SUSTAINABILITY

Terminology / Resources / Regulatory Information / Investments and Reporting / NGO’s, Membership and Standards Organizations / SPLiCE Member CSR Reports

Sustainability Terminology

Sustainability Dictionary
Renewable Energy Dictionary

Natural Resources, Wastes, Emissions and Supply Chain

Water

• EPA Water Regulations and Programs
• Alliance for Water Efficiency

Energy & GHG

• Energy Star
• EPA Clean Energy
• State and Local Climate Programs
• US Department of Energy
• Renewable Energy Information
• World Resource Institute and GHG Protocol
• EPA Green House Gas Rules
• Database for Renewable and Efficiency Incentives

Green Building

• US Green Building Council
• EPA Green Building
• Green Building Construction

Waste

• EPA Waste Regulations and Programs
• DTSC Hazardous Waste Regulation
• DTSC E-Waste

Food

• How to Compost
• Eating Locally

Transportation

• Fuel Economy
• Rideshare Programs

Office Practices

•Sustainable Purchasing Handbook

 

Regulatory Information

FTC: federal trade commission responsible for promoting a competitive market and protecting consumers from false advertising
• FTC.gov
• EPA and Environmental Marketing Claims
• Sins of Greenwashing

Green Chemistry: CA Initiative to regulate harmful compounds and explore nontoxic alternatives

• EPA Green Chemistry
• DTSC Green Chemistry Initiative

ROHS: Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

• EU RoHS
• Rohs FAQs

WEE: directive on waste electrical and equipment focused on setting collection, recycling and recovery targets

• Environment Agency WEEE
• What is WEEE

 

Investments and Reporting

Socially Responsible Investing

• SRI News
• KLD Research Firm
• SRI Stocks

Reporting

• Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
• Dow Jones Sustainability Index
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

 

NGO’s, Membership and Standards Organizations

• BSR
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Natural Resource Defense Council
• Conservation International
• Global Footprint Network
• The Nature Conservancy
• World Wildlife Fund
• Union of Concerned Scientist
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association
• Sustainability Consortium
• International Standards Organization

 

SPLiCE Member CSR Reports and Environmental Sites

 

Boy Scouts of America Meredith Corporation
Caterpillar, Inc. National Wildlife Federation
The Coca-Cola Company NBC Universal
The Dow Chemical Company Newell Rubbermaid
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Nike Inc.
Ford Motor Company P&G
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Reebok International
Hasbro, Inc. SC Johnson Inc.
Hewlett-Packard Stanley Black & Decker
Honeywell International Textron, Inc.
Jarden Consumer Solutions The Walt Disney Company
John Deere Whirlpool Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
Kodak
Mattel, Inc