Shortly after Greenpeace issued its report on shoe companies sourcing leather from denuded Amazon rainforest, Nike issued a statement that it would purchase no leather from cattle grown on Amazon rainforest.
Now, Greenpeace UK is pushing for other shoe manufacturers, including Reebok, Adidas, Timberland and Clarks, to follow suit.
The report, “Slaughtering the Amazon,” details how much [...]
This week, Environmental Leader is presenting a five part series by Jonathan Ballantine entitled “Building Trust in Corporate Responsibility.”
Here is Part Five, “Translating Stakeholder Dialogue into Practice.”
Stakeholder engagement is only the first of many steps in building trust and confidence with stakeholders.
All stakeholders will want to know that their concerns have been heard and, ideally, [...]
A small group of companies spearheaded by Nike have partnered with the nonprofit Creative Commons to try to allow companies to share intellectual property for green product design, packaging, manufacturing, and other uses. If it succeeds, this budding coalition could accelerate innovation across companies and sectors. At minimum, it stands to rewrite the rules about how companies share.
Read More Post a comment (0)Why don’t the usual architectural practices have a soft corner for ecology? Why is it necessary to plan cities at the expense of nature where one is least concerned about sustainability, green living and all? These are some obvious concerns that...
Read More Post a comment (0)Much as I’m an admirer of Wal-Mart’s ambitious sustainability goals, and its efforts to achieve them, there’s a glaring problem with the company’s “progress” to date that can be seen in the chart below. When it comes to climate chan...
Read More Post a comment (0)I just ran a quick search on Google Trends to check my hunch that the phrase "sustainable energy" has become a lot more common, lately. That seems to be the case, at least based on the volume of news references tracked by Google. While I would regard a...
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As consumers demand more eco-friendly vacation choices, the tourism industry is responding with energy-efficient and carbon friendly resorts and hotels.
In the U.S., as an example, the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick in New Jersey recently installed a SunPower solar power system, marking the hotel’s initial step towards generating clean, renewable solar power. The hotel partnered with [...]
IBM has announced the formation of the Green Sigma Coalition at its Green and Beyond Summit for Industry leaders in San Francisco, to provide smart solutions for energy, water, waste and greenhouse gas management. Partnering with key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications and software, charter members of the industry alliance are Johnson Controls, [...]
“You can change the world with every bite.” So says the new movie Food Inc., now in theaters. I’m not so sure. I’m sitting in my neighborhood Cosi. Just ordered a “gigante” Artic Latte and a fruit cup. Did I change the world? For better? Fo...
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If your under the impression that eating well means forking over your Whole Paycheck or spending all day in the kitchen, then it’s time you took a look at Cook For Good. A handy and utilitarian website for simple, affordable, and healthy home-cooking, Cook For Good arms you with recipes, shopping lists, and monthly meal plans to help you stretch your food budget without compromising your taste budget. I’m not sure how much you spent on your last meal, but I imagine it was a bit more than $1.17 that the Cook For Good plan calls for, or even the $1.73 you would need for the “green” plan, which uses mostly organic or sustainably raised ingredients. The healthy and delicious meal plan even costs less than most states food stamp allotments.
A key ingredient to Cook For Good’s plan is preparation, providing you with versitle, staple ingredients that can be used for a variety of meals throughout the week. And you don’t have to hold a culinary degree or watch the Food Network religiously in order to make these essentials, like bread and yogurt, from scratch. In addition to saving you cash and time, Cook For Good also reduces on your environmental impact by lowering your food miles, eliminating packaging, eating less meat, and minimizing your trips to the grocery store. For an added bonus, you also get to spend more quality time with your friends and family as you prepare the meals. Got a healthy, low-budget recipe you’d like to share? Leave it in the comments section below.
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