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The chief executive of a leading supermarket has demanded the government tackle a lack of trained workers with green skills. ...
A top-notch panel on traceability in the supply chain offered a hard look at one of the biggest challenges facing companies, part of a roster of big issues tackled during day two of the 2009 BSR...
A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse...
The two companies were awarded the Manufacturer and Retailer of the Year awards for their efforts in spreading water efficiency; Kohler has now taken home the top award for both years of the award...
Walmart has awarded the World Resources Institute a $420,000 grant to help create a set of accounting tools for companies to measure the carbon footprint of their supply chains. The WRI will also...
A new survey of shoppers asking asking about green goods produced a number of interesting results -- but none more so than the list of the country's greenest brands. ...
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...
Oct. 1 marks the official start of the first phase of Walmart's Sustainability Index, which offers both a huge business opportunity for suppliers and a potentially huge environmental business for...
What concrete actions are firms taking to tackle climate change in 2009? The CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project offers the first in a series of sneak peeks at the forthcoming annual report. ...
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...
Best Buy, Target and JCPenney are among a group of retailers, trucking companies and ocean carriers developing a green certification and rating system for port delivery trucks based on the...
In the new world of Supply Chain Environmentalism, the spoils of competition will go to those retailers who spoil the least. ...
For energy companies and heavy manufacturers, it has long been clear that climate change regulation would have a significant impact on business. While some from other industries still insist...
Two federal groups are working on guidelines for green claims, hoping to force businesses to strip their products of vague and misleading environmental statements. ...
The two companies plan to recycle 2 million pounds of plastic a year from photo kiosks nationwide. ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned of government action to make stores charge for plastic bags in the same week as figures on the amount of bags used by retailers as well as government marketing...
Tiffany & Co., Helzberg Diamonds and three other prominent jewelers signed a pledge opposing a planned Alaskan gold and copper mine near the site of the globe's most prolific sockeye salmon...
The retailer will introduce nine organic and natural care product lines at its nearly 1,600 stores. ...
Staples Inc. reportedly canceled all contracts with a Singapore-based paper company because of concerns over its deforestation practices. ...
Wal-Mart plans to require suppliers of its private label items to comply with Global Food Safety Initiative standards, the retailer announced this week. ...
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