CSR In Canada: Who’s Who and Why They Matter, Part II
“CSR enablers” is a term I use to describe organizations that exist to help drive the CSR conversation in Canada. They provide research support, peer-to-peer learning, advocacy and networking. In this...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: B Corporation, ISO 50001, LEED, IEC 61701
Media company Good Worldwide has become a Certified B Corporation, joining a group of more than 600 companies from 60 different industries that have committed to high standards of social and...
View ArticleEmergency Services ‘Increasingly Charging’ for Spill Clean-Up
Budgetary belt-tightening is prompting an increasing number of fire services and other emergency responders to start levying clean-up charges on companies spilling hazardous materials, according to...
View ArticleKFCs Recycle Used Cooking Oil
A KFC franchisee based in Iowa is using a recycling system from Restaurant Technologies Inc. to dispose of and replace fryer oil from his restaurants. Kevin Schlutz, president of Central Iowa KFC, is...
View ArticleGE Helps Hospital Data Center ‘Operate at 99% Energy Efficiency’
The data center at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center is using GE’s SG Series Uninterrupted Power Supply with eBoost technology, and operates at 99 percent energy efficiency in eBoost mode,...
View ArticleToyota Powers Up 1.1 MW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator
Toyota Motor Sales, USA has activated a new 1.1 MW hydrogen fuel cell generator on its Torrance headquarters campus. The fuel cell will supply approximately half of the electricity for six...
View ArticleCombining Sustainability, Great Design
RAU has undertaken a number of projects for both the public and private sector, including the Dutch HQ for WWF and the revamp of a 1950s laboratory into a CO2 neutral, self-sufficient system.
View ArticleLEED Certifications for Federal Buildings Rise More Than 50%
The number of federal LEED-certified projects has skyrocketed about 51 percent this year, from 544 completed in 2011 to 821 in just the first eight months of 2012, the Federal Times reports. US Green...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Wind Farm Bird Strikes, UK Green Investment...
A coalition of eight conservation organizations has called on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to make changes at a wind energy facility in Western Maryland to reduce bird and bat mortality. The groups...
View ArticlePoor ESG Reporting ‘Top Hurdle’ to Emerging Market Investment
Poor corporate environmental and social governance disclosure remains the number one challenge to investing in emerging markets, according to a survey of global investors by research firm EIRIS. For...
View ArticleRepublic Services to Spend $25m on CNG Fleet
Solid waste specialist Republic Services is investing $25 million to expand and improve its fleet of compressed natural gas-powered trucks for use around the St. Louis area, reports the St. Louis...
View ArticleDefense Sustainability Budgets to Rise 7.3%
Buyer sustainability management budgets in the defense industry are expected to rise by 7.3 percent over the next 12 months, compared to respondents’ previously expected increase of 7 percent in 2011...
View ArticleMost Large Companies ‘Lack Long-Term Water Strategies’
The majority – 60 percent – of the world’s 250 largest companies lack a long-term water strategy, according to a KPMG analysis of corporate responsibility reports. This may mean companies do not see...
View ArticleMindy Lubber, Rinaldo Brutoco Discuss Sustainability, Investing
At this year’s Sustainable, Responsible Investing (SRI) Conference, Rinaldo S. Brutoco, president of the World Business Academy, spoke with Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres, about the state of the...
View ArticleSustainable-Fit Jeans: Levi’s WasteLess Denim Made With 3.5 Million Recycled...
Levi’s has introduced a new denim collection made from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. In what the jeans brand calls the next chapter in its sustainable design initiative, each WasteLess...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Paint Recycling, Pa. Towns’ Fracking...
The California Paint Stewardship Program has launched its statewide recycling system, allowing residents to bring unused cans of paint to designated retailers and other drop-off sites for recycling....
View ArticleGreen Roof and Green Wall Market Growing Like Weeds
Green roofs and green walls will grow from a $5.3 billion market in 2011 into a $7.7 billion market in 2017, driven by mandates and incentives in cities worldwide, according to Lux Research. But while...
View ArticleVolkswagen ‘Leads Clean Diesel Market’
Volkswagen Group has been named the leading vendor in the clean diesel vehicle market, according to a report by Pike Research. In Pike Pulse Report: Clean Diesel Vehicles in the United States, the...
View ArticleHeineken Sustainability Report: Normalized Energy Use Drops 4.3%
Brewer Heineken improved its normalized energy use by 4.3 percent year-on-year, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. The company’s combined thermal and electrical energy consumption...
View ArticleDemand for Water Will Outstrip Supply by 2030, Oracle Says
Thirty-nine percent of water executives say demand is “highly likely” to outstrip water supply by 2030, while 54 percent say such a risk is moderately likely, according to research released today by...
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