POM Wonderful's claims about the health benefits of its Pomegranate Juice and POMx supplements go a little too far, according to a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission. READ»
At a meeting in San Francisco last night, Facebook's head of media and content partnerships announced its new Facebook + Media page, a crib sheet.READ»
Many corporations have scrambled to update their sustainability standards after Greenpeace attacks. Both Apple and Trader Joe's have made strides in producing non-toxic electronics and selling sustainably-farmed fish, respectively, ...READ»
This week has been rife with examples of organizations that have had a rough go in the media.
The week began with the social media storm surrounding GreenPeace, Sinar Mas and Nestle, playing out on Nestle’s Facebook fan page. ...READ»
Twitter's booming international growth is not without its pitfalls. If you haven't noticed, there's a General Election going on in the U.K. And, rather like its American counterpart, 18 months back, British politicians have embraced ...READ»
Last week, Nestle got itself into a bit of a situation on its Facebook page. Following accusations by Greenpeace that the confectionery company was using palm oil sourced from deforested areas in Indonesia, the company's Facebook page ...READ»
We recently gave kudos to Nestle U.K. for a plan to source the chocolate in Kit Kat bars from fair-trade suppliers. That wasn't enough for Greenpeace U.K., which attacked the candy maker this week for sourcing palm oil from Sinar ...READ»
With over 60,000 products now larding supermarket shelves, consumers need help separating the wheat from the chaff. That's what the annual "Product of the Year" competition aims to do, heralding 14 of the best of 2010, picked by consumers themselves.READ»
First Cadbury announced a plan earlier this year to buy fair-trade cocoa from Ghana. Then Mars promised to source all chocolate from sustainable suppliers by 2020, and now Nestle--the world's largest food manufacturer--has followed ...READ»
Peter Clarke's hybrid experience as a musician in the U.S. Marine Corps. gave him the skills to build a company that blends discipline and creativity to take on the challenges of designing the world's best-known brands.READ»
Want to teach the kids that show up at your door on Halloween a lesson about sustainability? Greenopia recently rated 10 of the top candy manufacturers using a number of factors, including ingredient sourcing, transparency, ...READ»
Last week was packed: we sat down to talk climate with Bill Clinton, reported on his eventful Global Initiative, sent dispatches from Climate Week in New York, and somehow found the time to try to save the CFL.READ»
Complain all you want about Starbucks taking over the world--the company is at least trying to do some good in the process. The company announced plans last year to become the largest purchaser of Fair Trade coffee in the world. ...READ»
Upscale restaurants and gourmet labels may be hurting these days, but mega-manufacturers with a variety of brands (like Kraft and Nestle), along with club stores like Costco, are benefiting from the recession as at-home dining is on ...READ»
Wednesday Google [GOOG] announced it would begin using behavioral targeting in its online advertisements, renewing discussions about the probity of the practice. There aren't any laws that dictate what kind of information advertisers ...READ»
Ocean Spray 100% Cranberry Juice has more sugar than a can of Coke? Beef has a carbon footprint three times the size of chicken? Companies like Nestle and Dole have been implicated for labor rights violations recently? That's what ...READ»
What's an iced tea got to do to get respect these days? That's the question that tormented Snapple executives as they saw their product get squeezed in the bodega and pizza shop refrigerator cases by an assortment of enhanced ...READ»
