EDF Climate Corps Describes ‘Virtuous Cycle’ of Energy Efficiency
Sealed Air subsidiary Diversey is using elements of “a virtuous cycle” of energy efficiency to improve its performance against that metric, according to research by EDF Climate Corps. Diversey’s...
View ArticleNike, Campbell Soup, Chevron Among ‘Best Corporate Citizens’
Nike, Campbell Soup and Chevron are among the best corporate citizens, according to the second annual Top 10 rankings by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. CR Magazine ranked the Top 10 Best Corporate...
View ArticleGridpoint Energy Manager Adds Industry Specific Algorithms
GridPoint says its SaaS-based network management platform, GridPoint Energy Manager, now includes software algorithms for retail, restaurant, grocery, pharmacy, and convenience store market sectors....
View ArticleWastewater Snow-Making ‘Could Breed Super-Bacteria’
Research carried out at the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort that earlier this year won a court case allowing it to use sewage effluent for snow-making has found that its wastewater system is a potential...
View ArticleBroad Group, Equity Bank ‘Sustainability Champions,’ Boston Consulting Group...
Research by the Boston Consulting Group has named Broad Group, Equity Bank, Jain Irrigation Systems, Florida Ice & Farm and Shree Cement as its five “sustainability champions” in developing...
View ArticleMethod Uses Ocean Debris to Make Soap Bottles
Environmentally-conscious cleaning product company Method is launching a two-in-one hand and dish soap that comes in bottles made from plastic recovered from the ocean, blended with post-consumer...
View ArticlePlastics Industry Warns FTC’s Green Guides Could Cause Confusion
The Plastics Environmental Council has praised the FTC’s revised Green Guidelines, a set of standards to ensure environmental claims made about products are truthful, but warned that one rule over...
View ArticleEnvironmental Leader Launches Energy Manager Today
EnergyManagerToday.com will cover corporate energy management issues including policy, procurement, conservation, consumption, building systems, auditing, reliability, on-site power, the grid and much...
View ArticleDisney to Drop Paper from Endangered Sources; Shuns Asia Pulp & Paper
Disney has announced it will be eliminating paper connected to the destruction of endangered forests and animals from its operations and licensees, while maximizing recycled content and fiber sourced...
View ArticleWalmart to Save $150m with Sustainability Initiatives in FY13
Walmart said yesterday it will add $150 million in benefits to its bottom line from sustainability initiatives such as solar and wind energy projects, fuel cell installations, and its zero waste...
View ArticleOn-Site Energy Generation ‘Not Cost-Effective’
A new report questions whether small-scale renewable energy generators for office buildings make economic sense. The report about on-site renewables was prepared by Sturgis Carbon Profiling for the...
View ArticleUnilever Taps Eco Inventors Via Online Platform – Again
Unilever has released a new set of challenges via its Open Innovation online platform. The company is asking inventors across the globe to help find technical solutions to three problems that it says...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Macondo Well, TX Emission Caps, Carbon Capture
The US Coast Guard has confirmed that oil from a sheen spotted on the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig matches samples from BP’s Macondo well. The Coast Guard notified...
View ArticleDiageo, British Land Lead FTSE Carbon Disclosure Ranking
Anglo American, Diageo, Mondi, Morgan Crucible, Reckitt Benckiser and Unilever are among the companies leading the Carbon Disclosure Project’s annual report ranking the carbon reporting and disclosure...
View ArticleUS Upholds Tariffs on Chinese Solar Cells, Rejects Request to Broaden Scope
The US Commerce Department affirmed its earlier ruling that Chinese manufacturers, aided by unfair government subsidies, were dumping solar cells in the U.S. market at prices as much as 250 percent...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Cut 30% since 2007
Microsoft this year met its target of reducing it carbon intensity by 30 percent over 2007 levels, according to the company’s latest corporate sustainability report. The fiscal year 2012 report, which...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Revised Pharmaceutical Waste Handling Law – AB 1442
On September 28, 2012, Governor Brown announced the signing of AB 1442, which has potentially important implications for entities handling pharmaceutical items, including pharmacies, retailers,...
View ArticleControversial Apple Laptop Verified as EPEAT-Compliant; Samsung, Toshiba,...
Apple’s MacBook Pro with Retina display, which stirred controversy when the manufacturer withdrew and then reinstated use of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, has been verified as...
View ArticleCompanies’ Sustainability Improves – But Reputations Worsen
AXA, Coca-Cola, Deustche Bank, EADS, General Electric and L’Oreal – companies that last year were not getting enough credit for their actual environmental, social and governance performance – have now...
View ArticleCalifornia Water Department Adds Renewable Power
The California Department of Water Resources has entered into a four-year renewable power purchase agreement with Alameda Municipal Power. The new contract will provide 33 MW of certified renewable...
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