Thales CR Report: Energy Use Down 7%
Thales has reduced its energy use by seven percent in 2009, compared to 2008, according to the company’s 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report. The global manufacturing company also cut CO2 emissions...
View ArticlePepsiCo Water Report: Water Efficiency Improves 15+%
PepsiCo has achieved a more than 15 percent improvement in water use efficiency as compared to the company’s 2006 baseline, according to the company’s inaugural water report . The food and beverage...
View Article‘EcoAware’ Moms Have Buying Power Worth $1.45 Trillion
The “EcoAware Moms” market, which includes more than 51 million women, 69 percent of moms, has more than $1.45 trillion in buying power, according to a new report from EcoFocus Worldwide. The report,...
View ArticleABS, SDARI to Test Fuel-Saving Tech for Ships
ABS and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have entered into a two-year joint research and development project to study the potential of an energy-saving device that...
View ArticleHitachi Europe, Müller Dairy to Bring Energy Efficient Data Centers Online
Electronics manufacturer Hitachi Europe and Green Data Systems, have partnered to open an energy efficient data center in the Netherlands, Panduit reports. Modular data centers, such as the facility...
View ArticleGlobal Insurers Want a Role in UN Climate Negotiations
Four associations on climate change initiatives, which represent more than 100 insurance companies, are urging world leaders and governments to use insurance-linked products and risk management...
View ArticleP&G Compacted Powder Detergents Reduce Waste, Water Use
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) plans to convert its entire U.S. and Canadian portfolio of powder laundry detergents to a new compacted formula beginning in February 2011, which is expected...
View ArticleVestas V112 Turbine Targets Low/Med Wind Speed Sites
Vestas discusses the launch of its new V112-3.0 turbine, aimed at the low and medium wind speed sector, which the company says comprises 75 percent of the global market. The offshore version can be...
View ArticleRoundup – Home Depot, MeadWestvaco, EPA
MeadWestvaco to explore converting waste to biogas Bloomberg Businessweek Home Depot helps fund 5,000 Habitat for Humanity homes USA Today Thinking micro about PUE ZDNet Echelon pitches smart grid apps...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Gains Insight from Water Footprint Assessments
The Coca-Cola Company, together with the environmental group The Nature Conservancy, has conducted three pilot studies that look at the water footprint of Coca-Cola products and ingredients. The...
View ArticleWhole Foods Rolls New Sustainable Packaging Guidelines
Whole Foods Market has rolled out new responsible packaging guidelines to all of its more than 2,100 body care and supplement suppliers companywide. All new body care and supplement suppliers must meet...
View ArticleOracle Board Opposes Sustainability Proposal
Oracle’s board of directors is opposed to a shareholder proposal that calls for the creation of a board-level committee on sustainability, according to the proxy statement for the company’s upcoming...
View ArticleEducation’s Unlikely Role in the Water Crisis
Collaboration between governments, nonprofit organizations and the private sector has led to considerable improvements in water technologies and advancements in access to clean water around the world....
View ArticleFrito-Lay Poised to Launch Largest All-Electric Truck Fleet in North America
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division is rolling out the company’s first five all-electric delivery trucks in New York City. Frito-Lay plans to deploy 21 trucks in total this year and 150...
View ArticleEastern Bag & Paper Targets Energy Savings, Carbon Reduction
The Eastern Bag & Paper Group has achieved an estimated annual energy savings of 169,375 kWh, or approximately $27,100 after one year into a three-year commitment to a sustainability program that...
View ArticleFresh & Easy Opens First Store with CO2 Refrigeration
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has opened its first grocery store in Southern California to use naturally-occurring carbon-dioxide (CO2) refrigeration. The store, located in Rosemead, also is the...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark Launches Water-Saving Promo
Kimberly-Clark’s Scott Naturals brand is giving away 750,000 Scott SmartFlush toilet-tank inserts over the next two months, which the brand claims can save a typical family of four 2,000 gallons of...
View ArticleRoundup – Hyundai, Cisco, Timberland
Hyundai unveils its first EV CNET Thinking micro about PUE Getsolar.com Ryder Cup ‘will be one of greenest-ever sports events’ Walesonline.com EPA Escalates Debate Over Gas Fracturing on Water Quality...
View ArticleAmazon, Costco, Xpedx Fail to Make the ‘Green’ Grade
Office retail stores FedEx Office, Office Depot and Staples earned top grades in the latest Green Grades office supply report card that ranks office retailers, mass market retailers and...
View ArticleUSW Accuses China of Violating Trade Rules
A major U.S. labor union is asking the Obama administration to crack down on various Chinese trade practices that it says are robbing American workers of jobs in the burgeoning field of clean energy...
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