http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/11/sap-to-acquire-clear-standards-gains-carbon-mgmt-product/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/11/sap-to-acquire-clear-standards-gains-carbon-mgmt-product/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 19:07:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=14780 SAP plans to acquire Clear Standards, a privately held enterprise carbon management solutions provider that helps companies track and report greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts through a web-based system. With the move, SAP expects to accelerate its ability to meet the carbon management requirements of organizations by getting a mature sustainability product – as [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/11/sap-to-acquire-clear-standards-gains-carbon-mgmt-product/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/24/philips-green-products-account-for-25-of-total-sales/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/24/philips-green-products-account-for-25-of-total-sales/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:40:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10655 Royal Philips Electronics announced that it is meeting the sustainability goals of its “EcoVision4″ program, launched in 2007. Philips increased sales of ‘Green Products’ to 25% of total sales, up from 20% in 2007, and ahead of the target of 30% by 2012. The company launched 91 new Green Products on the market last year, up [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/24/philips-green-products-account-for-25-of-total-sales/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/philips-nabs-10-equity-stake-in-tendris-holding/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/philips-nabs-10-equity-stake-in-tendris-holding/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:50:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/philips-nabs-10-equity-stake-in-tendris-holding/ Royal Philips Electronics has acquired a 10 percent equity stake in Tendris Holding, a business incubator and operator in sustainable technology and services headquartered in the Netherlands. The partnership will explore new business opportunities in the area of sustainability. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. But as part of the agreement, Philips will be [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/philips-nabs-10-equity-stake-in-tendris-holding/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/philips-dramatic-move-into-led-lighting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/philips-dramatic-move-into-led-lighting/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:05:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/philips-dramatic-move-into-led-lighting/ Royal Philips Electronics – the Dutch manufacturer known for its Magnavox televisions and Norelco shavers – is shifting its home electronics business to high-tech commercial lighting. The move into a new industry is not unusual: Philips has been in a state of constant transformation and been buying and selling divisions for some time, writes The New [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/philips-dramatic-move-into-led-lighting/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/dry-cleaners-use-perc-altnernative-recycled-coat-hangers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/dry-cleaners-use-perc-altnernative-recycled-coat-hangers/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:04:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/dry-cleaners-use-perc-altnernative-recycled-coat-hangers/ Seattle-based startup Blue Sky, one of just 35 dry cleaners in the U.S. to use toxin-free carbon dioxide to clean clothes, bought a conventional competitor and is converting it to its brand over the next two years. Four Seasons’s two locations, which generated $1.7 million in revenue this year, was typical in that it used energy-consuming, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/31/dry-cleaners-use-perc-altnernative-recycled-coat-hangers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/19/panasonic-eyes-sanyos-green-tech-in-takeover-bid/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/19/panasonic-eyes-sanyos-green-tech-in-takeover-bid/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:32:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/19/panasonic-eyes-sanyos-green-tech-in-takeover-bid/ Panasonic is planning to take over its rival Sanyo Electric. The deal would create one of the world’s largest electronics makers, but Panasonic is not in it for Sanyo’s gadgets. Instead, Panasonic wants Sanyo’s green-energy pillars: solar-cell technology and rechargeable batteries, Associated Press reports (via International Herald Tribune). Panasonic does not have a solar panel operation [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/19/panasonic-eyes-sanyos-green-tech-in-takeover-bid/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/04/tips-on-tackling-sustainability-issues-during-mas/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/04/tips-on-tackling-sustainability-issues-during-mas/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:02:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/04/tips-on-tackling-sustainability-issues-during-mas/ Mergers and acquisitions and divestitures have mostly been unaffected by the green trend. But according to Deloitte, recent deals have demonstrated that sustainability can affect both the viability and the ultimate value of deals. Companies are facing increasing demand for information about their environmental liabilities. In addition, investors are also calling on publicly traded companies to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/04/tips-on-tackling-sustainability-issues-during-mas/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/07/aegis-acquires-clownfish/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/07/aegis-acquires-clownfish/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:53:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/07/aegis-acquires-clownfish/ Aegis Group announced this week that it acquired Clownfish and would integrate it into Aegis’ Isobar operations, MediaPost reports. Clownfish was founded in 2002, and specializes in helping brands and companies to understand how sustainability can improve business performance and communicate initiatives authentically. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Aegis said Clownfish has gross assets [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/07/aegis-acquires-clownfish/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/utility-outlines-environmental-benefits-from-merger/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/utility-outlines-environmental-benefits-from-merger/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:23:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/utility-outlines-environmental-benefits-from-merger/ In testimony filed with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, the investor group Puget Holdings supports Puget Sound Energy’s $5 billion capital program to meet the energy, environmental and economic needs of the region, the company announced. A proposed merger between the two will immediately benefit customers of Puget Sound Energy by providing $100 million [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/utility-outlines-environmental-benefits-from-merger/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/bps-new-cogeneration-acquisition-will-power-whiting-refinery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/bps-new-cogeneration-acquisition-will-power-whiting-refinery/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:58:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/bps-new-cogeneration-acquisition-will-power-whiting-refinery/ BP Alternative Energy has bought Whiting Clean Energy, a 525 MW natural-gas fired combined-cycle cogeneration power plant in Whiting, Indiana, for $210 million from NiSource, BP announced. Power from the alternative energy plant will provide steam to run BP’s Whiting refinery. The acquisition lets BP sell lower-carbon power on the power market there and enhance the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/02/bps-new-cogeneration-acquisition-will-power-whiting-refinery/feed/ 0