Chemical Week :: People & Business :: Corporate Social Responsibility http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2010 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 1:16:16 EDT CW's Weekly Round-up: 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 early... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/25375.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST SusChem Builds Relations with Downstream Sectors on Sustainable Production The European chemical industry is building closer relations with downstream sectors on sustainability issues, says the European Union’s (EU) Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/25214.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Four Injured in Explosion at Cristal Global's U.K. TiO2 Plant 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). A reactor... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/25197.html Fri, 5 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Inefficient Resource Use Costing Chemical Makers, Independent Study Finds 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 of a... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/24957.html Tue, 23 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST World's Largest Firms Causing $2.2 Trillion/Year in Damage 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 totaling $2.2... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/24911.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST SEC Moves to Require Climate Risk Disclosure 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 release"... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/24391.html Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Monsanto 'Awarded' by Environmental Groups for Sabotaging Action on Climate Change 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 climate... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/23915.html Wed, 6 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Cabot's GHG Emissions Decline With Output 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 matched... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/23747.html Tue, 22 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST Jury Awards Plaintiffs $100 Million for Alleged Toxic Releases at BP’s Texas City Site 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 facility... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/23711.html Mon, 21 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST Copenhagen: Vision for a Bio-based Society Emerges 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’ efforts to... http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/corporate_social_responsibility/23689.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST