Tag: Corporate Responsibility - Page 10
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7 Ways Tim Cook Could Make Apple Better Than Ever
The big news of last week (other than Hurricane Irene) was that of Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple. We spent some time giving due praise to the mastermind of business and design, noting Jobs' role in the
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Greenpeace Misses the Boat with Grotesque Anti-Tuna Fishing Video
Greenpeace often plays the extremist of the environmental movement- the organization with goals that we green-minded folks appreciate, but with methods, often of dubious legality, that can make us cringe. Their latest stunt is no
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Folgers Investors Demand a Plan for Adapting Coffee Business to Climate Change
When you think of Smucker's, jelly and jams typically come to mind, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. The J.M.
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Plastic Disclosure Project to Bring Transparency to Plastic Use At Corporate, Institutional Level
The perils of our culture's overuse of plastic have been well documented here at TreeHugger, as have suggestions for how to reduce consumption of plastic on an individual basis. But while we can avoid and find
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Rohan Embraces Corporate Responsibility, Bit by Bit
Around mid last year I was disparaging about the UK's Ethical Consumer group ranking outdoor clothing purveyors Patagonia and Rohan equally, when in my mind the former is far and away the greener of the two, particularly when its
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Britain's Biggest Indoor Climbing Gym Reaches for Sustainability
The Castle Climbing Centre in London, as it's name suggests, has reused a Castle, although technically it was previously a water pumping station. Receiving more annual visits than
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2012 Olympic Stamps Issued to Celebrate Games
Make your snail mail look great: it's one year to the start of the 2012 Olympic Games and Royal Mail is issuing a set of ten beautiful stamps to celebrate the countdown.
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Drink to the Greening of Ontario Wineries
In the past decade a whole region with new Ontario wineries has sprung up around Beamsville, near Niagara Falls. This was formerly a rich fruit growing area, but the peach and cherry orchards are disappearing as the
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Cargill Sets Sustainable Goals for Palm Oil, But Are They Too Little, Too Late?
Agribusiness giant Cargill has announced plans to offer only sustainably-certified palm oil by 2015 for certain countries, including the U.S., and by 2020 worldwide. On the surface, that sounds like a positive step forward,
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Wear a Potato Poncho to the Music Festival
It's music festival time and camping time and if you are in the UK, it's raining time. And more rain. Thus we present the perfect (spud) poncho...made out of potato starch bioplastic, it's the eco friendly way to stay dry.
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Obsolete Telephone Booths Recycled as Libraries
We have already written about the recycling of the distinctive red telephone booths in England. With everyone using cell phones, the evocative boxes have become redundant and the phone company is selling them off to local communities.
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Sigg's American Water Bottle Distributor Bankrupt
Sigg Bottle photo by StromBer (Wikipedia Commons) Two years ago we asked TreeHugger readers, if, in light of revelations that Sigg aluminum water bottled had actually contained Bisphenol-A (BPA) linings, would they be returning their bottles. 200 said
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Embarassed Lego Drops Rainforest Hardwoods From Packaging
After a robust campaign by Greenpeace, the Danish company has announced a new plan to clean up their act.
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Just Do It is a Tale of Modern Day Outlaws
Whether you agree with their methods, or not, Just Do It is a "tale of modern-day outlaws" whose spirit and energy you just have to admire.
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Volvo Meets DOE 10-Year Energy Intensity Reduction Target in One Year
Volvo Trucks' manufacturing plant in Dublin, Virginia has achieved a 30-percent reduction in energy intensity in just one year, making it the first company to meet a 10-year challenge established by the Department of Energy, the
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An Eco-Conscious Shoe Company Delivers via Carrier Pigeon (Video)
When Chris and Mat started their shoe company, Jojo, they had the environment in mind. That's why delivering the product to customers was so problematic: carbon emissions. So the duo settled on a delivery system that
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Canadian Supermarkets Get Mediocre Rating on Sustainable Fish
Canada's supermarkets didn't get great marks on their sustainable seafood practices. Greenpeace has rated the 8 biggest supermarkets and 5 of them had better go back to school. Only Loblaw, Overwaitea and Safeway passed the
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Corporate-Funded Climate Modelers Could Save The Mathematically Lost Boys
Environmentalists, government regulators, and captains of industry all rely on mathematical modeling to gain insights into how the future might turn, were a regulation passed, an investment made, or
