Nature

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

Explains the concepts of extended product responsibility. Read More

Reports on the pollution-reduction efforts of developing countries. Read More

A backgrounder from the European Union on the key environmental issues of polyvinyl chloride. Read More

A thorough and easy-to-use reference for hospitals and medical facilities looking to improve environmental practices. Read More

Rigesa, Brazilian subsidiary of the MeadWestvaco Corporation, stands as an example of a business with the principles of sustainability clearly woven into its fabric, with its operations based on economic, social and environmental progress. Read More

Describes several distunguished dry cleaners that adopted environmentally sound principles. Read More

An introduction to ISO 14001: its benefits, as well as why critics claim its ability to improve corporate environmental performance is limited. Read More

A wild mustard plant that grows only in the Austrian Alps naturally accumulates large amounts of metals in its tissues. This tiny plant may be the key to cleaning up large areas contaminated by heavy metals from industrial production. Read More

An Indiana farm is the showcase for a new method of treating pig waste, which leaves virtually no trace of pollution or odor and costs less than current methods both to install and run. Read More