The Power of Social Entrepreneurship to Create a Sustainable World
The concept of sustainable development stemmed from environmental movements in earlier decades. International forums, such as the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, brought sustainable development to the...
View ArticleNYSE, Bloomberg Launch 3 Clean Energy Indices
NYSE Euronext and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have launched three regionally-focused clean energy stock indices covering the Americas (ticker NBAMCEUP), the Europe, Middle East and Africa region...
View ArticleBruce Karas Discusses Coca-Cola Water Stewardship
At the 2011 Green Initiatives Conference Bruce Karas, VP of environment & sustainability at Coca-Cola Refreshments discusses the company’s environmental goals and progress.
View ArticleGHG and the Crystal Ball: EPA’s Not-So-Clear Path Forward
Join Environmental Leader for a webinar on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 11am PST/2pm EST, discussing the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR). A lot has changed since the EPA first...
View ArticleEnbala Connects American Water to PJM Smart Grid
American Water and Enbala Power Networks are two of the first companies to take advantage of new rules that allow industrial loads in the PJM Interconnection region to connect to the smart grid....
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Bonds, ISO 50001, Cradle to Cradle,...
The Climate Bonds Initiative has released a prototype Climate Bond Standard – a screening tool for investors and governments to support investment in the “Low Carbon Economy.” Business opportunities...
View ArticleBarrier Plastics Launches Vessel Alternative to HDPE, Metal
Barrier Plastics Inc. has released the Baritainer, a sustainable nylon vessel that it calls an alternative to fluorinated HDPE or metal packaging. Baritainers, which are made using Quoral Barrier...
View ArticleDocument Management Systems Can Fill EHS Needs, Analyst Says
Mid-sized and small companies can often use document management systems to accomplish the same results they would get out of environmental, health and safety (EHS) systems, according to Kevin Prouty,...
View ArticleGaBi 5 Software Launched by PE International
Sustainability consulting company PE International has launched the newest version of its life-cycle assessment program GaBi. GaBi 5 models every element of a product or system from a life-cycle...
View ArticleStarbucks Eyes Up Tim Hortons’ Cup-to-Tray Technology
Starbucks has expressed an interest in the technique that Canadian chain Tim Hortons is using to recycle its hot beverage cups into take-out trays, Waste & Recycling News reports. Dwight Whynot,...
View ArticleLG to Halve Greenhouse Emissions
LG Electronics USA has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by the end of 2020, compared with a 2007 baseline. To accomplish this reduction, the company says it will focus...
View ArticleTools of the Green Manufacturing Trade, Part 3
This is a continuation of my discussion of the the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Sustainable Manufacturing Toolkit and related items. In case you’ve missed the past two...
View ArticleBringing ‘Fair Trade’ Home
The topic of fair trade may seem unusual from a guy like me who usually writes and speaks about sustainability with a focus on packaging. However, today environmental responsibility and social...
View ArticleSmart Buildings and Energy Management
The co-author of Six Sigma for Sustainability discusses how companies can bring discipline and metrics to energy and sustainability intiaitives. Six Sigma relies on good information, and in energy and...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Clean Water, Clean Air Act, Cross-State Air...
Federal prosecutors said BP broke pledges to improve operations after Alaska’s North Slope pipeline spill five years ago, and are seeking to revoke the criminal probation imposed in a 2007 settlement...
View ArticleNorth Face Cuts GHGs 7.5%
The North Face reduced its GHG emissions by 7.5 percent in 2010, from 0.303 MT to 0.281 MT CO2e per thousand units sold, according to the company’s first public sustainability report. The company has...
View ArticleEnergySavvy Launches Program Optix; Signs City of San Francisco, LEAP
Software company EnergySavvy has put its Program Optix product – aimed at utilities running energy efficiency drives – on general release, and signed the City of San Francisco and the Local Energy...
View ArticleTexas Children’s Hospital Installs Aircuity’s OptiNet
Texas Children’s Hospital has installed Aircuity’s ventilation efficiency system OptiNet in its Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute building. The installation helped the building achieve...
View ArticleSolar Briefing: L’Oreal, Carmanah, San Diego, Cogenra and Defense Dept.
L’Oreal USA’s North Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing facility’s solar array installation is fully operational. The 13 kW solar array will provide 18,000 kWh of electricity annually, enough to power all...
View ArticleGM Achieves Zero-Waste Status at 1st US Factory
General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly Plant has become its first U.S. factory to reach zero waste-to-landfill status, joining 78 other GM manufacturing facilities around the world. Nine GM operations...
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