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Panel Discusses The Climate Registry and Carbon Accounting

Panel Discusses The Climate Registry and Carbon Accounting
At a recent Greentech Media conference, panelists James Sullivan, vice president of Clear Standards, Elise Zoli, partner and chair of energy practice ...

Some Goods Made of Recyclables Contain Radioactive Material

Some Goods Made of Recyclables Contain Radioactive Material
A new investigation is sure to cause queasiness among some consumers of goods ...

Ingersoll Rand Reduces Water, Energy, Material Use

Ingersoll Rand Reduces Water, Energy, Material Use
Ingersoll Rand, a global diversified industrial company, is providing environmental performance metrics from its ...

Sustainability Initiatives Cut Costs by 6-10%

Sustainability Initiatives Cut Costs by 6-10%
Sustainability initiatives have become a "must have" business imperative for companies, despite budget and ...

Siemens Cuts GHG emissions by 8% in 2008

Siemens Cuts GHG emissions by 8% in 2008
The Siemens Sustainability Report 2008 covers three key areas: CO2 reduction, integrity and ...

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Tesco Shifting Away from Packaging Weight Reduction Goal

Tesco Shifting Away from Packaging Weight Reduction Goal
Tesco's new corporate responsibility report signals a change in direction for reducing ...

In Pharma Sustainability, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Rate High

In Pharma Sustainability, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Rate High
On a scale of 1 to 100, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are ...

M&S Says Sustainability ‘Plan A’ Cash Positive

M&S Says Sustainability ‘Plan A’ Cash Positive
In its latest sustainability report, How We Do Business, Marks & Spencer ...

Web Portal Connects Green Companies with Global Financing

Web Portal Connects Green Companies with Global Financing
The Cleantech-Capital.net Web portal is set to launch in July to connect green ...

SEC Filings Lack Climate Change Disclosures

SEC Filings Lack Climate Change Disclosures
Climate change-related disclosure continues to be nearly nonexistent in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some
The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary greatly under ...

Foam Packaging Recycling Rate Leveling Off Near 20%

Foam Packaging Recycling Rate Leveling Off Near 20%
The percentage of post-consumer and post-commercial recycling of foam packaging, while growing steadily ...

Alcatel-Lucent Sets Goal to Halve Emissions by 2020

Alcatel-Lucent Sets Goal to Halve Emissions by 2020
A key part of Alcatel-Lucent's 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report focuses on ...

EMC Reduces Emissions-to-Revenue Ratio by 19%

EMC Reduces Emissions-to-Revenue Ratio by 19%
While overall emissions at global IT and consulting firm EMC have gone ...

Best Practices Revealed for CSR Reports, Carbon Reporting

Best Practices Revealed for CSR Reports, Carbon Reporting
In late May, two groups have put out guidances on how to properly ...

Home Depot Faces Shareholder Wrath Over Energy Efficiency

Home Depot Faces Shareholder Wrath Over Energy Efficiency
Just a day after Chevron bowed to shareholder demands to track its ...

Bayer To Invest $1.4B in Climate Research

Bayer To Invest $1.4B in Climate Research
From 2008 to 2010, the Bayer conglomerate plans to spend $1.4 billion on ...

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy
HSBC Holding plc, one of the world's largest banking and financial services companies, says ...

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B

GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B
In its most recent CSR report, GE shows that it has reduced ...

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, N.J., a faith-based institutional investor and member ...
Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard
Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half
Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?
Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements
Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture
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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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