Bayer MaterialScience has developed a unique concept for a “green shoe” that uses a whole host of sustainable materials and technologies. These include renewable polyurethane feedstocks, raw materials for solvent-free coatings and adhesives, and a polycarbonate blend and thermoplastic polyurethane…
Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve the health and lives of people in poor countries. J&J is launching a five-year program called "Every…
Samsung Electronics Co. has been quite vocal on green issues over the last two days. Expanded “Green Memory” initiative, the “Eco Bubble” washing machine, as well as the launch of Samsung Takeback and Recycle (STAR) Program in India have been…
Royal Bank of Scotland announced it will cut 3500 jobs in the UK in 2011 and 2012. A spokesman for the Unite trade union described this decision as a “horror story”. Following the global financial crisis RBS has axed more…
Press Release | Geneva (Switzerland), 1 September 2010 French version The ethical reputation of banks shows a smaller progress than other sectors, according to the Covalence Banking Sector Report 2010 released today. The reasons are a low volume of positive…
Communiqué de presse | Genève (Suisse), 1 Septembre 2010 English version La réputation éthique des banques progresse moins que celle des autres secteurs, observe la société genevoise Covalence dans son Banking Sector Report 2010. En cause, un faible volume d’informations…
Nestlé will invest CHF 500 million to address responsible farming, sourcing and consumption across its coffee supply chain. Under the Nescafé Plan, the company intends to double the amount of coffee it buys directly from farmers by 2016, and to…
Google is partnering with U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC), a division of U.S. Bank; to create an $86 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. According to a release issued today, the funding will be used towards the construction…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked the US Supreme Court to “throw out a massive class action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination”. The lawsuit was first filed by six women in federal court in 2001. They allege that female employees are less…
Peugeot announced that its 3008 HYbrid4, the world’s first diesel hybrid car, will be presented next month at Le Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, and that it will be available in 2011. Many websites relay this announcement, commenting on the…
