To begin the holiday season, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials toured the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and met with staff to discuss the importance of food waste reduction as part of the agency’s Food Recovery ...
Tags: Food Bank, food waste reduction, Agriculture
“We need to change how fashion is made and consumed” said the H&M CEO, Karl-Johan Persson, while speaking about the role played by his company in the sustainable fashion industry at the just held BSR conference, a forum which ...
Tags: transparency and transformation, social sustainability, Apparel
The "new normal" theory elaborated by Chinese President Xi Jinping would be one of the hallmarks to be engraved in history by the ongoing meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Beijing. In his speech delivered to over ...
Tags: new normal theory, APEC
Fonterra farmers’ sustainable dairying initiatives are back in the spotlight with the launch of the Co-op’s third Farm Focus series on YouTube. The latest series draws attention to the use of solar energy to power a cowshed ...
Tags: Fonterra, Initiatives, Food
AmeriPride Services, a textile services and supply company said it received the SafeTRSA Innovation Award and the Clean Green Innovation Award for its efforts to improve plant safety and the environmental impacts of its operations. The ...
Tags: AmeriPride Services, textile
Sustainability has been a concept which regional and national trade associations in Europe has been encouraging coatings producers and their suppliers to adopt to ensure that the coatings sector move in a more environmentally friendly ...
Tags: Marine coatings, coatings
The opening of the Ghaghoo diamond mine, located in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), that took place this week was not only a significant milestone for the mine’s owner Gem Diamonds, but also for the country ...
Tags: diamond mine, diamond
Format-wise, the Obama Administration's policies in the Ukraine crisis appear to have troubles in two aspects: the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and containment of Russia. First, national strength in the United States is falling short of ...
Tags: Service, Economy Cooperation, Opinion
EPA Region 7 has reached an agreement with Griffin Pipe Products, LLC, to settle violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, facility that will require Griffin Pipe to lower lead emissions ...
L.L.Bean plans to open its first Minnesota store. The new L.L.Bean store will be located in the popular Mall of America. The 29,000 square-foot store will employ approximately 120 people and will feature an assortment of active and casual ...
Tags: L.L.Bean, Minnesota Store
'Coffee’ is a high quality paper made from 50% reclaimed fibres (RCF) that were once ‘single use’ coffee cups. The paper is currently available in six colours: Latte, Cappuccino, Caramel, Hazelnut, Mocha and Espresso. ...
Tags: Drinkers, recycling process, Packaging
WASHINGTON – Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Alabama, and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., were sentenced today in federal court in Macon, Georgia, after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, ...
Tags: Alabama, Unlawful Application, Service
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Region today announced that the Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway has won the environmental award for Green Transportation. The award recognizes significant ...
DALLAS –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $9,165,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) for projects such as replacing sewer lines, improving wastewater treatment facilities, and upgrading ...
PHILADELPHIA– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded 15-year old May Wang from Holland, Pa. with a 2013-2014 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for the experiments she conducted about removing a common ...