ACEEE: 16 Efficiency Policies Could Save $1 Trillion
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released a report that highlights 16 policies that would remove market barriers across the economy to investments in energy efficiency, which,...
View ArticleEmbedding Sustainability into Organizational Structure
Simon Fraser University’s Dr. Stephanie Bertels discusses embedding sustainability into organizational structure.
View ArticleEcodesk Aims to Improve Supply Chain Emissions Reporting
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, Del Monte Foods and MGM Resorts are among some 25 companies that have joined an Ecodesk campaign to improve supply chain efficiency and transparency, and make it...
View ArticleNational Geographic May Use Recycled Paper
National Geographic is considering using recycled paper for its publications, following a study that found using recovered fiber in place of virgin fiber for magazine paper has a benefit in 14 of 14...
View ArticleWaste Management, Recyclebank Divert 179m Pounds to Recycling
More than 75 communities have recycled 179 million pounds of materials in one year and citizens have collected $4 million in rewards under a program launched last year by Waste Management and...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Steel CO2 Emissions, Recycled Concrete,...
The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published ISO 14404, a standard defining a method for calculating carbon emissions intensity from iron and steel production. The standard has two...
View ArticleKellogg’s Adopts How2Recycle Label
The Kellogg Company will use the How2Recycle Label as GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition begins the latest phase of its voluntary recycling label program. Starting in April, the label will...
View ArticleChevron, Shell, Enviros Set Fracking Standards
Chevron, Shell and other natural gas companies and environmental groups have formed a new center that will set standards for drilling by hydraulic fracturing in the Appalachian Basin. Based in...
View ArticleWhole Foods, Trader Joe’s Say No to GMO Seafood
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other grocery retailers representing more than 2,000 stores across the US have pledged to not sell genetically engineered seafood if it is approved by the Food and Drug...
View ArticleCisco, IBM, Siemens Among ‘Top 10 Smart Grid Vendors’
A new report from GTM Research identifies the following companies that GTM analysts consider the best smart grid vendors across the smart grid value chain at present: ABB, Cisco, IBM, Itron, Siemens,...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, Honda, Toyota, BYD
Cummins and Peterbilt Motors Company have released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck (pictured) with a higher-efficiency engine and an aerodynamic tractor-trailer achieved a 54...
View ArticleFood Lion, Harveys, Reid’s Win Energy Star Awards
Food Lion, Harveys and Reid’s have cut their energy consumption by more than 31 percent since 2000 or 2.8 trillion BTUs, winning the grocery stores their 12th consecutive Energy Star award, according...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: SCOTUS on Logging, NV Energy ‘Phony’ Reports,...
The US Supreme Court has voted 7-1 to reverse a 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that active logging roads need Clean Water Act permits to help control their runoff, the Oregonian reports. SCOTUS...
View ArticleInterserve to Halve CO2 Emissions by 2020
UK support services and construction group Interserve has set a target to halve its absolute carbon emissions by 2020 compared to 2013 levels as part of a raft of new sustainability goals. In the...
View ArticleSainsbury, Co-op, M&S Organic Sales Drop
UK retailers Tesco, Sainsbury, Waitrose, Asda, Morrisons, Co-operative and Marks & Spencers saw their collective organic sales drop by 3.8 percent last year, according to a report that found the...
View ArticleH&M Sustainability Report: 95% of Factories Revealed
H&M has published a supplier factory list alongside its 2012 sustainability report. The retailer says it is one of the first and largest fashion companies in the world to take this step. The list...
View ArticleFord Slashes Water Use 8.5%
Ford reduced the average amount of water used to make each vehicle by 8.5 percent between 2011 and 2012, putting the company more than halfway toward its goal of using an average of 4 cubic meters per...
View ArticleGoogle Employees Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemical
Google employees were exposed to high levels of a cancer-causing chemical at the company’s satellite campus on a Superfund toxic waste site, an EPA report says. Between mid-November and mid-January,...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Facility Switches to Dialight LEDs, Cuts Energy Use 50%
Santa Cruz, Calif.’s wastewater treatment facility, which processes an average daily flow of 10 million gallons, has reduced its lighting energy use and cost by more than 50 percent. The facility...
View ArticleMaking Floor Care More Sustainable
In a major shift in design aesthetics for commercial buildings, more and more facilities are now choosing to install hard surface floors—VCT, stone, ceramic tile, wood, and even bamboo-—instead of...
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