Environmental LeaderMore from Environmental LeaderRegulation & ComplianceFederal Court Tosses Obama-Era Ruling on Chemicals Used in Refrigeration, Air ConditioningA federal court handed climate change advocates a narrow loss last week when it tossed an Obama-era ruling to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration and air conditioning.August 14, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentHitting Paris Accord Goals Requires Urgent Business Support, Researchers WarnThere's a 5-percent chance of reaching the goals set by the Paris agreement - or keeping temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by mid century - according to new research published in Nature Climate Change.August 8, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementApple's Forests Can Now Produce the Paper Used in All PackagingApple says that 320,000 acres of working forest in China have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and that the company is now protecting and creating enough sustainable working forest to cover the paper use in its packaging for all products.August 4, 2017All TechnologyTuna Company to Track Canned Fish Back to Fisherman Who Caught ItThai Union, the company that owns the Chicken of the Sea tuna brand, has agreed to chase "full digital traceability" - allowing people to track their tuna back to the vessel it was caught on and identify the fishing method used.August 2, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementMcDonald's Franchisee Plans Sustainable Sourcing for Packaging, Palm Oil, FishThe world's largest McDonald's franchisee, Arcos Dorados, recently said in a sustainability report that its large footprint across Latin America and the Caribbean means that it must "take a leadership role" in terms of implementing programs that will improve its environmental impact.July 31, 2017SC Finance & Revenue ManagementFree Website Provides Corporate Environmental Financial DisclosuresA free website has launched that allows investors and the general public to research corporate environmental financial disclosures.July 27, 2017Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityWater Reduction, Energy Efforts Achieve $72,000 Savings at Meat Processing PlantItalian meat processor and producer Inalca SpA's projects to reduce water and energy use at its plant in Rieti, Italy, resulted in annual savings of 3.7 million gallons of water and more than $72,000.July 25, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentRetailers Bank on Environmentally Friendly Clothing for Increased SalesMany shoppers will shell out a little more money if they know a product, especially clothing, is environmentally friendly, market researchers report.July 21, 2017Business Strategy Alignment7-Eleven Gives Millennials What They Want: Sustainable CoffeeConvenience retailer 7-Eleven, citing a 2016 study which found that sustainably sourced coffee is recognized by almost half of millennials as an important attribute when making their selection, is swapping the Colombian coffee now served at its stores for a new Rainforest Alliance Certified, single-origin Colombian coffee.July 19, 2017All LogisticsP&G, Cargill Partner to Improve Coconut Oil Supply Chain TransparencyCompanies that source coconut oil from the Philippines and Indonesia - the world's two largest producers and exporters of coconut-based products - face several challenges: little or no economies of scale, lack of financing and training resources, and a rigid supply chain all serve to increase the farmers' dependence on middlemen and perpetuates inefficient and unsustainable agricultural practices.July 17, 2017Previous PagePage 6 of 21Next Page
