Reasons Not to Publish a Sustainability Report (At Least Not Yet)
I love sustainability reports. At my company, we think they are a critical aspect of a company’s sustainability strategy, useful for looking back and measuring progress as well as a tool for future...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Asia Pulp & Paper, Bonsucro, LEED ND
Asia Pulp & Paper Group announced that three of its mills have earned SVLK certification, and are the first pulp and paper mills in Indonesia to achieve certification under the country’s new wood...
View ArticleLight-Duty Natural Gas Vehicles ‘Will Reach 25 Million in 2019′– But North...
Sales of light-duty natural gas vehicles including passenger cars, light-duty trucks and commercial vehicles will reach 3.2 million vehicles in 2019, with 25.4 million such vehicles on the road in that...
View ArticleFluorocarbon On Track to Reduce Cooling Costs 67% with IsoCool System
After installing energy-efficient inverters and a free cooling system from IsoCool, UK fluoropolymer processor Fluorocarbon expects to reduce its cooling costs by 67 percent, Plant Engineer reports. If...
View ArticleHertz Completes Solar Array at HQ, Announces 11 More Projects
The Hertz Corporation has completed a 229 kW solar system at its global headquarters building in Park Ridge, NJ, and announced plans to build 11 additional installations totaling 2.2 MW. Martifer Solar...
View ArticleSmart Cities: Stockholm Royal Seaport Project Update
Staffan Lorentz, head of development, Stockholm Royal Seaport, talks about the progress of the Stockholm city project in this promo video.
View ArticleShedding the Weight from Cars through Simulation Technology
Gas prices seem to be coming back down, but that perception is partially an artifact of the general theory of fuel relativity. You don’t have to be Einstein to figure out that fuel prices will continue...
View ArticleOracle: Smart Grids Increase Utility Data Collection 180 Times
The average utility with at least one smart meter program in place has increased the frequency of its data collection by 180 times from just once a month to every four hours, according to a report from...
View ArticleCarbon Footprinting for Products: What Companies Should Know
Just ten years after the World Resources Institute (WRI) published the first corporate carbon footprint standard in 2001, organizational carbon footprinting is widely practiced by corporations. For...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Shell Lawsuit, Bayer Settlement, ‘No More...
Environmental groups – including Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Audubon Society – have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Anchorage to challenge the Interior...
View ArticleWeyerhaeuser Names ATFS-Certified Wood as Preferred Purchase Option
Weyerhaeuser Company has announced its preference for purchasing wood certified under the American Tree Farm System, an independent certification designed for US family forest landowners and recognized...
View ArticleCBRE Sustainability Report: Four-Year, $1m ‘Green Research Challenge’ Launched
Global real estate services company CBRE increased electricity use in its worldwide operations by 6 percent last year, from 60,642 to 64,284 MWh, according to its 2011 corporate responsibility report....
View ArticleOffice Depot Cuts Energy Consumption 37%
Office Depot has lowered its portfolio-wide energy consumption 37 percent in seven years, earning it a spot on the EPA’s list of 2012 Energy Star Leaders for Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas...
View ArticleBig Four Battery Companies Plan Nationwide Recycling Launch in 2013
Duracell, Energizer, Panasonic and Rayovac – the four largest battery brands in the US – are seeking a business partner to manage a proposed nationwide collection and recycling program for household...
View ArticleSustainability Salaries Continue Upward Trend, Report Finds
Global economic uncertainty has not affected overall average salaries in the corporate responsibility and sustainability professions, which continue their rising trend, according to an industry report....
View ArticlePaper Industry Convinced Companies to Ax Environmental Claims; Now Targeting...
Print and paper trade group Two Sides says it has convinced UK companies British Telecom, Barclaycard, Vodafone and EON Energy, among others, to withdraw their environmental claims about print and...
View ArticleSan Francisco Suspends Apple Purchases
San Francisco’s city government says it will no longer buy Apple desktops, laptops or monitors after the company decided to withdraw its products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment...
View ArticleBeating the Green Supply Chain Blues
In 2005, when Walmart announced an ambitious series of sustainability goals, then-executive Tyler Elm explained the company’s decision to focus on green supply chain management: “We recognized early on...
View ArticleContract Wins: GM Holden and Better Place, GE, CH2M Hill Water Partnership
GM Holden has selected Better Place as its preferred partner for renewable energy and faster charging solutions for the long-range Holden Volt electric car (see photo), which goes on sale in Australia...
View ArticleFour Ways Summer Interns Can Advance Your Corporate Sustainability
Summer is in full swing, and that means interns are probably wandering through your organization’s hallways, eagerly looking for projects. Rather than handing off yet another filing task, why not...
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