Sustainability

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued new interpretive guidance that clarifies what publicly-traded companies need to disclose to investors in terms of climate-related 'material' effects on business operations, whether from new emissions management policie...

A few years ago, Kraft Foods decided to lose a lot of weight. And today, it's starting the new year 150 million pounds (116 million kilograms) leaner - having eliminated enough material from its supply chain since 2005 to exceed the company's packaging reduction goal two yea...

McDonald's Corporation today issued a report outlining its latest global best practices in the areas of sustainable supply chain, nutrition and well-being, environmental responsibility, employment experience, community and corporate governance and ethics. This all-digital, ...

Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that the company has purchased enough green power to meet 100 percent of its purchased electricity use with an annual green power purchase of nearly 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh). With this latest purchase of renewable ...

WIN Group, the Haitian conglomerate that owns and operates Terminal Varreux in Port-au-Prince, situated just five miles from the epicenter of the January 12 earthquake, and SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) (SEACOR) have launched an emergency response project to enable the cr...

The green revolution continues to grow with the addition of "Hip Urban Green (HUG)," an eco-friendly online retailer based in Los Angeles. HUG carries stylish home accents, office accessories, practical decorative art pieces, as well as gourmet eco products and fun lifestyle...

Dow Building Solutions has completed a rigorous, external assessment of its building insulation products conducted by MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC), a...

Enablon, the world's leading provider of sustainability software solutions, has been named an "Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) Emerging Leader" in a report released today from Groom Energy, a provider of renewable and energy efficiency solutions to organizations across th...

RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) will partner with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and LIVESTRONG (the Lance Armstrong Foundation) by pledging to raise funds for Haiti earthquake relief. RadioShack customers who shop at any company-owned neighborhood store...

Indigenous Designs Corporation, a leading provider of eco fashion, welcomed in the New Year by celebrating its 15th anniversary. During the last 15 years, the company has been recognized as the authentic pioneer of organic, fair trade apparel.

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