Global ICT Sustainability Index Falls, Fujitsu Finds
Efforts to improve the sustainability of information and communication technology (ICT) have stalled in organizations, and opportunities to cut costs and make more efficient use of resources are not...
View ArticleThe Secret To Economic Success: Effective Energy Management
Effective energy management can help plants lower the energy cost per unit of product output, and provide a competitive edge during economic downturns, without cutting production levels, product...
View ArticlePower Plant Scrubbers ‘Increase Water Contamination’
Technologies that cut harmful emissions from power plants have increased the risk of downstream water contamination, according to a Duke University-led study published in the peer-reviewed journal...
View ArticleDo You Sell A Five-Star Environmental or Energy Product or Service?
In the six years since I launched Environmental Leader, I’ve been amazed and awed by the innovation I’m seeing in the products and services offered by companies in the space. From software that helps...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Renault, DHL France, Coda, Ford, Waste Management
Renault has announced it will supply DHL France with a fleet of electric vehicles by 2015, as part of DHL’s GoGreen Program, which aims to reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2020. A total 50...
View ArticleEnd of the Line for Returnable Coke Bottles
The last ever returnable glass Coca Cola bottle in the US has rolled off the production line in a Minnesota bottling facility. The Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Winona filled the last bottle last week...
View ArticleEastman Unveils ASPIRA One Polymer, A Recyclable Extrusion Blow Molded Resin...
Eastman Chemical Company announced the addition of Aspira One polymer to its portfolio of resins. Carrying resin identification code 1 (RIC 1), Aspira One is tailored specifically for EBM processes and...
View ArticleMcKesson Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Drop 7.5%
Health services company McKesson reduced its normalized emissions from facilities by 7.5 percent year-on-year, according to the company’s latest corporate sustainability report, which covers the period...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: EPA SmartWay, Energy Star, LEED Comment...
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has added three retreads to the EPA SmartWay list of verified technologies, with four more under review. The verified retreads are the XT-1 AT Pre-Mold for trailer...
View ArticleSMEs Struggle with Sustainability Expertise, Quantifying Benefits
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) create 80 percent of Canadian industry’s harmful environmental impacts and more than 60 percent of commercial waste, according to a report released today by the...
View ArticleEDF Climate Corps Fellows ‘Average $1m’ in Savings for Host Companies
On average, EDF Climate Corps fellows each find $1 million in energy savings for their host organizations, such as Google, Facebook and the Boston public school system. This is more than 60 times what...
View ArticleZerofootprint Screens Will Show Energy Use for 7,500 Office Occupants
Oxford Properties Group is to use Zerofootprint Inc.’s VELO platform to convey real-time energy use from its Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto to the building’s tenants. The VELO system will display energy...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Earthjustice Fracking Suit, Prestige Trial...
Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the state of California on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Environmental Working Group and the Sierra Club in an effort to stop hydraulic...
View ArticleA123 Files for Bankruptcy, Sells Automotive Unit to Johnson Controls
Electric battery maker A123 Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday and announced it was selling its automotive business to Johnson Controls in a deal valued at $125 million. A123, the...
View ArticleEnterprise Sustainability Management – Emergence of a New Paradigm
Join LNS Research, ERM Information Solutions, OSIsoft, IHS and Environmental Leader for a webcast on how a unified enterprise sustainability management strategy can help organizations achieve...
View ArticleNestle Pizza Factory Cuts Water by 7.4 Million Gallons a Year
Nestle USA’s Pizza Division – whose brands include DiGiorno, Jack’s, California Pizza Kitchen and Tombstone – has reduced its water usage by 7.4 million gallons per year at its factory in Little Chute,...
View ArticleClimate Change Among Top Sustainability Priorities for Business, Poll Finds
Human rights, workers’ rights and climate change are the top three sustainability priorities for companies in the coming year, according to a poll of 500 business leaders. Company executives said their...
View ArticleSteam & Air-Conditioning Supply in the US
The Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply industry has grown over the past five years, despite the recession. Industry revenue has risen at an average of 1.8% annually to $1.9 billion over the five years...
View ArticleEfficiency Investments Saved Nissan ‘More than $11.5m per Year,’ ACEEE Reports
After Hurricane Katrina in 2006, amidst rising natural gas prices, Nissan North America implemented a host of energy efficiency investments that have reduced its US manufacturing plants’ overall energy...
View ArticleKraft Chemical Accident Forces 1,400 From Homes in Germany
A chemical accident and resulting fire at a factory operated by Kraft Foods in Germany forced around 1,400 people from their homes on Monday, reports the Agence France-Presse. The blaze, in Bad...
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