Baxter Launches Sustainability Web Site
Baxter International, the U.S. healthcare company, has launched a Web site to provide information and updates on its economic, environmental and social responsibility performance. Read More
The Paper Chase
The paperless office is still a distant dream. Meanwhile, a growing movement is pushing for more recycled content, and tree-free alternatives make the case to end logging forever. By Jim Motavalli Read More
Starbucks Joins U.N. Global Compact
The company has joined the United Nations Global Compact, an international network of corporations, U.N. agencies, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations that support a shared set of nine principles on the environment, labor, and human rights. Read More
Vons Celebrates 10 Years of Landmark Compost Program
This week, Vons celebrates 10 years since it became the first supermarket chain to realize a composting program for its produce trims and culls. Read More
Bayer and UNEP Launch Partnership for Youth Environmental Projects
The Bayer Group has become the first private-sector company to partner the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in environmental projects for young people. Read More
In the Hot Seat: Shell VP Robin Aram
Shell has built a hard-won reputation for taking human rights seriously. But activists want to know why the company resisted the U.N.'s proposed "Norms on Business and Human Rights." John Elkington asked the man in charge. Read More
Major Concessioner Expands Sustainable-Cuisine Program
Since Xanterra Parks & Resorts first announced an aggressive company-wide seafood policy three years ago, the company's sustainable cuisine menu offerings have grown substantially. Read More
New Restaurant Grease-Trap Technology Saves Water, Money
A manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems for restaurants and food service operations has developed a new pretreatment aeration system for restaurant grease traps. Read More
Aveda Finds Sustainability from Within
For those who believe that beauty is only skin deep, meet Dominique Conseil, a native Frenchman who now heads the Minnesota-based Aveda Corp, a manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of personal care and lifestyle products and services. By Penny Bonda and Katie Sosnowchik Read More
Staffing and Structuring Your EH&S Organization
Your environmental management questions answered by two veterans of life in the trenches. Read More