Stories from Samantha Neary
Corporate Responsibility
Defense Contractor Raytheon Salutes Sustainability
It feels like every morning the news is discussing a brand new technological advance – e-readers and tablets and apps, […]
September 14, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Marriott International Spotlights Planet and Youth Unemployment
Here’s one hotel chain, or rather, family of hotel chains, you can feel proud to support while on your future […]
September 7, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Nokia Releases 2011 Sustainability Report and New Company Strategy
For a long time, whenever I heard the brand name Nokia, only thoughts of virtually indestructible analog cell phones with […]
September 3, 2012
Energy
General Motors Installs 8.15 MW Solar Array in Germany
General Motors (GM) has certainly made a name for itself beyond “car manufacturer.” In more recent years, the international company […]
August 27, 2012
Finance
Aramark and Humane Society Move to Eliminate Gestation Crates
Add another to the list! After several companies, such as Oscar Mayer, Wendy’s, Sysco, McDonald’s, and Costco to name a […]
August 27, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Sierra Magazine Releases 6th Annual "Cool Schools" Ranking
The Sierra Club, founded in 1892, is one of the oldest and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United […]
August 20, 2012
Energy
MillerCoors Reports 100 Million Gallon Reduction in Water Consumption
It’s time to crack open a couple and celebrate: not only did MillerCoors recently release its fourth annual sustainability report, […]
August 15, 2012
Energy
Sustainability at Red Lobster and the Olive Garden
Last week, Darden Restaurants, Inc., the umbrella corporation for restaurant chains such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse, […]
August 8, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Cornell Establishes Sustainable Seafood in the Ivy League
In recent years, several food businesses like Costco, Shaw’s, Walmart, and Safeway have been knuckling down on sustainable seafood programs […]
August 8, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Starbucks' Extra Shot of Energy (Efficiency)
Starbucks strikes again! Not only has the company made headway in fair trade purchasing, its forest carbon program, and the […]
August 6, 2012
Energy
Unilever Reaches Sustainable Palm Oil Goal Three Years Early
Palm oil and its rising demand has been quite a controversial topic the past couple of decades due to its […]
August 2, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
CSR Reporting Leaders in the Greater Boston Area
Based in Boston? Consider our upcoming training course in the Global Reporting Initiative – a leading international standard in CSR […]
July 30, 2012
Technology
Ball State Breaks Ground on Final Phase of the Nation's Largest Geothermal Project
These days, much of the discussion on green technologies tends to focus on wind and solar projects and hybrid cars. […]
July 23, 2012
Energy
Barilla Reports on New Sustainability Initiatives
It has long since been determined that corporate sustainability reporting is not just a passing trend (and here). And Barilla […]
July 18, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Oscar Mayer Confirms Plan to Eliminate Pig Gestation Crates
This past weekend, Oscar Mayer, one of the biggest names in pork products, announced its plan to eliminate the gestation […]
July 11, 2012
Voices for Change
Why Your Organic Veggies Need Food Fingerprinting
The market for organic and eco-labelled foods has grown from pretty much zero to a staggering $60 billion industry within […]
July 10, 2012
Energy
Fish and Soybean Farmers to Shake Hands?
The open ocean aquaculture industry may have just made a new friend – the soy industry. The Soy Aquaculture Alliance […]
July 3, 2012
Finance
Why Toyota is Top Global Green Brand of 2012
Interbrand, one of the world’s leading brand consulting firms, released its 2012 Best Global Green Brands Report. Toyota (#1), Johnson […]
July 3, 2012
Finance
Baxter Reduces GHG Emissions by 7%, Water Use by 6%
Baxter International Inc., a true sustainability game-changer in the healthcare industry, issued its 2011 (and 13th consecutive) sustainability report about […]
July 2, 2012
Energy
Hershey Pledges to Improve Cocoa Farming Conditions in Mexico
North America’s largest producer of chocolate, The Hershey Company, certainly made some waves in the past regarding its lag behind […]
June 22, 2012
Finance
Road to Rio: KPMG Releases Essential Business Guide to Rio+20
Over 50,000 participants from governments, businesses, NGOs and lobby groups are planning to attend this week’s highly anticipated Rio+20 United […]
June 20, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
HP Reduces Product Energy Consumption by 50% Compared to 2005
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest provider of information technology infrastructure, software, services, and solutions, released its eleventh annual Global Citizenship Report […]
June 19, 2012
Technology
Intel Reduces GHG Emissions by 60% Under 2007 Baseline
Intel, a world leader in computing innovation, has provided public reports on its environmental, health and safety performance since 1994 […]
June 14, 2012
Finance
How Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Does Good Things with Flavor
Last week, the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), a leading producer of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean, […]
June 13, 2012
Energy
Fryer Grease Hits the Black Market
We know that oil consumption is a hot topic today, especially in this volatile economic climate, but as of late, […]
June 13, 2012
Energy
Disney Sprinkles Magic Over Healthy Living and Media
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years […]
June 7, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
North America on Top of Carbon Capture and Storage
Over the years, scientists have published countless research reports on methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what about doing […]
June 6, 2012