Sappi Sustainability Report: Certified Fiber Goal Missed
Sappi Fine Paper North America missed its 2012 goal for the proportion of certified fiber it uses but surpassed environmental goals focused on greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of organic waste...
View ArticleAT&T Launches ‘Skip the Bag’ Program
AT&T has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to reduce the use of plastic bags. The program, which runs through July 31, encourages customers to “skip the bag” when making purchases at AT&T’s...
View ArticleSchindler, UPS Deploy 600 Alternative Vehicles
Schindler Elevator Corporation and logistics firm UPS have announced separate initiatives that will add a total of 600 alternative fuel vehicles to their fleets. Schindler is replacing more than 500...
View ArticleTruvia Smashes 2020 Water Goal
Calorie-free sweetener brand Truvia has surpassed its 2020 goal of a 25 percent reduction in its water intensity in just 18 months, according to an update on its sustainability performance. From June...
View ArticleVirgin Media Equips 2,600 Vehicles With Fuel Saving Tool
Virgin Media will use SageQuest, a web-based tracking and management tool developed by Fleetmatics Group, to help save fuel and improve efficiency of its 2,600-vehicle fleet serving the UK and Ireland....
View ArticleGEMI Updates Water Tools
The Global Environmental Management Initiative has updated its GEMI Local Water Tool and the GEMI LWT for Oil and Gas. The green business alliance, whose members include ConocoPhillips, FedEx, Kraft...
View ArticleSuperdome Managers Worried About Outage Before Game
Public records released by the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED), which oversees the Superdome, says tests on the dome’s electrical feeders last fall indicated there was a chance of...
View ArticleNovozymes Discusses Sustainability
Pranjal Jyoti Goswami, head of sustainability for Novozymes, South Asia, discusses the company’s take on corporate sustainabilityin India.
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Ford, J.J. Taylor, Kia, Chevy, Linde
Ford’s MyFord Mobile smartphone app and Web portal now features a charging station finder powered by PlugShare.com, compatible with the new Ford Fusion Energi and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicles....
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Battery Recycling, EPA Climate Plan, Ocean...
US companies are sending spent lead batteries to recycling plants in Mexico that do not meet American environmental standards, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, an environmental agency...
View ArticleEcosystem Services May Shape Regulations, Report Finds
Ecosystem services – benefits provided by functioning ecosystems – may shape future policy and regulations as well as government expectations of the private sector, particularly on public lands,...
View ArticleCould Climate Adaptation and Resilience Be Obama’s ‘Moon Mission?’
There has been much attention paid to President Obama’s comments about global warming in his Inaugural Speech. In it he focused on the key point that the countries that lead the clean energy transition...
View ArticleRecord Low Water Levels Threaten Shipping in Great Lakes
Lower than average snowfall coupled with a hot and dry summer has caused water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron to hit a record low for the second month in a row, causing economic hardship on...
View ArticleTyson Foods’ Sustainability Report: Normalized Water Use Increases 1%
Tyson Foods’ total water usage fell 4.7 percent while its normalized water usage increased 1 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the company’s latest sustainability report. In 2011, the company...
View ArticleBetter Place Winds Down US Operations
In what appears to be the latest of Better Place’s mounting difficulties, the EV battery swapping company says it is winding down North American and Australian operations and will focus its efforts in...
View ArticleDreamliner 787 Delayed As Investigation Continues
Boeing has informed airlines that further deliveries of its fuel-efficient 787 Dreamliner could be delayed, just days after Qantas’s chief Alan Joyce threw his support behind the troubled aircraft....
View ArticleBerkeley Lab Confirms Big Energy Savings at The Times Building
Designing a building holistically, and making sure that its components and systems work together according to design intent, can pay big dividends in energy savings and occupant satisfaction, according...
View ArticleContract Wins: Fogfuels, Dallas Schools, U. Mich., Tri-Tech
Fogfuels is to use its patented process to transform fats, oils and grease into B100 biodiesel fuel to power school buses, vehicles and machinery operated by the City of Atlanta. The company will work...
View ArticleHow to Use Consultative Selling to Help End-Customers ‘Go Green’
Manufacturers of professional cleaning chemicals and products have wholeheartedly embraced green cleaning—a significant change considering their initial reluctance more than a decade ago. New...
View ArticleN. American Carbon Markets to ‘More Than Double’ This Year
This year, North American carbon markets will more than double in value to $2.5 billion, according to market intelligence firm Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. The growth will be driven by activity in...
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