Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Expands, USGBC, Green Globes
The WindMade organisation will next year launch a consumer label for companies using any of a variety of renewable energy sources, including wind, solar and geothermal along with hydro power and...
View ArticleRelationships between Sustainability and Economics
We’ve been discussing aspects of social impacts and sustainability in my last few articles. I’ve recently come across some excellent discussions on the interrelationship between sustainability and...
View ArticleWater Services to Hit $1 Trillion Sales by 2020, Report Says
The global water services industry is on pace to double its annual revenues to $1 trillion by 2020 largely driven by scarcity issues and growing demand for water treatment, according to a Bank of...
View ArticleEngineers More Involved in Sustainable Design, Survey Finds
Professional engineers are showing a heightened interest in incorporating energy-saving and other green initiatives into product design projects, according to a joint survey by the American Society of...
View ArticleEli Lilly Sustainability Report: Beats CO2, Energy Intensity Targets Early
Pharmaceuticals firm Eli Lilly and Company has beat its goal of cutting normalized greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2013, compared to 2007 levels. It achieved a 16 percent cut against the...
View ArticleControl the Balance of Power: The Future of Intelligent Energy Systems
Join Constellation, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and Environmental Leader for a live webinar on energy management on Thursday, December 13, 2012, 11am PDT/2pm EDT. Constellation’s load response...
View ArticlePepsiCo, Hertz and Phillips ‘Green Game-Changers,’ WWF Says
Hertz, Phillips, Kingfisher, DONG Energy, BASF and PepsiCo are among the large companies moving toward more sustainable business models and reaping economic rewards, according to a report published...
View ArticleGlacial Water Cools Data Center In Swiss Mountain
The Deltalis RadixCloud data center lies deep inside a mountain near the Swiss Gotthard massif. This location offers clients of Deltalis a highly secure Tier IV colocation facility. It’s also an...
View ArticleUN Climate Talks Roundup: Nations Demand Compensation, Investment Falls Short
Climate change compensation has emerged as a major issue of the UN climate talks in Doha, Qatar, the Guardian reports, with rich countries like the US and Europe opposing the idea that they should pay...
View ArticleAB InBev’s New Lightweight Bottle to Save 2,000 MT of CO2
AB InBev has introduced a lightweight bottle for Beck’s and Beck’s Blue in the UK, a change which will affect more than 130 million bottles and save 2,642 metric tons of glass in 2013. The new 275 ml...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Soot Rules, Energy Manufacturing Act, EU...
The EPA has sent its final version of soot rules to the White House for review yesterday. The agency said it expects to meet a court-ordered deadline of December 14 to strengthen Clean Air Act rules...
View ArticleAdaptation Is A Top Geopolitical Challenge
The global climate is changing, and leaders need information to guide their decisions for society and businesses. Natural events in 2012 impacted hundreds of millions of lives and elevated...
View ArticleBA to Purchase $500m of Waste-Sourced Jet Fuel
British Airways has committed to purchasing, at market prices, low-carbon jet fuel produced by the GreenSky London waste-to-fuel plant. The contract is worth $500 million over ten years, at today’s...
View ArticleCH2M Hill, Tetra Tech Driving Global Environmental Consultant Market
CH2M Hill, Tetra Tech, URS Corporation, Golder Associates, AECOM and 15 other companies are spearheading the global environmental consulting industry with combined EC revenues of $10.6 billion in 2011,...
View ArticleCompanies to Duck Stock Exchange ESG Guidance, Study Says
During 2012 many stock exchanges globally announced new rules for the disclosure of non-financial information on environmental and social issues, but weak enforcement mechanisms mean that most CFOs and...
View ArticleCleantech to ‘Backtrack’ in 2013, Kachan Predicts
Global cleantech will “backtrack” in 2013, with venture capital investments declining even further than it did in 2012 and long-term risks emerging in the solar, wind and electric vehicle market,...
View ArticleUnilever Leads as Companies Increase Climate Transparency
Companies are increasingly making their climate and energy strategies public, as Unilever once again leads a ranking of companies’ global warming commitments, according to research by...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Maersk, CARB, San Francisco Green Labels
Maersk Line, Limited has become the first shipping company to receive global certification from the American Bureau of Shipping for energy management according to the Guide for Marine Health, Safety,...
View ArticlePhilips’ 60-Watt LED Bulb Gets a Makeover
The latest generation of Philips’ 60 watt A-19 LED bulb uses 10 percent less energy than its 12.5 watt predecessor while increasing brightness by nearly 5 percent, the company says. The lamp — which...
View ArticlePeake’s Diesel Nat Gas Conversion Kit
Peake Fuel Solutions LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, has announced the development of a diesel natural gas conversion kit that could cut heavy-duty truck operators fuel...
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