http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:20:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76946 The global water technology market in the food and beverage sector is set to almost double in size by 2020 as concerns over water scarcity increase, according to new research by business data research center Global Water Intelligence. Drivers including rising demand coupled with a fixed supply, and companies’ increasing concern over environmental branding, will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/water-tech-market-for-food-and-drink-to-almost-double-by-2020/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:22:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76747 Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy. But states that have usually ranked lowest on the ACEEE’s annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard must still address numerous barriers to energy efficiency, according to the new [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/energy-efficiency-gaining-ground-in-inefficient-states-aceee-says/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76322 Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the US, according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft. The Water Stress Index calculates the water stress of over 168 countries by evaluating renewable supplies of water from precipitation, streams and rivers against domestic, industrial and agricultural use. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75985 Cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from solar photovoltaics are about 5 percent of those from coal; wind and solar are about equal in emissions; and nuclear energy is on a par with renewable energy, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which claims to use a more precise method for calculating life [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/safeway-whole-foods-win-first-good-greenpeace-seafood-ratings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/safeway-whole-foods-win-first-good-greenpeace-seafood-ratings/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:22:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75779 Safeway and Whole Foods have become the first retailers ever to earn a “green”, or “good” rating for commitment to the sustainability of the seafood they sell, in Greenpeace’s annual Seafood Retailer Scorecard. The grocery chains earned scores of 7.1 and seven respectively in the scorecard, which has been released each year since 2008. Seven [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/safeway-whole-foods-win-first-good-greenpeace-seafood-ratings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/sap-ghgs-up-22-percent-in-q1-2012-compared-to-q1-2011/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/sap-ghgs-up-22-percent-in-q1-2012-compared-to-q1-2011/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:04:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75392 Software company SAP emitted 145 kilotons of greenhouse gasses in Q1 2012, a 22 percent increase in GHGs this quarter compared with Q1 2011, according to the firm’s quarterly sustainability report. The German corporation attributes this jump in emissions to a 45 percent increase in air travel, a 7 percent increase in company car emissions [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/sap-ghgs-up-22-percent-in-q1-2012-compared-to-q1-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gucci-parent-ppr-pledges-25-cut-in-co2-water-waste/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gucci-parent-ppr-pledges-25-cut-in-co2-water-waste/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:15:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75332 Luxury and sporting goods group PPR – the company behind Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Puma – has unveiled a raft of sustainability goals. The group has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions, waste and water usage resulting from the production of products and services by 25 percent by 2016, when normalized against [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gucci-parent-ppr-pledges-25-cut-in-co2-water-waste/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/london-olympics-slash-co2-footprint-by-21/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/london-olympics-slash-co2-footprint-by-21/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75248 The organizers of the 2012 London Olympic Games have cut the event’s projected carbon footprint by over a fifth, through the use of rented seats, tents and crowd barriers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report. The event’s carbon footprint is now projected to be the equivalent of 315,000 metric tons of CO2, down 21 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/london-olympics-slash-co2-footprint-by-21/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:25:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75122 Specialty chemical manufacturers are decreasing the amount of toxic chemicals they release to the environment, according to the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates. As a condition of membership, SOCMA member companies participate in ChemStewards, an environmental, health, safety and security program designed to promote continuous environmental improvement. The program collects various environmental data, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/microsoft-debuts-on-epa-green-power-list-ranking-third/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/microsoft-debuts-on-epa-green-power-list-ranking-third/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:39:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74914 Microsoft has ranked third in the EPA’s list of organizations using the most green power, and along with McDonald’s, appears on the list for the first time. Intel and Kohl’s maintain their long-time first and second place positions on the Top 50 Green Power Partnership rankings, while Microsoft, which is new to the list, bumped [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/24/microsoft-debuts-on-epa-green-power-list-ranking-third/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/kelloggs-sustainability-report-falls-behind-target-with-normalized-waste-production-up-13/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/kelloggs-sustainability-report-falls-behind-target-with-normalized-waste-production-up-13/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:24:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74801 Kellogg’s increased its normalized waste to landfill by 13 percent last year, putting the cereal company behind schedule to meet its 2015 goal on waste reduction despite reaching that target in 2010, according to the company’s sustainability report. Kellogg has a goal to reduce waste to landfill per metric ton of food produced by 20 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/kelloggs-sustainability-report-falls-behind-target-with-normalized-waste-production-up-13/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:24:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74769 Royal Caribbean has awarded more than $60 million in orders to automation technology group ABB, to provide power and propulsion systems for two energy-efficient cruise ships. The ships are scheduled for delivery in fall 2014 and spring 2015. ABB will supply complete electrical systems for the new ships. The delivery for each ship includes power [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/citi-sustainability-report-meets-2011-10-carbon-reduction-goal/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/citi-sustainability-report-meets-2011-10-carbon-reduction-goal/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:45:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74616 Financial giant Citi has exceeded its 2011 goal to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent from a 2005 baseline, according to the company’s 2011 Global Citizenship Report. In 2011 the company produced a net total of 1.075 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent, down from a net total of 1.179 million metric tons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/citi-sustainability-report-meets-2011-10-carbon-reduction-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:30:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74486 Salesforce, the world’s largest vendor of enterprise cloud computing, gets the worst ratings in a Greenpeace report that claims cloud computing companies are perpetuating the use of fossil fuel, while Apple has shown marked improvement from last year. The report, How Clean is Your Cloud?, compares energy choices from global IT and internet giants including [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/battery-electrics-offer-best-savings-ev-emissions-beat-gas-even-in-dirty-grid-regions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/battery-electrics-offer-best-savings-ev-emissions-beat-gas-even-in-dirty-grid-regions/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:20:39 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74547 The total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an alternative fuel vehicle can be lower than a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle, despite higher upfront costs for the vehicles and potential infrastructure investments, according to a Pike Research report. The report, Total Cost of Ownership of Alternative Fuel Vehicles for Fleet Operators, finds [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/battery-electrics-offer-best-savings-ev-emissions-beat-gas-even-in-dirty-grid-regions/feed/ 0