Tag: Corporate Responsibility - Page 15
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Study Finds Chemicals in Pregnant Women; What Can Be Done About It?
You have probably already seen the headlines, ranging from the emotional "Pregnant Women Awash in Chemicals. Is That Bad for Baby?" to the simply factual "Toxic Chemicals Found in Pregnant U.S. Women." Yes, it heralds
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Our Web Host, pair Networks, Celebrates 15th Anniversary
A hat tip goes to pair Networks today as they're celebrating their 15th year as a company. They're the host of your beloved TreeHugger, and it's a good fit because they have a great environmental stance. pair Networks runs
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Attention Electronics Shoppers: Best Buy Launches Buy-Back Program
How often have you bought a new gadget and then regretted it three months later because the new version is released—or if you can afford it, how often do you buy different versions of the same gadget? Best Buy's new Buy Back plan allows you to
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In Defence of Hypocrisy - In Search of The Sustainable Double Standard
When I wrote a (consciously) hyperbolic headline about guest rooms as the enemy of sustainability, I was soon accused of hypocrisy. But I'm not alone. Whether it's the moneyless man being accused of freeloading off
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New International Sustainability Standard for Cell Phones On Its Way
UL Environment is working to develop a new set of standards for mobile devices that will green up the industry worldwide. UL is an independent evaluator of products, ensuring they meet certain standards,
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Nike's Better World Site: One Shoe Does Good, The Other Shoe Kicks Ass
Time was when it was difficult to write about Nike on TreeHugger without reminding everyone how blackened their ethical record was. Times have changed people. Being one of the biggest apparel companies in the world,
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Barilla Becomes First Pasta Maker to Go Cage-Free
Barilla pasta will switch 45 percent of the eggs it uses to cage-free by the end of the year, according to the Humane Society. Barilla is the world's largest pasta maker, and the transition will make it the first pasta company to join the growing
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CES 2011: Pinpointing Problems With Smart Grid Security
As the smart grid rolls forward, we're seeing an upswing in wariness from consumers, utilities and other organizations who have serious questions about the security of our grid. Indeed, security has
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Preparing a Public Database of All Chemical Hazards in Europe
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced this week that 3.1 million chemical substance notifications were received by the legal deadline applicable for any chemical placed on the European market. The massive information
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CES 2011: How Green Is the Gadget Industry? New Report Talks Progress
The Consumer Electronics Association has released a new report detailing how far electronics have come in becoming environmentally friendly, from design to energy efficiency to recycling. It tracks industry-wide efforts toward
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CES 2011: Does The Sustainable Planet Zone Need to Disappear?
Every year I'm saddened by the small size of the Sustainable Planet Zone at CES. I always hope that the next year, it'll be bigger as more companies creating greener innovations sign on to show off their wares. However, this
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The Real Picture Behind Walmart's "Love, Earth" Responsible Jewelry Line (Updated)
Two years ago, Walmart launched Love, Earth, a jewelry line that would increase the transparency of the industry. Love, Earth would meet a new level of environmental and human rights standards—from mine to factory, it was
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A Spoof Video Fires Back at Chevron's Greenwashing
If you've seen the commercials that make up Chevron's new "We Agree" campaign, you might well be infuriated. Despite its refusal to take responsibility for dumping 16.8 million gallons of crude oil into
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Ikea, Honda, Dell & Others Named 2010's Greenest Corporations
To round out 2010, Greenopia released its report on the Corporate Leaders in Sustainability for 2010. After being rated on five criteria: green building design, supply chain, sustainability report,
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In the UK, Excess Packaging is a Legal Matter
Who said the U.S. has the most lawsuit-happy culture? The UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's was sued back in September for using too much packaging. The case was dropped about a month later, but that didn't stop the New
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Give Something Back in the New Year
It's new year's eve, time to think about those resolutions for 2011. Some for you (diet? gym? less computer?) and some for others.
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Standardized Micro-USB Cell Phone Chargers to Dominate in EU By 2012
Last May we heard that the European Union might require a universal charger for all cell phones, and last October we heard that just such a universal charger was devised, though would not be "forced"
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National Snow and Ice Data Center Greens Up How it Cools Off
One of a data center's biggest problems is keeping servers cool, and that's true even for the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), which offers data products to researchers and businesses about Arctic and Antarctic
