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BPA Contamination of Food Five Times Higher Than Previous Tests
Green beans, peas, soup, even food labeled "healthy" or "organic" are all some of the canned foods found to be contaminated with bisphenol A (BPA) in a report released today by the National Workgroup for Safe Markets, a coalition of U.S. public health and environmental health groups. Read More
Secret Chemicals in Popular Perfumes Fail the Smell Test
Perfumes, colognes and body sprays from American Eagle, Chanel, Old Spice and others contain undisclosed chemicals that are linked to hormone disruption and allergic reactions, according to recent tests. Read More
Dell Laptop Packaging Ready for the Compost Bin
The bamboo packaging that Dell is using to cushion laptops has been certified compostable. Read More
General Mills to Pull BPA from Organic Tomato Cans
Muir Glen, a subsidiary of General Mills, will be switching to metal can packaging that does not contain bisphenol A, a chemical that numerous food and product makers have moved away from. Read More
Abercrombie & Fitch, Weight Watchers Land on Worst Companies List
As a companion to its recently released "Best Corporate Citizens," Corporate Responsibility Magazine has named and shamed those firms that are the least transparent. Read More
Five Ways to Convince Your CFO that Sustainability Pays
CFOs haven't been at the center of the corporate sustainability movement. In my job as CFO, sustainability is a strategic imperative. And it should be for your CFO, too. But it's up to you, as someone who cares about sustainability, to convince your chief financial leader that sustainability matters. Read More
Waitrose Dumps Bagged Milk, Another U.K. Retailer Embraces It
U.K. supermarket Waitrose is switching from plastic bags back to plastic bottles for its milk at the same time Sainsbury's is rolling out bagged milk at all its stores. Read More
Target Goes from Zero to 60 on In-Store Electronics Recycling
Target has added recycling bins for electronics, ink cartridges and bottles to its stores, and Canada is gaining more ewaste recycling thanks to Goodwill and Dell. Read More
Intel Adds Sustainability to Corporate Charter
In response to a shareholder resolution filed by Harrington Investments, Intel has agreed to amend its corporate charter, calling efforts on sustainability a "fiduciary duty" to its stakeholders. Read More
Snyder's of Hanover Packs Organic Pretzels in Corn-Based Bioplastic
Snyder's of Hanover is now packing its line of organic pretzels in bioplastic derived from corn. Read More