CSR Departments Redundant, Unilever Chief Says
CSR departments are redundant, Unilever chief marketing officer Keith Weed told the annual Marketing Society conference in London. Weed said brands should weave CSR into their practices across the...
View ArticleCompanies’ 2012 Sustainability Plans: Focus on Employees, Suppliers
Employee engagement and supplier sustainability performance are the corporate sustainability initiatives that will get the most time and resources in 2012, according to a study by Green Research. The...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, LEED, BizNGO Group, CODE REDD
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has been ISO 50001-certified at its largest manufacturing site, in Wakefield, Great Britain. It is the first company in the global food and beverage industry to achieve the...
View Article‘Fast Broadband for Everyone’ vs the Desire for a Low-Carbon Economy
Fast and superfast broadband The growth in data volume is tangible and there is indisputable evidence (e.g. Japanese internet exchange) that the CAGR of data volume is currently around the 40 percent...
View ArticleIkea Expects 10% Transport Savings from Pallet Replacement
Ikea will replace all 10 million of its wooden pallets with lighter, cheaper corrugated cardboard by next month, in a move the company says will cut transportation costs by 10 percent, or 140 million...
View ArticlePlant to Develop Green Textile Component
Verdezyne has opened a pilot plant to produce adipic acid, a key component in a “green” nylon that could be used in carpets, clothing and other textiles. The industrial biotech company will use the...
View ArticleFinancing a Green Energy Future in North America
A panel on “Financing a Green Energy Future in North America,” which took place at the 2011 UNEP FI Global Roundtable on Sustainable Finance in Washington D.C. Speakers in the video are John C. S....
View ArticleAEG Releases Efficient Data Center Power Supply Range
AEG Power Solutions has released its super-efficient Protect Blue family of modular uninterruptible power supplies for data centers. The UPS family is engineered around AEG Power Solutions’ 250kW...
View ArticleWoolworths Cuts CO2 Intensity 8% as Carbon Tax Looms
Woolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 tons per $m, according to the Australian mega-retailer’s latest...
View ArticleWah Fung Group Announces Efficient Fabric Dyeing Process
A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when compared to certain conventional...
View ArticleAmazon to Triple ‘Frustration-Free Packaging’ Shipments
Amazon aims to triple the number of items shipped under its “Frustration-Free Packaging” initiative next year, BusinessWeek reports. Amazon kicked off the program, which pushes suppliers to cut out...
View ArticleJPMorgan, Citi, BofA Slammed Over Coal Investment
JP Morgan Chase, Citi and Bank of America have been branded the worst three “climate killers” in the financial sector over their large-scale investments in coal industries, in a report by German green...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17-Durban, EU Aviation Regulation, Boiler...
Durban: The draft plan for the United Nations Green Climate Fund – a financing system that would deliver $100 billion a year in aid to developing nations to fight climate change – faces an uphill...
View ArticleWashington Gas Announces 70% Greenhouse Emissions Cut
Washington Gas is targeting a 70 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from its fleet and facilities operations by 2020, compared against a 2008 baseline. To meet the target the Washington,...
View ArticleWater Authority Saves With Frequency Drives
This video case study produced by Eaton Corporation explains how adjustable frequency drives were able to help a Pittsburgh area water authority operate more efficiently — saving it $1,000 a day in...
View ArticleFleet Briefing: BMW-Toyota MOU, BP Charging Stations, Tokyo Show
BMW and Toyota have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research on next-generation lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. The two companies have also agreed to identify and...
View ArticleMore Americans Seeing Solid Evidence of Global Warming
There has been a moderate uptick over the past two years in the percentage of Americans that believe in climate change, although substantially fewer Americans say there is solid evidence of global...
View ArticleSiemens, PortVision Maritime Systems ‘Save Time, Money’
Siemens Industry and PortVision have released new maritime systems that claim to save vessel and fleet owners time and cut energy costs. Siemens has announced the U.S. launch of the Drive Plus C...
View ArticleMercedes Benz Unveils Efficient ‘Aero Trailer’
Mercedes Benz has designed a concept haulage trailer that reduces wind resistance by 18 percent and improves fuel economy by 5 percent. The product, with the working title “Aero Trailer”, was unveiled...
View ArticleIBM, Thales, Bosch Research Electronics Cooling
IBM, Bosch and Thales have teamed up with research institutes and universities to reduce the carbon footprint of companies that rely on thermal management for electronics, according to Environmental...
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