Nokia Siemens Sustainability Report: Water Use Drops 22%
Data networking and telecommunications equipment company Nokia Siemens Networks reduced its water usage by 22 percent between 2010 and 2011, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In...
View ArticleSteam Condenser Market ‘to Reach $3.3bn in 2020′
The global steam condenser market for thermal power was valued at $1.9 billion in 2011, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2 percent to reach $3.3 billion in 2020, according...
View ArticleUnited Joins Airline Biofuels Group
United Airlines has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, an industry working group that aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of aviation biofuels. In joining SAFUG,...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Overpaid by Millions for Renewable Energy Compliance
Audits show that utility FirstEnergy spent millions of dollars more than it should have to comply with Ohio’s renewable-energy mandates, and passed the cost on to consumers, The Plain Dealer reports....
View ArticleObama Administration Delays Gas Mileage Rule
The new US gas mileage standards for cars, which were supposed to be released Aug. 15, have been delayed. A spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told Bloomberg...
View ArticleUC Davis Ranked No. 1 in Green Colleges List
The University of California, Davis tops Sierra Club’s annual “green” colleges list, jumping from No. 8 to the No. 1 spot by diverting about 70 percent of its trash, opening the country’s largest...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Hydraulic Fracturing, SFI, Green Globe,...
A newly formed ASTM International subcommittee will address the need for consensus standards in the field of hydraulic fracturing. Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing, part of the committee on...
View ArticleHigh Impact Sustainability Partnerships
How brands and non-profits can create meaningful progress and brand value through collaboration on environmental issues. In this LOHAS 2012 breakout session companies from the 1% for the Planet network...
View ArticleSeven Questions to Focus Sustainability Leadership
Sustainability leadership is a challenging issue I’ve seen crop up in a variety of situations recently, including: Lower-level employees on a volunteer green team, trying to steer their companies down...
View ArticleOsram Sylvania Cuts GHGs 20% Over Five Years
Lighting company Osram Sylvania has reduced its corporate absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent over the past five years, the company said. This is double the commitment it made in 2007 — to...
View ArticleShould Food Waste Be Banned from Landfills?
The UK-based think tank CentreForum made headlines in July 2012 when it issued a report recommending that the UK ban all food scraps from landfills by 2020. Considering that food waste makes up 25 to...
View ArticleGlobal Food Companies ‘Should Upgrade Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies’
Only four of the world’s largest food producers – Danone, Heinz, PepsiCo and Unilever – have invested in wide-ranging codes of conduct to guide their suppliers’ environmental performance, according to...
View ArticleTesco, John Lewis, 10 Other Companies Participate in Low-Carbon Fleet Test
Tesco, John Lewis Partnership and United Biscuits are among the 12 companies participating in a UK government-backed trial to test more than 300 low-carbon commercial vehicles. The Technology Strategy...
View ArticleFedEx Sustainability Report: Absolute CO2 Emissions Up 4%
FedEx’s absolute carbon dioxide emissions rose around 4 percent from 2010 to 2011, from 15.1 million to 15.8 million metric tons, according to the company’s 2011 corporate sustainability report. The...
View ArticleGM Installs 8.15 MW Solar Array in Germany
General Motors has installed an 8.15 MW solar array on the rooftop of one of its Opel plants in Germany. The array at Rüsselsheim – one of the largest solar installations in Europe – has an area...
View ArticlePNC to Open Net-Zero Energy Bank in 2013
PNC Bank will open a net-zero energy branch in the first quarter of 2013, the company said. PNC expects the new Fort Lauderdale, Fla. branch to exceed LEED-Platinum certification and be the company’s...
View ArticleStarbucks To Recycle Coffee Grounds Into Bio-Plastics
Starbucks is working with biorefinery scientists to turn its used coffee grounds and bakery food waste into bioplastics, laundry detergents and other everyday products. Scientists have completed a...
View ArticleAmeresco Wins ESPC at Michigan School District
Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco has started major work on an energy savings performance contract with Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in central Michigan. The $1.1 million ESPC is...
View ArticleContract Wins: Black & Veatch, EPRI, Latitude Solutions, XL Hybrids, Johnson...
The Water Environment Research Foundation has contracted with Black & Veatch, in partnership with AECOM, the North East Biosolids and Residuals Association, and Hemenway Inc., to explore energy...
View ArticleSustainability: More than Just Being ‘Green’
Experts say there will be another 2 billion people living on our Earth by 2050. To support these folks — and those already here — we will need the resources of almost three Earths. To state the...
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