March, 2007
Honda, Tesco, Goldman Sachs Among Top 10 ‘Green Giants’
Fortune magazine has published a special report “Going Green” which includes a list of ten companies that the editors feel go beyond what the law requires to operate in an environmentally responsible way. The companies ...
Meyer Installs Solar Power System
Carbon Offset Companies Criticized, TerraPass Responds
A close look at several carbon offset transactions - including those involving the Oscar presenters and Vail Resorts - reveals that some deals amount to little more than feel-good hype, Business Week reports.
The Academy of ...
BASF Publishes 2006 Corporate Report
PR Must Tout CSR Accomplishments
Many companies suffer not from a negative public perception, but from a lack of recognition of their CSR activities, according to a study from the Natural Marketing Institute, GreenBiz reports.
As part of ...
SC Johnson Announces New GHG Emissions Reduction Goal
SC Johnson has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its U.S. operations by eight percent from 2005 by the end of 2010.
In 2005, the EPA recognized SC Johnson as one of the first corporations ...
Corporate America’s Love Affair with Green Power More Than PR Fluff
A recent CNNMoney.com article asks, how much of recent corporate renewable energy annoucements are PR fluff?
"It's 98 percent real and 2 percent PR," Mike Eckhart, president of the American Council on Renewable Energy, says ...
WEC Calls for Nominations for Corporate Sustainable Development Award
The World Environment Center wants nominations for the 24th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.
Only global manufacturing, processing or service corporations that can document well implemented, outstanding and sustained success ...
Alcoa, DuPont, Merrill Lynch, Others Sign ‘Climate Call to Action’
A dozen U.S. companies and dozens of institutional investors managing $4 trillion in assets have called on Washington to enact strong federal legislation to curb the pollution causing global climate change. The group outlined the business and ...
Small Business Energy Efficiency Quiz
With the right upgrades, the typical small business can cut its energy bill up to 30 percent and see a payback on the investment within three years, according to Entrepreneur.
Things are getting easier for ...
SF Giants Installing Solar Panels at AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants and PG&E are planning to install 590 solar panels around AT&T Park to generate 123 kilowatts of power for the San Francisco power grid, The Examiner reports (via Green ...
Bradford & Bingley Release 2006 CSR Report
Bradford & Bingley's 2006 CSR report is now available on its website.
Bradford & Bingley became carbon neutral in January and this year’s CSR report details the work carried out by the company to reach this ...
Intel Releases Energy Star Implementation Guide
Intel has released an implementation guide, developed with the EPA, that helps PC manufacturers and system integrators deliver ENERGY STAR-qualified PCs based on Intel microprocessors and other system components.
Intel says that the implementation guide provides ...
Flexcar Enters Baltimore Market
HP Releases Global Citizenship Report
IndyCar Goes 100% Ethanol, EPIC Plans National Marketing Campaign
Lennar Increases Number of Solar Homes, Gets $16 Million in Rebates
Weeks after unveiling plans to build 650 solar-powered homes in Roseville, Miami-based Lennar Corp. said it will build 1,254 more in the Sacramento region, The Sacramento Bee reports. The houses will start construction this ...
SunPower Tops List of Best Solar Panel Manufacturers
SunPower makes the best solar panels in the world and Kaco makes the best inverters in the world and Direct Power and Water makes the best mounting systems in the world, according to ...
Peterbilt, Eaton, Wal-Mart Partner on Heavy-Duty Truck
Peterbilt Motors Company and Eaton Corporation have jointly developed a hybrid, heavy-duty vehicle based on the design of Peterbilt's model 386. Wal-Mart Stores, which operates the nation’s ...
Does Anyone Read Your CSR Report?
In the first week following Sun's January 29 release of its 2006 CSR Report, the report was only downloaded from Sun's Website 247 times by employees, according to a blog post by Scott ...
