Takeaways from a new ranking of eco-friendly practices in big biz: Consumer companies are getting greener, but there's plenty of ground to gain. In its second annual scorecard, nonprofit Climate Counts ranked 56 companies on their measurement, reduction, and disclosure of greenhouse gases. Eighty-four percent of the companies scored higher this year than they did in 2007, but the average score was still only 40 out of a possible 100. At the top of the list were Nike with 82, Stonyfield Farm with 78, and IBM with 77; Google was most improved, jumping from 17 points in 2007 to 55 in 2008; and Jones Apparel Group, Burger King, Darden Restaurants, and Wendy's were the bottom-dwellers, receiving big goose eggs. Climate Counts distributes pocket-sized versions of its scorecard in hopes that consumers will consider the rankings when wielding purchasing power.
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javaearth Posted 1:11 am
08 May 2008
Infact it only cuts down more rainforest
Use more water
Make more air pollution
Wastes more land
Makes people more sick - from all the chemicals - making more people use more resources in form of medical aid.
-- If you want to help the environment decrease the demand of eating dead animals --
Personally I don't know how you can be an environmentalist and still dead animals (local or not). Its like saying you hate carbon effects from using cars, and than buying a Hummer. - constant contradiction!
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hcsteiner Posted 4:52 am
08 May 2008
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Paul Vaggen Posted 4:10 am
09 May 2008
http://www.ecologicliving.ca/2008/03/nike-talks-trash/
I just didn't really think that they were making such huge strides because I never really saw them in the news. So there ya go, ya learn something new everyday!
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LJP Posted 5:51 am
14 May 2008
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