http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/whirlpool-cuts-water-use-by-nearly-22-from-2004-to-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/whirlpool-cuts-water-use-by-nearly-22-from-2004-to-2008/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27683 Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. The appliance maker also recycled 90 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/whirlpool-cuts-water-use-by-nearly-22-from-2004-to-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/nike-tops-annual-climate-action-scores/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/nike-tops-annual-climate-action-scores/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:47:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27485 Nike has topped Climate Counts’ third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. Stoneyfield Farm followed closely with 81 points. Unilever received 80 points. The climate performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 sectors. The survey finds for the first time that all [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/nike-tops-annual-climate-action-scores/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:19:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27443 In its first-ever sustainability report, the U.S. Postal Service showed a decrease in total energy use of 9 percent from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the agency used 123 million gigajoules, compared to 131 million GJ in 2007, 134 million GJ in 2006 and 136 million GJ in 2005. The USPS reduced energy use at its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27257 H. J. Heinz Company has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solid waste, energy use and water consumption over the past year, keeping the company on track to meet its 20 percent reduction target across the board by 2015, according the firm’s 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Here are several environmental highlights from the report. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/transurban-reduces-energy-use-by-3/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/transurban-reduces-energy-use-by-3/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27003 Transurban, a toll road owner-operator with assets and projects in Australia and North America, reduced its energy consumption at its head office in Melbourne by installing energy-saving systems for office lighting, according to the company’s Sustainability Report 2009. Lighting accounts for about 20 percent of total energy use at this site. Upgrades included automated lighting [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/transurban-reduces-energy-use-by-3/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:42:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26948 PepsiCo has saved more than 750,000 megawatt hours of energy and more than 7.5 billion liters of water as a result of gains in energy and water efficiency compared to the 2006 baseline, according to the company’s 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report (PDF). The food and beverage company is committed to cutting company-wide water use by 20 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:24:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26766 McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm’s 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the company tracked energy consumption and CO2 emissions at 49 facilities, representing 64 percent of its U.S. real estate footprint, and water consumption for 35 facilities, representing 47 percent of its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/yokohama-rubber-cuts-ghg-emissions-13-4-in-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/yokohama-rubber-cuts-ghg-emissions-13-4-in-2008/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:11:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26746 Yokohama Rubber Group’s greenhouse gas emissions at operations in Japan were 13.4 percent lower in fiscal year (FY) 2008 than in the base year (1990), marking the third year in a row that the company has exceeded the target reduction in emissions set for Japan under the Kyoto Protocol, according to the company’s CSR Report [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/yokohama-rubber-cuts-ghg-emissions-13-4-in-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:16:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26677 Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG emissions by 2012 from a 2002 baseline, according to the company’s 2009 Report on Global Citizenship (PDF). Xerox’s environmental sustainability goals (PDF) center on climate protection, preserving biodiversity and the world’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/xerox-cuts-ghg-emissions-by-20-from-2002/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/sc-johnson-ghg-emissions-down-27-in-last-8-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/sc-johnson-ghg-emissions-down-27-in-last-8-years/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:59:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26635 SC Johnson continues to make progress toward its 2011 GHG reduction goals, according to its 2009 responsibility report (PDF). SC Johnson cut greenhouse gas emissions at its worldwide factories by 27 percent during the last eight years, including all its United States operations by 17 percent since 2005. These reductions have been met three years ahead [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/sc-johnson-ghg-emissions-down-27-in-last-8-years/feed/ 0