Central & South America

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17 Durban, SolarWorld, Better Buildings Challenge, Boiler MACT

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17 Durban, SolarWorld, Better Buildings Challenge, Boiler MACTDurban: U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres remains hopeful that countries can get past the years of gridlock to reach fresh, binding commitments to GHG reductions, Reuters ...

December 5, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: More EPA Delays, Solar Trade Dispute, Chevron Fined The EPA said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to ...

November 23, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Airline Emissions Squabble, Wind Sector Grows, Air Toxics Rule

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Airline Emissions Squabble, Wind Sector Grows, Air Toxics Rule The House of Representatives has voted to shield U.S. passenger and cargo airlines from a European Union law that would make global carriers pay for their ...

October 26, 2011

SABMiller, WWF Seek Water Futures Partners

SABMiller, WWF Seek Water Futures PartnersBrewer SABMiller, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and the German international development agency GIZ have asked businesses, NGOs and other organizations to join their Water ...

September 1, 2011

Staples, Cemex, Five Other Firms Help Start Sustainable Business Model Collaborative

Staples, Cemex, Five Other Firms Help Start Sustainable Business Model CollaborativeStaples, Siemens and Johnson & Johnson are among a group of companies that have joined forces with think tank the World Resources Institute start an initiative ...

July 28, 2011

10 Trends Driving Action on Climate Change in 2011

10 Trends Driving Action on Climate Change in 2011Nobody expects the incoming Congress to take dramatic action on climate change, just as nobody was surprised that the international leaders meeting in Cancun ...

January 19, 2011

Sara Lee, Tiny Footprint Announce Sustainable Coffee Initiatives

Sara Lee, Tiny Footprint Announce Sustainable Coffee InitiativesSara Lee will get more than a fifth of its annual coffee volume from certified sustainable sources by 2015, the company has announced. The ...

January 12, 2011

World Cup Responsible for 2.7M Tons of CO2 Equivalent

World Cup Responsible for 2.7M Tons of CO2 EquivalentThe total carbon footprint for the recently concluded 2010 World Cup came to 2,753,250 tons of CO2 equivalent, according to a recent study by Ernst ...

July 14, 2010

EADS Signs Biofuel Deal With BioCombustibles

EADS Signs Biofuel Deal With BioCombustiblesEuropean Aeronautic Defence And Space (EADS) and its subsidiary, Eurocopter, have signed a deal with an Argentinean biofuels supplier to evaluate the potential for an ...

June 18, 2010

CSR Reporting Improves Co Performance, GRI Hands Out Awards

CSR Reporting Improves Co Performance, GRI Hands Out AwardsThe Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and United Nations Global Compact announced an agreement today to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility ...

May 28, 2010

U.S. Groups Push to End Deforestation, Improve Biz

U.S. Groups Push to End Deforestation, Improve Biz U.S. farm and forest products groups are pressuring Congress to protect tropical rain forests with a new report on the economic effects of deforestation. ...

May 27, 2010

Ford Highlights Volunteer Efforts

Ford Highlights Volunteer EffortsFord Motor Company highlighted its volunteer efforts Friday with the announcement that 600 company employees and retirees would spend the day ...

May 17, 2010

Greenpeace Calls Noel Kempff Climate Action Project a Carbon Scam

Greenpeace Calls Noel Kempff Climate Action Project a Carbon ScamGreenpeace released a new report that calls into question the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) aimed at saving Bolivia's rainforests, stating the project ...

October 16, 2009

EL Pro AT&T Optimizes Operations Via Efficiency

AT&T Optimizes Operations Via EfficiencyAT&T continues to improve technical efficiency as a means toward reducing its environmental impact, according to its 2008 CSR report. Above is a look at AT&T's ...

August 6, 2009

Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying Rainforest

Greenpeace Says Big Brands Destroying RainforestA three-year investigation by Greenpeace into Brazil's cattle industry shows that the expansion of the cattle sector is driving the deforestation of the Amazon ...

June 23, 2009

Coffee Maker Offers $800,000 in Climate Change Grants

Coffee Maker Offers $800,000 in Climate Change GrantsGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters is encouraging organizations to apply for grants to help respond to climate change. Green Mountain Coffee will award four $200,000 grants, each payable over five years. The grants will be part of Green ...

February 17, 2009

Global Hospitality Industry Taking Green Steps

Global Hospitality Industry Taking Green StepsGovernment agencies, developers, and operators in the hospitality industry have numerous opportunities to jump on the green bandwagon, found Ernst & Young in Global Hospitality Insights (pdf). Highlights from the report: In Asia, resort brands and ...

December 23, 2008

Marriott Promo Benefits Amazon Rainforest

Marriott Promo Benefits Amazon RainforestMarriott announced that it will contribute funds to protect the endangered Brazilian Amazonas rainforest on behalf of its customers who book meetings between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. Marriott says it is following ...

May 24, 2008

Mexico’s First LEED Gold Rating: HSBC Tower

Mexico’s First LEED Gold Rating: HSBC TowerThe HSBC Tower in downtown Mexico City is the first building in Latin America to receive LEED Gold certification from the Mexico Green Building Council, TreeHugger reports. HSBC achieved the rating by implementing improved energy ...

April 30, 2008

Merrill Lynch Launches Client-Based ‘Climate Change Solution’

Merrill Lynch Launches Client-Based ‘Climate Change Solution’Merrill Lynch has launched "Green & Gold," what it describes as "a full-service climate change solution with a strong focus on sustainability." Intended for companies in the Americas, Asia and Europe that do not currently ...

April 23, 2008