EDF Report Details Shipping Efficiencies
New technology and thinking are unlocking a raft of previously unattainable environmental and economic efficiencies in the commercial shipping industry, according to a report released this week by...
View ArticleVolvo Subsidiaries Join WWF Program
Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses have joined the Volvo Group’s cooperation with WWF Climate Savers. The cooperation is based on the Volvo Group’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide...
View ArticleSustainability Boosts Returns for Private Equity Funds, Part II
Maximizing Earnings through Environmental Management In the first installment of this series, we provided a brief overview of why sustainability matters to private equity fund managers and how...
View ArticleLloyds, Santander, Other Investors Call for Carbon Emissions Reductions
Banco Santander, Axa, Westpac, Lloyds Banking Group and other institutional investors worth a total of $10 trillion have called for 415 of the world’s largest public companies to enact cost-effective...
View ArticleExxonMobil Fined $4.4m for Under-Reporting Carbon Emissions
ExxonMobil was fined £2.8 million ($4.4 million) after failing to report carbon emissions from a Scottish chemical plant, it has emerged. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency slapped ExxonMobil...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Financing ‘Ready for Commercial Real Estate Market’
Energy efficiency financing is on track to become a mainstream class of financial assets that enjoys predictability, large volumes and high standardization, according to a whitepaper from Building...
View ArticleIntel Revs Up Chip’s Energy Efficiency
Intel has reportedly developed a chip that can run on near-threshold voltage (NTV) technology to save power without compromising performance. The company’s Claremont chip, presented recently at the...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: LEED Certification, Energy Star Builder,...
The Primera Terra luxury condominium community, designed by KTGY Group and built by KB Home, has earned the National Association of Home Builders BALA platinum designation for neighborhood design. The...
View ArticleCleantech Innovations Continue to Thrive
Cleantech innovations continue to thrive, a sign that viability for eco-friendly energy technologies is continuing. With increasing opportunity to innovate in this sector, many wonder which...
View ArticleHawaiian Earns Carbon Credits Through Engine-Washing
Hawaiian Airlines has earned aviation-based carbon credits under the Verified Carbon Standard, based in part on its use of Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower engine-washing system. EcoPower reduces fuel...
View ArticleRolls-Royce LNG Ship Engines Can Cut CO2 By 30%, Company Says
Rolls-Royce says its liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines for ships reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent compared to a marine engine running on distillate diesel or heavy fuel. The company says that...
View ArticleAre Some Sustainable Businesses Buying Less ‘Green?’
Yes, I am quite certain some very good “green” companies are indeed buying fewer green products. However, despite some recent reports to the contrary, I don’t believe it is because green is dying or...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch Signs MOU for Bio-Refinery Pilot
Anheuser-Busch and Blue Marble Biomaterials have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a bio-refinery pilot at one of the brewer’s North American facilities. The project will use Blue Marble...
View ArticleStudy: Organic Rice Syrup Linked to High-Arsenic Baby Formula
Dartmouth College researchers have found arsenic in commercially available organic brown rice syrups – and the products that contain them. The researchers found that an organic infant milk formula...
View ArticleLargest Net-Zero Building in the World
When the Darla Moore School of Business is completed next year, the University of South Carolina will have 1.2 million square feet of green building space. The Moore School will be the largest net-zero...
View ArticleApple’s China Suppliers to Get Independent Environmental Audits
Apple has told the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) that it will soon allow independent environmental reviews of at least two suppliers’ factories in China. The environmental...
View ArticleMolycorp Plans Near-Zero-Wastewater Facility
California-based rare earth mining company Molycorp says its Project Phoenix facility in Mountain Pass, Calif., will have near-zero wastewater discharge. The $895 million project, which begins...
View ArticleUnilever’s VP of Sustainability Discusses Sustainability Trends
Speaking at a Green Monday event earlier this month that focused on sustainability trends, Karen Hamilton, vice president of sustainability at Unilever, said that organizations that understand how to...
View ArticleEcoInsight Updates Commercial Energy Audit Tool for iPad
EcoInsight has released beta version 2.0.0 for its free commercial energy audit tool for iPad. The mobile app collects building data including lighting systems and occupancy schedules. The data...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS 2011, EU ETS, UK Solar Subsidy Cuts, IMO Code
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has asked that the EPA deny a petition submitted this month by the petroleum industry that would retroactively change the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for...
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