http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/greenpeace-calls-noel-kempff-climate-action-project-a-carbon-scam/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/greenpeace-calls-noel-kempff-climate-action-project-a-carbon-scam/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:40:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=24091 Greenpeace released a new report that calls into question the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) aimed at saving Bolivia’s rainforests, stating the project did not deliver promised emissions reductions. However, other environmental groups like the Nature Conservancy and Union of Concerned Scientists dispute the report. The area in dispute is northeast Bolivia’s Noel Kempff Mercado [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/greenpeace-calls-noel-kempff-climate-action-project-a-carbon-scam/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/att-optimizes-operations-via-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/att-optimizes-operations-via-efficiency/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:40:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19326 AT&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 data center initiatives. Over the past year, AT&T has: recorded a 43 percent increase in accessories and batteries reused or recycled from 2007 to 2008, resulting in 1.3 million pounds diverted from [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/06/att-optimizes-operations-via-efficiency/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/23/greenpeace-says-big-brands-destroying-rainforest/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/23/greenpeace-says-big-brands-destroying-rainforest/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=17008 A 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 rainforest and threatens to undermine Brazil’s pledge to cut deforestation by 72 percent by 2018. The environmental group also says the cattle industry is the single largest source of deforestation in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/23/greenpeace-says-big-brands-destroying-rainforest/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/17/coffee-maker-offers-800000-in-climate-change-grants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/17/coffee-maker-offers-800000-in-climate-change-grants/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:35:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10255 Green 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 Mountain Coffee’s campaign, “Changing Climate Change,” which includes operational changes, employee incentives to reduce carbon emissions and buying carbon offsets. Green [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/17/coffee-maker-offers-800000-in-climate-change-grants/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:09:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/ Government 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 boutique hotels are developing green concepts, such as Shanghai-based URBN, which calculates the total amount of energy the hotel consumes and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 17:30:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/ Marriott 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 this first in the lodging industry with eco-friendly green meeting products and services that will also enable groups to save water [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/30/mexicos-first-leed-gold-rating-hsbc-tower/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/30/mexicos-first-leed-gold-rating-hsbc-tower/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:16:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/30/mexicos-first-leed-gold-rating-hsbc-tower/ The 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 efficiency measures, improved water usage and waste water technologies, and waste management. The HSBC’s Mexico City offices are equipped with environmentally friendly, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/30/mexicos-first-leed-gold-rating-hsbc-tower/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/23/merrill-lynch-launches-client-based-climate-change-solution/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/23/merrill-lynch-launches-client-based-climate-change-solution/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:21:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/23/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 face a regulatory requirement to reduce carbon emissions but wish to develop a carbon strategy, Green & Gold aims to help [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/23/merrill-lynch-launches-client-based-climate-change-solution/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/21/dole-offsets-transport-of-bananas-and-pineapples-in-costa-rica/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/21/dole-offsets-transport-of-bananas-and-pineapples-in-costa-rica/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:58:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/21/dole-offsets-transport-of-bananas-and-pineapples-in-costa-rica/ Dole says that its operating division in Costa Rica will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government’s program in amounts equal to the carbon dioxide emissions generated by the inland transport of Dole produced bananas and pineapples. The announcement is part of a broader agreement Dole signed last August with the Government of Costa Rica’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/21/dole-offsets-transport-of-bananas-and-pineapples-in-costa-rica/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/14/goldman-environmental-prize-winners-announced-chevron-hits-the-ceiling/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/14/goldman-environmental-prize-winners-announced-chevron-hits-the-ceiling/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:55:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/14/goldman-environmental-prize-winners-announced-chevron-hits-the-ceiling/ The 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients have been named and Chevron isn’t happy. The prizes reward grass-roots environmental work. This year’s recipients include a duo from Ecuador who are fighting Chevron. The two Ecuadoreans have waged a 14-year fight to bring Chevron to account for what they allege is massive oil contamination in the Amazon. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/14/goldman-environmental-prize-winners-announced-chevron-hits-the-ceiling/feed/ 0