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Starbucks new store in Downtown Disney West Side at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.

Power company Duke Energy plans to build a solar panel farm across 20 acres in Orlando, Florida, near Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park in the shape of Mickey Mouse. 

Anheuser Busch, the Walt Disney Company's ABC, and Whole Foods Market are among more than 30 New York City businesses that have pledged to halve the amount of waste they send to landfills by June 2016. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio aims to reduce the city's waste output by 90% by 2030.

ntifying Disney's achievements and milestones throughout the year, Yahoo Finance named The Walt Disney Company as its Company of the Year just last month. The award is based on Yahoo's evaluation of quantitative and subjective standards that cover companies' financial performance, shareholder friendliness, strategic focus and customer loyalty.

Harvest Power Inc. has opened a plant at Walt Disney World to convert food wastes from restaurants, supermarkets and others into electricity and fertilizer.

the Walt Disney Company will expand its already substantial voluntary offset purchasing program to account for indirect emissions generated by its operations, an effort to be financed by a $11 to $14 per metric ton internal carbon price the company charges its business units

Walt Disney Company will expand its already substantial voluntary offset purchasing program to account for indirect emissions generated by its operations

The Walt Disney Company is named Best Corporate Citizen company in Media & Entertainment. Corporate Social Responsibility Magazine realeases annual set of "Industry Sector Best Corporate Citizens" list.

some of the biggest public companies in the United States -- including Wal-Mart, Walt Disney Co., Microsoft and many energy giants -- recently have gone public with strategies to set an internal price on their carbon pollution.

Internal carbon prices used range from $6-60 per metric ton, according to the report. In their 2013 CDP filings, the Walt Disney Company notes a price of $10-20, Google $14 and Xcel Energy $20. Other companies included in the report include: Wal-mart Stores Inc, Delta Airlines, Microsoft and PG&E Corporation.

The wonderful world of Disney will soon include a piece of Bethlehem. The Walt Disney Co., whose fictional forests created cover for characters from Bambi to Snow White, has finalized an environmental deal involving the 20,000 acres of lush woods surrounding Bethlehem's water reservoirs.

"The Walt Disney Company has the best perception for citizenship, the report says, with about 50 percent of consumers surveyed saying that Disney supports good causes and protects the environment."

Walt Disney Company today announced its intention to prohibit cigarette-smoking depictions in films it produces with youth ratings. The company is the first major Hollywood studio to do so, following pressure from a coalition of investors

The Walt Disney Company in 2014 decreased its net emissions 31 percent from its 2012 levels, putting Disney on track to reduce net emissions 50 percent by 2020, according to the company's most recent corporate sustainability report.

Over 20 tons a year of the produce that is served at the Walt Disney World resorts comes from the sustainable farms at Epcot Center. The Epcot greenhouses grow 150 different types of produce from all over the world in a sustainable, hydroponic system.

NEW YORK, Apr. 07 /CSRwire/ -  Recyclebank, the Marketing-as-a-Service (MaaS) company that helps cities and brands encourage residents and consumers to make more sustainable purchasing and disposal habits, announced today its collaboration with Disney on "The Magic of Conservation."  This campaign hopes to inspire teachable moments with kids and families across the country to encourage recycling behavior through the magic of Disney storytelling and characters. The campaign will feature interactive content to drive engagement, including learning about recycling with Mickey and friends.