Designing a Sustainable NYC
In this TalkingScience video, three New York City urban planners discuss their vision and ideas for New York’s sustainable future. Ernest Hutton is a Principal at Planning Interaction and Hutton...
View ArticleAPP-China Revises Sustainability Commitments
Asia Pulp & Paper says it has published new sustainability commitments for its Chinese operations, but the company has not announced specific numeric targets. APP’s Paper Contract with China 2011...
View ArticleMarriott Opens 23 EV Charging Stations
Marriott has so far made 23 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations available at its hotels, the company has announced. Guests can now use Level 2 charging stations at six Marriott-owned hotels in...
View ArticleWater Reclamation Emits Significant N20
Water reclamation can cause significantly more nitrous oxide (N20) emissions than traditional water treatment, according to an article in the September Journal of Environmental Quality. The...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Lawsuits Pricetag, Climate Talks, Solar...
The Department of Justice spent about $3.3 million annually between 1995 and 2010 to defend the EPA from lawsuits brought by industry, environmental and citizens groups, the Government Accountability...
View ArticleUniqlo Launches Clothing Recycling Drive
Japanese clothing store Uniqlo has begun rolling out its All-Product Recycling Initiative at its stores in the U.S., U.K. and France. Uniqlo began a fleece-only recycling program in Japan in September...
View ArticleLondon Olympics Drops Carbon Offset Pledge
Organizers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have dropped plans to offset the event’s carbon emissions, blaming requirements that such offset projects would have been located abroad. The London...
View ArticleReport: Insurers Not Ready for Climate Change
Despite broad consensus among major insurers that climate change will affect extreme weather events, only an eighth of such companies have formal policies in place to deal with growing climate change...
View ArticleObama Axes Ozone Rule; Could Have Cost Business $90bn
President Obama climbed down this morning from proposed national ozone standards that have been heavily criticized by industry and the GOP. In a statement released this morning, Obama said that “after...
View ArticleEPRA Sustainability BPR Launch
Short movie used at the launch of the EPRA sustainability BPR launch at the 2011 EPRA conference in London.
View ArticleSolar Power ‘Competitive by 2013′
Solar photovoltaics could become competitive with grid electricity in some European markets as early as 2013, and in all market segments across the continent by 2020, according to a new study by the...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: GHS Tools, 10,000th LEED, RoHS 2
3E Company has release a suite of new software and online data management tools to help companies comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) alignment of its HazComm...
View ArticleAllstate Cuts Internal Paper Use 41% in Two Years
Allstate has cut its paper consumption dramatically and has continued cutting its carbon emissions, but saw its energy use increase slightly last year, according to the company’s 2010 Social...
View ArticleAre Your Marketing Claims ‘Green Guide’ Compliant?
Upcoming Changes Further Limit Environmental Claims Last fall, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed revisions to its “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims,” commonly known as the...
View ArticleSustainability Is a Brand
In order to develop true sustainability policies, companies need to understand the nexus between energy, water, bio-diversity, and green house gas emissions, as well as the wider societal impacts of...
View ArticleCity Makes Recycling Compulsory for Businesses
The city of Minneapolis has introduced mandatory recycling for all businesses, workplaces and houses of worship, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The rule, which came into effect on Sept. 1,...
View ArticleDeutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast
Deutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program. The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 forecast to €12/t from €17/t, as it expects the...
View ArticleLee Disrupts Power, Raises Oil Prices
Hundreds of thousands are without power after former tropical storm Lee pushed through the deep south over the holiday weekend. As many as 200,000 lost power across Alabama, the AP reported, with most...
View ArticleGlobal Green Investment Tops $2.4tn
Global private sector investment in green companies and technologies from 2007 to Q2 2011 totals more than $2.4 trillion, according to Ethical Markets Media’s Green Transition Scoreboard. The Green...
View ArticleSustainability And The Auto Industry at APAC16
Dr.Pawan Goenka, Chairman – Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 16 and President – Automotive & Farm Equipment Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, at ttalks about the APAC16 conference...
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