Could GMOs Save Orange Juice?
Citrus growers, Florida officials and the US Agriculture Department are exploring genetically modified orange trees in an effort to save the state’s $9 billion industry and keep orange juice on the...
View ArticleDisney Pulls Out of Oil and Gas Tour
Radio Disney has withdrawn from an oil and gas industry roadshow for children, The Hill reports. The Rocking in Ohio bus tour visited 26 schools and science centers in the state last month. Radio...
View Article22 Firms Lead $27.4bn Global Environmental Consulting Industry
CH2M Hill, Tetra Tech and URS lead the global environmental consultancy (EC) market, which reached $27.4 billion in 2012, up 3.6 percent over the previous year, according to the latest report by...
View ArticleSome Businesses Reopen After Chemical Spill
Shops and restaurant using bottled water have begun reopening in West Virgina where a chemical spill last week left up to 300,000 people without tap water. Residents and businesses, however, in nine...
View ArticleA Commitment to Action: Taking Recycling to the Next Level in the United States
When asked why recycling is so important, my response is simple: it is integral to business. Recycling is a fundamental requirement to uphold competitiveness and reputation as responsible and...
View ArticleDr Pepper Snapple Expands Recycling Program
Dr Pepper Snapple Group has renewed its partnership with Keep America Beautiful with a second $300,000 donation to provide recycling opportunities in parks. Now in its second year, the DPS/KAB Park...
View ArticleWater Stress to Affect 52% of World’s Population by 2050
Some 52 percent of the world’s projected 9.7 billion people will live in water-stressed regions by 2050, MIT researchers say. The researchers used the MIT Integrated Global System Model Water Resource...
View ArticleCone’s CSR Product Helps Firms Comply with G4 Guidelines
Cone Communications has launched a corporate social responsibility (CSR) product, Materiality360, which the firm says will serve as a one-stop solution for companies looking to identify and analyze...
View ArticleRGGI States Drop Carbon Emissions Cap 45%
The nine northeastern states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have set the 2014 RGGI cap at 91 million tons — a 45 percent reduction from last year’s CO2 cap....
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show: Ford, Honda, Audi, Via Motors
Although sports cars seem to be drawing much of the attention at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the annual show has more than a “hint of green,” Reuters reports. Ford,...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: R2, Mumbai Airport LEED, MSC
XTechnology Global of Danvers, Mass., has become the first company to achieve certification to the newly upgraded R2:2013 Standard. The 2013 version incorporates ISO 14001, ISO9001 and OHSAS 18001,...
View ArticleDoes Packaging and Paper Need Extended Producer Responsibility Laws?
Market-based recycling could improve recycling rates at similar costs to current programs, while taking the financial burden for administration off cash-strapped local governments, according to a study...
View ArticleSustainability Reporting Changes Top EY’s 2014 Trends List
The forthcoming conflict minerals reporting deadlines and transition to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 reporting are among the 2014 sustainability trends that Ernst & Young’s Climate...
View ArticleWest Virginia Spill Highlights Regulation Debate
The recent chemical spill in West Virginia – which left up to 300,000 residents and many businesses without drinkable tap water – has raised questions about proper levels of environmental regulation on...
View ArticleGoogle Buys Smart Home Startup Nest Labs for $3.2bn
Google says it has acquired Nest Labs, the smart home startup company behind the Apple designed-inspired learning thermostat and the talking smoke and carbon monoxide alarm. The Internet search engine...
View ArticleCSR Strategies Reap Financial Rewards
Companies that introduce a sustainability strategy throughout their supply chain generally see a boost in their financial performance — but those that don’t fully commit to the strategy generally see a...
View ArticleFirms Ignore Environmental Costs at Own Risk
Ignoring companies’ environmental impact is not acceptable — and renders sustainability impossible, according to a Guardian Sustainable Business blog post. Requiring all corporations to be transparent...
View ArticleSupply Chain Sustainability Driven by Egg Farmers
According to a newly released landmark study by the Egg Industry Center, US egg farmers have significantly decreased their environmental footprint from 1960 to 2010. At the same time, researchers found...
View ArticleSustainability at Patagonia
Randy Harward discusses Patagonia and sustainability at the 2013 Deming Institute Fall Conference.
View ArticleShellfish Ranch Approved, Jellyfish Operation Set to Harvest
Fisheries are making waves in the news as a California agency approves the first shellfish ranch in federal waters and South Carolina’s first jellyfish operation raises environmental concern. The...
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