Environmental & Sustainability Events
Environmental and sustainability includes events such as conferences, summits and conventions including UN Climate Change Conferences. These events are gathering places for industries, financial types, government leaders and other concerned organizations to discuss advances and solutions to environmental and sustainability issues. In addition, we also share information that come out of the events.
Greenbuild Roundup: Day 3 Showcases Energy, Water Efficient Products
It wouldn't be the GreenBuild Conference without a host of new energy-efficient and water-saving products showcased at many of the building supplier booths.
As an example, ...
HP Wins $8M Contract to Supply IT Products for COP16
HP has been selected to provide more than $8 million worth of technology solutions for the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16), Nov. ...
Greenbuild Roundup Day 2: Green Buildings Yield Substantial Financial Benefits
Owners of sustainably managed buildings expect a four percent higher return on investment (ROI), five percent increases in building value and occupancy, eight percent lower ...
Businesses Stay the Course on Sustainability
More than eight in 10, or 84 percent, of survey respondents are somewhat or very optimistic that global businesses will embrace corporate social responsibility ...
Best Practices – How Wyndham Worldwide Measures and Improves Environmental Performance
Energy, carbon, and sustainability issues are putting tremendous pressure on organizations today. Energy costs and brand concerns alone are enough to put sustainability ...
DuPont’s Environmental Competency Leader On Product Stewardship
Mark Hause, DuPont's Environmental Competency Leader, discusses his company's product stewardship process.
IBIE’s BEST Program Taps Sustainability Leaders
The International Baking Industry Exposition has identified sustainability as one of the industry's
top ...
Standards for Environmental Performance in Manufacturing
I attended a manufacturing conference in Italy recently and one of the major topics of discussion was green and ...
Clinton Global Initiative: 1,000 Green Products, Renewable Energy for Emerging Nations
To jumpstart the 'green' chemistry market, the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (the Institute), formerly called the Green Products Innovation Institute, announced at ...
PepsiCo Water Report: Water Efficiency Improves 15+%
PepsiCo has achieved a more than 15 percent improvement in water use efficiency as compared to the company's 2006 baseline, according to the company's inaugural water ...
EADS to Fly Algae-Powered Plane
EADS, the European aerospace company, plans to fly a plane powered by a biofuel made entirely from algae at the ILA Berlin Airshow this week, ...
CSR Reporting Improves Co Performance, GRI Hands Out Awards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and United Nations Global Compact announced an agreement today to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility ...
Green Seal Certification Helps Restaurants Reduce Environmental Impact by 75%
Restaurants can reduce their environmental impact and tell their 'green' story to consumers by participating in the Green Seal certification program for green restaurants, ...
HP, Microsoft Among Winners of Green Enterprise Awards
The Uptime Institute announced the winners of its 2010 Green Enterprise IT (GEIT) awards at the Fifth Annual Uptime Institute Symposium on Monday. The Uptime Institute is an independent think tank and research ...
Lightfair 2010: Philips, Cree, Toshiba, and Sharp Unveil Energy-Efficient LED Lighting
Some of the industry's leading lighting manufacturers including Philips, Cree, Toshiba and Sharp are showcasing their latest and greatest products at Lightfair International 2010 ...
Peterbilt, Kenworth Target Aerodynamics to Boost Fuel Efficiency
Truck makers are rolling out new models for fleet and long-haul truck owners aimed at fuel efficiency. Peterbilt Motors and Kenworth Truck are just a few ...
Nike, Starbucks Lead Push in Oregon for Clean Energy Economy
Kicking off a race to jumpstart American jobs in a clean economy, Nike, Starbucks, and other businesses, unions and youth groups in Oregon are urging Congress ...
Toymakers Tout Sustainability at NY Toy Fair
The top U.S. toy fair, which kicks off in New York this week (Feb. 21), will feature a "green" pavilion to showcase environmentally-friendly toys for the first ...
KPMG’s Final Take On COP 15
Alan Buckle, Global Head of Advisory, and Barend van Bergen, associate partner with ...
Jeff Rubin At ‘The Business of Climate Change’
Jeff Rubin, the former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets, speaks at The Business of Climate Change conference. Mr. Rubin predicts ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
