CSR Reporting Improves Co Performance, GRI Hands Out Awards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and United Nations Global Compact announced an agreement today to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility and transparency at GRI’s Global...
View ArticleUL Plans Sustainability Standard
UL Environment, part of Underwriters Laboratories, is working on an organization-wide sustainability standard. UL hopes other companies will use the standard as a procurement tool and says it will be...
View ArticleNY Passes E-Waste Law, Manufacturers Get Ready To Pay
The New York State legislature passed a new electronics recycling law on Friday over unified Republican opposition, according to a report in the Albany Business Journal. The new bill attempts to limit...
View ArticleEastman Chemical, Alcoa, CalPortland, Lufkin, Raytheon Join DOE’s Save Energy...
Eastman Chemical Company has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now initiative, pledging to reduce energy intensity 25 percent over a 10-year period. Eastman joins four other companies...
View ArticleSuning Appliance, LG Partner to Develop Energy-Saving Appliances
China’s Suning Appliance is partnering with South Korea’s LG Group to develop ‘green’ household appliances for the Chinese market, which includes products based on LG’s energy-saving technology,...
View ArticleUN Carbon Credits Fall as Officials Plan to Increase Offset Projects
In the midst of sliding European Union (EU) carbon allowances and United Nation carbon credits, UN regulators are getting set to increase carbon offset projects, while EU lawmakers are considering...
View ArticleGovt Carbon Management Mkt Near $300m by 2017
The U.S. federal government’s demand for carbon management software is expected to grow from its current level of $36 million to $294 million by 2017, according to a new report by Pike Research. The...
View ArticleDuke Energy Stifling Local Solar Developers
Duke Energy’s policies in North Carolina are stifling the growth of the local solar industry there, according to a report in the Charlotte Business Journal. According to the story, Duke Energy...
View ArticleAirlines, Environmentalists Clash on Emissions
Tensions between environmentalists and airlines are coming to a head over increasing efforts to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aircraft. Meanwhile, recent studies are...
View ArticleGulf Chemical Pleads Guilty to Felony Violations, Pays $2.75M
Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation (GCMC) today announced it has pled guilty to 11 felony violations at its catalyst recycling facility in Freeport, TX, according to a company press release....
View ArticleRoundup – Showa Renko, Obama, Point Carbon, Navy
Showa Denko Modernizes Plant Showa Denko Cambodian Factories Seek Eco-Friendly Power Alternatives New York Times Obama Takes Command, Buys Some Time Bnet.com Why Reuters Acquisition of Point Carbon Is...
View ArticleGoogle to Buy Carbon Offsets from Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project
Google will purchase carbon credits generated by a landfill gas-to-energy project in Berkeley County, S.C., through 2013 as part of its commitment to become a carbon neutral company. The Berkeley Green...
View ArticleNike, Wal-Mart, Top U.S. Users of Organic Cotton
Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products grew 35 percent in 2009, reaching an estimated $4.3 billion from $3.2 billion in 2008, according to a report from Organic...
View ArticleNYC Plans to Adapt to Climate Change
New York City published its plans to adapt itself to a changing climate last week. The report outlines recommendations by the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) for the city government in...
View ArticleAnti-Idling Tech Saves Ottawa Police 465 Gallons of Fuel Annually per Car
In separate moves to reduce carbon emissions in Canada, the Ottawa Police Service is installing anti-idling technology on its vehicles while Toronto’s Board of Health votes to limit the maximum time...
View ArticleSSCSS Reduces Energy Use by 50% with Lighting Retrofit
Sony Supply Chain Solutions Singapore (SSCSS) has cut energy use in its warehouse by more than 50 percent by installing energy-efficient and dimmable lighting. It also reduced the number of fixtures...
View ArticleRoundup – ADM, Hitachi, LA Fitness, M Real
M Real Conducts Sustainable Packaging Research Pulpaper News New Map App Lets You Chart Oil Spill ESRI ADM Receives $99 million for Carbon Capture Project Herald Review Steelcase Grows Its Own...
View ArticleRGGI Auction Price Falls, Again
RGGI has announced the results (PDF) of the second quarterly auction of carbon dioxide allowances in 2010. The auction, held Wednesday, June 9th, yielded $80,465,566.78. 40,685,585 CO2 allowances for...
View ArticleGucci Aims to Reduce Packaging, CO2 Emissions
At the center of Gucci’s new eco program is the company’s ‘green’ packaging initiative that aims to reduce materials consumption, exclusively use paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)...
View ArticleRoundup – Sysco, Energy Star, Danfoss
Delaware Raises $2.1 Million From Auction of CO2 Delaware Online Grants Available for Phila. Business Energy Savings Philadelphia Business Journal Sysco Helps Fund Hydrogen Forklift Study Clean...
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