Environmental LeaderMore from Environmental LeaderAll LogisticsPaper Products Company Reportedly Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions 60 Percent by Moving from Road to RailPackaging and paper products manufacturer Boise has cut CO2 emissions by 60 percent by switching from road to rail and packing its products more efficiently in rail containers, says a case study from Environmental Defense Fund.September 9, 2013Global LogisticsHP Finds Moving Product by Rail from China to Europe Quicker, Cheaper, Environmentally CleanerHP is using a railroad to ship electronics manufactured in China to European markets, cutting its travel time, costs and carbon footprint in the process.July 29, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentUK Soft Drink Industry Aims to Reduce Products' Environmental ImpactHalf of the UK's leading soft drink producers and suppliers,including Coca-Cola and Britvic, have signed onto the Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap, a supply chain study that aims to reduce the environment footprint of the industry's products.July 12, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentChemical Manufacturers Publish Pledge of Product SafetyBASF, Dow, DuPont, Honeywell and the rest of the American Chemistry Council's member companies have pledged to implement 11 industry best practices to evaluate and improve their product safety performance.May 10, 2013Air CargoUnited Sets Ambitious Goal to Save Aviation FuelUnited Airlines has set a goal to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013. The airline says this savings will equal 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or about $275m at current fuel prices.April 18, 2013All TechnologyEcodesk Wants You to Be Able to Compare How Sustainable Your Suppliers ArePharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, Del Monte Foods and MGM Resorts are among some 25 companies that have joined an Ecodesk campaign to improve supply chain efficiency and transparency, and make it easier for businesses to measure so-called Scope 3 emissions.April 15, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentMany U.S. Companies Fail to Get Third-Party Validation of Sustainability InitiativesWhile more than half (53 percent) of all companies in the S&P 500 Index and Fortune 500 published sustainability reports in 2011 "” up from 19 percent the year before "” companies in the U.S. are less likely to obtain third-party assurance than their global peers, according to a report by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Assurance refers to third-party validation of a sustainability report's contents.April 11, 2013All LogisticsFedEx Introduces Electric Vehicle Fleet in Hong KongFedEx Express has expanded its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with 10 new all-electric commercial vehicles for use in Hong Kong.April 9, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentStudy Finds Growing Recognition Among Consumers of Their Buying Habits on EnvironmentTwo thirds of consumers in six countries recognize the need to consume less and purchase products that are good for the environment and society, according to an online survey.November 30, 2012Business Strategy AlignmentContinued Growth Predicted for Global Environmental MarketDespite the embattled state of the global economy and resulting lack of political enthusiasm for tackling environmental and climate change issues, the $866bn global environmental market managed 4-percent growth in 2011, according to research by Environmental Business Journal.November 19, 2012Previous PagePage 16 of 21Next Page
