Metafore Newsletter: In Focus

Metafore Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified 2006-12-08 13:23

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Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 21, 2007 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-18 21:57

Metafore Editorial Editor's Note: The following is a commentary by Metafore President and CEO David Ford; A coalition for firm limit on emissions; Beyond the green corporation; New program launched to cut paper use; Sustainable supermarkets: An emissions trading scheme for tomatoes?; Malaysia, European Commission start talks to certify timber; Weyerhaeuser-Domtar deal gets Canadian antitrust OK; Catalyst board accepts two resignations, search for successors underway; Neenah Paper’s Recycling Program Featured on History Channel; Procter & Gamble Professional Launches Green Website; Barama’s FSC certificate suspended

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 29, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-05-01 21:28

The deadline approaches: Metafore's Innovation Awards; Time Inc., UPM to study logging effects on Acadian forest; IBM and Nature Conservancy Team Up To Save Major Rivers; Ten Lessons for Corporations Working with Activists; California backs lowering formaldehyde in wood; First step to sustainability; NYC pledges 1 million new trees by 2017; Expert: Paper recycling lags in U.S.; Mergers changing face of forest industry; E.U.: Green Fuel Targets Will Damage Environment; WWF-Canada and Domtar Announce Ambitious Agreement For Forest Conservation; Neenah Paper Joins Sustainability Panel at CRO Conference May 10 in NYC

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 15, 2007 — by metafore — last modified 2007-04-23 21:59

The deadline approaches: Metafore's Annual Innovation Awards (MAIA); Chevron, Weyerhaeuser ink biofuels alliance; Lenovo Tops List of Green Electronics Makers; US signs on to Aussie forest pact; Peru adopts new economic model for Amazonian timber industry; Congo cancels logging contracts, calls for sustainable forest management; Save the planet - just not on my dime; Rain Forest Wood Sparks Boardwalk Controversy; Industry says climate change already impacting forests; Deforestation effects on climate depend on location; Concerns mount over corporate tree planting schemes; Ottawa changes mind about factoring in forests as carbon sinks; Dell, Shareholders to Expand Partnership in Paper Reduction

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, September 30, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-10-02 22:22

News: Metafore announces winners of Annual Innovation Awards; Top execs are embracing corporate responsibility; Greenhouse gas emissions rarely figure in investor decisions; Business leaders call for public policies that leverage forest carbon cycle; Canadian forest industry losing out on rising dollar; Buy your way to carbon neutrality?; Beer basics: Wal-Mart to measure energy use; B.S. detector a handy tool for sustainability reporting; Brazil claims first with carbon auction; Many biofuels have more climate impact than oil; Buyers kept in the dark about green issues.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 20, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-10 19:52

January 20, 2008, Issue 190 Metafore News: Metafore names new CEO as organization restructures. News: Corporations go public with eco-friendly patents; Sustainable manufacturers reaping consumer rewards; Paper recycling scandal hits Japan; Special Report: Carbon labels - A green mark too far? Sierra Leone bans timber exports; Historic opportunity to protect great redwood forests of Humboldt; Column: Is mainstream media stepping to its role in climate fight? Scientist says Amazon deforestation surging again; Related News: Brazil farming needs decade to stop deforestation. Related News: Human thirst for palm oil wipes out rare forest birds. Press Releases: AF&PA to Hold Paper Week in March-April 2008; Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program Marks Record Growth.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, September 16, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-09-18 13:48

News: Companies to be recognized for outstanding climate change actions; Conservationists team up with Toyota to save Philippine rain forests; Forest nations press for carbon credits to help cut greenhouse gas; 2007 Sustainable Business Awards; Leave only footprints: Measuring and managing corporate carbon emissions; Computers' elusive eco factor; Trade group launches eco-tool for envelope manufacturers; China's forest products trade up 35.3 percent in first half of year; Canadian sawmills need to compete in global market, report says; China urged to join effort to defend Amazon from soy; Forest Service chief: Use trees to power cars; Help us make In Focus an even better newsletter for you, our readers. Press Release: Tembec to Receive Prestigious FSC Winds of Change Award

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, February 3, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-10 21:56

February 03, 2008, Issue 192. Metafore News Green Power Conferences to hold sustainable manufacturing summit this April; Intel Corporation tops EPA's green power list; UK greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2006; Russian certification scheme moves to join PEFC; EU Co2 targets will hit forestries: Report; New online resource gets the skinny on eco-labels; New 'green' energy from dirty sources; Experts say technology will globally drive dramatic change in timberland management but U.S. is behind; Opinion: Banning "bad" biofuels, becoming better consumers; Cops nab 12, seize illegal lumber; Opinion: Don't bother with the "green" consumer; Press Releases: UPM and L&T Develop Ethanol Production from Commercial and Industrial into Biofuel; Sustainable Furniture Manufacturers Combine Marketing Muscler Sigla Launches Green Division;

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 09, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-13 18:04

Green Power Conferences to hold Sustainable Manufacturing Summit next month; News: L.L. Bean expands 'green store' push; FTC sets sights on green packaging claim; Investors want companies to disclose Climate Change-related impacts; Computerized clearance to help stop illegal logging; Water to be the next commoditized resource; US won't meet ethanol goal due cellulosic shortfall; Pitney Bowes Examines How to Make Mailings Greener; Opinion: Lumber limbo: Either way, Canada will get short end of the stick; Study: Business and the sustainability challenge; Opinion: Can big oil and enviros work together to get what they want?; Sodexo's recycled napkins save clients money, report shows. Press Release Latvian Forestry Sustainability Certification Dropped By PEFC

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, June 3, 2007 — by metafore — last modified 2007-06-05 12:25

News: Lego and IKEA Most-Respected Companies Worldwide, Study Finds; GE reports $12B in environmental revenues; Plywood makers: pass tougher trade laws; IT Going Green: Forces pulling in different directions; Editorial: Most private owners show little interest in timber harvests; Schools going green to save on electric bills, teach students; Peruvian Mahogany Logged Illegally, Report Says; U.S. tropical timber imports fall by half in 2006; Junk mail: who needs it?

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 23, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-24 13:01

Metafore News: AF&PA Paper Week to Feature Recovered Fiber Session. News: Green building is best bet for CO2 cuts in N. America: Report; Canada to release green advertising guidelines; Related News: These rolls of paper are all green. Vietnam destroying forests in Laos; Investors file flurry of global warming resolutions; International Paper to buy Weyerhaeuser unit for $6 billion; Efforts to block junk mail slowed; Warm Springs mill layoffs will hurt local tribes and certified lumber supply; Related News: Certify to maintain market share, wood industry players told; Murder on the resource frontier; Related News: A swirl of foreboding in Mahogany's grain Ecosystems in the Philippines bounce back from the brink; Nordstrom goes green with new packaging; State seeks to regain recycling momentum; State seeks to regain recycling momentum.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, February 24, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-05 22:31

Metafore News: Green Power Conferences to hold Sustainable Manufacturing Summit in April Headline; News: Forest and paper CEOs feeling the pressure on supply chain responsibility; CalPERS to invest up to $2.4 billion in sustainable forestry; Prediction: $1 trillion U.S. carbon market by 2020; Green-e to certify offsets for consumers; Managed forestry offers hope of saving Amazon; Most global Fortune 500 companies address climate change in non-financial reports; Humans may help forest flee warming; Carbon tax focus of British Columbia budget; Cadbury thinks out of the box with 'eco-egg'; Brazil mob attacks anti-logging agents in Amazon region; New forest and timber monitoring system in the Republic of Liberia; More than tissues in a box of Kleenex; Scientists would turn greenhouse gas into gasoline

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, June 17, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-06-19 11:26

News: Rolling Stone goes green with B.C. paper; Related News: Rolling Stone Opts For Carbon Neutral Paper, Not Recycled; Companies Have 'Unique Leverage' to Help Environment; Study Says Canada ’s Lumber industry makes money; Impacts of Industrial Logging in Central Africa Studied; Slowpokes win the race to cut emissions; Greenpeace hails B&Q China for hardwood curbs; China struggles to choke off illegal wood trade; Mexico murder shows grim face of illegal logging. Press Releases: The Rainforest Alliance Joins with Bolivia-base Wood Product Manufacturer ForestWorld; Bank of America and Redwood Forest Foundation Announce Nation's First Private Capital Forest Acquisition by Nonprofit

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 04, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-06 12:54

News: Gap founders negotiating with pacific lumber; Wal-Mart weighs in on packaging at FTC 'Green Guides' workshop; Verso Paper met most environmental goals for 2007; HP urges 'harmony' in environmental accreditations; Forests 'best option' for providing carbon offsets; The beetle factor in a carbon calculus; Asia's rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: experts; Make money, not carbon dioxide.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 22, 2007 — by Metafore In Focus — last modified 2007-04-23 21:59

News: Wal-Mart's New Packaging Credo: Let's Get Small; Home Depot to Display an Environmental Label; Companies Take Different Approaches to Earth Day; Even small business gets into the green act; Business world has big role on climate: UN meeting; Pellet power; 'Gold rush' for wood flooring is destroying endangered habitat; Logging decimates African rainforest. Press Releases: International Paper Makes EcoVision 2007 Carbon Neutral; EarthColor Powers Printing with 100% Wind; Industrial Woodworking Corporation Offsets 100% of its Carbon Emissions with Carbonfund.org

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 9, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-03 21:53

December 9, 2007, Issue 185 Metafore News: Metafore and The Gagliardi Group co-author "The Paper Consumer's Guide to Climate Change". News: Green Marketing Review is put on fast track at Federal Trade Commission; Volvo backs energy efficient forestry machinery; "Green jobs" to outweigh losses from climate change; Air force base harvests solar energy; Retailers join movement to curb the cascade of catalogs; Related news: ForestEthics focuses on Sears/Lands' End catalog practices; Climate experts mull payment to stop deforestation; Related news: Carbon trading 'key to stopping deforestation'; Papua moves to ban all log exports; Study: Canadian beer drinkers threaten planet

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 28, 2007 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-18 21:02

HP expects to surpass recycling goal of 1 billion pounds; From competition to cooperation: Companies collaborate on social and environmental issue; Ottawa vows $30 million to protect Great Bear Rainforest; Innovest names the 100 most sustainable companies in the world; The greener side of business; Timber industry focuses on biomass projects; Report warns of obstacles to sustainable biofuels sector; Canada worried by plunging caribou population; Saving Ethiopia’s forest, and its cutters; Neenah Paper Announces New Environmental Platform

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 25, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-27 18:51

News: PG&E expanding carbon offset program; DuPont, Danisco to create cellulosic ethanol company; SMART Papers breaks ground on $30M biomass plant; Certified non-rain forest palm oil set for germany; Brazil Environment Agency seizes Amazon soy, corn; Profile on Amazon deforestation: Lawlessness mars Amazon dreams; Carbon caps may give nuclear power a lift; Animated map brings global climate crisis to life; Toyota making 'green' dealerships, not just cars; Canada Post educates marketers on 'responsible' direct mail

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 11, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-12 16:51

News: Unilever makes sustainable palm oil pledge; Home Depot opens doors to green materials; Go easy on biofuels until more clarity - World Bank; eCommerce goes green; Slower cuts in greenhouse gases cloud carbon boom; U.K. greenwash complaints quadrupled in 2007; Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say; Canada may be suspended from carbon trading, face Kyoto probe; Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk'; REI explores the environmental cost of eco-tourism. Press Release: New Forest Paper Mills wins award for eco products and processes

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, October 7, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-10-10 17:21

News: Catalyst Paper, Doubletree Hotel win Metafore Innovation Awards; Eco Wal-Mart costs marketers green; Philips vows to double green product revenue, cut energy use; State of the paper industry sees 'Green Wave' changes coming quickly; Battle of forest certification standards rages; International Paper heads to Siberia; Introduction to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products; Quebec introduces carbon tax, Canada CEOs urge more; Eco-friendly supplies take root in nation's classrooms; Biomass - growing renewable energy; Rainforest tribe establishes massive sustainable-use reserve; Western Forest Products plans to sell prime Vancouver Island property. Press Releases: You Can Buy Virgin Paper and Help Protect The World's Forests; Weyerhaeuser Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index, North America

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, November 25, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-12-26 22:42

Metafore News: Verso Paper Announces Participation in the EPAT®; News: Bayer announces billion-euro environmental investment; Most green marketing claims aren't true, says new report; New group lists the world's greenest supercomputers; AF&PA releases report "successful collaborations between the forest products industry and environmental organizations"; Group launches global standard for carbon credits; Australian green building program going against the grain; Editorial: Carbon-neutral status shouldn't be for sale; Carbon pollution from industrialized countries rises again; Smurfit-Stone Joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 27, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-04-29 20:55

News How to save the planet and make money doing it; Discover magazine maps carbon footprint; Who's tracking the trackers?; Forget carbon: You should be checking your water footprint; Norway gives Tanzania $100mln for forests; Canadian paper recycling rates hit 58 percent in 2007; Reducing deforestation 'lucrative' for forest nations; Video: Cracking down on illegal logging; Biofuels won't solve world energy problem; Alberta not ready to conserve oilsands forest.

Metafore Newsletter — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2008-08-19 19:32

For businesspeople focused on evaluating, selecting and manufacturing environmentally preferable wood and paper products, Metafore is a source of tools, information and innovative thinking. August 17, 2008, Issue 220

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 18, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-05-20 20:09

News: U.S. farm bill cracks down on timber trade; Related news: U.S. major importer of illegal Asian timber, study says; World tree planting drive sets goal of 7 billion; Column: Beyond recycling: Responsible paper purchasing; Rampant deforestation, much of it from illegal logging, has destroyed forests that stabilize soils and regulate river flow, causing record floods and landslides. Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Vietnam, keynote speaker Dr. Norman Myers states: 'one of the worst crises since we came out of our caves'; Fears for Brazil rainforest after environment minister quits; Brazil's forest loss now linked to world food prices; China to push for overseas acquisition of farmland to improve food security; Companies respond to climate change shareholder resolutions. Press Release: Northern Hard Maple vs. Bamboo - Who Is Really "Green"?

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, October 29, 2006 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 16:33

EPAT Now Part of the Market for Environmentally Preferable Paper; Home Depot to Offset Carbon Emissions at Atlanta Headquarters; The Hidden Life of Paper and Its Impact on the Environment; Morgan Stanley Plans Green Investments; Integrating Sustainability into Business Practice: Novo Nordisk; See the forest and its trees; ANALYSIS - Can Biofuels Become the Next Petroleum?; New Blog Answers Consumers' Questions About Green Products; Amazon deforestation lowest since 1991; Can the Free Market Slow Deforestation?; Crackdown drives illegal logging to neighboring nations; The Nature Conservancy and Xerox Launch Partnership to Enhance, AdvanceForest Conservation; Wachovia Announces Comprehensive Strategy Addressing Environmental Protection; Forest Integrity Network E-Workshop on combating corruption in the forest sector

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 16, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-17 12:09

News: Merrill Lynch: Turning trees into money; Consumers choose GE, Toyota as dominant green brands; Related News: Green-Up to a point. Leading companies responding to ecosystem degradation; Conference hears of need for clear rules on carbon; News Merrill Lynch: Turning trees into money; Consumers choose GE, Toyota as dominant green brands. Related News: Green-Up to a point. Leading companies responding to ecosystem degradation Conference hears of need for clear rules on carbon; PEFC questions WWF FSC-only scorecard system; China tells developed world to go on climate change 'diet'; Ad for U.S. cotton industry banned in UK due to false green claims; Southern Baptist leaders urge climate change action; Canada emission rules target new oil sands plants; Madagascar slows destruction of forests; Column: Cold snap may have killed invasive beetles in B.C.; The cost of cutting emissions. Press Release: ForestEthics Launches 'Do Not Mail' Campaign to Stop Junk Mail.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 10, 2006 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-11 15:59

Eight percent of Fortune 500 taking EPA challenge to double green energy use; Victoria's Secret reaches agreement with environmentalists for printing catalogs; Collections result in record recycling of steel packaging; Chinese government to start buying green; U.S. companies lead list of tech pioneers; Column: Profits from idle cars?; SAP Ecosystem Comes Together to Drive Collaboration and Innovation Across Mill Products Industry; UPM Mill Announces Investment in Renewable Energy Power Plant

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, May 29, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-05-31 13:38

In Focus Catalyzing business action that conserves, protects, and restores the world's forests. News: Staples Adds Computer Take-Back to Recycling Program; HP and WWF Take On Climate Change; U.S.-China Meeting Yields Some Advances; Dell Creates Eco-Friendly Multipack Program; Credit Suisse and SFM launch USD 200m carbon-backed forestry finance facility; Green before green was cool; UPS Adds 50 New Hybrids to its Green Fleet; Endangered species protected in Ontario with tough new law. Press Releases: Stora Enso Adds SFI and PEFC Chain-of-Custody Mill Certifications; International Paper and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Receive Sustainability Award

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, February 10, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-17 20:09

Related News: Carbon disclosure project asks 3,000 companies for eco-info; Biofuels deemed a greenhouse threat; Forestry insurance launched in UK; Scientists fear climate change could bring abrupt changes.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, November 11, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-11-12 21:12

News: Marketers warned to stay clear of 'green trap'; Related News: Compete on green or fall behind. Green collar jobs could top 40M by 2030: Report; UN warns carbon market could collapse; FSC drafts anti-greenwash policy; Simon & Schuster goes environmental; Target brand sports Green-e & FSC mixed source logos. Editorial: Inconvenient but true - good isn't always profitable; China launches global warming fund; Booming palm oil demand fuelling climate crisis. Press Release: European Business Awards for the Environment 2008 - National Cleantech Finland® Awards

MetaFore Newsletter: In Focus, November 19, 2006 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 16:57

IBM Unveils $100 Million Innovation Agenda; UK Passes Bill Requiring CSR Reporting; Logging nations set tough agenda for action; Silicon Valley leading by green example; New look at world’s forests shows many are expanding; Wal-Mart Evaluates Green Stores’ Progress After a Year of Operation; U.S. Official Recycling Day Marked with Recycling Events; AF&PA Now Accepting Entries for Recycling Awards; Biomass-to-ethanol developer gets $30M shot in arm; New Survey 'Sustainable Business & Strategy: Views From the Inside' Released; US$5.4 Million in New Funds Allocated for Tropical Forests

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, October 28, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-11-05 21:39

News: Study: National forests generally meet sustainable standards; Office Depot, CFI, IBM among winners of SmartWay Awards; Wal-Mart's ethical sourcing - Green does not mean ethical; Home builders to launch rating tool, compete with LEED; America's greenest states; Cement industry is at center of climate change debate; Research report says west should share pollution responsibility with China; Deforestation symptomatic of corrupt regimes; 'Made in U.S.A.' wood now showing up in Canada; Orangutan project offers hope in Borneo; Forest co. investors eye lagging high-value land sales.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 30, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-31 14:52

News For carbon emissions, a goal of less than zero; Private equity firm buys rights to ecosystem services of Amazon rainforest; EU moves to combat illegal logging; Scientists warn of soot effect on climate; Report: Clean energy market to triple within ten years; Xerox introduces calculator to measure equipment's energy and waste impact; Markets could save forests: An interview with Dr. Tom Lovejoy; BP tops Greenpeace in green brands survey; Biofuels - Environmental, economic impact debate grows as production increases. Press Releases: First Green-e Climate Certified Carbon Offsets Offered by Four Organizations; New APP Logging Road Threatens One of World's Biggest Carbon-Storing Forests, Tigers

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 6, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-03 21:53

January 6, 2008, Issue 188 News: California sues EPA over greenhouse gas regulations; With eye on bottom line, corporate America is going green; Clean energy investment up one third in 07 -report; Chile approves native forest law after 15 years; Report finds deforestation offers very little money compared to potential financial benefits; Opinion - Carbon advantage, competitive advantage; Big companies to go green this year; Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say experts; Illegal logging in the U.S. Press Release: UPM Joins EPAT Scorecard System for Environmentally Preferable Paper.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 2, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-12-26 22:54

News: Google, HP invest big in renewables; Palm oil producers back sustainable labeling scheme; Canada: Huge conservation area set for north; The ten toes of paper's carbon footprint; U.S. weighs sustainability seal for national forests; Indonesia: Tree planting will not stop global warming, say environmentalists; Ecuador backs Indonesia bid for forest compensation; Editorial: The lowdown on doomsday Why the public shrugs at global warming. Press Release: Conservation Projects in Mississippi and Oregon Get Boost From The Nature Conservancy and Weyerhaeuser

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 13, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-04-15 22:43

News: Report: Smartest companies have greenest supply chains; Related News: Keys to greener supply chains; A tactical turn to green for Marriott; UN talks reach agreement on agenda for global warming pact; HP lists suppliers, aims to increase social and environmental accountability; Siberia: Feeling the human impact of illegal logging; Slowing deforestation may be worth billions: study; CSI: Rainforest - Police skills help jungle life; Law firms seeing market opportunity in environment-conscious client; Logging Boreal forest could detonate massive 'carbon bomb,' says report; Interview: The FSC responds to its critics; Haze from forest fires to worsen in SE Asia; Sustainable labels planned for global beverage brands; Press Release: UPM-Kymmene to Open Decking Boards Mill in Germany.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, January 27, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-02-10 20:42

January 27, 2008, Issue 191. News: HP publishes new guidelines for supply chain sustainability; Global carbon trade rose 80 percent last year; Paper scandal points to shortcomings of Japan Inc.; Related News: UK paper responds to Japanese recycled content scandal; Climate laws may be used to limit exports, Group of 77 says; Author won't publish Harry Potter book on Finnish paper; US could ban travel for Cambodians tied to illegal logging; Forest industry 'under the gun'; Medicinal plants 'facing threat'; Opinion: Are newspapers a cleaner read online?; Whole Foods chain to stop use of plastic bags; CSR jobs rank high for newly minted MBAs: Report; Press Release: White House Veterans to Speak at 131st Annual Paper Week Luncheon;

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, April 20, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-04-21 20:54

News: How to avoid a green marketing backlash; From Environmental Leader: Americans misunderstand key phrases commonly used in environmental marketing and advertising, giving products a greater environmental halo than they deserve and creating a growing risk of backlash, according to a new survey; Related News: Green logos create brand tension; Palm oil boycott an unrealistic approach to conserving biodiversity; Booming Brazil could be world power soon; Canadians reforesting Afghanistan; Experts may be part of a plan to reverse denudation; Climate registry develops reporting protocol; Ford establishes greenhouse gas reduction plan; Debate brewing over Boreal forest; Illegal logging gives EU massive eco-headache; U.S., after a court reversal, issues new rules for forests; Climate change debate: Push emissions goals or technology?; Column: Cheap in China - Low-cost sourcing's high price; Swedish spruce may be world's oldest living tree. Press Release: Brazil Seizes Shipment of Illegal Amazonian Timber.

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, December 3, 2006 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 17:01

Xerox turns to re-usable printer paper; SC Johnson joins European Charter in support of sustainability; Nike Ends Orders from Pakistani Company; UN meeting tackles toxic waste; UN meeting tackles toxic waste; Forest fragmentation hurts Amazon biodiversity; Biofuel markets hinge on biomass progress; Seattle’s recycling policy plays hardball with city’s refuseniks; Bioplastics Demand experiencing boom in Europe; Tax on packaging proposal slammed by industry body; European Eco-label awarded to UPM; Williams-Sonoma Achieves Significant Environmental Goal

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, March 02, 2008 — by Metafore — last modified 2008-03-06 00:05

News: New study links sustainability with higher share prices; Report calls Alberta's oil sands 'Canada's most serious environmental liability'; Creating greener future for urban youth; Dispute brewing over Vanoc's wood harvesting; Factories in China move inland to avoid green scrutiny; USPS approves reusable envelopes; Research shows low awareness of FSC badge on paper products; Related News: FSC casts doubt on any partnership with PEFC; African development bank gives $814 million for African forests; Opinion: Can't recycle paper without tree-cutting; Honda won't go ultra-cheap; British printers look to create print industry standard for carbon calculations; Global warming melts new sea lanes for Norilsk, ConocoPhillips; Column: Beware those corporate sustainability weasel words; Norway mall offers shoppers greenhouse gas credits; Press Release: Bird Study Leads to SFI® Conservation Research Award

Metafore Newsletter: In Focus, November 4, 2007 — by Metafore — last modified 2007-11-05 21:29