You Can Make Money in the Water Business, Lux Research Says
The $600 billion water industry boasts a sizable number of profitable large companies, according to Lux Research, which says new entrants are bringing emerging technologies that will disrupt the...
View ArticleDuPont to Use EOS Climate’s Refrigerant Asset System
EOS Climate says it will provide the DuPont refrigerant distributor network access to its Refrigerant Asset System, which was launched in November. Through this collaboration, EOS offers its customers...
View ArticleMondelez Achieves 100% Sustainable Palm Oil Two Years Early
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100 percent of the palm oil it bought in 2013. This is two years ahead of the company’s existing commitment...
View ArticleEnvironmental Suits Loom for Chile’s Copper Mines
Usually business-friendly Chile may be witnessing a turning tide, as more and more mining and energy projects get stalled by environmental objectors. The $5 billion Castilla coal-fired plant was...
View ArticleEU to Cut Carbon Emissions 40% by 2030
Europe will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 as part of a deal reached today. The European Commission’s draft 2030 climate and energy package also sets an...
View ArticleIndustry Associations Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center
Major industry associations including the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) have teamed up to address conflict minerals...
View Article18 Ways to Raise Employee Awareness About Sustainability
Employee engagement is a hot topic in corporate sustainability circles these days–and for a good reason. Without the support and enthusiasm of staff at all levels of the company, it’s difficult to...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean Supports Gestation-Crate-Free Pork
Royal Caribbean Cruises wants its pork suppliers to detail their efforts to eliminate gestation crates used to confine pregnant pigs. In 2012, the company that owns Royal Caribbean International,...
View ArticleClimate Corporation, Precision Planting Offer Smart Technology for Farmers
The Climate Corporation will next month offer to farmers a service that integrates its decision support tools, Climate Basic and Climate Pro (pictured), with Precision Planting’s hardware and software...
View ArticleFrom Farms to Ski Resorts, Calif. Businesses Hurting from Drought
The historic drought in California is hurting businesses from ski resorts to farms and utilities. Some public power agencies in California could be financially pressured this year by the ongoing...
View ArticleBoeing Project Harvests Biofuel from Desert Plants
Boeing and research partners in the United Arab Emirates are collaborating on a project to test desert plants fed by seawater called halophytes, which the partners say will produce aviation biofuel...
View ArticleStandards & Certification Briefing: Superior Energy Performance, IEC 62474,...
Volvo Group‘s New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va., has received Superior Energy Performance certification. The plant improved its energy performance by 25.8 percent over three years while maintaining...
View ArticleRecord Railroad-Related Crude-Oil Spills in 2013
Thirty percent more crude was spilled from US rail cars in 2013 than in the nearly four previous decades combined, according to US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration data. An...
View ArticleWhirlpool Partners with Honeywell on Low-Global-Warming Insulation
Whirlpool is using Honeywell’s low-global-warming potential (GWP) foam blowing agent in insulation in its US-made refrigerators and freezers. The GWP of Honeywell’s Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent is 99...
View ArticlePepsiCo, Unilever Launch Sustainable Agricultural Tool
PepsiCo, Unilever, Heineken and other members of the Cool Farm Institute have launched an online tool to help farmers assess and improve the environmental and economic performance of their businesses....
View ArticleKeystone XL: One Leg Open, But Bigger Battle to Come
The southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline is now up and running, taking crude from Cushing, Okla., to Nederland, Texas. Developer TransCanada says the 487-mile leg will help relieve a bottleneck of...
View ArticleCoke Installs 1M HFC-Free Coolers
The Coca-Cola Company has installed its 1 millionth hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free cooler using natural refrigerant, preventing the emission of 5.25 million metric tons of CO2 over 10 years, the company...
View ArticleWorld’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies Announced
Westpac Banking is the most sustainable company in the world, according to Corporate Knights, the Toronto-based media and investment research firm that compiles the annual Global 100 index. The...
View ArticleWhy Firms Aren’t Spending on Supply Chain Emissions Cuts
Companies are increasingly recognizing climate risk in their supply chains, but investment in emissions reductions programs is going down, according to research by CDP and Accenture. The firms say the...
View ArticleHomes to Become ‘Smarter’ with Google’s Acquisition of Nest (Here’s How)
In case you had any ambiguity about the future of the smart home, Google’s recent decision to purchase Nest for $3.2 billion in cash has sealed its fate. It’s official—our homes represent the new...
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