Europe
KPMG Discusses Sustainability, CSR
Barend Van Bergen, Head of KPMG's Global Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Sustainability, talks to CSR Europe about ...
Michael Würth Discusses Munich Airport’s Sustainability Efforts
Michael Würth, Vice President Environment Protection and Management, Sustainability, Munich Airport, Germany discusses Munich Airport and sustainability, suggesting that the money ...
1E Expands into Germany; Carbon Impact of Nuclear Ban ‘Startling’
Efficiency software company 1E has announced its expansion into Germany, citing the country's axing of its nuclear program as a major driver.
“The recent cancellation of Germany’s nuclear program calls for immediate action," 1E CEO ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: EU Target Defeated, Yucca Mtn., Shell in Alaska
The European Parliament has today voted against raising the continent’s emissions reduction target, from the current goal of a 20 per cent ...
Coca-Cola European CO2 Down 4%, Sales Up 4%
Coca-Cola’s European arm cut its carbon emissions by four percent in 2010 while its business volume grew by four percent, according to its ...
Sustainable Packaging Brief: Wal-Mart, Safeway, Dr. Pepper
The five largest grocery chains in Canada will require their suppliers to shift to PET for thermoformed clamshell packaging, reports Waste & Recycling News. ...
Renewables Briefing: L’Oréal, Snyder’s-Lance, Cape Wind
L'Oréal USA is partnering with GeoPeak Energy in a purchase power agreement (PPA) to install a 1.4 MW photovoltaic solar system at L'Oréal’s ...
Smart Meter Shipments to Top 100m in 2011
Global shipments of smart energy meters will exceed 100 million this year and should increase to more than 250 million by 2016, according ...
Bonn Wrap-Up: Kyoto Faces Gap, Figueres Urges Action
The latest round of U.N. talks on global warming have ended in uncertainty: not only over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, but even ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Ethanol, EIA, Calif. Cap and Trade
An amendment by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) to eliminate a 45 cent on the dollar tax break given to ethanol blenders was defeated ...
Marks & Spencer Over Halfway on Plan A Sustainability Goals
Marks & Spencer has achieved over half of the commitments outlined in its ecological and ethical corporate program, Plan A, according to its ...
Seventh Gen, Whole Foods Top Green Brands Ranking
Seventh Generation and Whole Foods have topped survey respondents' rankings of the greenest U.S. brands, even as consumer appetite for green products expands to include ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Kyoto, Pfizer, BPA, RGGI
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend plans to place Bisphenol A (BPA) on a list of substances ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Exxon Suit, WEEE Fraud, RoHS2, 3E
A federal judge has said that the Sierra Club and Environment Texas can sue for enforcement of federal pollution standards at the nation’s largest ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Edison's Bryson Nominated; India Plans Efficiency Trades
President Obama has announced his choice for commerce secretary: John Bryson, former chairman and CEO of utility company Edison International – the parent company ...
Belgium Found Guilty of REACH Breach: What Does It Mean?
In a key REACH compliance case recently, courts ruled against Belgium, making it the first EU Member State to be condemned by the ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: ISO 50001 to Launch in June
The ISO has announced that June 15 will be the launch date for ISO 50001, the new international standard for energy management, ...
GE Natural Gas Plant ‘Will Help Meet Renewable Goals’
GE has announced a "first-of-its-kind" natural gas power plant that rapidly ramps up and down in response to fluctuating output from wind ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Calif. Cap-and-Trade, Nuclear Delays, Logging Ban
A state superior court judge ruled on Friday that California must halt plans for a cap-and-trade system until regulators can consider alternatives to ...
Videos From Solar Impulse’s International Flight
Video of Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar-powered aircraft that flew from Switzerland to Brussels. It completed its first international flight of ...
