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.
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 ...
Smart Grid Q&A
Q&A from a recent TAG Smart Grid meeting entitled "Jobs and Economic Growth Opportunities in Georgia." A panel of experts discussed ...
Eco Cars Top Detroit Auto Show
Eco cars are dominating this year's Detroit Auto Show with a number of new concept hybrids being launched by both large and small automakers. The ...
CES Roundup: Sony, Casio, HP, Samsung Unveil Energy Efficient Electronics
A rash of new, more energy efficient consumer electronics are drawing the spotlight at CES 2010 in Las Vegas.
A good chunk of the 20,000-some ...
Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 3
As the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wraps up, more than 30,000 attendees are estimated to have attended the job fair or any one of ...
GreenBuild Conference News Roundup: Day 2
As day two kicks off at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, more new building products and reports are being unveiled on ...
Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 1
With the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo now underway in Phoenix, Ariz., here are some of the initial announcements.
YKK AP America has launched (PDF) two new products ...
Greenbuild Conference Boasts Construction Innovations
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held this week in Phoenix, will be a springboard for businesses to discuss their sustainable activities, reports ...
P&G, HDR, ISC Highlight Sustainability at Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
The key theme at the Fifth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, held this week in New York, is innovation, reports Businessweek.com. Attendees included executives ...
USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building
Every building in the U.S. should have a label as to its environmental impact, said the U.S. Green Building Council's president at the Healthy Buildings meeting. ...
Green Meetings and Events Guidelines Drafted
To help businesses conduct more environmentally conscious meetings and events, a new set of guidelines has been drafted by members of the Convention Industry Council.
The council's Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Panel on Green ...
Sustainable Business Initiatives Session From UK Aware 2009
UK Aware 2009 speaker session on "Sustainable Business Initiatives." Among the speakers is Charlie Browne, IKEA UK Environment Director....
Chemicals Industry Works Toward Safe Chemicals Management by 2020
Leading global chemical companies, the United Nations, along with other stakeholders, recently met in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the chemical industry's progress to meet its ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
