DUBLIN, Calif. -- The amount of waste the company diverts from landfills exceeds California's goal of 50 percent, Safeway said in its latest corporate social responsibility published today. It has also purchased more than 90 million kWh of wind power.

Chevron released its annual Corporate Responsibility report today, but its accomplishments are being overshadowed by headlines this week that New York's Attorney General is questioning whether it has adequately warned shareholders about the risks it faces from a environmental lawsuit in Ecuador.

Today's Ceres Conference in San Francisco was host to a lively panel discussion on sustainability reporting. Paul Hilton, director of Advanced Equities Research at Calvert moderated a panel of speakers representing industry, accounting, data management and policy. Sustainability disclosure has come a long way, and not surprisingly, has a long way to go yet.

Your business has been designing more environmentally friendly products for the past 15 years. Your marketing team is trained to make accurate and truthful environmental claims about your products. Your company wholeheartedly believes in its sustainability efforts. Think you're immune to the effects of greenwashing? Guess again.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The number of companies joining a U.N. corporate responsibility initiative last year grew 30 percent, but they lag in extending their commitments to their supply chains and subsidiaries.

In CorporateRegister.com’s second annual reporting awards, Vodafone Group’s 2008 sustainability report scored top honors for best report, relevance and materiality, and credibility through assurance.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved on Tuesday the world's first climate risk disclosure requirement for insurers with annual premiums topping $500 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspended its National Environmental Performance Track program Monday while it reviews it and other environmental leadership programs.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Unfortunately, less than a third believe this is actually happening, according to a new survey from Net Impact.

LaGrange, Ga. -- The international Environmental Product Declaration system provides detailed information on the materials in products and their lifecycle environmental impacts.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sun Microsystems entered a new arena of corporate reporting last week with its first mid-year progress update on its corporate social responsibility efforts.

NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- The venerable product safety testing service is launching an environmental claims verification service, UL Environment Inc. The new unit was created to help companies and the public make sense of green claims and provide manufacturers with transparency and credibility in the marketplace.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- As the company unveils its latest "green" laptop at MacWorld Expo, Apple's board recommends shareholders vote down a resolution calling for greater CSR reporting.