Category
Corporate responsibility
-
Earth overshoot day
We must move the date with a plan, not a pandemic
-
Apple aims for carbon neutral supply chain
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 global corporate operations, and this new commitment means that by…
-
Lowe’s recognized for battery recycling efforts
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 of batteries were recovered thanks to the recovery units installed in Lowe’s,…
-
Report slams corporate inaction on plastic pollution
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 from wasteful packaging and toward circular models that prioritize absolute reduction.…
-
Samsung receives zero waste to landfill certification
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 South Korea, U.S. and China meet the requirement of more…
-
Two environmental services companies named to ethical companies list
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 consultancy that helps enterprises ensure ethical operations. 2020 is the…
-
Our climate requires change
Will our supply chains deliver?
-
Sealed Air selling post-industrial Bubble Wrap
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sealed Air Corporation has launched Bubble Wrap made with at least 90 percent recycled content. The recycled content used to make the newest version of Bubble Wrap brand packaging is sourced from post-industrial materials that would otherwise…
-
Unrolling Charmin’s Sustainability Claims
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?
-
NOVA Chemicals joins plastics stewardship program
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 parameters by January 1, 2022. OCS Blue is an international product…