by TSC Webmaster | Aug 18, 2011 | News
Cargill has announced a new $3 million grant to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to protect the Brazilian rainforest and help farmers grow soy more sustainably. The grant expands a program that has already helped 383 farmers comply with conservation laws. Read...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 17, 2011 | News
Waste Management of Michigan announced today a plan to bring a single stream recycling facility (SSRF) in the Detroit metropolitan area. Single stream recycling collection programs are expanding in southeastern Michigan, and to meet customer demand, this planned...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 17, 2011 | News
Mars Chocolate North America is proud to announce that its iconic DOVE® Brand Chocolate will be the first mainstream chocolate brand in the United States to bear the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal on its dark chocolate products. Beginning in the fall, DOVE® Brand...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2011 | News
The FB&A Sector has recently drafted the dossiers for 5 products for the Level 1 SMRS. The dossiers are open to members for review and comment for 2 weeks. At that time Category Sustainability Profiles will be created for the 5 products and then the CSPs will be...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2011 | News
Actions underscore consortium’s strategic plan to deliver a sustainability measurement and reporting system and become a global organization. TEMPE, Ariz., – Aug. 16, 2011 – The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) today announced the opening of its European office...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2011 | News
Dear TSC members and affiliates, As you know TSC is creating sustainability dossiers for 100 product categories this fall, and we are soliciting your support in reaching our collective goal. Specifically, we are offering an embedded internship program, described in...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2011 | News
In the 2011 Greener Package Awards, one of two Beyond the Package Awards was granted to a multi-company applicant that demonstrated the value of pre-competitive collaboration for effecting sustainable change throughout the supply chain. The winners—Starbucks Coffee...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 16, 2011 | News
Alcoa and the aluminum industry play a major role in the new effort to reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency for medium and heavy trucks and buses announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety...
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 15, 2011 | News
Panasonic and the government of Singapore are working to create Asia’s first public-housing test bed for technology designed to provide total energy. Read More
by TSC Webmaster | Aug 15, 2011 | News
WWF-India has launched a project to inspire young people and city dwellers to reconnect with their forests and find out how they can help to conserve them. Read More
