Whole Foods Debuts Sustainability Rating for Wild-Caught Seafood
Whole Foods Market, through a partnership with Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute, has launched the first in-store color-coded sustainability-rating program for wild-caught seafood. Whole...
View ArticleErnst & Young Cuts Americas Carbon Footprint 15%
Ernst & Young has achieved a 15 percent reduction in the overall carbon footprint of its member firms in the Americas from 2008 to 2009 fiscal year. The company also reported a 12 percent reduction...
View ArticleGeneral Mills Selects New Chief Sustainability Officer
General Mills has selected Jerry Lynch as chief sustainability officer, who will now lead the company’s global environmental sustainability initiative. Lynch has served in various marketing and...
View ArticleRoundup – EDF, Starbucks, San Francisco
Students Find $350 Million In Savings At Bloomberg, eBay, McDonald’s Fast Company Action Carting, Starbucks partner to recycle paper cups Waste & Recycling News Sahara Solar Energy Could Power...
View ArticleStudents Work toward Sustainability, Says IBM Study
In a few short years, the millennial generation, sometimes called Generation Y, will make up half of the worldwide workforce. According to a growing body of research, their attitudes, behaviors and...
View ArticleEnergy Management System Saves Retailers $20M Annually
AutoZone, Family Dollar, and other retail stores, each are saving on average $20 million annually in energy costs with a typical return on investments in less than 18 months with Venstar’s Surveyor...
View ArticleMassMutual Rolls Renewable Energy Initiative with Solar Power System
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) has completed its $2.4 million solar project at its headquarters in Springfield, Mass. The thermal panels will provide 50 percent of the campus’ hot...
View ArticleDIA Plans Largest Solar Installation in Colorado
Denver International Airport (DIA) plans to start construction of a 4.4-megawatt (MW) solar power system in the fall, which is claimed as the largest customer-sited solar photovoltaic installation in...
View ArticleDOE Steps Up Energy Efficiency Enforcement
As part of what it calls “it’s commitment to rigorous enforcement,” the U.S. Department of Energy is fining 27 companies over $3.5 million for selling products without certifying that they meet energy...
View ArticleELPC Cuts Computer Energy Use 75% with Energy-Efficient Server
The Environmental Law & Policy Center’s new green office in the “Old Jeweler’s Building,” a historic landmark in downtown Chicago, has reduced ELPC’s computer energy use by more than 75 percent by...
View ArticleIndiana Comes in Last on ‘Green’ State Ranking
Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, and California are the greenest states, according to a NMI survey of more than 3,000 U.S. consumers in the 25 largest states. The least green states are...
View ArticleHershey Releases First CSR Report
The Hershey Company has decreased energy use by nearly 10 percent in its manufacturing and distribution facilities since 2008, according to the candy maker’s first corporate social responsibility (CSR)...
View ArticleRoundup – U.S. Navy, Hershey, Scania
U.S. Navy buys 20,000 gallons of algae fuel CNET Scania Testing Boat-tail That Can Cut Truck Fuel Consumption by 2% Green Car Congress NGOs slam Hershey over cocoa sourcing Australian Food News...
View ArticleEliminating Barriers: A Must For Developing Sustainable Solutions
When 2,500 water experts from 136 countries gather for a weeklong conference on water-related issues, there is bound to be a great deal of discussion, debate, collaboration and innovation. Having just...
View Article83% of U.S. Consumers Want More Products, Services Related to Cause Marketing
Eighty-three percent of U.S. consumers want more of the products, services and retailers they use to benefit causes, according to the new 2010 Cone Cause Evolution Study. The report also finds that 41...
View ArticleWaitrose Switch to Plastic Meat Pouches Cuts Waste in Half
Supermarket chain Waitrose expects to save 9,000 tonnes of packaging annually by selling meat in plastic pouches instead of traditional polystyrene trays, reports the Telegraph. The bags will also give...
View ArticleBank of America Ahead of Schedule to Meet Climate Change Initiative
Bank of America is ahead of schedule on its 10-year, $20 billion climate-change business initiative launched in 2007, according to the company’s 2010 Environmental Progress Report. As of the second...
View ArticleEPA Begins Phase Out of Climate Leaders Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to shut down the voluntary Climate Leaders program, which has been helping organizations reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since...
View ArticleSunRun Expands Solar Leasing Option to Homeowners in Hawaii
SunRun now offers its solar power service to homeowners in Hawaii, which will allow them to install rooftop solar panels for as little as $0 down and pay monthly for solar electricity. The home solar...
View ArticleInvestors Urge EPA to Adopt Coal Ash Regulations
A coalition of investors today urged the Obama administration to tightly regulate toxic coal waste in order to mitigate financial risk in the event of another coal-ash disaster like the one experienced...
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