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US Corporate Sustainability Falling Short, Ceres Finds
An analysis of 600 U.S. companies, released today, finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances - but overall the ...
Unilever Sustainability Report: Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Doubles
Unilever doubled the amount of the palm oil it draws from sustainable sources last year, but made little progress on greenhouse gases, waste and ...
EPA Releases Green Power List, Microsoft Debuts at Third
Microsoft has ranked third in the EPA's list of organizations using the most green power, and along with McDonald's, ...
GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel Top Climate Innovation List
GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel lead their peers in the innovation of clean-tech solutions and products, mitigation of climate change-related risks and management ...
Water Conservation Initiatives Flow at Kimberly-Clark and Perdue Farms
Kimberly-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 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS Settlement
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The Obama administration has set national standards ...
MiserWare Launches IT Power Monitoring Tool
Software company MiserWare has released IT power use monitoring program Granola Enterprise 5.0.
The program allows companies to measure the energy use of all of ...
Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction Goal
Financial giant Citi has exceeded its 2011 goal to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent from a 2005 baseline, according to the company's ...
Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric Power
Existing dams across the U.S. could provide more than 12 GW of additional electric generating capacity, the equivalent of roughly 15 percent ...
Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says
Salesforce, the world's largest vendor of enterprise cloud computing, gets the worst ratings in a Greenpeace report that claims cloud computing companies are perpetuating the ...
Battery Electrics Offer Best Savings; EV Emissions Beat Gas, Even in ‘Dirty Grid’ Regions
The total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an alternative fuel vehicle can be lower than a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle, despite ...
100 Best Corporate Citizens Revealed
Bristol-Myers Squibb is ranked no. 1 on the list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2012 from CR Magazine, followed by IBM, Microsoft, Intel and Johnson ...
U.S. Emissions Up 3.2% As Economy Expands, Summers Heat Up
U.S. GHG emissions in 2010 rose by 3.2 percent from 2009, due to the expanding economy and an increased demand for air conditioning caused by ...
Shell Sustainability Report: Waste Up 24%, Water Use Up 3%
Royal Dutch Shell's waste production increased almost 24 percent year-on-year from 2 million metric tons in 2010 to 2.47 million metric tons in 2011, according ...
Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling by 53% in 2011
Members of the consumer electronics industry's eCycling Leadership Initiative - including Apple, Best Buy, Dell and HP - increased the amount of goods they recycled ...
Nestle Sustainability Report: Direct GHGs Fell 7.7 Percent, Per Production, in 2011
Nestle's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 3.8 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2011, while its production volume increased by 3.4 percent, according to the company's 2011 corporate sustainability report.
Per metric ton of product, Nestlé ...
Retrofits ‘Could Save Commercial Buildings 25-35%’ on HVAC Costs; LEED Bank Branches Make More Money
Large commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling costs by an average of 25 to 35 percent by adding certain retrofits to existing large ...
Walmart Sustainability Report: Supplier Scorecards to Launch in 100 Categories this Year
Walmart expects to develop supplier scorecards in up to 100 major product categories by the end of this year, in the latest stage of ...
H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011
Swedish clothing retailer and manufacturer Hennes & Mauritz, commonly known as H&M, last year achieved its target of a five percent year-on-year reduction in its ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
The newly released list of U.S. cities with ...
