Environment

Infographic: Corporate responsibility cheat sheet infographic

Liam Dowd, (Apr 19, 2013)

Select key stats, numbers and research taken from the April subscriber-only cheat sheet

Press Release: Royal Dutch Shell plc has released its Sustainability Report for 2012

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 18, 2013)

Read on for news and a breakdown on Shell's new Sustainability Report

Eco-labels – Forestry labelling war heats up

Jon Entine, (Apr 3, 2013)

Jon Entine investigates two competing forest certification schemes: the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Forest Stewardship Council

Climate change – Are long-term targets the silver bullet?

Andy Gouldson and Rory Sullivan, (Apr 2, 2013)

Andy Gouldson and Rory Sullivan argue why tough targets and new business models are essential to counter climate change

Consumer waste – Turning the tide of plastic waste

Rikki Stancich, (Apr 2, 2013)

Often designed to throw away, plastic simply does not disappear. As plastic waste piles up, public and private sector actors push for innovative solutions to managing the mess

Resource scarcity spotlight: Jochen Gassner, First Climate

Steven Wilding, (Apr 2, 2013)

A market approach to natural resource management

Analysis: Canada – Head in the oil sands

Oliver Balch, (Apr 2, 2013)

Canadians are showing a late-comers’ zeal on climate change, and government support for oil sands is forcing people to take sides

Press Release: EPA Names Eastman Chemical Company 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year

EC Newsdesk, (Mar 26, 2013)

Eastman becomes the only chemical company to earn award for the second time

Asia Pulp & Paper – Turning over a new leaf?

Eric Marx, (Mar 7, 2013)

APP has made a dramatic commitment to zero deforestation

Oil and gas sector – Fossil futures

Oliver Balch, (Mar 7, 2013)

The oil and gas sector is quick to flag up its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, but its strategy for building a low-carbon future lacks scale and urgency

Shale gas case study – Fracking bonanza unproven

Rikki Stancich, (Mar 7, 2013)

The UK government has lifted its moratorium on shale gas fracking, but could shale gas ultimately be a bridge to nowhere?

Ecolabels – The wild west of labelling

Jon Entine, (Mar 7, 2013)

Jon Entine kicks off a series of columns on ecolabels, focusing on how today’s wide array has developed

Analysis: Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan – Waste wins

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Mar 5, 2013)

As Unilever passes more sustainability landmarks, the thorny issue of how to engage consumers remains

Sustainable energy – Hong Kong’s sewage problem turned energy solution

Rikki Stancich, (Feb 6, 2013)

Hong Kong has built the world’s largest sewage-sludge-to-power facility, and leads the way on water resource management

Doha climate change conference – Is it too late to panic?

Eric Marx, (Feb 5, 2013)

The Doha climate talks set the scene for reaching a crucial global agreement in 2015. But emissions will continue to head in the wrong direction while we still subsidise fossil fuels

Analysis: energy - Shelling out for shale

Rikki Stancich, (Feb 5, 2013)

The production costs of shale gas have laden the extractive sector with heavy debt, amid falling prices

Management spotlight: Tom Burke, Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto

Steven Wilding, (Jan 29, 2013)

Moving beyond responsibility

Alternative vehicles - Are EV supporters backing the wrong horse?

Jon Entine, (Dec 10, 2012)

As electric cars struggle to attract buyers, and face questions about how low-carbon they actually are, might other alternative fuels offer a more sustainable solution?

Analysis: wind power - Blowing hot and cold

Rikki Stancich, (Dec 10, 2012)

More commitment to wind power could mean hitting global emission reduction targets. But it’s looking unlikely

Analysis: International aviation - Aviation falls from emissions trading scheme

Rob Bailes, (Dec 10, 2012)

The ICAO has a year to come up with a framework for aviation emissions, as the EU suspends international flights from its trading scheme

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