The US anti-sweatshop movement was born the day we discovered how our Nikes were stitched together. Two decades later, we are discovering how our cherished iPhones are made, giving Apple a " Nike moment" of its own. Worker suicides at…
A.P. Moeller Maersk, the world’s biggest container ship owner, is leading its industry in developing biofuels made from organic waste that could cut its carbon emissions and reduce a $6 billion annual fuel bill. Maersk is conducting tests with two…
SHANGHAI - Three companies were responsible for an incident last year in which dozens of children developed lead poisoning, according to a report by the municipal government. In late September, 49 children, mainly between the ages of one and three,…
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (Mitsubishi Motors), a major Japanese automaker, has announced its future plans for the development of electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid vehicles to address the ever-growing concern of the massive carbon footprint left by contemporary vehicles which depend…
Sales of fairly traded products have bucked the trend of decline in the UK retail market to grow by 12% in the last year. The value of Fairtrade products sold through shops reached £1.32bn in 2011, compared to £1.17bn in…
It wasn't for aesthetics alone that Nike this week introduced a running shoe here with a lacework upper that looks more sandal than trainer. The dirty secret of shoe manufacturing is that it creates waste. A lot of waste. Some…
How “green” is your smartphone? AT&T’s new program will rate the environmental impact of devices in its portfolio. The Eco-Rating program will launch later this year, and the rating will be noted on the packaging of each AT&T device. In…
Apple has told prominent environmental activists in the U.S. and China that it will soon allow independent environmental reviews of at least two suppliers' factories in China, the activists said. The reviews come as Apple (AAPL) faces rising criticism about…
Nokia recently raised its voice on the issue of conflict minerals by publishing a policy that spells out its stand. The Finnish phone maker joins other consumer electronics companies in the corporate responsibility of avoiding conflict minerals in their supply…
A group of nearly 100 leading pension funds, asset managers, banks and other institutional investors have today written to the chief executives of the world's largest 415 public companies urging them to accelerate efforts to deploy cost-effective emission reduction measures…
