Puma’s ‘Clever Little Bag’ Packaging to Reduce Cardboard 65%
Puma developed more than 40 prototypes over 21 months before settling on its “clever little bag” packaging, which the shoe company says will help reduce cardboard use 65 percent.
View ArticleIntel Tops Ranking of EPA Fortune 500 Green Power Purchasers
Intel retains its leadership position as the Environmental Protection Agency’s largest green power purchaser among Fortune 500 companies with a purchase of more than 1.4 billion kWh per year. Kohl’s,...
View ArticleWWL Cuts GHG Emissions by 32%
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), a global shipping and logistics company, reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent in 2009, according to the company’s 2009 Environmental and Social...
View ArticleRoundup: Obama, Cape Cod Wind, Giant Gravel Batteries
Obama Pressed to Lead on Climate Bill by Environmentalists, Dow Business Week Giant gravel batteries could make renewable energy more reliable The Guardian UK UK waste can supply half renewables energy...
View ArticleMedical Industry Focuses on Energy Use, Waste
All sectors of the medical industry including equipment manufacturing, medical waste services and healthcare facilities are tackling the issue of sustainability. Some of the latest moves include GE...
View ArticleClimate Change Still Ranks As Top Global Issue
Taken together, climate change and the environmental rank as the top issue facing the world, according to Global Pulse survey by HSBC Bank. About 38 percent of the 2044 people surveyed said so,...
View ArticleCalifornia Releases Draft Regs for Safer Products
The California Department of Toxic Substances Controls (DTSC) has released its outline of Regulations for Safer Products under the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative that identifies chemicals of...
View ArticleEPA Considers Energy Efficiency as Part of BACT Rules
As the Environmental Protection Agency gets ready to issue guidance on how it will define best available control technology (BACT) for greenhouse gases from stationary sources, the EPA’s air chief is...
View ArticleCiti Sets Reduction Targets for Waste and Water Use
Citi has set new environmental targets that include cutting water use by 20 percent and landfill waste by 40 percent by 2015, according to the company’s 2009 Global Citizenship Report (PDF). The...
View ArticleFacilities Get Social Network To Compare Resource Use
As social networking sites become a more critical business tool, Lucid Design Group unveils its Web-based Building Dashboard Network that enables users to view, compare and share building energy and...
View ArticleVerdiem to Supply Cisco with Energy Management Software
Verdiem has signed an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Cisco that will deliver the first total energy management system for Cisco’s EnergyWise-enabled devices including IP phones,...
View ArticleOgilvy Says Corporate Responsibility PR Can’t Wait
Businesses shouldn’t wait for world leaders to decide on climate-change legislation before driving their own sustainability goals, according to a new guide from Cranfield University and Ogilvy PR...
View ArticleNetworking Providers Tout the Virtues of Virtualization
Companies such as Cisco and F5 Networks say virtualization can offer significant energy and cost savings, while reducing carbon footprint, reports TMCnet.com. Since virtualization allows multiple...
View ArticleClimate Change & Insurance – ‘Hope’ Is Not A strategy
The causes of anthropogenic climate change and its physical effects on the planet have been well reported and are truly global in nature. Less has been said about the economic impact that will result...
View ArticleAustralia Drops Plans for Carbon Emissions Scheme until 2012
After months of debate, Australia is dropping its plans for an ambitious carbon emissions trade scheme for at least three years due to Senate opposition and slow progress on a global climate pact,...
View ArticleRoundup: EPA’s Climate Indicators Report, Massey, Honda, TransCanada, Philips
EPA Releases Climate Indicators Report US EPA Tipping Point: Near-Term Systemic Implications of a Peak in Global Oil Production – Contexts and Implications The Oil Drum Massey Energy’s Blame-Deflection...
View ArticleFederal Green IT Program Offsets 100% of CO2 Emissions
More than a dozen federal agencies, including the Energy, Justice, and Commerce departments, as well as the Navy, are participating in a “green” IT program that enables them to buy new data servers and...
View ArticleCisco, HP, and Intel Score Highest on Sustainability Reporting
Cisco, HP and Intel achieved the highest scores among the 200 largest companies in the San Francisco Bay Area (PDF) for communicating their environmental sustainability efforts, according to a report...
View ArticleAlcoa Howmet Reduces Carbon Footprint Of Company, Community
As one of the world’s largest aluminum manufacturers, Alcoa uses massive amounts of energy in daily production, but by setting aggressive goals for waste reduction, water conservation, and now energy...
View ArticleU.S. DOE Awards SEEA $20M For Efficiency Programs
The recipient of a recent $20 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) has announced plans to use the money...
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