Ski Industry Releases Environmental Report
The National Ski Areas Association, a trade association for ski area owners and operators, has released its second "Sustainable Slopes Annual Report" detailing the ski industry's progress in implementing its Environmental Charter for Ski Areas over the past season. Read More
New Basel Treaty Guidelines to Improve Recycling of Old Batteries
In an effort to reduce the global risk of lead poisoning, the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes has finalized a set of guidelines promoting the environmentally sound recycling of spent lead-acid batteries - the number one source of secondary lead in the world. Read More
Starbucks Asks Industry to Support Fair Trade Initiatives; Critics Say Starbucks Could Do More
While accepting a humanitarian award from Coffee Quality Institute on May 5, Starbucks Coffee Co. president and CEO Orin Smith challenged coffee industry leaders to help facilitate a coffee economy based on sustainable principles. Read More
World Ecotourism Summit Sets International Guidelines
Delegates from 133 countries concluded the recent World Ecotourism Summit with the announcement of the Québec Declaration on Ecotourism, a new tool for the international development of tourism practices that prioritize local communities and the environment. Read More
Shell Invests in Green Fuel Technology
Shell Oil Products has announced that it has purchased an equity stake in Iogen Energy Corporation, a Canadian bioethanol technology company. Read More
CFC Manufacturers in India Increase Efforts To Save Ozone Layer
The Indian government and the United Nations Environment Program have launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the phase-out of ozone-damaging chemicals across India, which includes a pledge by the country’s top four manufacturers of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to introduce cleaner production technologies. Read More
Banking and Sustainability: Slow Starters are Gaining Pace
The banking sector has responded far more slowly than other sectors to the new challenges that sustainability presents. The role of banks in contributing toward sustainable development is, however, potentially enormous. By Marcel Jeucken Read More
Lessons From Enron on Corporate Governance
The surrealistic rise and fall of Enron has provoked a myriad of governmental investigations into the company’s shocking lapses in ethical behavior. By Peter Asmus and Bruce Piasecki Read More
Herman Miller Makes Strides in Design for the Environment Initiative
Herman Miller, Inc., a provider of office furniture and workplace consulting services, has announced that it’s making measurable progress in its efforts to design and manufacture more environmentally responsible products, especially through its Design for the Environment project launched last year. Read More
Xerox Saved $2 Billion Through Eco-Design and Manufacturing
The Xerox Corporation has announced that its efforts to design environmentally friendly products and manufacturing processes over the past ten years have resulted in more than $2 billion of costs saved or avoided, and the equivalent of 1.8 million printers and copiers reused or recycled. Read More