This guide, co-produced by the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), outlines detailed strategies for designing, implementing, and measuring the benefits of partnerships between businesses and non governmental organizations (NGOs). Includes real-world case studies based on EDF and GEMI's work. Download now (PDF)...
Nov. 21, 2008 - Five leading U.S. corporations - Nike, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, Sun Microsystems, and Timberland - have teamed up with the Ceres investor coalition to lobby the U.S. Congress for stronger climate and energy legislation.
Nov. 17, 2008 - A new Marc Gunther column for Fortune magazine takes a hard look at the potentially too-cozy relationships between large companies and the environmental groups they help fund.
Nov. 17, 2008 - A recent United Airlines flight from Sydney to San Francisco saved an estimated 1,500 gallons of fuel and 32,000 pounds of climate emissions thanks to a suite of state-of-the-art energy-efficiency measures, the carrier reports.
Nov. 14, 2008 - UPS has collaborated with Hewlett-Packard to develop a new paper-saving handheld device that prints sorting labels directly on packages.
Nov. 4, 2008 - Coca-Cola has extended its year-old partnership with the World Wildlife Fund to set new targets for water and climate conservation, including a 20% cut in the company's global water use (from 2004 levels) by 2012.
Oct. 27, 2008 - Three of China’s leading companies - including China Mobile, the world's largest wireless operator - have become the newest members of The Climate Group, a global climate coalition.
Oct. 23, 2008 - Wal-Mart has signed up for the Environmental Defense Fund's new "Greening the Supply Chain" program aimed at engaging Chinese suppliers on energy conservation and other green issues. At a conference yesterday in Bejing, the retail giant also outlined a roadmap for building a more environmentally and socially responsible global supply chain.
Sept. 29, 2008 - Retail giant Wal-Mart has partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to reduce its plastic shopping bag waste by an average of one-third per store by 2013.
Sept. 10, 2008 - Bosch, DuPont, and Xerox have joined the Eco-Patent Commons, agreeing to release some of their environmentally preferable technologies into the public domain.
July 22, 2008 - General Motors has enrolled the Electric Power Research Institute, a trade group for U.S. utilities, to help drum up interest in its Chevy Volt electric car, Reuters reports.
July 21, 2008 - Forest products giant Weyerhauser has teamed up with textile firm Lenzing to develop a new non-woven cloth material made from renewable wood fiber.
July 15, 2008 - Wal-Mart has joined WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network, pledging to phase out illegally harvested timber from its supply chain and buy more wood products from credibly certified sources.
June 17, 2008 - Mitsubishi and Peugeot are the latest companies to join forces in the race to develop a new battery-powered electric vehicle, following in the footsteps of Toyota, Volkswagen, and Nissan.
May 30, 2008 - Volkswagen is the latest automaker to enter the race for lithium ion battery technology, partnering with electronics maker Sanyo to develop the batteries for electric cars that may hit the road as soon as 2010.
Nov. 17, 2008 - A recent United Airlines flight from Sydney to San Francisco saved an estimated 1,500 gallons of fuel and 32,000 pounds of climate emissions thanks to a suite of state-of-the-art energy-efficiency measures, the carrier reports.
