Veolia, Others Using Carbon Footprint ‘Game’ to Set Bonuses
A number of companies in the U.K. including waste management firm Veolia are using a computer program to base staff bonuses on their carbon footprint, reports PSFK. Suitability Momentum – or SuMo – by...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, ISO 14001, Mexican Sustainability...
Bureau Veritas has issued the world’s first ISO 50001 certification for a shipping company. This was awarded to Stena’s ship management division, Northern Marine Management, including Northern Marine...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien,...
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by 2017. The proposal...
View ArticleNational Landmark Building, U.S. Treasury Building, Earns LEED Gold
The 19th-century U.S. Treasury Building – a National Historic Landmark neighboring the White House – was awarded LEED Gold certification. The USGBC believes that the Treasury Building is the oldest...
View ArticlePwC’s Take on COP17 and Durban
PwC’s take on the UN climate change summit in Durban which resulted in: – The launch of the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, “to develop a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome...
View ArticlePPG Low-E Glass Doubles Savings
Triple-silver-coated, low-emissivity glass can save a building twice as much in annual energy savings than its double-silver-coated equivalent, according to research by manufacturer PPG Industries....
View ArticleFour New Year’s Resolutions for Greener CPGs
As 2011 draws to a close and we begin to shift our focus to the coming year, it is inevitable that there will be talk of New Year’s resolutions, and how we plan to build on our accomplishments in 2012....
View ArticleShare Your Environmental Insider Knowledge
Environmental Leader invites you to share a quote about the result of a sustainability initiative, environmental or energy management lesson or other insight you gained in 2011 for our annual Insider...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Works to Mainstream Sustainability Across Global Supply Chain
McDonald has released its 2011 Global Sustainability Scorecard, indicating its progress to improving healthy eating choices on its menu (with fruit) but also its progress toward a measurably...
View ArticleEPA Issues Power Plant Mercury Rules
The EPA has issued requirements to control mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants – what it calls the largest unregulated industrial sources of hazardous air...
View ArticleEU Aviation Directive Challenge Quashed
United/Continental Airlines and American Airlines have failed in an attempt to block a European Union law charging airlines flying to the continent for their carbon pollution. The airlines and their...
View ArticleStimulus Funding for Georgia Convenience Stores Lighting Retrofit Project
The Georgia Association of Convenience Stores (GACS) lighting retrofit fund has retrofitted more than 30 convenience store locations across the state. The group is one of four programs receiving...
View ArticleSustainability at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Richard Piacentini, executive director of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens discusses sustainability and intelligent building.
View ArticleChicken-Manure Biodigester to Power Md. Prison, Wisconsin at Work on $255m...
Maryland’s state Board of Public Works has approved a biomass project at an Eastern Shore prison. The project gives Virginia company EcoCorp a 30-year lease of a 4.2-acre site at the Eastern...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: NRC Approves Reactor, China Air Pollution...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a new nuclear reactor design, the Westinghouse AP1000, to be used at two American utilities projects in South Carolina and Georgia. The...
View ArticleAmeresco, DoE Announce Completion of Cogeneration Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued energy service company Ameresco final acceptance for the completion of the Savannah River Site Biomass Cogeneration Facility in Aiken, S.C., constructed under...
View ArticleRockcastle Regional Hospital Installs Green Earth Solar Array
Rockcastle Regional hospital in Kentucky and Green Earth Solar have installed a 60.9 kW solar array on the roof of the hospital’s Outpatients Services Center. The hospital went live with the solar...
View ArticleDNV, KEMA Combine Forces on Energy Consulting and Certification
Risk management firm DNV has acquired a 74.3 percent share in KEMA, creating a combined consulting, testing and certification company targeting the clean energy, sustainability, power generation,...
View ArticleSustainability Driving Caviar Comeback
Caviar, due to the scarcity of the fish that produce it, was once the preserve of the super-wealthy, but sustainable practices are bringing the luxury food back into plentiful supply, reports ABC 7...
View ArticleGeothermal Industry Plans 5,745 MW, Billions in Investments
The U.S. geothermal industry will start 2012 with billions in planned investments, according to Leslie Blodgett of the Geothermal Energy Association. Writing for Renewable Energy World, Blodgett says...
View Article