Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications
Eco-labels are labels that indicate that a product is environmentally friendly. These articles include information on organizations that have earned sustainability certifications and eco-labels. For example, the LEED Roundup is a report of the most recent businesses and buildings to have earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ZigBee, EMAS, ISO 14001, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 7 items.
The ZigBee Alliance says there are now more ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: SCS Biofuel, Energy Star Health Care, EMerge, Climate Action Reserve
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International ...
NASCAR and EPA Partner on Environmental Initiatives
NASCAR and the EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to raise racing fans' awareness of environmentally friendly products and initiatives.
Under the agreement, NASCAR ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star, UL and Eco-Institut, ISO 50001, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The EPA and DOE's Energy Star program has ...
APP to Suspend Natural Forest Clearance
Asia Pulp & Paper is suspending natural forest clearance on its own pulpwood plantations in Indonesia, effective June 1, as part of a new commitment ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade, Alliance for Wireless Power, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The American Wind Energy Association's Windpower 2012 Conference ...
Electronics Giants Threaten to Abandon Energy Star
Major electronics manufacturers may drop out of Energy Star because of the EPA's third-party testing requirements, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek.
The ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: EPEAT Registry, ASHRAE 100-2006, UL, WWF
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The EPEAT global environmental rating system for electronics ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14051, GRI for Media, GSA Green Building, ZigBee
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
A new ISO standard, ISO 14051:2011, Environmental ...
Free Online Tool Helps Manufacturers Assess Sustainability Efforts
UL Environment, the environmental services unit of Underwriters Laboratories, has launched a free web-based tool to help manufacturers assess their corporate sustainability efforts.
The ...
90% of Cleaning Products at Whole Foods Meet Ingredient Disclosure Rule
More than 90 percent of the household cleaning products sales at Whole Foods Market pass muster under the company's ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Responsible Jewellery Council, R2 Milestone, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
The Responsible Jewellery Council has certified its first ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, USDA Organic, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Torraspapel's Sant Joan les Fonts and Sarrià de ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
Brookfield Canada Office Properties said that its Exchange ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: EV Roadmap, Criteria for Destinations, e-Stewards, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes seven items.
ANSI has released its Standardization Roadmap for ...
Coca-Cola, Carbon Trust Investigate Personal Carbon Allowances
A study by Coca-Cola Co. and The Carbon Trust that investigated how people might respond to personal carbon allowances ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, WEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified its first ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED Comments, ISO 50001, IEC 61646, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
The 4th public comment period for LEED 2012, ...
Past, Present and Future of LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance
As the foundation of the US Green Building Council's certification, LEED for New Construction certification (LEED NC) was designed as a one-time effort ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
The newly released list of U.S. cities with ...
