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/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:05:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77383 Technology firm Texas Instruments’ emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its 2011 corporate sustainability report. TI attributes this to a number of facilities running under capacity – which the company says requires a similar amount of energy to fully loaded operations [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:18:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77264 It’s that time of year again when thousands of companies start preparing their annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Report. In 2011, more than three thousand organizations participated, and if you are one of them (or plan to add your name to the growing roster), here’s what you need to know: #1. Participation in the Carbon [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/four-things-your-company-needs-to-know-about-the-carbon-disclosure-project/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:15:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77158 Last year saw aluminum products supplier Alcoa cut its normalized water use by 4.5 percent from 2010 levels, but increase the amount of waste it sent to landfill by 10 percent, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In 2011, Alcoa used 4.2 cubic meters of water per metric ton of production, down from 4.4 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76839 Intel has pledged to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on a per-chip basis by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and announced a 34 percent reduction in its total CO2 emissions last year. The company has also committed to a host of other goals covering its building practices, the efficiency of its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76790 A coalition of 55 investment firms and institutional investors is urging the shale gas industry to adopt best practices to clean up hydraulic fracturing, a controversial production technique used to release gas trapped in deep underground formations. The group, which has nearly $1 trillion in assets under management, is spearheaded by Boston Common Asset Management, Investor [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 06:25:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76412 Pharmacy chain CVS Caremark’s absolute CO2 emissions rose 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, but when rationalized against the square feet of retail space the pharmacy chain operates, its emissions fell by 3.85 percent over the same time period. In 2011 CVS emitted 1,800,500 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, up from 1,778,000 CO2e in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/coca-cola-enterprises-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-down-8-5/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/coca-cola-enterprises-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-down-8-5/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76302 Coca Cola Enterprises decreased its carbon footprint by 8.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while increasing production volume by 3.5 percent, according to the company’s 2011 corporate responsibility and sustainability report. In 2010 CCE, the sole licensed operator for products of The Coca-Cola Company in a number of Western European countries, produced 840,000 metric tons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/coca-cola-enterprises-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-down-8-5/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/kohls-sustainability-report-co2-emissions-rise-2-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/kohls-sustainability-report-co2-emissions-rise-2-8/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:20:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76147 Total CO2 emissions at department store chain Kohl’s rose 2.8 percent from 2010 to 2011, while the company’s sales rose by 2.25 percent, according to the company’s 2011 corporate sustainability report. In 2010, Kohl’s emitted 865,950 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, and this rose to 890,542 metric tons of CO2 in 2011. This increase is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/kohls-sustainability-report-co2-emissions-rise-2-8/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/standards-compliance-briefing-epeat-registry-ashrae-100-2006-ul-wwf/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/standards-compliance-briefing-epeat-registry-ashrae-100-2006-ul-wwf/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:18:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76231 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 announced that four certification and testing organizations – DEKRA, Intertek, UL Environment and VDE – will provide manufacturer support and claims verification for the EPEAT registry. These entities will work directly [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/10/standards-compliance-briefing-epeat-registry-ashrae-100-2006-ul-wwf/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:01:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76062 American Electric Power’s total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, according to the company’s 2012 combined annual report and corporate sustainability report. In 2011, AEP emitted 136 million metric tons of carbon, up from 134 million metric tons in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 06:41:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75827 Adidas missed the chance to include energy, water and carbon metrics in its 2011 sustainability report because of data deviations caused by a new environmental reporting and management tool. According to the report, Adidas introduced the tool for its sites and suppliers during the 2011 reporting period, and has migrated the complete data sets from [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/nike-sustainability-report-aims-for-20-co2-15-water-10-waste-cuts-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/nike-sustainability-report-aims-for-20-co2-15-water-10-waste-cuts-by-2015/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 06:09:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75740 Nike has committed itself to a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per unit, a 15 percent improvement in water use per unit of production and a 10 percent reduction in waste from manufacturing by financial year 2015, measured against a financial year 2011 baseline, according to the company’s 2010-2011 sustainability report. Nike’s carbon emissions [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/nike-sustainability-report-aims-for-20-co2-15-water-10-waste-cuts-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/abbott-sustainability-report-three-2015-targets-met-four-years-early/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/abbott-sustainability-report-three-2015-targets-met-four-years-early/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 06:13:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75651 Global health care company Abbott Laboratories reached its 2015 goals for carbon dioxide emissions, water intake and waste output in 2011, while increasing year-on-year sales by more than 10 percent. In 2009 the company committed to a 15 percent reduction of its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon dioxide emissions over 2005 levels by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/abbott-sustainability-report-three-2015-targets-met-four-years-early/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ab-inbev-sustainability-report-meets-co2-target-a-year-early-water-use-down-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ab-inbev-sustainability-report-meets-co2-target-a-year-early-water-use-down-8/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:45:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75237 AB InBev last year cut its greenhouse gas emissions relative to production by 5.3 percent, meeting its goal of a 10 percent reduction on 2009 levels a year ahead of schedule, and also cut its relative water use by eight percent, according to the company’s 2011 Global Citizenship Report. In 2009 the company produced 10.57 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/ab-inbev-sustainability-report-meets-co2-target-a-year-early-water-use-down-8/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/mandatory-carbon-reporting-but-not-as-we-know-it/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/mandatory-carbon-reporting-but-not-as-we-know-it/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:17:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75145 The United Kingdom government’s decision last month to sidestep the question of mandatory carbon reporting has been met with disdain in some quarters. Its decision sees the UK, for the time being, left without a mandatory scheme for large companies. This state of affairs mirrors the situation in the United States where, notwithstanding moves by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/mandatory-carbon-reporting-but-not-as-we-know-it/feed/ 0