Standards & Compliance Briefing: IHG’s LEED, Cargill’s RSPO, Siemens’ LEED
InterContinental Hotels Group‘s online sustainability program, IHG Green Engage, is now recognized by the US Green Building Council under its LEED Volume program, as well as by Green Key Global, as...
View ArticleIs There an Innovation Gap in the Automotive Industry?
Someone recently shared an article with me that addressed why the automotive industry often appears to move slower than others when it comes to experimenting with new technologies and ideas that could...
View ArticleLancet Study Warns Against Manganese, DDT, PBDEs
A study published Friday in the journal Lancet Neurology has identified six chemicals or classes of chemicals that the authors say should be considered toxic to children’s brain development, USA Today...
View ArticleSappi Sustainability Report: Energy, CO2 Down on 2012
Sappi Group has released its 2013 Sustainability Report. Highlights include: Greenhouse Gases Globally over the past five years, Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions fell by 12.2 percent and 28.4 percent. Scope...
View ArticleCompliance Software Aid Introduced
Zero Wait-State introduced its newest application, LoadState, which the company says works with Oracle’s Agile PLM Product Governance and Compliance module to streamline the collection of supplier data...
View ArticleGreengrade Supports LEED v4
Greengrade, Textura’s LEED management software, now supports projects that are seeking LEED certification under LEED v4, the newest version of the green building program to be released by the US Green...
View ArticleHow to Use Social Media to Communicate Sustainability
Cheerios, M&Ms and Walmart are some leading examples of brands and companies using social media to communicate sustainability strategies to their customers, according to Matthew Yeomans, author of...
View ArticleTop 10 LEED States Ranked
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking of the Top 10 States for LEED-certified construction for last year. The per-capita list is based on 2010 US Census data and includes...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Emissions Tool, Nuclear Loans, 2nd Coal...
The EPA has released the AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT), designed to help state air quality planners estimate the emissions benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs....
View ArticleNovo Nordisk Starts P&L Account
Novo Nordisk has begun an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) account to further integrate sustainability into its core business. The pharmaceutical company says it is the first in its industry in...
View ArticleChina, US, Canada Lead Global CCS
Large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects worldwide are set to make significant progress this year, including two projects that will begin operations in North America. The first large-scale...
View ArticleWalmart Makes WAVEs
Walmart has introduced its concept truck to reduce vehicle weight and gain greater efficiency in its transportation fleet. The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) features advanced aerodynamics...
View ArticleObama to Set Stricter Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standards for Big Rigs
President Barack Obama, bypassing Congress, has directed the EPA and the Department of Transportation to raise fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks by March 2016. The Obama...
View ArticleBusiness Groups Promote Water Trading
Business associations and non-profits are stepping up efforts to promote water quality trading. In late January, law firm Troutman Sanders announced the formation of the National Water Quality Trading...
View ArticlePreserve Rolls Out Fuel Saver
Preserve Technologies has rolled out its ONBOARD ECVD system that reduces oil and fuel consumption in buses and trucks. The company says that system operators can save up to 11 cents per mile, avoid...
View ArticlePhotobioreactor Receives Patent
Proterro has received a US Patent and Trademark Office Notice of Allowance for a device patent on the company’s proprietary photobioreactor. The device is an element of the company’s process for making...
View ArticleEthanol Business Recovers
Ethanol producers are reporting solid revenue after a rough few years caused by high corn prices. Increased demand for fuel and exports are also boosting the sector. Drought in 2012 sent corn prices...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance: Certified EnMS Practitioners, RoHS, R2, EPD
ANSI has accredited the Institute for Energy Management Professionals’ Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems Industrial sector certification program (CP EnMS – Industrial) to the...
View ArticleDrought Increases Contamination Risk
California’s drought has put 10 communities at risk of running out of drinking water in 60 days, and worsened numerous other health and safety problems, public health officials said. Reuters reports...
View ArticleProduction Process Uses 100% Recycled Water
Clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss now has a process for using 100 percent recycled water in parts of its production. According to the Guardian, the company claims it is the first in the industry to...
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