Central & South America
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 ...
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 ...
Mexico’s 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge
Marriott International has signed an agreement with the state of Amazonas to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered rainforest. It's one of the first partnerships between government and the private sector ...
Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz
Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the products it produces, according to an article by Marc Gunther in Fortune.
Starbucks ...
Tate & Lyle Promotes Fairtrade Commitment
CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit
A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva.
Top executives of corporations such as Coca-Cola, Petrobras, Fuji Xerox, China Ocean Shipping Group, Tata Steel, L M ...
Recent RFPs
April 2007 (via CEEP)
Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate U.S. & China Clean Water and Clean Energy
Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species
Photovoltaic Devices ...
GM Facilities Cut Energy Use by 25%
General Motors reduced its energy use by 25 percent and added solar and landfill gas as energy sources at its North American facilities over the past five years. According to GM, the company ...
Dow Unveils New Solar Material, Could Ease Silicon Shortages
Dow Corning has produced a solar-grade silicon derived from metallurgical silicon that the company said exhibits good solar cell performance characteristics when blended with traditional polysilicon feedstock. In a press release, Dow said ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
