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Two U.S. Honda Plants Cut Energy Use, Emissions

Based on advances in reducing energy use while producing cars and light trucks, Honda's Ohio and Alabama plants have earned Energy ...

100 Most Sustainable Companies 2009

Corporate Knights Inc and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors announced its fifth annual list of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The G100 includes ...

AMD Achieves Gold Certification In Austin

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced this week that their Lone Star location in Austin, Texas has been given a gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council under their ...

R.W.I, Fortum Give Customers Nuclear Option

Two utilities companies are letting their customers decide what kind of power they'd like to use, reports the New York Times. In November, Germany-based R.W.E. introduced what it calls a "zero-carbon energy ...

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

With 2008 just out the door, it's a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader's top green business stories for ...

Rio Tinto Likely To Receive Free Carbon Permits Worth $462M in 2010

Rio Tinto is likely to be the biggest recipient of public support under the Australian Federal Government's carbon trading scheme. Free carbon permits worth $462 million are expected to flow to the ...

Google, IBM, Nike Make List Of Businesses Bettering The Planet

Plenty Magazine awards 20 businesses for bettering the planet in innovative ways: A123 System – for making a nanotech breakthrough with a battery that charges faster, holds more power, and is ...

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

Baxter International's 2007 Sustainability Report outlines the company's goals to reduce its GHG emissions 45 percent by 2015; reduce total waste generation 30 percent by 2015; and reduce water usage by ...

AIG Releases CSR Report

Insurance and financial services giant American International Group's second report on corporate responsibility, titled "Putting our Strength Behind Sustainability," covers eight areas including the company's sustainable investment strategy. Through its investment strategy, ...

Westpac Demands Sustainability From Suppliers

Australian banking company Westpac will ask more than 10,000 of its suppliers to meet its new Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) code of conduct, which requires all suppliers to show they meet ...

Novozymes Pushes Enzymes As Earth-Friendly Ingredient

Companies can reduce their carbon footprint by replacing fossil fuel ingredients with bio-based materials, Steen Riisgaard, CEO of Novozymes, told UPI. Bio-based materials offer more than a potential for low-emission fuels. More ...

J.R. Simplot Tops Portfolio’s List Of Polluters

The March issue of Conde Nast Portfolio highlights the best and worst, according to Portfolio, companies on environmental records: Some of the best: Bank of America Ceres Dupont General Electric Innovest Organic Valley Starbucks Tesla Motors Whole Foods Wal-Mart City of Austin, Texas More on ...

UK’s Brown Calls For Green World Bank

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for the World Bank to assume an environmental role capable of taking on the global challenges posed by climate ...

Corporate Knights Lists 100 Most Sustainable Companies

Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors announced its fourth annual list of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ...

Teknion, Earthcycle Packaging, Mercer Among Globe Winners

Winners of the 6th annual Globe Awards for Environmental Excellence have been presented in four categories: Corporate Competitiveness, Technology Innovation and Application, Sustainable Investment and Banking, and Excellence in Urban Sustainability. Teknion, a designer, manufacturer, and ...

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