Environmental Resources

The Mead Corporation was one of six forest products companies honored by the U.S. Department of Commerce for aiding reforestation efforts in Honduras. "Through successful outreach, the United States continues to demonstrate that sustainable development is good business," sai...

Roadway Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD), one of the nation's largest less-than-truckload carriers, is the recipient of the 2000 Circle of Excellence Award. The award was presented to Michael Wickham, chairman and chief executive officer for Roadway by the Distribution, Business...

May 2000 marked the end of Herman Miller's first full year of participation in the Energy Star Buildings Program. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-sponsored program encourages energy-efficient upgrades to existing facilities.

Starbucks and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation today released the results of a partnership that began in August 1996 to reduce the environmental impacts of serving coffee in Starbucks retail locations.

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An international investment advisory firm has ranked Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) number one among the nation's top 23 pharmaceutical companies for environmental performance. Innovest Strategic Value Advisors gave Bristol-Myers Squibb its top rating (AAA) based on...

Working with 26 supplier companies, DaimlerChrysler engineers are developing new concepts and manufacturing methods to increase the amount of recycled materials in the company's vehicles. Under the CARE Car project, the group has now developed two vehicles that optimize the ...

For the second time in five years, Westvaco Corporation's forestry operations have captured the wildlife stewardship and forest management awards presented annually by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). Westvaco is the only company to have ever won both...

General Electric Appliances (GE)
President and CEO Larry Johnston will sign an historic energy efficiency and
water savings agreement in Washington, D.C. today with environmental groups,
energy efficiency advocates, utilities, and state governments and othe...

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: ACK) said today that its wood products operations division (Triangle Pacific Corp.) will only purchase gatewood timber from companies who can certify that it was harvested by loggers trained in the industry's "Best Management Practices...

The Mead Corporation’s Coated Board division recently initiated a third-party audit of its forestry operations. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP conducted the audit under the American Forest & Paper Association’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative(SM) (SFI) (SM) voluntary verific...