PNN News Update February 25

Ethical MarketsSustainability News

2008-02-25 – Germany – climate
Once more: biofuels from crops can increase CO2 emissions
In a new study Tim Searchinger of the German Marshall Fund confirmes that converting forest and grassland to produce crops for biofuels produces unforeseen greenhouse gas emissions. Thus it increases ..continue…

2008-02-25 – International – CSR
Motivated Employees Make Sustainability Initiatives Sustainable
When a company, large or small, decides to assess and improve its environmental performance, having employees on board to support and extend the project can make the difference between success and fai ..continue…

2008-02-25 – International – CSR
Europe’s captains of industry say they’re steering a greener course
The great and the good of corporate Europe have been meeting in Brussels for the fifth annual European Business Summit, burnishing their green credentials. The summit, whose theme this year is “G ..continue…

2008-02-24 – International – energy
Solar Thermal Power Poised for Prime Time
Yet another renewable energy technology-concentrating solar power (CSP)-may be ready for the explosive growth that has marked solar photovoltaic and wind power systems in recent years. CSP ..continue…

2008-02-24 – Netherlands – CSR
Triodos Bank Sustainable Trade Fund impulse for export of organic and Fair Trade products from developing countries
At the international organic farming trade fair in Nuerenberg, Germany, Triodos Bank launched the Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund. The fund will provide trade finance to certified organic and Fair Trad ..continue…

2008-02-23 – International – CSR
Beware those corporate weasel words
As sustainability enters the mainstream vernacular of business, expectations are skyrocketing and a risk has emerged that people will stop listening. While the changing language is a sign that busines ..continue…

2008-02-22 – International – CSR
Philips Sells EUR 5.3 Billion in Green Products
Royal Philips Electronics announced that its sales of green products increased 33% in 2007, for a total of EUR 5.3 billion. This total compared to EUR 4 billion in 2006, according to the company’s ..continue…

2008-02-22 – International – CSR
Study: Green Companies Triple Customer Satisfaction

U.S. workers favor green companies, and green companies have higher performance, according to two new studies. A new report reviewing buyer preferences and the performance of green brands found that t ..continue…

2008-02-21 – United Nations – sustainability
Breaking Down the Barriers to a Green Economy
An emerging Green Economy is glimpsed in the latest United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Year Book as growing numbers of companies embrace environmental policies and investors pump hundre ..continue…

2008-02-21 – United States – CSR
Consumers Think Sustainability is Here to Stay
The number of U.S. consumers who think sustainability is here to stay outnumbers those who don’t by two-to-one, according to Natural Marketing Institute’s 2007 LOHAS Consumer Trends Databa ..continue…

2008-02-21 – European Union – policy
20% renewables by 2020: is it possible?
Now that the political commitments by EU leaders to achieve a 20% share of renewable energy use by 2020 have been translated into binding targets for individual member states, a debate is heating up i ..continue…

2008-02-21 – International – CSR
Winners and Losers in a Carbon-Constrained World
We live in a fossil fuel-based economy. Any alteration in the cost of those resources–both as sources of energy and as raw materials–will alter the competitive dynamics of nearly all sectors of the ..continue…