http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/new-york-power-authority-discusses-conservation-and-sustainability/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/new-york-power-authority-discusses-conservation-and-sustainability/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76202 New York Power authority executives John Suloway and Ed Alkiewicz discuss with HydroWorld.com the utility’s Little Beaver Island habitat improvement project, environmental sustainability, and the challenges faced in receiving FERC approval.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/new-york-power-authority-discusses-conservation-and-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:18:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77264 It’s that time of year again when thousands of companies start preparing their annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Report. In 2011, more than three thousand organizations participated, and if you are one of them (or plan to add your name to the growing roster), here’s what you need to know: #1. Participation in the Carbon [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:04:03 +0000 Andy Mannle http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77260 Imagine if Mitt Romney’s sons burned through their entire family fortune in less time than it takes to watch Titanic in 3D. That would be crazy, right? But that’s exactly what we’re doing when it comes to energy: we’re burning our inheritance instead of collecting our income. We don’t normally see it expressed in these [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77270 Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program for the first time this year. The EDF Climate Corps fellowship places specially trained MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to identify and assess cost-effective opportunities to save energy and reduce emissions. Since [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:29:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77318 Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail and multi-site facilities management organization the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association. The figures come from PRSM’s 2012 Benchmarking Report – its first benchmarking report on HVAC costs and best practices [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:22:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77188 Accor, the European hotel group that owns the Sofitel and Adagio brands, has launched an interactive tool designed to help seminar organizers determine the carbon footprint of an upcoming event. Accor, which operates meeting and seminar venues in about 2,000 hotels, yesterday unveiled its “carbon optimizer” tool at the IMEX Frankfurt trade show. The carbon optimizer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/del-monte-foods-others-join-kkrs-green-portfolio-program/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/del-monte-foods-others-join-kkrs-green-portfolio-program/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:10:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77178 Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts is adding seven of its portfolio companies, including Del Monte Foods, healthcare products firm Capsugel and telecommunications firm TDC, to an initiative designed to help them manage their environmental impacts in a profitable way. Telecommunications firm Verstel and Bharti Infratel, fork lift manufacturer Kion Group and Dalmia Bharat [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/del-monte-foods-others-join-kkrs-green-portfolio-program/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/how-gaming-can-deliver-your-sustainability-targets/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/how-gaming-can-deliver-your-sustainability-targets/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:05:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77184 To compete with rivals, it is a good idea to think ahead. Even though green legislation affecting business is relatively new, it pays for companies to review their green strategy to protect themselves from penalties as new laws are enforced. But on a practical level, how do you make sustainability a priority? At your weekly [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/how-gaming-can-deliver-your-sustainability-targets/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/financing-goes-green/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/financing-goes-green/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 13:35:48 +0000 Roland W. Chalons-Browne http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77162 Energy prices and consumption seem to be on an upward trajectory. In fact, energy costs have steadily risen over the last decade and are expected to carry on doing so as consumption grows worldwide. Businesses Eager to Introduce Energy Efficiency Especially for businesses, the cost of energy is an increasingly significant issue. In a survey [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/financing-goes-green/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 07:30:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77227 Forty-four percent of senior executives say that sustainability is critical to their businesses, according to an Accenture report, and that figure rises to 64 percent in emerging markets. The consulting firm surveyed 250 senior executives in the United States, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as China, Brazil and India, about sustainable [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:55:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77105 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification biofuel certification system. SCS is now approved to conduct biofuel certifications, and ISCC Plus certification [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/the-best-way-to-manage-water/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/the-best-way-to-manage-water/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:35:19 +0000 Kathy Miller http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77058 What is the best way to manage water? Until recently, most of us have not given this question much attention. True enough, we may have realized at some point that water is an essential resource for supporting all life on the planet. Yet we assumed that there is, and will always be, an ample supply [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/the-best-way-to-manage-water/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/solving-the-worlds-water-problems-through-technology/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/solving-the-worlds-water-problems-through-technology/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77053 As I read report after report about the daunting water infrastructure and scarcity challenges we all face, I am heartened by the promise of technological innovation. Everywhere I look in the water world, I see talented, dedicated people developing smart, new solutions to some of our most intractable problems. Some of the solutions involve creating [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/solving-the-worlds-water-problems-through-technology/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/sustainability-efforts-at-snowville-creamery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/sustainability-efforts-at-snowville-creamery/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 10:04:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76194 Speaking at The Spring Sustainability Summit 2012, Warren Taylor discusses sustainability efforts at Snowville Creamery.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/sustainability-efforts-at-snowville-creamery/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 06:14:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77117 NASCAR and the EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to raise racing fans’ awareness of environmentally friendly products and initiatives. Under the agreement, NASCAR will use products that have earned EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) label at racing events. The DfE label tells consumers that, according to the EPA, the product performs [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/feed/ 3