Leadership
Ecoprint: Greening the Industry One Print Run at a Time
The committed staff at Ecoprint, an innovator in environmentally preferable printing processes, share the best practices that have made their company a success. By Susan Nickbarg Read More
Ford Issues Climate Change Report
In an industry first, Ford Motor Company has issued a report addressing the business implications of climate change, carbon dioxide emissions and global energy concerns. Read More
Microsoft, Other Major Companies to Complete Phase-Out of PVC Plastic
Microsoft, along with Kaiser Permanente, Crabtree and Evelyn, and others, have joined the fast-growing ranks of major corporations demonstrating concern about the environmental health impacts of their products or packaging by phasing out PVC plastic (polyvinyl chloride or vinyl). Read More
General Electric Wins Corporate Citizenship Award
The United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship (CCC) has awarded GE the Corporate Citizenship Award in the category of Corporate Stewardship, Large Business. Read More
McDonald's to Sell Fair Trade Certified Coffee
McDonald's has announced it will serve Fair Trade certified coffee in 658 of its restaurants in New England and Albany, N.Y. Read More
Chiquita Offers First Rainforest Alliance-Certified Fruit in Europe
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. will now be filling supermarket shelves in nine European markets with bananas labeled as Rainforest Alliance-certified. Read More
Texas Car Dealership First to Seek LEED Green Certification
Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney, which broke ground Oct. 14, has been designed from the ground up to maximize all environmentally sensitive possibilities. Read More
Starbucks Honored for Recycled-Content Cup
The result of more than eight years of innovative research and testing, the introduction of Starbucks recycled-content cup in early 2006 is expected to lower the company's dependence on tree fiber annually by more than five million pounds. Read More
Levi Strauss Publishes List of Active Suppliers
Levi Strauss & Co. has published a list of all active owned-and-operated and contract factories producing Levi's, Dockers, and Levi Strauss Signature branded products. Read More
Coca-Cola Japan Using Recycled PET Plastic in Labels
Coca-Cola Japan has started using new labels made from 10% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Read More