H&M Committing to Sustainable Fabrics
H&M has committed to ensure that by 2017 its fabrics are not coming from ancient and endangered forests. The company, along with the environmental organization Canopy will put a plan in place by...
View ArticleUS Ecology Acquires Environmental Services Company
US Ecology has entered into an agreement to acquire EQ -The Environmental Quality Company (EQ), an environmental services company. EQ is owned by an affiliate of New York based private equity fund...
View ArticlePractically Green Becomes WeSpire
Practically Green said it is rebranding as WeSpire. The company also debuted its proprietary ROI calculator which the company says will allow customers to more accurately measure the impact and savings...
View ArticleTarget Launches Organic Food Program
A new Target initiative is aiming to promote, and sell, more natural, organic and sustainable brands, including Clif Bar and Burt’s Bees. “Made to Matter – Handpicked by Target” brings together 17...
View ArticleGlobal Alliance Events Recycled 1,300 Metric Tons
Global Alliance events recycled 1,300 metric tons of waste created from its events in 2013. The five venues on four continents include: Durban International Convention Centre (South Africa); Adelaide...
View ArticleRoadmap to Create Lighter Vehicles Released
The American Chemistry Council’s Plastics Division released an updated roadmap to help automakers and their suppliers enhance fuel efficiency in vehicles by using more plastics and composites to reduce...
View ArticleFew Companies Ready for Conflict Minerals Reporting
Only 4 percent of public companies have completed a draft of conflict minerals filings, and 90 percent haven’t even begun drafting or have only developed initial drafts. Reporting requirements for the...
View ArticleReport Envisions Solutions to California’s Water Crisis
Innovations in science, technology and management are seen as key components of any sustainable solution to California’s water crisis. The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) released a...
View ArticleUnilever Fine Used to Fund Water Quality Projects
About $500,000 of the $4.5 million in fines Unilever agreed to pay for the illegal discharge of industrial waste from its now-closed factory in Clinton, Connecticut will be used to fund water quality...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: LEED Milestone; BIFMA; Public Swimming Pool...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that 3 billion square feet of green construction space has earned LEED certification around the globe. “This milestone is the result of leaders...
View ArticleReport Lists Major New Carbon Sources
The Sierra Club names four major potential sources of carbon pollution that, if developed, it says could alter the world’s climate. Dirty Fuels, Clean Fuels is a new report that says developing just a...
View ArticleRedefining ‘Waters of the United States’
The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides federal agencies with authority to regulate a wide range of activities that may affect “waters of the United States”—sometimes called “navigable waters.” These...
View ArticleNRDC: Anti-Chemical Food Rules ‘Woefully Inadequate’
Federal protections to keep potentially unsafe chemicals out of foods are “woefully inadequate” and may be putting the health of Americans at risk, according to a Natural Resources Defense Council...
View ArticleFood Should be Added to Energy-Water Nexus, EDF Says
The global energy-water nexus, a concept gaining ground as a comprehensive way to plan for the planet’s future, should include food, the Environmental Defense Fund says. The link between energy and...
View ArticleWhy Consumers Pay More for Organic Foods
The Academics Review report says consumers have spent hundreds of billion dollars purchasing premium-priced organic food products based on false or misleading perceptions about comparative product food...
View ArticleGreenhouse Farmers Certification Offered
Certified Greenhouse Farmers (CGF) certification is now offered by NSF Agriculture, part of NSF International. NSF says CGF certification and the associated Certified Greenhouse seal ensures that...
View ArticleCarbon Capture and Storage Mapped
Negotiating the ever-changing landscape of carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be tricky as projects move to construction, wrap up research programs or even change their names. Scottish Carbon Capture...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA & DOE Strategic Updates Released
The Department of Energy released its 2014 Strategic Plan. The DOE Strategic Plan is organized into 12 strategic objectives aimed at three distinct goals – Science and Energy, Nuclear Security and...
View ArticleHow Socially and Ecologically Responsible are Fashion Brands?
Rank a Brand’s latest research shows that fashion brands create the impression that they are doing the right thing for sustainability, but then fail to produce relevant and tangible information about...
View ArticleConsumers Unaware of Recycling Options for E-Waste
According to a new survey by EcoATM, 57 percent of American device owners have idle cell phones in their homes, yet only 22 percent state they have previously recycled cell phones they no longer use....
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