IFC(International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, received an environmental excellence award in the “large facility?category from Washington, the District of Columbia, on August 5, for its commitment to addressing global environmental challenges and mitigating the effects of climate change.
Indonesia, the world's third largest cocoa production country, has more than one million farmers, mostly smallholdings farmers, depending on cocoa as their main source of income. However, since early 2000, pests, diseases, aging cocoa trees and deteriorating soil are affecting the total production of cocoa in Indonesia.
Following the 2008 official adoption and implementation of the Lacey Act in the U.S., the EU has formally approved the legislation of banning illegal timber imports. The announcement firmly rejects illegal timber from entering the market, which is the world’s largest timber market, and it also demonstrates that European governments are taking tough legal action against illegally sourced timber.
BP announced that the new capping facility passed pressure testing, successfully preventing oil leakage. The United States analysts estimate that the total amount of BP’s compensation in damages is between 30 and 40 billion US dollars. The British government is concerned about whether, or not, BP can maintain the stability of the company after the payout.
Media Monitoring Program for International Environmental News, published by the National Council for Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection Administration, 2010/08/15
The Japan Association of Used Office Equipment Sellers, an organization consisting of second-hand office equipment traders such as SOFMAP, recently released a surprising data: out of the
Multinational hotel giant Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced the Starwood Sustainable Meeting Practices (SMP), or green meeting guidelines that are initially adopted in its North American hotel/resorts and will be extended to the Starwood businesses worldwide starting 2011.
Global Perspective/A8 Section/Economics Daily News/ Aug. 3rd 2010, 2010/08/15
Enel Green Power, an Italy-based green energy provider, announces a co-venture with Sharp Corp. and STMicroelectronics Inc. to manufacture solar panels and batteries on the Sicily Island. With mass production expected to start in the second half of 2011,
The climate change and growing energy demand are posing additional challenges to the natural environment as well as the governments worldwide. And yet, no company or country can tackle these issues alone. According to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR),
Aug. 2nd 2010, United Evening News at http://udn.com/, 2010/08/15
Totally 300 representatives of 138 organizations from 28 different countries will visit Taipei for the 5th International Fisher’s Forum (IFF5). While the 3-day event will see experts discuss the management of ocean space and fishery control,
Local Economics/C8 Section/Economics Daily News/Aug. 2nd 2010, 2010/08/15
According to Wu Cong-ying, Vice President at Longland Group, one of Asia’s largest furniture board manufacturers, the fierce competition in the market forces the company to constantly make innovations regarding business operations as well as product R&D.
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