Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Signed
The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is the first new environmental treaty of the 21st century, and is the culmination of five years of negotiations among …
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Milliken Carpet Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill
Milliken, known for its Earth Square 100 percent post-consumer waste modular carpet, announced recently that 43 of its 55 U.S. locations sent zero waste to …
U.S. Postal Service Brings Recycling Industry Together
By bringing industry stakeholders together, the USPS solved one of its “stickier” recycling problems, but more importantly, it modeled how the …
ISO 14001 Gains Ground in U.S.
ISO 14001 certification is taken much more seriously in Europe – but it is starting to take root in the U.S. The Ford and General Motors requirement that …
Forest Stewardship Council Relaxes Certification Rules
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the worldwide forestry certification body, has been under pressure for some time to relax aspects of its standards for …
Mainstreaming the Organic Products Industry
Now, that the National Organic Standard is close to being approved, what are some of the issues the industry is grappling with? Major supermarket chains and …
Belgium Presents Sustainable Development Plan
The Belgium government has proposed a four year sustainable development plan for the country which would begin implementation in June. The final draft is …
More Capital for Renewable Energy on the Horizon
Private investment capital to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars is being assembled, fitting another piece into the puzzle of mainstreaming renewable …
Seattle Adopts LEED
The City of Seattle has committed to build all public buildings over 5000 square feet to meet or exceed the silver rating of the U.S. Green Building …