Chevron's Kazakh venture was fined 37 billion tenge ($307 million) on a government claim that the oil company damaged the environment by maintaining "excessive" stockpiles of sulfur from petroleum production, a Kazakh regional court official said Monday. The court accepted…
Sara Lee is to double the amount of sustainable coffee used in its brands to 20,000 tonnes, a move the company says will make it the market leader in the category. Yesterday's announcement comes as a growing number of coffee…
What do Chevron and BP have in common, besides being leading members of Big Oil? Computer games, apparently. Yesterday, the New York Times reported on BP's latest rebranding move–a "collaboration" with Electronic Arts on the video game company's latest version…
Feeling the pressure of competition from the notably green automobile giants like Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen, Nissan is ramping up its sustainability efforts. Today's official opening of Nissan's new Engineering Center in Atsugi City, Japan is part of the automaker's…
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announces the launch of a new initiative within the framework of its participation in the “Cercle Passeport Télécoms” program. This new initiative will be implemented by the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation and consists in helping students…
The head of newly-created StatoilHydro has resigned amid a probe into possible corruption over contracts in Libya. Eivind Reiten, who is also the head of Norsk Hydro, said he had to step down to avoid a conflict of interest. The…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and BP Solar today announced the installation of the first solar power system that Wal-Mart introduced in May 2007. The 623.7kW solar system is part of a major purchase of solar power from BP Solar and…
In a classic display of corporate cynicism, Toyota fights stronger emission standards in U.S. Just because Toyota, which overtook General Motors last year as the world’s biggest automaker, has been lobbying against higher U.S. standards doesn’t mean it intends to…
LONDON - Every business likes a bit of eco-friendliness to improve its public image, particularly if it comes with a celebrity endorsement. But British supermarket chain Tesco's public spat with ethical clothing designer Katharine Hamnett--famous for her 1980s sloganeering T-shirts…
High Level Conference on Business & Biodiversity. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. 12,13 November 2007. Lisbon Portugal.In 2000, in Lisbon, the EU Heads of State and Government agreed to make the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010". In…
