Circular Economy Earth overshoot day August 21, 2020 We must move the date with a plan, not a pandemic
Corporate responsibility Apple aims for carbon neutral supply chain July 24, 2020 CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple plans to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030. The company is carbon neutral now for its…
Batteries Lowe’s recognized for battery recycling efforts June 23, 2020 BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec – Lowe’s Canada has received its eighth Leader in Sustainability award from Call2Recycle in recognition of its commitment to battery recycling. In 2019 alone, 116,000 kg…
Circular Economy Report slams corporate inaction on plastic pollution June 18, 2020 BERKELEY, Calif. – The largest companies are far too slow in adopting responsive actions and promoting reusability, recyclability, or compostability in their packaging, and are failing to shift away…
Corporate responsibility Samsung receives zero waste to landfill certification June 12, 2020 SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., has received UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill Gold level validation for all of its global semiconductor operation sites. Samsung’s semiconductor sites in…
Awards Two environmental services companies named to ethical companies list March 6, 2020 PHOENIX, Arizona & HOUSTON, Texas – Two U.S.-based environmental services companies, Waste Management and Republic Services, Inc. have made the 2020 World’s Most Ethical Companies list published by Ethisphere, a…
Circular Economy Sealed Air selling post-industrial Bubble Wrap February 4, 2020 The recycled Bubble Wrap can itself be returned for further reprocessing. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sealed Air Corporation has launched Bubble Wrap made with at least 90 percent recycled content. The…
Circular Economy Unrolling Charmin’s Sustainability Claims November 22, 2019 The toilet paper giant, Charmin, makes a lot of claims about its environmental impact and commitments on its website, but how are they really doing?
Corporate responsibility NOVA Chemicals joins plastics stewardship program November 5, 2019 Calgary, Alberta – NOVA Chemicals Corporation is the first Canadian-based company to publicly pledge its commitment to Operation Clean Sweep Blue (OCS Blue) and verify compliance within all program…