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P&G Meets As You Sow
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING – October 10, 2012 – It’s the prerogative of magazine editors that, as much as we strive to be even‐handed and permit all stakeholders on any issue a voice, we allow … MORE
McDonald’s Will Ditch Polystyrene for Paper Coffee Cups
GREENBIZ – September 27, 2013 – Advocacy group As You Sow scored a noteworthy triumph this week when McDonald’s announced that it will replace environmentally destructive polystyrene foam coffee cups with paper cups at the … MORE
McDonald’s Switching To Paper Cups For Hot Beverages At All Restaurants
CONSUMERIST – September 26, 2013 – After decades of selling coffee and other hot beverages in polystyrene cups — and 23 years after it stopped using that material for its sandwich boxes — McDonald’s has … MORE
RELEASE: McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Harmful Foam Cups
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – September 25, 2013 – McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystryrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets. The move comes in response … MORE
McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Polystyrene Cups
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – September 25, 2013 – McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets, according to As You Sow (AYS), a nonprofit … MORE
Investors Ask General Mills to Step Up Packaging Responsibility
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – September 23, 2013 – This week, investors are asking General Mills to take responsibility for recycling its post-consumer packaging waste.
RELEASE: Investors Ask General Mills to Step Up Packaging Responsibility
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – September 19, 2013 – Investors are asking General Mills, a Fortune 500 company and producer of such well-known brands as Cheerios and Yoplait Yogurt, to take responsibility for recycling … MORE
Walmart – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Walmart, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Target – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Target, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Safeway – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Safeway, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
P&G – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Proctor & Gamble, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Colgate-Palmolive – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Colgate-Palmolive, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Hain Celestial – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Hain Celestial, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Ahold USA – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Ahold USA, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Unilever – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Unilever, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Clorox – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Clorox, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Starbucks – Consumer Packaging – 2010
As You Sow is concerned that Starbucks lags beverage industry peers on recycling and recycled content policies for its beverage containers – paper cups, plastic water bottles, and glass and metal coffee containers. Our proposal … MORE
Amid Criticism, Dunkin’ Moves to Replace Foam Cups
THE BOSTON GLOBE – August 20, 2013 – The Dunkin’ Donuts foam cup is so familiar to coffee drinkers — sold millions of times every day — that it even appears in the company’s logo. … MORE
Kroger – Consumer Packaging – 2013
Product packaging is a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and a major source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More than half of U.S. product packaging is discarded in landfills or burned … MORE
Yum Brands – Consumer Packaging – 2013
Discarded food service and product packaging is a source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and implicated in the impairment and death of marine animals. More … MORE
Whole Foods – E-Waste – 2013
Product packaging is a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and a major source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Half of U.S. printed paper and packaging, worth $11.4 billion, is landfilled or … MORE
Starbucks – Consumer Packaging – 2011
Starbucks Corp. has repeatedly emphasized its commitment to environmental leadership, yet has no comprehensive recycled content or container recovery strategy for the plastic, glass, paper and metal containers its beverages are sold in.
P&G – Consumer Packaging – 2011
Product packaging is a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and a major source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. More than half of U.S. product packaging –37 million tons – is discarded … MORE
P&G – Consumer Packaging – 2012
As You Sow filed a proposal with Procter & Gamble asking the company to issue a report assessing the feasibility of adopting a policy of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for postconsumer product packaging. EPR shifts … MORE
Mondelez – Consumer Packaging – 2013
Product packaging is a major source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and a significant consumer of natural resources and energy. More than half of U.S. product packaging is discarded in landfills or burned … MORE
McDonald’s – Consumer Packaging – 2011
McDonald’s Corp. has repeatedly emphasized its commitment to environmental leadership, yet continues to use polystyrene-based beverage cups 20 years after phasing out use of polystyrene-based clamshell food containers due to its negative environmental impact.
McDonald’s – Consumer Packaging – 2012
McDonald’s Corp. has repeatedly emphasized its commitment to environmental leadership, yet lacks comprehensive post‐consumer recycling goals for beverage and food packaging and continues to use polystyrene beverage cups 20 years after phasing out styrene‐based clamshell … MORE
Kroger – Consumer Packaging – 2012
Shareowners of The Kroger Co. request that the board of directors issue a report at
reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, by Sept. 1, 2012 assessing the
feasibility of adopting a policy of Extended Producer Responsibility for post‐consumer
product packaging as a means of reducing carbon emissions and air and water pollution
resulting from the company’s business practices, and describing efforts by the company to
implement this strategy. MORE
PepsiCo Unveils 100 Percent Bio-Based Plastic Bottle
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PepsiCo Develops Recyclable, Plant-Based Bottle
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Interview with Starbucks VP of Global Responsibility, Ben Packard
TRIPLE PUNDIT – With today’s launch of Starbucks’ tenth annual Global Responsibility Report for 2010, Ben Packard spoke with me about what the company has accomplished this year and what challenges lie ahead in achieving their environmental stewardship, community involvement and ethical sourcing targets.
As You Sow Leans on Beverage Recycling Giants to Improve Recycling
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Shareholders Urge P&G, General Mills to Step Up Package Recycling
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Major Packaged Goods Companies Urged to Reduce Post-Consumer Waste
FOOD PRODUCTION DAILY – General Mills and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are coming under pressure from a shareholder advocacy group to reduce post-consumer waste by collecƟng and recycling product packaging at their US operations.
Why We’re Pushing P&G and General Mills to Cut Packaging Waste
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This Common-Sense Change Makes Good Business Strategy
THE MOTLEY FOOL – “Going green” is a popular strategic destination these days. However, it’s one thing to rejoice that you’ve decided to start that journey, and another to actually get there
General Mills, Procter & Gamble Pressured to Trim Packaging
LOS ANGELES TIMES – The average American generates about five pounds of trash per day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Now a San Francisco‐based nonprofit is asking some of the manufacturers who produce … MORE
Moving Towards Sustainable Consumption in Electronics Design, Production, and Recycling
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A Fizzy, Risky Stock Idea
My Rising Stars portfolio embraces companies that pursue sustainable business practices, renewable resources, and social responsibility. Carbonated drinks might not seem like a natural fit with these lofty ideals, but one company I’m watching might … MORE
