tradition of making a set of “resolutions” or pronouncements and promises that one will follow in the upcoming year that will make...
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