Carbon Footprint
Carbon footprint is the measure of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s) caused by a business, society, or individual. Here you will find the latest information on environmental footprint assessment tools, corporate carbon footprints, carbon emissions, and carbon offsets.
Delivering Sustainable Supply Chains
Regulation, along with a drive to improve efficiency and enhance corporate reputation, has encouraged the majority of large organizations to look ...
Durable Refit Materials Can Reduce Buildings’ Carbon Footprint
Using durable construction materials in maintenance and renovation projects can lessen a building's the long-term carbon footprint, according to Texas A&M University research.
The research, by ...
55 Airports Now in Emissions Reduction Program
Some 55 major European airports are now part of a program aimed at cutting carbon emissions, trade organization Airports Council International has announced.
Airports now part ...
Tesco Quits Carbon Labeling
Tesco, the U.K.'s biggest retailer, has decided to stop using a carbon labeling program a few years after promising to label all ...
Calgon Launches Products to Control Mercury Emissions
Calgon Carbon Corporation has launched an advanced line of its Fluepac products aimed at controlling mercury emissions in the coal-fired electric power generation market.
The new ...
Software Briefing: NCC Group, Ryder, SAIC and ThinkEco
Nordic region-based construction and property development firm NCC Group is to start using CA Technologies' CA ecoSoftware energy and sustainability management system. NCC hopes ...
Which ‘Big Three’ Car Maker Wins on Low-Carbon Growth?
Sales of light vehicles to US consumers were up 10% in 2011 compared to the previous year. Revenues are growing, but which US ...
Report: Retrofits ‘More Green’ than New-Builds
Renovating old buildings is better for the environment than building new structures, according to a report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
According to ...
Companies ‘Lagging’ on Carbon Accounting
Despite looming deadlines for compliance with carbon regulations, most companies are still lagging in their comprehension of carbon accounting as a whole, according to ...
Where to Start with Reducing Indirect Carbon Emissions?
By definition, indirect carbon emissions are outside of a company's direct control, so reducing them can be challenging. According to ...
International Carbon Label Launched
SGS Consumer Testing Services has announced what it calls the first international carbon labeling program for individual products.
The provider of sustainability services says ...
Carbon Tools Launched for Law Firms, Employee Engagement
Law firm consultancy ecoAnalyze has released ED3 Lite, a free online tool for law firms to calculate their carbon footprints.
Firms can use ED3 Lite ...
Renewables Briefing: SunPower, CEI, Sound Solar, Matinee, CHP in Cambridge, Perdue and Fibrowatt
Matinee Energy Inc. has broken ground on a 120MW solar power plant planned for Benson, Ariz. WEIS GmbH Consortium from Germany supplied project partners for ...
Lufthansa Customers to Pay for ETS
German airline Lufthansa will pass the extra cost that the European Union's emissions trading system will add to its operation onto customers' ticket prices, it has announced....
EU Aviation Directive Challenge Quashed
United/Continental Airlines and American Airlines have failed in an attempt to block a European Union law charging airlines flying to the continent for their carbon ...
EPA Issues Power Plant Mercury Rules
The EPA has issued requirements to control mercury and other toxic air emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants - what it calls the largest ...
Veolia, Others Using Carbon Footprint ‘Game’ to Set Bonuses
A number of companies in the U.K. including waste management firm Veolia are using a computer program to base staff bonuses on their carbon footprint, ...
Gammel Engineering to Generate from Methane with FlexEnergy Turbine MT250
Energy technology company FlexEnergy has signed its first commercial order for the Flex Turbine MT250 EX to Gammel Engineering, a German engineering company specialized ...
Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in ...
EPA Approves Three Alternative Refrigerants to Replace HFCs
Prodded by companies as diverse as Ben and Jerry’s, General Electric, A.S. Trust & Holdings, and True Manufacturing, the EPA has approved three alternative ...
