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‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy Efficient

‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy EfficientResearchers have designed an "inexact" computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology. The ...

May 25, 2012

Accenture: 44% of Senior Execs say Sustainability ‘Critical’ to Business

Accenture: 44% of Senior Execs say Sustainability ‘Critical’ to BusinessForty-four percent of senior executives say that sustainability is critical to their businesses, according to an Accenture report, and that figure rises to 64 ...

May 23, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: G8 Summit, Wastewater Treatment, Electricity Capacity Prices

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: G8 Summit, Wastewater Treatment, Electricity Capacity PricesHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. President Obama and G8 Summit world leaders ...

May 21, 2012

Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′

Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′Worldwide investment by the mining industry in renewable energy and energy conservation will reach about $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion ...

May 17, 2012

PepsiCo, Walmart Partner to Manage Ecosystem Risks

PepsiCo, Walmart Partner to Manage Ecosystem RisksAnglo American, Grupo Andre Maggi, PepsiCo, Vale, Votorantim and Walmart have partnered to develop business strategies that protect the ecosystems in which they operate in ...

May 11, 2012

Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013

Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...

May 8, 2012

Diageo Stops Heartland Donations in Wake of Unabomber Billboard

Diageo Stops Heartland Donations in Wake of Unabomber BillboardDrink giant Diageo says it will no longer fund the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank that denies global warming, the Guardian reports, following ...

May 7, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy Standard

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy StandardHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. TransCanada is expected to reapply for its ...

May 4, 2012

Water Conservation Initiatives Flow at Kimberly-Clark and Perdue Farms

Water Conservation Initiatives Flow at Kimberly-Clark and Perdue FarmsKimberly-Clark and Perdue Farms are using well drilling, increased processing speeds and weekend plant inspections to reduce their water use and consumption. As part of the ...

April 20, 2012

Smart Grid Spending to Reach $46.4bn in 2015; Software and IT Valued at $2.9bn by 2017

Smart Grid Spending to Reach $46.4bn in 2015; Software and IT Valued at $2.9bn by 2017Global smart grid spending will grow at a CAGR of 17.4 percent from 2010 to 2015 to reach $46.4 billion, while the smart grid software ...

April 10, 2012

UN Global Compact to Shake Out More Free Riders from Membership Ranks

UN Global Compact to Shake Out More Free Riders from Membership RanksMore than 750 businesses, including major European and American corporations, are expected to be ejected from the United Nations Global Compact in the next six ...

March 28, 2012

Adidas, Nike, H&M Clothing Emits Hazardous Chemicals when Washed, Greenpeace Says

Adidas, Nike, H&M Clothing Emits Hazardous Chemicals when Washed, Greenpeace SaysClothing from H&M, Adidas, Ralph Lauren and Nike, among others, discharges a significant amount of hazardous chemicals into water systems when washed by customers, according ...

March 23, 2012

Johnson Controls Hikes Battery Prices, Cites Environmental Costs

Johnson Controls Hikes Battery Prices, Cites Environmental CostsOn the heels of a Johnson Controls' China battery factory being ordered to suspend production after the Shanghai Environment Production Bureau found that the ...

March 21, 2012

Unilever, BT, 13 Others Top Corporate Responsibility Index

Unilever, BT, 13 Others Top Corporate Responsibility IndexKPMG, Unilever, EDF Energy, BT Group, Heineken UK, Marks & Spencer, PwC, J Sainsbury and seven other companies earned the Platinum Plus rating for corporate ...

March 16, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Shipping Emissions Standstill, City's Feed-In Tariff, China Misses 2011 Target

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Shipping Emissions Standstill, City’s Feed-In Tariff, China Misses 2011 TargetThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) has yet to come up with a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from international shipping, after concluding a week ...

March 7, 2012

Ernst & Young: Incentives Helped Make U.S. Top for Renewable Energy Investments

Ernst & Young: Incentives Helped Make U.S. Top for Renewable Energy InvestmentsPublic funding helped the U.S. surpass China last year as the number one country for renewable energy investments, reversing positions held since 2009, but China ...

February 29, 2012

3,000 Companies Expelled from UN Global Compact in 7 Years

3,000 Companies Expelled from UN Global Compact in 7 YearsReal estate company Georgetown Green, support services firm Kent Global Security and office furniture supplier Humanscale are the latest U.S. firms to be ...

February 16, 2012

UN Documents Propose Mandatory Sustainability Reporting

UN Documents Propose Mandatory Sustainability ReportingTwo influential documents - the Rio+20 negotiating text and the recommendations of the U.N. secretary general's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability - both propose ...

January 31, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery Help

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery HelpThe California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions standards for cars and light trucks, for model years 2017 to 2025. The standard cuts ...

January 30, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood Plan

Policy & Enforcement: Deepwater Horizon, Wind Tower Anti-Dumping Claim, Rio+20, Thai Flood PlanThe U.S. Department of Justice has asked a U.S. District Judge to declare BP, Anadarko and Transocean, as Deepwater Horizon owners and operators of vessels or ...

January 23, 2012