FedEx Express Pledges LEED Rating on All New Build
FedEx has announced that it aims to secure LEED certification for all its new FedEx Express facilities in the U.S. FedEx Express said it was adopting the standard on the heels of its Las Vegas facility...
View ArticleMeat Producer Cuts Water, Electricity Use
Food producer National Steak and Poultry (NSP) has reduced its fresh water use by 7.5 percent and saved 222,000 kW of electricity in a little over a year, the company says. NSP said its environmental...
View ArticleHow Climate Change Impacts Utility Customer Service
Consider this: you lead a large energy company that enjoys a reputation for quality customer service. Without warning, a natural disaster – such as a flood or earthquake – strikes and interrupts...
View ArticlePepsiCo UK Aims to Ditch Fossil Fuels by 2023
PepsiCo’s operations in the British isles plan to be fossil fuel- free by 2023, the company has announced. PepsiCo UK and Ireland’s second environmental sustainability report says the company will make...
View Article10 Trends Driving Action on Climate Change in 2011
Nobody expects the incoming Congress to take dramatic action on climate change, just as nobody was surprised that the international leaders meeting in Cancun couldn’t reach strong, binding agreements...
View ArticleHonda Rolls Out Global Supply Chain Guidelines
Honda is expanding its environmental purchasing guidelines to cover all its suppliers around the world, the company has announced. The car maker said its revised Green Purchasing Guidelines cover all...
View ArticleBest Practices Webinar – Energy and Environmental Management
The list of environmental issues for businesses to manage seems endless. Companies must identify and prioritize ways to tackle energy, carbon, water and waste, and be able to justify and communicate...
View ArticleHow to Combat Logistics Inefficiencies in Your Organization
We all know that transport bears much of the carbon footprint blame in the average company’s supply chain. However, do we know how much, and is it really our problem? Many a time I have experienced...
View ArticleWalmart Gives $2m For Food Bank Energy Efficiency
The Walmart Foundation has announced a $2 million donation to help food banks upgrade their energy efficiency. The money will go to 16 U.S. food banks for low-cost upgrades to lighting, refrigeration,...
View ArticleECHA Corrects CLP Notification Numbers
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has corrected the number of notifications it received for substances under the CLP Regulation. The actual number of substances that ECHA received notification of is...
View ArticleHotel LEED Ratings Barely Get a Mention
Only two percent of corporate travel executives would include LEED certification in their definition of hotel sustainability, a survey has found. The poll of executives responsible for over $10 million...
View ArticleObama Vows to Cut Regulatory Burdens on Business
President Barack Obama has promised to ease “absurd and unnecessary paperwork requirements” – and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not immune. Obama yesterday signed an executive order...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Indiana Utility Settles Clean Air Claims for $600...
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) has agreed to invest approximately $600 million in pollution control technology to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act, according to the Justice...
View ArticleRaising the Level of Sustainability: Stakeholder Alignment and Cultural Change
One of the major challenges in making a sustainability program truly sustainable is stakeholder engagement, both internal and external. As public and employee expectations rise for greener operations...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente to Install 4 MW of Bloom Boxes
Health insurance company Kaiser Permanente plans to install “Bloom boxes” in seven of its California facilities this year. Kaiser Permanente will receive 20 of Bloom Energy 200 kW solid oxide fuel-cell...
View ArticleInvestors Rush to Cash In on Climate Change
Climate change-sustainable investing has a big head of steam. And the effects of planetary climate change on most industries are going to be huge. Trillions of dollars are in play attempting to find...
View ArticleHeider Elected to U.S. Green Building Council
Skanska senior vice president Elizabeth Heider has been elected as future chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s board of directors. Heider has been made chair-elect, and will also fill the...
View ArticleSustainability Hot Topic at IMM Cologne
Industry leaders at IMM Cologne, global trend show of the interior design sector, discuss sustainability topics.
View ArticleOrganic Labeler Hit With Pig Libel Letter
Organic certification body the Soil Association has been threatened with a libel lawsuit over its objections to a pig farm. London lawyers Carter-Ruck threatened libel proceedings against the Soil...
View ArticleEU Carbon Market Suspended After ‘Theft’
The European Union suspended most of its 72 billion euro carbon market yesterday after the suspected theft of 7 million euros of emissions permits from the Czech Republic’s carbon registry. The EU...
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