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Corporate reporting comes in a variety of forms, and with a wide range of names: environmental reports, sustainability reports, social responsibility reports, citizenship reports, and others. In most cases, corporate environmental reports of all kinds serve an important function: in addition to informing the public, corporate reporting can be most valuable to the company itself, requiring it to bring together information and data that can increase overall understanding of the company's operation.
Although a recent article on GreenBiz.com questioned the usefulness of the triple bottom line concept, four key insights show how TBL can benefit organizations of any size and in any industry. ...
Sodexo helped National Geographic cut water consumption in its cafeteria by 18 percent between 2006 and 2009, it said in its latest citizenship report. Meanwhile, Sodexo cut waste at...
A new report from EIRIS finds that reporting and short-term reduction targets are comparable to global peers, but North American companies lag in third-party verification and linking executive...
UL Environment has validated the energy and water-savings claims of a popular washer and LCD TV by LG Electronics USA, the first consumer electronics and appliance manufacturer to have some of its...
In May, with very little fanfare, Walmart introduced a new tool known as GreenWERCS that assesses the composition of chemical intensive products -- which amounts to just about any non-food item on...
Crafting an effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) report is both an art and a science. A blend of facts and feelings. An amalgamation of quantitative and qualitative parts assembled into...
Between fiscal years 2007 and 2009, P&G reduced its waste disposal by 30 percent, energy use by 11 percent, greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent, and water consumption by 13 percent,...
The number of U.S. companies certified as B Corporations soared 80 percent over the last year, representing $1.1 billion in revenue and 54 industries, according to the first annual report from B...
Fuel switching and a shift to renewable energy allowed health care company Abbott to cut its coal and oil consumption by 15 percent last year across its global operations, relative to 2006 levels...
This detailed FAQ explores the first phase in the Sustainability Index project launched in July 2009 by Walmart; it collects and examines the 15 questions that the company has begun asking of all...
Although the notoriously secretive tech company's first-ever disclosure of the lifecycle impacts of its products has a long way to go toward being truly comprehensive, Apple's latest environmental...
A combination of data center energy efficiency, renewable energy and promotion of more environmentally friendly behavior will be used to cut eBay’s greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by...
Each year, voluntary reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project reveals how steadily climate change issues are reaching the C-suite. Many companies are now beginning to assess long-term strategic...
A growing adventure travel division helped drive greenhouse gas emissions up 11 percent in 2008 for the one of the country’s best-known outdoor equipment retailers. That in turn led to a...
The three firms are among 17 sector leaders named in the 2009 review of the list of the world's largest, most sustainable companies. ...
Lower vehicle production and sales volume helped cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operations of Toyota’s European arm by 17 percent in fiscal year 2008. Its European manufacturing...
This report utilizes the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) dataset to analyze how the world’s largest companies currently set emissions reduction targets and whether planned reductions are...
Based on the responses to the Carbon Disclosure Project, the world’s 100 biggest companies make recommended emissions cuts until 2089 -- 39 years after 2050, when scientists say emissions...
For decades, shareholder activists filed dozens of resolutions with public companies asking them to improve their environmental policies and practices. Not one passed -- until this year....
U.S. and Canadian investors filed 68 shareholders resolutions in the 2009 proxy season aimed at forcing companies to do things like measure and disclose their carbon footprints, share their...
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