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The Upside and the Downside of Corporate Reporting
Your environmental management questions answered by two veterans of life in the trenches. 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
Shaklee Heats Up Environmental Commitment By Going Climate Cool
Four years ago, the Shaklee Corporation began a ground-breaking partnership with the nonprofit Climate Neutral Network by developing a unique portfolio of carbon-offset projects that delivered both environmental and socioeconomic benefits in the communities they served. By Kelley Kreitz Read More
Key Performance Indicators for Environmental Reporting
Your environmental management questions answered by two veterans of life in the trenches. 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
McDonald's Serves Up Its First Social Responsibility Report
McDonald's Corporation has issued its first worldwide social responsibility report, touting a record of community involvement, commitment to environmental protection, and support of disadvantaged workers. Read More
Latin America Moves on Recycling Laws
The climate for stricter recovery and recycling regulation is heating up in Latin America, as more than six Latin American countries – including El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay -- are actively pursuing new recycling policies that could impact exports of packaged goods and expand producer responsibility, according to the a new report released by Raymond Communications Inc. Read More
Cargill Dow’s Corn-Based Textile Facility Reveals a Kernel of the Future
Minneapolis-based Cargill Dow LLC has announced the grand opening of a global-scale manufacturing facility capable of making commercial-grade plastic resins from annually renewable resources such as ordinary field corn. Read More
Recycling Poultry Feathers: More Bang for the Cluck
What happens when an industry's by-product turns out to be as valuable as its primary products? The poultry industry may be about to find out. By Victoria McGovern Read More
The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK Food and Agriculture Industry
There are few studies that actually show the financial rewards for compliance, but it is known from other industries that corporate social responsibility is profitable. Read More