Walmart Gets Suppliers to Reduce a Gigaton of Emissions

Unilever, General Mills, Dairy Farmers of America and Land O’ Lakes sign on to Project Gigaton.

Standardized Wording Changes Coming for Sell-By Dates

The grocery industry is moving to alleviate consumer confusion over sell-by dates on food packs to better define what "sell-by" labels mean.

Land O'Lakes Forms Sustainability Division

The agricultural/dairy cooperative is forming a new business unit called Sustain to concentrate on aligning the company's environmental sustainability efforts.

Coca-Cola to Reach 100 Percent Water Replenishment This Year

Five years ahead of its own goal, company will be water-neutual globally.

EPA Proposes Cut in Ethanol Use in 2014

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's first reversal of Congressional mandate acknowledges problems, lack of need.

EPA Recognizes PepsiCo With Sustainability Award

The Environmental Protection Agency will present PepsiCo with its 2011 Partner of the Year With Sustained Excellence award on April 12, 2011.

Three Food Processing Plants Earn EPA Energy Star; Increase Energy Efficiency

The EPA recognized J.R. Simplot Company’s Aberdeen, Idaho plant; J.R. Simplot Company’s Othelllo, Wash. plant; and ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Inc.’s Quincy, Wash. plant as earning the Energy Star for superior energy performance.

Frito-Lay's energy management lauded by EPA, Dept. of Energy