http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/the-environment-and-economic-accounting-and-decision-making-systems/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/the-environment-and-economic-accounting-and-decision-making-systems/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:05:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67339 On Thursday 15th December 2011 over 200 representatives from the international accounting and business communities, investors, government, academia and civil society gathered at St James’s Palace State Apartments to hear the Prince of Wales speak about “the economic invisibility of nature” and consider how the value of the planet’s natural resources, ecosystems and biodiversity can [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/the-environment-and-economic-accounting-and-decision-making-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:38:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67201 E-waste is a small portion of global waste, contributing only a 0.01 percent to 3 percent of total global waste, but it is growing at a rate two to three times faster than any other waste stream, according to a new report from SBI Energy. The report “E-Waste Recycling and Reuse Services Worldwide” says that the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/standards-compliance-briefing-vdi-4707-low-phosphorus-detergents-e-stewards-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/standards-compliance-briefing-vdi-4707-low-phosphorus-detergents-e-stewards-leed/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:16:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67215 Four double deck high-speed elevators from ThyssenKrupp Elevator installed in the 492-meter-tall Shanghai World Financial Center have received the VDI 4707 energy efficiency class A rating. The certification audit carried out by TUV Rheinland. Energy generated when the cabs are braked is converted into electricity and fed back into the supply grid, the company said. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/standards-compliance-briefing-vdi-4707-low-phosphorus-detergents-e-stewards-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:28:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66949 Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking an 8-10 percent share of electricity consumption in the EU alone, says John Vassallo, Microsoft vice president for EU affairs and associate general counsel. Vassallo’s industry assessment, found at EurActive.com, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/microsoft-cloud-computing-can-cut-emissions-by-30-percent-and-more/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:14:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66035 A dyeing process designed by fabric supplier Wah Fung Group can achieve 13 percent carbon savings and over 50 percent water savings in fabric manufacturing when compared to certain conventional processes. According to a Wah Fung report, the company’s Cold Pad Batch dyeing technology achieved the savings when compared to conventional processes using exhaust dyeing. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/wah-fung-group-announces-efficient-fabric-dyeing-process/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/10/pwc-deloitte-named-as-exemplar-sustainabilty-consultants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/10/pwc-deloitte-named-as-exemplar-sustainabilty-consultants/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:24:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65006 Only a handful of firms – Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers being the most prominent – have excelled when providing major companies with corporate-wide sustainability visions, according to a report by Verdantix. Deloitte and PwC enjoy the highest “capability” rating among 14 major consultancy firms with sustainability consulting arms ranked in Green Quadrant Sustainability Business Consulting 2011. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/10/pwc-deloitte-named-as-exemplar-sustainabilty-consultants/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/01/iso-14066-details-skill-set-needed-for-ghg-validation-and-verification/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/01/iso-14066-details-skill-set-needed-for-ghg-validation-and-verification/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:16:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59124 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a set of standards to determine the skill set and evaluate the competence of the teams responsible for verifying greenhouse gas emissions. The product, ISO 14066: 2011 “Greenhouse gases – Competence requirements for greenhouse gas validation teams and verification teams,” is one of several standards released by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/01/iso-14066-details-skill-set-needed-for-ghg-validation-and-verification/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/13/deloitte-expands-sustainability-offerings-acquires-clearcarbon-domani/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/13/deloitte-expands-sustainability-offerings-acquires-clearcarbon-domani/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:07:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=46181 Taking steps to expand in what it has identified as a “key growth area,” Deloitte has acquired the assets of ClearCarbon Consulting, Inc. and DOMANI Sustainability Consulting, LLC, which will be integrated into Deloitte’s sustainability services. “As an emerging offering, the acquisitions of ClearCarbon and DOMANI will further strengthen Deloitte’s ability to help clients drive [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/13/deloitte-expands-sustainability-offerings-acquires-clearcarbon-domani/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/07/hara-lands-huge-abu-dhabi-environmental-energy-management-contract/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/07/hara-lands-huge-abu-dhabi-environmental-energy-management-contract/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:11:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=45855 Hara has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), the largest state-run utility in the United Arab Emirates, for an environmental and energy management implementation which covers over 200,000 commercial and residential facilities and is expected to save ADWEA an estimated $3 billion over the next 10 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/12/07/hara-lands-huge-abu-dhabi-environmental-energy-management-contract/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/22/intertek-gears-up-for-energy-star-enhanced-testing-and-verification/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/22/intertek-gears-up-for-energy-star-enhanced-testing-and-verification/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:08:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=44160 Intertek is deploying 18 energy efficiency testing labs – nearly 30 percent of its commercial and electrical labs globally – across North America, Europe, and Asia, and one global certification body, in preparation for the December 31, 2010 effective date of the Energy Star Enhanced Testing and Verification procedures. The new procedures will require manufacturers [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/22/intertek-gears-up-for-energy-star-enhanced-testing-and-verification/feed/ 0