Coffee drinkers at select Citigroup offices around the nation will soon be switching to 100% Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee, thanks to a new company partnership with ARAMARK, a worldwide managed services provider, and specialty coffee supplier Java City.
Two Minnesota businesses have realized that attending to public concerns about forest management through the certification of pallets can stimulate potential markets.
Sodexho, an international provider of food and facilities management services, has announced plans to feature foods endorsed by the Food Alliance, a certifier of environmentally preferable and socially responsible agricultural practices.
Leading furniture manufacturer and designer Knoll Inc. recently received Forest Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification for three of its manufacturing plants.
The National Fisheries Institute has told the Commerce and State Departments that it supports eco-labeling standards developed by the international Food and Agriculture Organization.
Japanese companies are making strides in eco-design, recycling, and lead-free soldering technologies -– and could help European businesses cope with tighter EU legislation on products and waste.
During the past decade, Chiquita Brands International, the company that invented the banana industry, has been gradually reinventing it, one bunch at a time. By Tensie Whelan
The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation launched a new Web site this week in support of its the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, a partnership to reduce air pollution and global warming associated with vehicle use.