Panel: 2013 a Breakthrough Year for Company Sustainability
Companies will continue to make breakthroughs in sustainability in 2013, including collaborating on environmental goals, finding new ways to bring innovation into operations and developing net positive...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Wind PTC, US Fracking Rules Delayed, Belarus...
Renewable industry groups including the Geothermal Energy Association, Biomass Power Association, Energy Recovery Council and National Hydropower Association have asked President Obama for a change to...
View ArticleBusiness ‘Sleepwalking Into Resource Crunch’
Companies remain unprepared for the effects of dwindling natural resources, according to research from UK nonprofit the Carbon Trust. The survey, of 475 senior executives in Brazil, China, South Korea,...
View ArticleWhole Foods Tops Green Cosmetics Retailer Ranking
Whole Foods Market has been named the leading major retailer of non-toxic cosmetics in a report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The grocery chain scored nine out of a possible ten “kisses” in...
View ArticleVariable Speed Fans, EMS Reduce Data Center Cooling 66%
A study has found that upgrading fans and adding fan speed controls in a data center reduces the facility’s electrical energy usage and reduces average and peak electric power demand. Digital Realty...
View ArticleEPA Examines Nanomaterial Risks
The EPA and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are collaborating in a worldwide research effort to assess any potential impacts of nanomaterials on people’s health and the environment....
View ArticleWater: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The quality and availability of drinking water will decrease unless we manage our drinking water supply better. In certain parts of the world, communities’ sole source of water is water from deep...
View ArticleBoeing, BMW to Partner on Carbon Fiber Recycling
US aircraft giant Boeing and German automaker BMW Group have agreed to work together to research carbon fiber recycling and share information about carbon fiber materials and manufacturing. The...
View ArticleEcosystem Services: Flying or Crawling in 2013?
The next phase of ecosystem services will affect companies’ decision making and public policy — but how that plays out remains to be seen, according to a BSR blog. Last January, companies seeking...
View ArticleHonda NA Sustainability Report: CO2 Intensity Down 4.5%
CO2 emissions intensity from Honda’s automobile production in North America in financial year 2012, at 695 kg/unit, was down 2.0 percent versus the FY 2001 baseline and reduced 4.5 percent compared to...
View ArticleHarperCollins Accused of Pulping Rainforests
Rainforest Action Network has launched a campaign urging HarperCollins to end the use of fiber from controversial sources after it said that independent forensic tests found significant quantities of...
View ArticleTarget, Staples Use WRI Tool to Profit from Sustainability
Target and Staples are among the companies using a new World Resources Institute tool to evaluate their sustainability efforts. The Sustainability SWOT, or sSWOT, adds sustainability to the traditional...
View Article‘Green’ Schools Don’t Deliver Energy Savings, Report Says
Green-certified schools typically cost more to build than conventional schools, and don’t always deliver energy savings, according to a USA Today report. The newspaper says the Houston Independent...
View ArticleNatural Gas ‘Will Reshape American Manufacturing’
Favorable oil-to-gas price ratios driven by the production of natural gas from shale will fuel a renewed US competitiveness that will boost exports, and fuel greater domestic investment, economic...
View ArticleLatinos ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Sustainability Marketing
Latinos are the fastest-growing demographic in the nation, yet few companies are reaching out to this group in their sustainability initiatives, according to research by advertising giant Saatchi &...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Montana State, EPA, Deckers, EWG
Here’s the latest news on hirings and promotions among environmental leaders. Montana State University: The college has hired Kristin Blackler as its sustainability director. Blackler will begin her...
View ArticleIndianapolis to Require 500 EVs, Plug-in Hybrids
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has signed an executive order requiring the city to purchase either electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles for its non-police fleet. It is the first city in the US to enact...
View ArticleOil, Gas Boom Prompts Water Rate Doubling
The city of Carlsbad, N.M. plans to double water rates for businesses in the wake of a boom in oil and gas production that is using large volumes of the resource. The southeastern New Mexico city...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Soot Rule, Permission to Pollute, UK Opens...
Environmental and industry groups have weighed in with the White House Office of Management and Budget regarding soot standards the EPA plans to finalize today. Industry groups, such as the American...
View ArticleNorth America ‘Behind Other Regions’ in Sustainability Integration
North American companies are still lagging considerably in the integration of sustainability when compared to their counterparts in other regions of the world, according to early findings from a survey...
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