Lego Makes Good on Sustainable Materials Pledge
The Lego Group is making good on its promise to spend 1 billion Danish Krone ($150.5 million) to develop new sustainable materials for its plastic Lego toys and packaging materials. This includes the...
View ArticleThe Best CSR Reputations in the World Ranked
Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, topping the Reputation Institute’s annual Global CSR RepTrak 100 ranking for the second year in a row. BMW took the no. 2 spot, with the...
View ArticleHow to Better Manage Supply Chain Climate Risks
Supply chains are responsible for up to four times the greenhouse gas emissions of a company’s direct operations and yet half of major companies’ key suppliers don’t provide requested climate data to...
View ArticleWill Lego’s $150 Million Sustainable Plastics Challenge Make Biobased the Norm?
Lego is pumping millions of dollars into its quest to find new, sustainable materials for its popular plastic toy bricks. While the company’s goal with this initiative is to build better toys, it may...
View ArticleEPA Formally Ask Stakeholders How to Change the Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a formal proposal on Monday asking stakeholders how they would change the Clean Power Plan that would require industry to reduce CO2 emissions by 32% by 2030....
View ArticleThe Lego Group Joins How2Recycle for Clearer Toy Packaging Recycling
The Lego Group has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s How2Recycle program, announcing plans to begin labeling the toy packaging for US consumers this year. By the end of 2018, Lego says that...
View ArticleLego To Start Producing Pieces From Plant-Based Plastic
Lego plans to begin selling the first pieces produced using plant-based plastic this year. The company says that the polyethylene for these botanical-themed elements will be sourced from sugarcane. The...
View ArticleBioplastics Can Pose Hidden Risks for Corporations
On the heels of Lego’s plans to use plant-based plastic for a new line of pieces, British researchers caution that bioplastics can pose hidden risks for companies. The post Bioplastics Can Pose Hidden...
View ArticleGoogle, Disney Top the List of Global CR RepTrak Rankings
Google tops the rankings of companies engaging in corporate responsibility, according to a new report from Reputation Institute (RI). See who else is leading the pack. The post Google, Disney Top the...
View ArticleLEGO Invests in a German Wind Farm
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