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Del Birmingham

Judge Sides With Kids Suing The Government Over Climate Inaction: 'These Kids Can't Wait' | ThinkProgress - 0 views

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    On Friday, a group of children suing the government for inaction on climate change scored a major victory, as a judge ruled that the Washington State Department of Ecology must deliver an emissions reduction rule by the end of this year. That decision follows another major win in mid-April, when an Oregon judge ruled that a similar lawsuit could go forward despite opposition from the fossil fuel industry.
Del Birmingham

McDonald's: Sustainable Beef Options Are on the Horizon | Fortune.com - 0 views

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    McDonald's purchases 2.5% of all the beef produced in the European Union alone-is a key player in the launch of two sustainable beef pilot programs in the U.S. One will attempt to measure beef sustainability through the entire supply chain in a research initiative conducted by the Noble Foundation. The other is a $4.5 million matching grant program run by a group of researchers to test grazing practices that can lead to a negative carbon impact.
Adriana Trujillo

No More GMOs in Grape Nuts, Post Foods Says · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop using genetically modified ingredients in a cereal.
Adriana Trujillo

Industry Associations Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    A group of industry associations representing a total of 15,000 businesses launched the Conflict Minerals Resource Center, a website with compliance tools for new conflict mineral regulations
Adriana Trujillo

Palm oil: WWF name and shame top global buyers | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional - 1 views

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    Palm oil continues to proliferate in everything from ice cream to shampoo but sustainable palm oil has failed to catch on, as a punchy short film by the environment group, WWF, ... But there are more fundamental issues at play.
Adriana Trujillo

Global Environmental Spending Continues Rise · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Nearly two-thirds of corporations worldwide will increase environmental spending this year with about half of that group expanding their budgets by double-digits.
Adriana Trujillo

VW Joins Clean Shipping Network · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    The Volkswagen Group has joined the Clean Shipping Network, an association of cargo owners, and will use the Clean Shipping Index (CSI) assessment tool to analyze and reduce the environmental impact of marine shipment.
Adriana Trujillo

Aerospace Production Technology Cuts Waste, Carbon Footprint · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), an aerospace production technology, has the potential to build light, sustainable parts and reduce a company's carbon footprint, according to a study by EOS and Airbus Group Innovations, previously EADS Innovation Works.
Adriana Trujillo

Is digital really greener than paper? | Guardian Sustainable Business | theguardian.com - 0 views

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    The paper industry is pushing back against the "paperless" workplace and trying to persuade corporate decision-makers that paper can be greener than you'd think. Sustainably produced paper doesn't harm the planet and is arguably better than technologies that produce electronic waste, industry reps say. "We have to be careful when we pin one product against the other and say it's better. It's a tricky thing to do if you don't have all the data to back it up," says Phil Riebel, president of industry group Two Sides U.S
Adriana Trujillo

Groups protest chemicals used in Apple's iPhone - Yahoo Finance - 0 views

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    Apple's labor practices are under attack by China Labor Watch and Green America, who contend the company makes its iPhones with a hazardous mix of chemicals that threaten the health of factory workers assembling the devices in China
Adriana Trujillo

Apple, eBay, Gap, Intel throw weight behind Climate Declaration | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    A group of 140 California firms have reiterated calls for legislators to deliver ambitious action on climate change with the release of a new declaration signaling their support for policies that serve to cut emissions and drive investment in clean tech.
Adriana Trujillo

'Meluha the Fern' Ecotel Nears 100% Solid Waste-Free Goal · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Meluha the Fern, a 5-star "Ecotel" hotel operated by the Concept Hospitality Group in Mumbai, announced that it is nearing its 100% solid waste-free goal, with 99.4% of solid waste diverted away from landfills.
Adriana Trujillo

Lego Pledges Supply Chain CO2 Cuts, Joins Climate Savers · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Lego Group today pledged to work with its suppliers to reduce total carbon emissions as it joins the World Wildlife Federation's Climate Savers program. If Lego reduced CO2 emissions directly related to toy production at Lego factories by a minimum of 10 percent - the target - this would remove about 10,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, the toy manufacturer says.
Adriana Trujillo

Sustainability Leads to Cost Savings, Revenue Growth · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    nability programs are producing cost savings, revenue growth, competitive advantage and environmental benefits across corporate America, writes Harold L. Sirkin, a senior partner of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in a Businessweek management blog.
Adriana Trujillo

Delta Joins Biofuel Fight · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Delta Air Lines has joined oil industry trade groups in fighting the US biofuel mandate. Through its refinery unit, Monroe Energy, Delta has filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the EPA's 2013 renewable fuel requirements, FuelFix reports.
Del Birmingham

Beef Sector Collaborates on New Principles for Sustainable Beef Farming | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform, a group helping food and drink companies to achieve sustainable production and sourcing of agricultural raw materials whose members include McDonald's Europe and Unilever, has announced the development of its Principles for Sustainable Beef Farming, what it is calling the most complete guidelines developed for beef production to date.
Adriana Trujillo

Investors Urge Biotech, Food Industry to Stay Out of GMO Labeling Fight · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Environmentalist and shareholder advocacy groups have filed resolutions urging Monsanto, DuPont de Nemours and Dow Chemical Company to stop using corporate funds to fight a referendum in Washington that, if it passed, would require special labels on raw and processed foods made from genetically modified crops.
Adriana Trujillo

Cruise Lines Argue That Environment Report Unfairly Gives Them Bad Grades - Skift - 0 views

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    Disney Cruise Line earned an A grade from the group, which examined sewage treatment, air pollution reduction and water quality compliance.
Adriana Trujillo

IPCC report: 6 things you must know about reducing emissions | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's newest installment, Working Group III: Mitigation and Climate Change, highlights an important message: It's still possible to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C - but only if the world rapidly reduces emissions and changes its current energy mix.
Del Birmingham

80 Organizations Call on Apple's Lisa Jackson to Stop Off-shoring Worker Health and Safety Risks - Press Releases on CSRwire.com - 0 views

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    Groups say workers could be exposed to more than three times the amount of chemicals of US workers. Consumers take action with new mock "App;" 20,000 have so far signed petition urging action by Apple.
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