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March 17, 2010
DSM says it expects to be in a position to announce plans for the commercialization of specific products derived from CO2 feedstocks in the next 12-24 months. “We have sufficient...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/DSM-on-Track-to-Commercialize-Production-of-Resins-Adhesives-and-Coatings-from-CO2_25457.html March 17, 2010
ChemTrust (London), a non-government organization, is pressing regulators to adopt measures that recognize the synergistic adverse effects of synthetic chemicals on human health and...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/NGO-Presses-for-Adoption-of-Cumulative-Risk-Assessment_25452.html March 12, 2010
The most read article of the week on CW 247 by a country mile is our magazine cover story about Dow Chemical’s journey from the depths of the recession in early 2009, to recovery...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/CWs-Weekly-Round-up-March-12-2010_25375.html March 8, 2010
The European chemical industry is building closer relations with downstream sectors on sustainability issues, says the European Union’s (EU) Technology Platform for Sustainable...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/SusChem-Builds-Relations-with-Downstream-Sectors-on-Sustainable-Production_25214.html March 5, 2010
Four people have been injured following an explosion at the Stallingborough, U.K. manufacturing plant of titanium dioxide (TiO2) producer Cristal Global (Cristal; Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Four-Injured-in-Explosion-at-Cristal-Globals-U-K-TiO2-Plant_25197.html February 25, 2010
Global chemical companies on average could each save more than €1 billion ($1.4 billion) in cash flow if they increased their sustainability performance, according to the findings...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Inefficient-Resource-Use-Costing-Chemical-Makers-Independent-Study-Finds_24957.html February 23, 2010
Preliminary findings of a report commissioned by the United Nations have identified that the world’s 3,000 largest companies in 2008 caused loss and damage to the environment...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Worlds-Largest-Firms-Causing-$2-2-TrillionYear-in-Damage_24911.html January 27, 2010
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted today to require publicly listed companies in the U.S to disclose risks related to climate change. The "interpretive...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/SEC-Moves-to-Require-Climate-Risk-Disclosure_24391.html January 6, 2010
Monsanto has been selected by environmental groups as the recipient of the Angry Mermaid Award, which recognizes corporations that have done the most to sabotage effective action on...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Monsanto-Awarded-by-Environmental-Groups-for-Sabotaging-Action-on-Climate-Change_23915.html December 22, 2009
Cabot Corporation's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2008 totaled 4,440,000 m.t., an 11% decline from 2007, according to the company's most recent sustainability report. The decline...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Cabots-GHG-Emissions-Decline-With-Output_23747.html December 22, 2009
A federal jury has awarded 10 plaintiffs more than $100 million in a lawsuit against BP as compensation for alleged exposure to toxic emissions at the company’s Texas City, TX...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Jury-Awards-Plaintiffs-$100-Million-for-Alleged-Toxic-Releases-at-BPs-Texas-City-Site_23711.html December 18, 2009
The Copenhagen climate negotiations have focused on securing a deal to cut absolute levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create a system for financing poorer nations’...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Copenhagen-Vision-for-a-Bio-based-Society-Emerges_23689.html December 17, 2009
There is still no deal in sight at the start of the penultimate day of high level negotiations at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen. Chinese officials reportedly...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Copenhagen-penultimate-day-Still-no-Deal-Failure-to-Agree-Would-Hit-Chemical-Industry_23587.html December 17, 2009
An analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting practices at the top companies in CW's 2009 billion-dollar club reveals a rather wide variety of reporting practices and...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Billion-Dollar-Club-Emissions-Different-Standards-Different-Results_23567.html December 9, 2009
A group of 25 companies from France and Brazil, including Rhodia, have made a joint commitment to develop industrial partnerships aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG)...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/French-and-Brazilian-Firms-Collaborate-to-Cut-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions_23361.html December 4, 2009
Bayer Corp. President and CEO Greg Babe will serve as executive chair of ACC’s Responsible Care Board Committee. Babe will succeed Oxy Chem CEO Chuck Anderson on January 1 and...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Bayer-Corp-CEO-Named-Executive-Chair-for-ACCs-Responsible-Care-Board_23243.html November 30, 2009
Stopping the production and resulting emissions to the atmosphere of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, along with a handful of other measures unrelated to carbon dioxide emissions...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Banning-HFCs-Mooted-as-Fast-Route-to-Climate-Protection_23007.html November 30, 2009
The U.S. government has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions “in the range of 17%” below 2005 levels, or the equivalent of a 5.5% cut below 1990 levels...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/U-S-China-Set-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-Reduction-Targets-U-N-Says-its-Too-Late-for-Political-Maneuvering_22999.html November 30, 2009
Cefic will spend €800,000 ($1.2 million) on a three-year research project to develop an appropriate testing strategy for assessing the reproductive toxicity of nanomaterials. Data...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/Cefic-Prepares-for-Nano-Regulations-in-the-EU_22998.html November 25, 2009
Chinese authorities yesterday executed two people for their involvement in the sale of infant milk powder intentionally tainted with melamine. The contamination, which occurred in...http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/China-Executes-Two-People-for-Poisoning-Milk-with-Melamine_22970.html |
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