… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon Reduction Label (CRL) on packets of its Walkers Crisps potato chips in the United Kingdom. Developed by the U.K.-based Carbon Trust, the CRL is meant to communicate to consumers not only the individual product's carbon footprint but also the company's overall pledge to reduce that footprint over a …
… sector reflected the response of auto manufacturers to the increasingly rigorous fuel economy standards for U.S. vehicles and consumer preferences for high mileage vehicles. To meet those standards, automakers had begun using aluminum to reduce vehicle mass, allowing a smaller, more efficient engine to produce the same performance with increased miles … makers were working on lighter alloys to compete with aluminum. Meanwhile, manufacturers of carbon-fiber based composites were touting their material as even lighter than aluminum and …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the products we buy. However, it is not … to avoid palm oil, she inadvertently highlighted the hidden role it plays in the global economy. And, as fires set to clear land for palm oil plantations blazed in Indonesia … world’s vegetable oil. This growth has occurred largely in the last 20 years (see graph below) – which has meant that as the market has grown quickly, producers have scrambled to …
… had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat land, resulting in the release of carbon into the atmosphere and the loss of habitat for rare rainforest species. Some palm … GAR as a supplier. Unilever had already canceled its contracts with GAR, and Burger King followed suit. GAR initially responded to Greenpeace’s charges by commissioning reports and … palm oil standard that Greenpeace and other environmentalists believed would allow substantial deforestation. Worse still, the supply of RSPO-certified sustainable palm …
… no ethanol had been incorporated into Mexico's gasoline supply. As Mexican policy makers looked at the country's energy supply, they expected that substituting bioethanol for some … demand for gasoline was growing, but the production of crude oil from the country's shallow-water wells in the Gulf of Mexico was decreasing and its deep-water reserves had not yet … demand for gasoline was growing, but the production of crude oil from the country's shallow-water wells in the Gulf of Mexico was decreasing and its deep-water reserves had not yet …
… as companies ‘convinced’ local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners … as companies ‘convinced’ local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners … as companies ‘convinced’ local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners …