Latest Stories in Corporate Responsibility - Page 10
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Is Becoming a US Citizen the Greenest Thing I Will Ever Do?
Americans aren't known for their low carbon footprint. But by becoming an American citizen, I will be helping protect the environment. Here's why.
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Are London Olympics' Medals Tarnished by Utah Air Pollution?
The massive mine where 99% of the metal for this year's summer games originates is accused of being in violation of the Clean Air Act for the past 5 years.
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Meet the One Man Pleased with Rio+20’s Outcome Document
Leading a coalition of investment institutions which managed to include a paragraph on the need for sustainable reporting, Dr. Waygood says this small text can make a difference.
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Coca-Cola Tells Sodastream 'Stop Using Our Garbage Against Us'
In South Africa, Coca-Cola has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sodastream, saying that collection of Coke cans and bottles to illustrate how much waste a family generates is unfair competition.
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Intel Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 60%, Surpassing Its Own Target of 20%
In many ways, Intel has been a model manufacturer. They've not only been working hard to make their products more energy-efficient, but they've also pretty consistently ranked among the companies that use the most clean energy.
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The World Is Overheating, And The Only Way To Save It is Bottled Water, Delivered By a Sexy Astronaut
That's what a new Perrier ad seems to imply.
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5 Things India Can Teach Us About Green Business & Sustainability
Adam Werbach's recent talk at Sustainable Brands is, intentionally or not, a collection of green sutras that we ought to apply to our own lives, our communities, our businesses, our government.
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Disney Bans Junk Food Ads on Its Children’s Programming
Disney has instituted a junk food ban on its programming geared toward children.
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Naked Value. 6 Things Every Business Leader Needs to Know About Resources, Innovation & Competition (Book Review)
A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.
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Inside the Cork Wars
Harvesting cork is an age-old practice that's come under fire in recent years. Preserving the industry might have some ecological importance ...
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US Bottled Water Sales Hit New Record High in 2011
How did buying individual portions of water in plastic bottles become an acceptable alternative to clean and available public tap water?
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Natural Gas Industry Worried Green Building Regs Will Damage Its Reputation
The American Gas Association has been aggressively lobbying against efforts to zero-out fossil fuel use in federal buildings. It's painfully typical corporate behavior.
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California Farmer Who Abandoned 50,000 Chickens Sued by Animal Welfare Groups
The aftermath of the largest rescue of farmed animals in California history is now headed to court.
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How Deadly Charcoal is Bought and Sold in an African Market
Every day, millions of Africans buy charcoal for cooking.
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More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children
Institute of Medicine Gives Big Food Another Deadline – or else!
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Gaia Soda: An Ethical Alternative to Sodastream Home Carbonation?
A new start-up is accusing the big home soda machine manufacturers of ripping off consumers and selling unhealthy products.
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New Shwopping Campaign at Marks & Spencer to Recycle Clothes and Save Landfills
Shopping plus swapping equals shwopping, sort of. Donate old clothes and help OXFAM and landfill sites.
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Straw Wars is a Campaign to Ban the Use of Straws in London's Restaurants
No straws in restaurants? MacDonalds are you listening?
