Finance & Reporting

Emissions Intensity Falling Globally

Emissions intensity, the amount of carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP), fell globally in all but two years between ...

Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash

Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...

Clean Tech VC Funding On Rebound, Up 50% Since 2nd Quarter

Venture capital funding for the clean tech industry, beleaguered for most of the year, finally rebounded in the third quarter, according to figures from ...

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm's 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the ...

U.S. Export-Import Bank Adopts Carbon Policy to Support Renewable Energy

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) says it is the first Export Credit Agency (ECA) to adopt a comprehensive Carbon Policy ...

Yokohama Rubber Cuts GHG Emissions 13.4% in 2008

Yokohama Rubber Group's greenhouse gas emissions at operations in Japan were 13.4 percent lower in fiscal year (FY) 2008 than in the base year (1990), marking ...

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency ...

Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG ...

Intel, Pepsi, Kohl’s Stay Atop Green Power Partnership list

No company has been able to dethrone Intel, PepsiCo. or Kohl's as the top three (in descending order) users of renewable energy, as listed ...

SC Johnson GHG Emissions Down 27% in Last 8 Years

SC Johnson continues to make progress toward its 2011 GHG reduction goals, according to its 2009 responsibility report (PDF). SC Johnson cut greenhouse ...

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges

A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...

Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Trade Exceeds 250,000 MT

More than 250,000 tons (metric tons) of certified sustainable palm oil have been purchased (PDF) since its availability late last year, marking the first stages ...

Mattel U.S. Distribution System Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30%

To reduce environmental impacts at its manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, Mattel has implemented several projects aimed at reducing energy and water use, shrinking product packaging, ...

SEC: Traded Firms May Have to Disclose Climate Change Risks

U.S.-traded companies may have to disclose their exposure to financial risks relating to climate change and emerging policies under a new U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Carbon Capture Projects May Need to be Fast-Tracked

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects face a high risk of failure due to their high costs and should be applied across many sectors to ensure ...

Solar Industry Headed for Sunny Skies in 2010 but Obstacles Remain

U.S. solar executives expect significant growth for their businesses in 2010 and 2011, according to results from the 2009 U.S. Solar Industry Monitor survey. Over 90 ...

Environmental Reporting Requirements: 6 Things to Ask Yourself

A new question-and-answer guide provides businesses with best practices on reporting environmental issues in annual financial statements. The guide -- aimed at those preparing, auditing and ...

Climate Bill Needs to Drive Investment in Energy Efficiency

Climate legislation that encourages energy-saving investments will create millions of jobs, save U.S. consumers billions on monthly energy bills, and spur innovation, according to a report ...

In First CSR Report, Deloitte Shows 1.3 Metric Tons of Emissions Per Employee

In its first-ever corporate sustainability report, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reveals that it used more than 308 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2008, or about ...

Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7

Microsoft is touting its energy-saving features with the new Windows 7 operating system, but is not making any specific claims about how much power Windows 7 ...