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Green Grades 2010: A Report Card on the Paper Practices of the Office Supply Sector
September 9th, 2010
September 9th, 2010
Environmental progress from some of the world's most well-known companies continues with the 2010 edition of Green Grades.
REPORT: Slipping through the cracks
March 5th, 2010
March 5th, 2010
Check out our new report about the fate of focal species in the Great Bear Rainforest
REPORT: A New Climate for Conservation
by Dr. Jim Pojar; Commissioned by the Working Group on Biodiversity, Forests and Climate, an alliance of ENGOs including ForestEthics
January 28th, 2010
by Dr. Jim Pojar; Commissioned by the Working Group on Biodiversity, Forests and Climate, an alliance of ENGOs including ForestEthics
January 28th, 2010
Read this Summary of A New Climate for Conservation report and download the full report
ForestEthics' 4th annual Naughty/Nice List: A scorecard on the catalog and direct mail industry
December 7th, 2009
December 7th, 2009
While there are more leaders in the direct mail industry this year, laggards remain.
Annual Report 2008
As part of our ongoing effort to increase the impact of our supporters' donations and decrease our environmental footprint, we are releasing our 2008 Annual Report primarily online. Check it out!
TARnishing Our Climate Efforts: Dirty Oil and the Future of B.C.
July 27th, 2009
July 27th, 2009
B.C. has positioned itself as a leader in tackling global warming, but they can't be with Tar Sands.
Green Grades 2008: Report card on office supply sector practices
A report card on the paper practices of office supply companies like Staples and Office Depot
Community Health, Nature's Wealth
Accounts of Canada's First Nations' economic development initiatives
Freedom from Dirty Oil: Ontario’s Tar Sands Decision [pdf]
January 18th, 2009
January 18th, 2009
Pipeline giant Enbridge has plans to change how oil is piped to Ontario. The project is called “Trailbreaker,” and it will mean that Ontario’s future oil supply will be tied entirely to the tar sands, the source of the most carbon-heavy oil in the world. This proposal comes at a time when Ontario has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation sector, and at a time when it is seeking opportunities to stimulate the economy by creating “green” jobs in new industries.
Voluntary Forest-Based Climate Offsets: Opportunities, Safeguards, and Principles
Most existing climate policies also do not adequately address the opportunities (e.g., forest conservation) and risks with forest offsets.
Back to School Report Card: Sharpen Your Pencils and Save the Sierra [pdf]
August 21st, 2008
August 21st, 2008
Check out the following report card to see which pencil companies fail to protect the Sierra, and which ones ace the test.
Climate Change Enclosed: Junk Mail’s Impact on Global Warming [pdf]
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the world today. This report reveals one of the most appalling and little-known truths about junk mail: it is making climate change significantly worse.
Southern Mountain Caribou: Interim Review of Recovery Plan Progress [pdf]
May 19th, 2008
May 19th, 2008
Protecting mountain caribou habitat has not been easy. Caribou biologists have defined caribou habitat in great detail. Using geographic information systems, they have extrapolated quantitative habitat descriptions from known caribou use areas to other areas throughout their existing and potential range.
The Destructive Side of Sears [pdf]
May 5th, 2008
May 5th, 2008
Sears is one of America's most successful, iconic brands--but the value of that brand is eroding. As a key step in realigning public perception and restoring the company's reputation, we propose taking action on an issue that is high on the list of consumer concerns: environmental responsibility.
Catalog Industry Environmental Scorecard [pdf]
November 28th, 2007
November 28th, 2007
Receiving holiday-themed scores of Naughty, Nice, and Checking Twice, twenty-one companies were evaluated according to four criteria: whether or not Endangered Forests are cut to produce the company's catalogs; whether the company uses Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper; the amount of post-consumer recycled content in the company's catalogs; and the extent of the company's efforts to reduce overall paper consumption.
Catastrophic Consumption: The Real Cost of Retail Catalogs [pdf]
April 11th, 2007
April 11th, 2007
Each year catalog retailers mail out around 20 billion catalogs. This means that every year over 8 million tons of trees go into catalogs that are often discarded unread.
Who's naughty, who's nice in the catalog industry [pdf]
December 8th, 2005
December 8th, 2005
It's the holiday season, but this year Santa's not so jolly. Apparently he and Mrs. Claus are getting so many catalogs in the mail that they don't know what to do with them all.
