April, 2007

EL Pro Chevron Releases Corporate Responsibility Report

Chevron Releases Corporate Responsibility ReportChevron issued its 2006 corporate responsibility report highlighting the company's environmental and social performance in 2006 including steps it has taken to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency, and invest in the communities around the world in which ...

April 25, 2007

Prius Buyers Not Typical Early Adopters

Prius Buyers Not Typical Early AdoptersUnlike classic technology “early adopters,” people who purchased Prius automobiles did not feel that they paid a premium for the privilege of owning an environmentally friendly car. While the environmental benefits were a major consideration ...

April 25, 2007

Desktop Toolbar Gives Running Total Of CO2 Savings

Desktop Toolbar Gives Running Total Of CO2 SavingsSnap.com has developed a CO2 Saver toolbar that allows computer users to save electricity when away from their computers - up to 95 percent according to the company. CO2 Saver resides on the ...

April 25, 2007

Boeing and Virgin Announce Environmental Partnership

Boeing and Virgin Announce Environmental PartnershipVirgin Atlantic Airways has ordered 15 Boeing 787 planes as part of an environmental partnership with the company that includes joint research into biofuels for use in jet engines, The New York Times reports. Virgin says ...

April 25, 2007

Advertisers Behind Wave of Green Media & Entertainment

Advertisers Behind Wave of Green Media & EntertainmentBeginning in the fall, programs on the CW network will include story lines that promote environmental themes. The network's calling the endeavor "free 2 B green," Statesman.com reports. Some of the CW's hottest stars ...

April 24, 2007

Ford Names Senior VP Of Sustainability

Ford Names Senior VP Of SustainabilityFord has promoted Susan M. Cischke to senior vice president to lead the company's sustainability efforts, in addition to continuing her present assignments. Her new title will be senior vice president, Sustainability, Environment and ...

April 24, 2007

EL Pro Kimberly-Clark Releases Sustainability Report

Kimberly-Clark Releases Sustainability ReportKimberly-Clark Corporation has released its 2006 sustainability report. According to K-C, in 2006 the company has: Reduced its energy use by two percent and increased efficiency by approximately three percent. Decreased greenhouse gas emissions per ton of production at its ...

April 24, 2007

Top 10 Lessons For Corporate/NGO Settlements

Top 10 Lessons For Corporate/NGO SettlementsTen years ago, top executives of three distinct Mitsubishi companies, the targets of a boycott by Rainforest Action Network, sat down with RAN's leaders and hammered out an agreement that drove more sustainable forestry practices at 400 ...

April 24, 2007

Tiffany Turns To Solar Energy

Tiffany Turns To Solar EnergyTiffany & Co. has deployed 1.3 megawatts of solar energy at the company's retail distribution centers in Whippany (680 kilowatts) and Parsippany (656 kilowatts). The project was designed, deployed and operated by PowerLight, a ...

April 24, 2007

72% of Rental Car Customers Want Hybrid Option

72% of Rental Car Customers Want Hybrid OptionSeventy-two percent of travelers want rental car companies to offer hybrid vehicles, according to a Priceline.com survey of rental customers. A similar number of the 764 customers who answered the survey said they would ...

April 24, 2007

Pepsi ‘Headline Sponsor’ of Live Earth

Pepsi ‘Headline Sponsor’ of Live EarthIn the coming weeks, PepsiCo will unveil plans to reduce its carbon footprint and extend its environmentally friendly practices, AdWeek reports. The company will be one of the headline sponsors of the Live Earth concert ...

April 23, 2007

Sharp Plans Solar Awareness Road Trip

Sharp Plans Solar Awareness Road TripSharp’s Solar Energy Solutions Group, the U.S. solar arm of Sharp Corporation, has launched an awareness campaign that the company says will "demystify" solar electricity for consumers. The campaign includes newspaper ads, search advertising, banner ...

April 23, 2007

Sylvania Plans 10% Emissions Cut, Launches Sustainability Program

Sylvania Plans 10% Emissions Cut, Launches Sustainability ProgramOsram Sylvania has launched a global care sustainability initiative which includes a 10 percent reduction in company energy use by 2008. In addition, the company has set up an online recycling service for customers and says it will eliminate ...

April 23, 2007

Amazon Launches Green E-Commerce Page

Amazon Launches Green E-Commerce PageAmazon.com has quietly launched an e-commerce page dedicated to green products. The company sent out an email to customers last week, saying the site was launched in celebration of Earth Day. It has also stepped up ...

April 23, 2007

Orbitz Launches Green Microsite, Corporate Citizenship Initiative

Orbitz Launches Green Microsite, Corporate Citizenship InitiativeOrbitz has launched a corporate citizenship initiative to raise environmental awareness, and an eco-travel microsite with environmentally-focused travel tools and content. The microsite includes articles on eco-travel, eco-friendly destinations, top green hotels, eco-volunteer opportunities, and travel tips. Customers can ...

April 23, 2007

Energy Efficiency Strategies for Building Owners and Managers

Energy Efficiency Strategies for Building Owners and ManagersThe Building Owners and Managers Association International has released its top 10 ways for building owners and managers to reduce energy consumption: 1. Check that Equipment Is Functioning as Designed Double-check energy management system programming to ...

April 23, 2007

Estee Lauder Installs Solar Power System

Estee Lauder Installs Solar Power SystemEstee Lauder has installed a 600-kilowatt solar energy system at its manufacturing facility in Oakland, New Jersey. The project is one of New Jersey's largest rooftop mounted solar installations as well the largest third-party solar energy supply ...

April 20, 2007

Green Movement Turns ‘Mainstream’ For Corporate America

Green Movement Turns ‘Mainstream’ For Corporate AmericaCorporate America's embrace of the green movement is no longer just for free-spirited maverick companies. Mainstream giants in markets spanning consumer products, banking, airlines and chemicals are cutting emissions and looking for ways to get ...

April 20, 2007

BuzzMetrics Measures Brand Health Around ‘Sustainability’

BuzzMetrics Measures Brand Health Around ‘Sustainability’Blog references to "sustainable" or "sustainability" were up 110 percent in March 2007 versus one year ago, according to Nielsen BuzzMetrics' Sustainability Monitor, a new syndicated service which measures consumer sentiment and ...

April 20, 2007

EPA To Give Green Test When Evaluating Meeting Venues

EPA To Give Green Test When Evaluating Meeting VenuesNext month, the EPA 's procurement staff will begin asking hotels and convention centers a list of green questions that it will consider when evaluating bids for EPA business, the International Herald Tribune reports. The ...

April 20, 2007