Office Depot Decreases Emissions 23% at Austin Store
Office Depot has tapped into energy efficiency efforts and solar power to bring a reduced carbon footprint to an Austin, Texas, store. Taken together, the initiatives resulted in a 23 percent reduction...
View ArticleRatings System Targets Environmental Impact of Roadways
The University of Washington and CH2M HILL have released a project-based roadway sustainability rating system that provides performance metrics and best practices for roadway design and construction....
View ArticleWhole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond to Cut Suppliers Sourcing Fuel from Oil Sands
To cut their carbon footprints, retailers Whole Foods Market and Bed Bath & Beyond are dropping suppliers that source fuel from Canada’s oil sands (also known as the Alberta Tar Sands), reports the...
View ArticleLockheed Facility Reduces Water Use 43%
Lockheed Martin’s Center for Leadership and Excellence has a number of features to reduce its environmental impact, including low-flow plumbing that cuts water use 43 percent. The 300,000 square foot...
View ArticleBritish Chamber of Commerce Pushes Interest-Free Loans for Energy Efficiency...
The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) is urging small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of the Carbon Trust’s interest free, unsecured loans of up to £500,000 (approximately...
View ArticleRoundup: Data Center Efficiency, Waste Management, GE
Georgia C-stores Eligible for Lighting Retrofit Grants Convenience Store News U.S. Supports New Nuclear Reactors in Georgia NY Times New Study Reveals Corporate Social Responsibility “Iceberg” PR Web...
View ArticleNike, Starbucks Lead Push in Oregon for Clean Energy Economy
Kicking off a race to jumpstart American jobs in a clean economy, Nike, Starbucks, and other businesses, unions and youth groups in Oregon are urging Congress to approve a comprehensive climate change...
View ArticleFor Green Answers, Look Inside
Businesses today generally understand they need to do as much as possible to conserve energy and water, reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize their environmental impact overall....
View ArticleSolar Skin Proposed for Sydney Eyesore
The UTS Tower, considered by residents of Sydney, Australia, to be the ugliest skyscraper in town, may get a solar makeover. The University of Technology has proposed enveloping the 1960 tower in a...
View ArticleRoundup: Tetley Tea, Kyocera, Nestle
New Green Product Association Announces First Founding Members & Partners to Accelerate Market Transformation Nexus Boston Kyocera Achieves 16.6% Efficiency with Polycrystalline Solar Modules...
View ArticleVegas TV Station Gets 18% of Electricity Via Solar
KLVX-TV, a PBS affiliate in Las Vegas, has solar photovoltaic panels on its roof that generate 18.4 percent of its building’s electricity on site. KLVX moved into its new $42 million LEED Gold...
View ArticleJ.P. Morgan Develops Guide for a Paperless Treasury Operation
J.P. Morgan has developed a best practices guide that shows treasury operations how to transition to a paperless environment, which will help companies meet their environmental goals while cutting...
View ArticleChicago’s Green Office Challenge Expands to Nashville, San Diego, Others
The Green Office Challenge, a program created by the city of Chicago and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA as one strategy to help the city reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent...
View ArticleCrate & Barrel, Saks Put Robots to Work in Warehouses to Save Energy
To save on energy costs in warehouse operations, retailers Crate & Barrel and Saks have turned to robots. Crate & Barrel’s Tracy, Calif., distribution center purchased a Kiva robot system to...
View ArticleEPA’s Endangerment Finding Under Fire by States, Lawmakers and Industry Groups
A legal battle is brewing for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gasses after several industry groups, conservative think tanks, lawmakers and three states...
View ArticleAT&T Surpasses 1,000 Alternative Fuel Vehicles
AT&T is making progress toward its goal of having 15,000 fuel-efficient vehicles after adding alternative energy vehicle No. 1,000. With a corporate fleet of 77,000 vehicles, that means about 1.2...
View ArticleMaersk Cuts Fuel Use, Emissions 30% by Slowing Down
Danish shipping company Maersk has cut fuel consumption on major routes by as much as 30 percent, as well as reduced greenhouse gas emissions by an equal amount by cutting the top cruising speed of its...
View ArticleBrainstorming ‘Sustainability’ Best Practices
Here is an excerpt of a discussion from the 2nd Annual 2009 Seal of Sustainability D.C. event hosted by the Sustainable Business Institute.
View ArticleKPMG Reduces Carbon Footprint 7%
In pursuit of its Living Green program, KPMG cut its carbon footprint by 7 percent in 2008, according to its Living Green Annual Report 2009 (PDF). The Living Green program was launched in 2008, and...
View ArticleSara Lee Calls Itself Largest Global Sourcer of UTZ ‘Sustainable’ Coffee
Sara Lee says it expanded its lead as the world’s largest buyer of UTZ certified “sustainable” coffee, having exceeded its own internal target of purchasing 26,500 tons in 2009. Sara Lee plans to...
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