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Green news- Apple prevails in US greenwashing suit over ‘carbon neutral’ claimsThe class action questioned whether the company retires enough carbon credits to offset the impact of certain Apple Watches. The post Apple prevails in US greenwashing suit over ‘carbon neutral’ claims appeared first on Trellis.
- Greenwashing risk is widespread, survey of 3,500 companies findsThe prevalence points to gaps in voluntary standards, but it also suggests steps to take to avoid accusations. The post Greenwashing risk is widespread, survey of 3,500 companies finds appeared first on Trellis.
- Amazon and JPMorgan headline group committing $100 million to cut ‘superpollutants’Other founding companies in the Superpollutant Action Initiative include Autodesk, Google, Figma, Salesforce and Workday. The post Amazon and JPMorgan headline group committing $100 million to cut ‘superpollutants’ appeared first on Trellis.
- Why Suntory’s sustainability leader also heads risk managementKim Marotta uses internally developed artificial intelligence tools to gather information, which she shares monthly across the spirits company. The post Why Suntory’s sustainability leader also heads risk management appeared first on Trellis.
- Pilot vs. scale: Why sustainability innovation stalls and what to do about itTwo Harvard researchers embark on a market-wide study and practitioner survey to help turn goals into action. The post Pilot vs. scale: Why sustainability innovation stalls and what to do about it appeared first on Trellis.
- Apple prevails in US greenwashing suit over ‘carbon neutral’ claims
Monthly Archives: January 2013
European Commission consults public on unconventional fossil fuels (e.g. shale gas) in Europe
The European Commission is holding a public consultation on the future development of unconventional fossil fuels such as shale gas in Europe. All interested individuals, organisations and public authorities are welcome to share their views on the possible opportunities and challenges that may arise from the development of such projects and on the best ways to address the challenges identified so far. The consultation is open until 20 March 2013. The consultation is available in all 23 EU languages. Continue reading
CO2 emissions from new cars fell by over 3% in 2011
The European Commission adopted a decision confirming provisional findings that average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.3% last year. This decision is based on emissions data gathered by the European Environment Agency and verified by car manufacturers.
The average CO2 emissions for the 12.8 million new cars registered in the EU in 2011 was 135.7 grams per kilometre. This is a drop of 4.6g CO2/km compared to 2010 and confirms that car manufacturers are on track to reach the 2015 target of 130g CO2/km. Continue reading
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