corporate sustainability
Starbucks Begins Cup Recycling Pilot Program In Select NYC Stores
Starbucks has always failed, in large part, to address one of its largest environmental impacts; its cups. That all may be soon changing with a new pilot recycling program in NYC intended to find a way to make all of its cups 100% recyclable by 2012.
Organic Labeled ‘Store Brand’ Food From Big Chain Stores Might Not Be Truly Organic
Organic labeled ’store brand’ food from big chain stores like Target, Wal Mart, and Costco might not be truly organic as the big industrial ‘organic’ farms supplying them seem to be getting a pass when it comes to abiding by the USDA’s organic tenets.
Denver Airport Expanding Its Solar Usage…Significantly
Seeing that there is always room for improvement, the Denver International Airport is now seeking approval to begin construction of a new 1.6MW solar photovoltaic array to add to its already completed 2MW array.
Viv Sticker Encourages Green By Showing Businesses Who Is Green
The Viv sticker is a simple, yet clever, attempt at solving the disconnect that exists between businesses and their awareness of the eco-influenced decision making processes of their customer-base.
FTC Blows The Whistle On Bamboo-Based Textiles’ Green Claims
Having a plant-based material in a product doesn’t always make it green. Especially when that material has been heavily treated with harsh chemicals as is the case with many bamboo fabric products. The FTC has singled out four companies guilty of adding green claims to products that simply are not true.
FedEx To Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array In The U.S.
FedEx is continuing its push towards sustainability with an announcement yesterday that it will be installing the largest rooftop solar array in the U.S. on its Woodbridge, NJ 340,000 square-foot distribution hub.
AT&T Steps Up Energy Efficiency Efforts Across The Board
AT&T is currently retrofitting 7,000 of its channel letter signs with LED lighting systems at over 6,500 of its retail and office locations. While the move, on the surface, may appear to be a greenwash, the actual numbers involved in the projected energy savings and subsequent CO2 emission reductions are pretty impressive; considering we’re just talking about signs here.
Whole Foods Market Commits To Non-GMO Project And Labeling
Whole Foods Market, the leading natural and organic grocer, last week announced its commitment to the Non-GMO Project which is a non-profit collaboration of manufacturers, retailers, processors, distributors, farmers, seed breeders and consumers that all agree to use no genetically modified organisms(GMOs) in their processes.
Wal-Mart Hints At Future ‘Green Rating’ Labeling For Products
Wal-Mart has plans to determine the environmental and social implications of every product it sells on its shelves and then label those products according to a universal rating system they plan on developing. The system will give products a score based on how environmentally and socially sustainable they are over their lifetime. So will this benefit Wal-Mart more than the environment?
LEED Platinum Supermarket Opens In Maine
On July 25th Hannaford Supermarket’s newest store in Augusta, Maine will be the first supermarket in the U.S. to be LEED Platinum certified. But unlike many LEED certified buildings, this one is actually really green.
