Latest Stories in Corporate Responsibility - Page 7
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What's Fair? International Fair Trade Certified Products Come Back To The States
Fair Trade USA split from the international organization last year; now Americans can get internationally certified products under a different label.
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Busted: Food Myths Brought to You by Corporate Front Groups
The messages Food MythBusters aims to correct are brought to us not only by those companies with a vested interest in promoting pesticides and biotechnology, but also by a host of less obvious sources. Here are some of them.
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IKEA Will Grow More Wood Than It Uses by 2020, Touts Clean Energy, Efficiency Commitments
"Sustainability should not be a luxury good. It should be affordable for everyone": IKEA Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Howard
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Boomerang Box from Grand & Toy Is A Design Tweak That Changes The Cardboard Box
Such a simple idea yet it makes a big difference in the amount of waste generated
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Ben & Jerry's Becomes a B Corporation, Despite Wholly-Owned Status
Ben & Jerry's is taking a major step toward accountability and transparency. Could it be a model for other "sell outs"?
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An Argument for Ethical, Sustainable Pasture-Raised Eggs
A look at the Vital Farms model for raising pasture raised eggs and keeping local farmers on their farms.
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London Beekeepers Dismiss Corporate Beekeeping, Worried About Too Many Bees
Corporations are stepping up to support urban bees. But some London beekeepers are concerned that this is simply unsustainable "bee bling"
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UK Supermarkets Slash Waste by 8.2% in 3 Years
Despite a slow start, a broad coalition of UK supermarkets hit and surpassed ambitious voluntary waste reduction targets.
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Disney Says No More Paper From Unsustainable Sources
After a couple years of talks with RAN about the impact of unsustainable paper sourcing on rainforests, Disney has seen the light.
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Chevron Appeal Against $18 Billion Ecuadorean Fine Rejected by Supreme Court
So, we're back to the big question of how will such a huge fine be enforced...
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Bangladesh's Leather Pollutes Environment, Harms Workers & Government Looks Away (Video)
A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.
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Climate Skeptics Given Much More Space by US Newspapers Than Foreign Press
A new study looks at the amount of space given to climate skeptics and deniers in US print media, confirming what you probably could've guessed.
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Bloomberg Becomes First News Organization to Get WindMade Certification
Bloomberg, one of the founding partners of the wind power certifcation scheme, now gets 58% of its electricity from wind power — and 83% from renewable energy.
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Greenpeace Can Continue Protests Against Shell, Dutch Court Rules
Restrictions have been placed on the length of protests, however.
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Cargill to Stop Using Least Efficient Ships
The agribusiness giant is sending a major signal to ship owners that fuel efficiency matters.
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FTC Updates Green Marketing Guidelines, Targeting "Broad, Unqualified Claims"
One example: Unless a product will biodegrade "after customary disposal" within one year, manufactureres shouldn't tout that it will break down.
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Can Fair Trade Coffee Be More Fair?
Miguel Zamora, Director of Coffee Innovation at Fair Trade USA thinks Fair Trade is too exclusive.
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"Pink Slime" Lawsuit May Be Frivolous, But Could Chill Speech
The intended message of this suit: Scare the media and others out of speaking out against the meat industry. This is known as a SLAPP suit, which stands for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.
