Finance & Reporting

EL Pro Honda NA Hits Another CO2 Goal, a Year Late

Honda NA Hits Another CO2 Goal, a Year LateLast year Honda met its 2010 goal of a 20 percent cut to CO2 from power equipment production, with a 27.2 percent drop from ...

January 24, 2012

Clorox Puts Ingredient Lists in the Palm of Consumers’ Hands

Clorox Puts Ingredient Lists in the Palm of Consumers’ HandsClorox has launched a smartphone application to help consumers look up the ingredients of its household and commercial products. The Clorox Ingredients Inside ...

January 20, 2012

EL Pro Google US Data Centers Now ISO 140001 Certified

Google US Data Centers Now ISO 140001 CertifiedGoogle has received ISO 14001 certification for all of its U.S. data centers, reducing oil consumption in its back up generators by 67 percent in ...

January 20, 2012

Carbon Capture Project Gets First U.S. PPA; Masdar Eyes CDM Credits

Carbon Capture Project Gets First U.S. PPA; Masdar Eyes CDM CreditsCPS Energy of San Antonio has signed the nation's first power purchase agreement for electricity from a commercial-scale carbon capture project. The utility, ...

January 20, 2012

CDP to Intensity Environmental Accounting Work After $1.5m Prize Win

CDP to Intensity Environmental Accounting Work After $1.5m Prize WinThe Carbon Disclosure Project will expand its work to set accounting standards for environmental disclosure, after winning the $1.5 million Zayed Future Energy Prize in ...

January 18, 2012

Highlights from Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions

Highlights from Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions On January 12, 2012, nearly 500 of the world's investors and financial players gathered at the United Nations to showcase their ...

January 18, 2012

EL Pro Airlines Snap Up Bargain Carbon Permits, Rail at 'Looney Tax'

Airlines Snap Up Bargain Carbon Permits, Rail at ‘Looney Tax’Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are preparing for inclusion in the EU's carbon trading scheme by buying allowances at low prices, while Ryanair has declared ...

January 18, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for Responsible Sports, e-Stewards

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for Responsible Sports, e-StewardsApple, Inc. released information on 229 supply-chain audits of compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, along with the names of its suppliers and manufacturing ...

January 17, 2012

EL Pro Apple Releases Supplier List, as NGOs Praise Chinese Transparency Progress

Apple Releases Supplier List, as NGOs Praise Chinese Transparency ProgressThe National Resources Defense Council and Beijing-based NGO the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs have said China is making steady progress on ...

January 17, 2012

EL Pro GM Sets Energy, Carbon, Water Goals in First Report as New Firm

GM Sets Energy, Carbon, Water Goals in First Report as New FirmThe General Motors Company has committed to reduce its facilities' energy intensity and carbon intensity by 20 percent, and water intensity by 15 percent, ...

January 13, 2012

International Carbon Label Launched

International Carbon Label LaunchedSGS Consumer Testing Services has announced what it calls the first international carbon labeling program for individual products. The provider of sustainability services says ...

January 12, 2012

Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing

Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit FinancingIt may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche ...

January 12, 2012

EPA Reveals Biggest GHG Emitters

EPA Reveals Biggest GHG EmittersThe top three GHG emitters in the country are all power plants owned by Southern Company, according to data just released by the ...

January 12, 2012

EL Pro Intuit Cuts Electricity Per Dollar Revenue, Absolute Consumption Rises

Intuit Cuts Electricity Per Dollar Revenue, Absolute Consumption RisesIntuit has steadily improved its electricity usage relative to revenue since 2007, but its absolute electricity usage has increased since FY08, according to the ...

January 11, 2012

Carbon Trading to Double in North America This Year

Carbon Trading to Double in North America This YearCarbon trading in North America is poised to double this year with the inauguration of carbon markets in California and Quebec, and the total ...

January 11, 2012

Brazilian Stock Exchange Urges Sustainability Reporting

Brazilian Stock Exchange Urges Sustainability ReportingThe Brazilian stock exchange, BM&FBOVESPA, has recommended that its listed companies either publish sustainability reports or explain why they do not. BM&FBOVESPA says the aims of ...

January 10, 2012

Locus, ChemAdvisor Combine Chemical Database and Environmental ePortal

Locus, ChemAdvisor Combine Chemical Database and Environmental ePortalChemAdvisor's chemical regulatory database will be offered as a module within Locus Technologies' ePortal, the two environmental software companies have announced. Locus president and CEO ...

January 10, 2012

EL Pro Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG Emissions

Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG EmissionsRyder System's direct GHG emissions fell two percent in 2010, from 470,481 metric tons to 461,828 metric tons, and were down 18 percent on ...

January 9, 2012

Teck American, Dow Were Top Toxics Emitters in 2010

Teck American, Dow Were Top Toxics Emitters in 2010Teck American, Dow Chemical and Incobrasa Industires were the companies that reported generating the largest quantities of toxic chemicals in production-related waste, according ...

January 6, 2012

Ecova to Buy LPB Energy Management

Ecova to Buy LPB Energy ManagementEnergy and sustainability management company Ecova has announced its intent to acquire LPB Energy Management. Ecova says the acquisition will solidify its leadership position in ...

January 6, 2012