January, 2011
Global Firms Find Sustainable Supply Chain Savings
More than half of large businesses and a quarter of suppliers have seen cost savings as a result of carbon management within procurement, ...
EU Carbon Market ‘Could Open This Week’
The European spot market in emissions permits may re-open this week, following its closure due to theft, the European Commission has said.
But ...
BMW, Michelin Founding Members of Sustainability Council
Pfizer, BMW and Johnson & Johnson are among the members of a new initiative promoting sustainable business practices.
The Stewardship Action Council (SAC) ...
Bacardi Improves Energy, Water Efficiency
Bacardi has reduced water consumption by 27 percent and energy use by 11 percent, year-on-year.
The liquor company’s 2010 corporate responsibility report (pdf) ...
Utilities Expect to Spend More on Efficiency
Nine out of ten utility executives expect that budgets for energy efficiency resources will increase by at least ten percent in 2011, according ...
Carbon Positivity Leads to Fundamental Change
In Q1, the Carbon Crowd goes quiet. Everyone is too busy gathering data, compiling reports, complying with energy and climate regulations, meeting deadlines, ...
USDA Clears Planting of GM Alfalfa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa, rejecting regulations that the department proposed last month.
The USDA ...
Ryan Smith Discusses Micromidas, Turning Waste into Plastic
Ryan Smith, co-founder and chief technical officer of Micromidas, discusses how the company uses an innovative ...
Residents Ask for More Time to Study 3M Wastewater Permit
People living near a 3M facility that releases more than 5 million gallons of wastewater into the Mississippi River each day are asking for ...
Georgia-Pacific Owner Sues After Climate Prank
A non-profit law firm has filed a dismissal motion after an industrial giant sued pranksters who lampooned the company’s stance on global warming.
Last ...
NYU Doubles Output, Cuts Emissions with CHP Plant
New York University has finished a co-generation plant which reduces air pollutants by 68 percent while producing heat, hot water and chilled water ...
Coca-Cola Signs Waste Pledge; Biofuels Fail Standards; Forests to be Leased
Coca-Cola, Kraft and Procter & Gamble are among the latest companies to join voluntary U.K. pledges to reduce packaging and waste.
The companies signed the ...
Tour of Shearer’s LEED Platinum Manufacturing Facility
Tour of Shearer's LEED Platinum manufacturing facility starts at the 6:45 mark. Panelists discuss the potato chip manufacturer's new manufacturing ...
Shell, Nestle Among 54 Firms Launching U.N. Sustainability Program
The United Nations today launched a program encouraging corporations to share knowledge on sustainability, and signed up the first 54 participating companies.
Chief executives joined UN ...
NYC Data Centers Offered $10m for Efficiency Upgrades
Data centers in the New York area that improve their energy efficiency are eligible for $10 million in incentives, under a program ...
Bill Would Reverse EPA Mining Decision
A bill filed in the House of Representatives this week would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from retroactively vetoing water permits as it did ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Issues Cleanup Order to Honolulu Landfill Operator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an order to Waste Management, Inc. to take immediate steps to clean up recent releases ...
USPS Makes $27m From Sustainability Efforts
Recycling made the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) $13 million in revenues last year, while saving $9.1 million in landfill fees, the service ...
Lighting Roundup: Cree, Digital Lumens, More
Here’s a roundup of the latest news in energy-efficient lighting.
Lighting company Cree has unveiled a prototype bulb that it says sets new ...
The Case of GM’s CSR Initiative: Why Good Intentions Are Not Enough
GM had very good intentions. On November 18, 2010, the company announced that Chevrolet, its largest brand, will invest $40 million in ...
