OECD Proposes Multinational Code of Conduct
The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development) has drafted a new code of conduct for multinational companies, which has not been …
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Learn from Experience: Handbook for Eco-industrial Development
Over the past year, participants in the Eco-Industrial Development Roundtable have been defining guidelines to implement eco-industrial development. They were …
Honda Accord's Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
It turns out that the price tag for Honda’s 2000 Accord EX, which meets California’s Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle standard (the most stringent …
Corporate Social Responsibility in Spanish
Fundacin Ecologa y Desarrollo produces the first newsletter in Spanish on Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility. Contact:
First Bioplastic Manufacturing Plant Planned
Cargill Dow Polymers, a joint venture between Cargill Inc. and the Dow Chemical Company, will build the first large-scale bioplastic plant in Blair, Nebraska. …
Help to Tighten Your Business's Wasteline
Durable, repairable or reusable, remanufactured, concentrated, unpackaged – these are the attributes of less wasteful products. A new free report from …
Sustainable Forestry Management Accreditation in Canada
A new sustainable forest management standard in Canada was developed by a consensus of stakeholders, including the forest industry, woodlot owners, …
Energy Efficiency Made Easy
Pacific Northwest National Lab has developed “Facility Energy Decision System Screening (FEDS) Software.” The user-friendly Windows-based software …
New York Certifies its Forests & Promotes Green Building
New York is the first state to certify its forest lands – over 700,000 acres – by SmartWood, a Forest Stewardship Council certifier. The FSC label …