Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

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July 7, 2015

Airline to Pilot Use of Biofuels to Fly Passenger Aircraft

July 2, 2015

Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.

Environmental Defense Fund Offers Green Freight Handbook

June 26, 2015

EDF

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has released its "Green Freight Handbook."

Demand for 'Green Chemistry' to Account for Largest Portion of Chemical Sales This Decade, Report Says

June 26, 2015

Chemistry World

The market for so-called "safer chemistry" is set to outpace the overall global chemical market during the current decade. Companies are reducing their use and generation of hazardous substances, creating safer products and lowering the impact of processes on human health and the environment. The impetus comes from a combination of tightening regulations and demand from consumers for more sustainable products.

Truck Engine Manufacturers to Work With EPA, DOT on Latest Pollution-Reduction Standards

June 25, 2015

Environmental Leader

In response to the EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation's proposed greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks, the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) said it continues to support efforts to assure that the EPA and DOT coordinate efforts and propose a single, national greenhouse gas reduction and fuel efficiency improvement program.

Study of Environmental Impact of Nicaragua's Proposed Cross-country Canal Criticized as Inadequate

June 24, 2015

Maritime Executive

Nicaragua's mega canal could become a mega mistake, according to a warning issued by an international panel.

EPA, DOT Propose Measures to Reduce Truck Bus Pollution

June 24, 2015

EDF

New "clean truck" standards have been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to improve fuel economy and reduce pollution from the nation's freight trucks and buses.

TNT Rolls Out Electric Express Delivery Vehicles in Amsterdam, Rotterdam

June 22, 2015

TNT

TNT is deploying seven 3.5-tonne electric express delivery vehicles for its operations in and around Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The Netherlands, as a partner of Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe, an urban e-mobility project supported by the European Commission. FREVUE seeks to demonstrate to industry, consumers and policy makers how electric vehicles can meet the growing need for sustainable urban logistics.

Walgreens Slashes Supply-Chain Energy Costs

June 12, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Nick Finia, senior manager of energy management and infrastructure capital investment at The Walgreen Company.

Hydraulic Fracturing Causes Another Split Between Conservative and Liberal State

June 11, 2015

The Hill

Fracking is creating a new dividing line between the nation's red and blue states.

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

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