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/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 06:58:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77288 Proctor & Gamble, owner of the Tide, Pampers and Gillette brands, will convert its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones powered by hydrogen fuel cells. New York-based Plug Power, which has Walmart, Sysco and Coca-Cola as customers, will supply the technology. P&G’s manufacturing facilities in California, North Carolina and Louisiana will be the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/pg-shifts-200-forklifts-to-hydrogen-fuel-cell-power/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 06:21:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77423 Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department’s rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that aims to encourage companies to develop the next generation of cost-effective, high performance commercial air conditioners. The Daikin Rebel is expected to reduce energy use by as much as 50 percent to 60 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:55:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77270 Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program for the first time this year. The EDF Climate Corps fellowship places specially trained MBA and MPA students in companies, cities and universities to identify and assess cost-effective opportunities to save energy and reduce emissions. Since [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/google-fox-52-others-among-edf-climate-corps-newcomers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/goldman-sachs-to-pump-40bn-into-clean-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/goldman-sachs-to-pump-40bn-into-clean-energy/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 15:51:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77317 Goldman Sachs Group plans to invest $40 billion over the next 10 years into renewable energy, an area where the bank expects demand to grow as the global appetite for energy increases and major manufacturing countries like China set more aggressive emissions targets, Reuters reported. But the bank’s new clean energy target would average about [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/goldman-sachs-to-pump-40bn-into-clean-energy/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 07:30:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77227 Forty-four percent of senior executives say that sustainability is critical to their businesses, according to an Accenture report, and that figure rises to 64 percent in emerging markets. The consulting firm surveyed 250 senior executives in the United States, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as China, Brazil and India, about sustainable [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accenture-44-of-senior-execs-say-sustainability-critical-to-business/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 06:14:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77224 Melon, an app that simplifies the process of getting an Energy Star benchmark for a commercial building, was one of the big winners in the US government’s Energy for Apps competition. The Melon app delivers an Energy Star score and suggest next steps to improve efficiency and reduce waste, once a building manager supplies basic [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 07:40:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77072 Businesses are driving efforts to cut energy consumption even as the economy recovers, and plan to cut energy use nearly 25 percent over three to four years, according to a survey from the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. The annual survey, reSources 2012, found nine out of 10 companies have set goals on electricity use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 06:14:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77117 NASCAR and the EPA have signed a memorandum of understanding intended to raise racing fans’ awareness of environmentally friendly products and initiatives. Under the agreement, NASCAR will use products that have earned EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) label at racing events. The DfE label tells consumers that, according to the EPA, the product performs [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nascar-and-epa-partner-on-environmental-initiatives/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:43:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76985 AECOM, AMEC, Arcadis, CH2M Hill, ERM, SAIC and URS lead the US market for environmental services, according to a report from Verdantix. Green Quadrant Environmental Services Providers said the seven companies stood out in a field of 20 environmental services firms assessed in the study because of their national reach; ability to provide end-to-end project [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/o2-measures-lifecycle-of-mobile-voice-data-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/o2-measures-lifecycle-of-mobile-voice-data-emissions/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:35:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76959 O2 has measured the greenhouse gas emissions embedded throughout the entire lifecycle of its voice and data services. The UK-based telecom giant, which has more than 22 million customers, says its the first network operator to have its carbon footprint independently verified by the Carbon Trust. The majority of O2′s carbon footprint is linked to the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/o2-measures-lifecycle-of-mobile-voice-data-emissions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76840 IBM has won a contract to develop and install smart building technology in 50 of the federal government’s most energy-consuming buildings, and the resulting data could help reduce operating costs across the General Service Administration’s entire inventory of nearly 182 million square feet. The GSA, which awarded the contract to IBM, says this initiative will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 06:29:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76873 Apple said it will power its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., entirely with renewable energy by the end of the year. The announcement, which was posted on Apple’s website, follows protests against Apple by Greenpeace activists who criticized the company for powering its iCloud using coal-fired power plants. Apple received the fifth-lowest score in Greenpeace’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76755 Walmart has announced plans to install solar photovoltaic arrays on 27 of its Massachusetts stores as early as August, adding on-site generation to more than half of its outlets in the state. The arrays are in the engineering phase and still require permits, the Boston Globe reports. Once operational, the installations should have a total [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/walmart-announces-27-solar-projects-totalling-10-5-mw/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:20:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76742 FedEx Express’ vehicle fleet was 16.6 percent more fuel efficient in 2011 than it was in 2005, the company has announced. The company has a goal of making its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020. The announcement means that the company is already 80 percent of the way towards its 2020 goal [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/fedex-express-fleet-16-6-more-efficient-than-in-2005/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/hilton-bsr-launch-sustainable-procurement-center/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/hilton-bsr-launch-sustainable-procurement-center/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 07:15:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76663 Hilton Worldwide and sustainability consultants BSR have launched a three-year initiative to help procurement professionals make more informed purchasing decisions based on the best available sustainability data and information. The Center for Sustainable Procurement, or CSP, will publish research and work with companies to integrate sustainability data into the procurement process at the product category [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/hilton-bsr-launch-sustainable-procurement-center/feed/ 0