Environmental Data
Most Respected U.S Companies Revealed
Food company General Mills has unseated Amazon as the most respected large company among U.S. consumers, according to research by the Reputation Institute - in ...
Top Medical Equipment Manufacturers Lack Public Sustainability Goals, Focus Efforts on Waste, Report Says
Of the 10 largest manufacturers of medical equipment and supplies, with more than $100 billion in annual sales, only four have announced any ...
Energy Use in Manufacturing Down 10% in Four Years
Energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector fell from 21,098 trillion Btu (tBtu) in 2006 to 19,062 tBtu in 2010, a decline of almost 10 ...
SAP Measuring Footprints of 35,000 Danone Products
German software corporation SAP is helping French food group Danone to measure the individual carbon footprints of 35,000 of its products, as the food firm ...
Corporates ‘Ineffective’ at Sustainability, Experts Say
Only 17 percent of sustainability experts rate the performance of corporate leaders in addressing the sustainability agenda as effective, down from 24 percent last ...
Consumers Don’t Trust Green Product Claims, Survey Says
Eight in ten Americans don't believe companies are addressing all of their environmental impacts, and only 44 percent trust companies' green claims, according to research ...
Client Energy Intensity Drops 8% in 2 Years, Ecova Says
Businesses' energy intensity - measured by kWh per square foot - declined by 8 percent from Q1 2009 to Q3 2011, according to customer ...
Tax, Sustainability Departments’ Disconnect is ‘A Missed Opportunity’
Many companies could be missing opportunities for financial savings as tax departments and sustainability programs lack integration, according to a survey from Ernst & Young.
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Higher GRI Application Levels Mean Better Sustainability, Report Finds
Companies with a higher Global Reporting Initiative application level are better able to manage their sustainability impacts than those with a lower application level, according ...
Only 26% of Sustainability Consultants Work Full Time on Green Issues
Some 49 percent of sustainability consultants believe business conditions are somewhat or very strong today even though just 26 percent of them work full-time in ...
US Retrofits Worth $1tn Savings Over 10 Years, Report Says
U.S. retrofits could yield $1 trillion of energy savings over 10 years, equivalent to savings of about 30 percent of the country's annual electricity ...
Ernst & Young: Incentives Helped Make U.S. Top for Renewable Energy Investments
Public funding helped the U.S. surpass China last year as the number one country for renewable energy investments, reversing positions held since 2009, but China ...
Lessons from Kraft and Tesco on Making LCA Count
There have been two particularly "mediatized" stories recently in the food industry that I felt needed some reality checking. The first was ...
Environmental Impacts Cost 41 Cents for Every $1 of Revenue, Report Finds
If companies had to pay for the full environmental costs of their activities, they would have lost 41 cents out of every dollar ...
Honda Leads, Mitsubishi Trails in Toxic Interior Rankings
The Honda Civic tops the Ecology Center's rankings of cars with the least toxic interiors, thanks to the company's efforts to reduce PVC, ...
IBM, Accenture, Deloitte and Logica Lead Sustainable IT Companies
Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Logica lead the global market for sustainable technology services, according to a new report from independent analyst firm Verdantix.
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Using Environmental Data for Business Value
It’s early in the calendar year, a time when many environmental professionals gather their 2011 environmental data to generate ...
Mitsubishi Ends Honda’s 8-Year Reign on Green Car List
The Mitsubishi i-MIEV has unseated the Honda Civic Natural Gas from its throne and become the first electric car in 12 years to ...
Google Jumps to 1st Place in Cool IT Climate Rankings
Google has secured the top spot in Greenpeace's Cool IT Leaderboard, with 53 points, up from 47 points and fourth place in the rankings' last edition.
The search giant is followed by Cisco – ...
MIT-Staples Study Finds Electric Delivery Trucks Cost 9-12% Less to Operate
Electric delivery trucks can cost between nine and 12 percent less to operate than their diesel cousins, according to an MIT study using data from ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
