Sustainability

Cleveland, OH - Following a competitive selection process, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) recently entered into an agreement with BrownFlynn to begin the process of becoming their U.S.-based GRI Certified Training Partner. Once certified, BrownFlynn can begin to offer...

Rio de Janeiro - December 2, 2008 - Wal-Mart Brazil will open its eco-efficient hypermarket tomorrow. In the Campinho district, north of Rio de Janeiro, the store gathers the largest number of sustainable initiatives the company has ever implemented in any of its buildings. ...

RACINE, WI. - December 5, 2008 - SC Johnson's innovative strategy of using its unique patented Greenlist(TM) process to make products like Windex(R), Pledge(R) or Scrubbing Bubbles(R) with better raw materials, including safer surfactants (detergents), has earned it the U.S....

BEIJING,CHINA. - December 5, 2008 "“ Environmental Certification Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and Wal-Mart China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Sustainability at the Wal-Mart chain store in Wangjing, Beijing today.

BURLINGAME, Calif. - December 4, 2008 "“ Sustainable Life Media, (SLM), the leading producer of sustainable business conferences, announced today plans to open Sustainable Brands International to virtual participation by all interested participants around the world. The con...

CHICAGO, ILL. - December 3, 2008 - Enablon, the world's leading provider of Corporate Responsibility and QEHS management software, announced today that it is featured in the Aberdeen Group's Benchmark Report "Getting from Green to Gold: Retail Success Factors and Outcomes."...

ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- At its recent Annual Meeting, the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling (NYSAR3) named Meg Morris, Director for Environmental Science & Community Affairs at Covanta Energy, as Recycler of the Year for a Priva...

San Francisco, CA - December 3, 2008 - MBA students from top business schools across the country helped companies uncover energy efficiencies that could save $35 million in net operational costs over five years while preventing 57,000 tons of carbon pollution. These are the ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has established a partnership with many of its leading sustainability suppliers to facilitate the creation of green jobs in the United States. The Wal-Mart Green Jobs Council is comprised o...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - December 2, 2008 - Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management services company, has appointed Holly Fowler as senior director of corporate citizenship training and innovation, a move intended to more deeply connect the company's sustainability strat...