OIA Eco Index News:

News specific to the Eco Index can be found in the News & Media section of the Eco Index Beta website.

Other Corporate Responsibility News:

November 2, 2010: Cotton Clothing Price Tags to Rise

October 26, 2010: DOT, EPA Set Nation's First GHG, Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks, Buses

October 6, 2010: FTC Green Guides' Proposed Revisions Unveiled

September 23, 2010: 3 Surefire Steps to Bring Climate Transparency to Your Supply Chain

July 12, 2010: Coming in 2011: New Labels for Light Bulb Packaging

July 6, 2010: Across Sectors, Companies Report Big Savings from Sustainability

June 9, 2010: A Push For Businesses to be Sustainable

May 26, 2010: Cradle to Cradle Enters Public Domain, Eyes Mainstream Acceptance

May 14, 2010: Corporations Can Profit From Being Environmentally Friendly

April 23, 2010: Maryland Passes Benefit Corp Legislation

March 15, 2010: Are Kids Going Outdoors?

March 15, 2010: How to Measure the ROI of Your Sustainability, CSR Efforts

March 4, 2010: Safeway Signs on As First U.S. Retailer of Sustainability Consortium

Feb 26, 2010: Apple's Environmental Measures Rejected By Shareholders

Feb 26, 2010: Summer Rayne Oakes: Green Never Looked So Good

Feb 24, 2010 : The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) today announced that it is publishing two related requests for information (RFIs) from the public in advance of developing reports to Congress and the President. One RFI seeks information on goods produced in foreign countries by child labor, forced labor, and/or forced or indentured child labor. The other focuses on certain countries' efforts to implement their international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Notices of the RFIs will appear in the Feb. 24 edition of the Federal Register.  The deadline to reply is April 9.  Link to the DOL webpage.

Feb 22, 2010: A new organization named Protect Our Winters has just formed to show the losses to mountain communities, economies and jobs that rely on winter tourism (and Winter!) that will occur if climate change isn’t addressed.

Feb 17, 2010 : Hey green spender: The truth about eco-friendly brands

Feb 3, 2010 : Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moves may signal start of 'greenwashing' crackdown

Feb 3, 2010 : FTC Warns 78 Retailers, Including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart, to Stop Labeling and Advertising Rayon Textile Products as "Bamboo."

Jan 31, 2010 : Levi Strauss Embarks on Historic Sustainability Initiative

Jan 25, 2010 : EPA to Give Consumers More Access to Chemical Risk Information

Jan 21, 2010 : Organizations Call for Greater Open Innovation to Advance Sustainability

Jan 21, 2010 : Outdoor Retailer participants get a good glimpse of OIA's ECO Index