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US Corporate Sustainability Falling Short, Ceres Finds

US Corporate Sustainability Falling Short, Ceres FindsAn analysis of 600 U.S. companies, released today, finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances - but overall the ...

April 26, 2012

EL Pro Unilever Sustainability Report: Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Doubles

Unilever Sustainability Report: Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing DoublesUnilever doubled the amount of the palm oil it draws from sustainable sources last year, but made little progress on greenhouse gases, waste and ...

April 25, 2012

EPA Releases Green Power List, Microsoft Debuts at Third

EPA Releases Green Power List, Microsoft Debuts at ThirdMicrosoft has ranked third in the EPA's list of organizations using the most green power, and along with McDonald's, ...

April 24, 2012

GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel Top Climate Innovation List

GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel Top Climate Innovation ListGE, 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 ...

April 23, 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

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS Settlement

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS SettlementHere'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 ...

April 20, 2012

MiserWare Launches IT Power Monitoring Tool

MiserWare Launches IT Power Monitoring ToolSoftware 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 ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction Goal

Citi Sustainability Report: Meets 2011 10% Carbon Reduction GoalFinancial 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 ...

April 20, 2012

Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric Power

Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric PowerExisting dams across the U.S. could provide more than 12 GW of additional electric generating capacity, the equivalent of roughly 15 percent ...

April 19, 2012

Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says

Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace saysSalesforce, 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 ...

April 18, 2012

Battery Electrics Offer Best Savings; EV Emissions Beat Gas, Even in ‘Dirty Grid’ Regions

Battery Electrics Offer Best Savings; EV Emissions Beat Gas, Even in ‘Dirty Grid’ RegionsThe total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an alternative fuel vehicle can be lower than a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle, despite ...

April 18, 2012

100 Best Corporate Citizens Revealed

100 Best Corporate Citizens RevealedBristol-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 ...

April 18, 2012

U.S. Emissions Up 3.2% As Economy Expands, Summers Heat Up

U.S. Emissions Up 3.2% As Economy Expands, Summers Heat UpU.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 ...

April 17, 2012

EL Pro Shell Sustainability Report: Waste Up 24%, Water Use Up 3%

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 ...

April 17, 2012

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling by 53% in 2011

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling by 53% in 2011Members of the consumer electronics industry's eCycling Leadership Initiative - including Apple, Best Buy, Dell and HP - increased the amount of goods they recycled ...

April 17, 2012

EL Pro Nestle Sustainability Report: Direct GHGs Fell 7.7 Percent, Per Production, in 2011

Nestle Sustainability Report: Direct GHGs Fell 7.7 Percent, Per Production, in 2011Nestle'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 ...

April 17, 2012

Retrofits ‘Could Save Commercial Buildings 25-35%’ on HVAC Costs; LEED Bank Branches Make More Money

Retrofits ‘Could Save Commercial Buildings 25-35%’ on HVAC Costs; LEED Bank Branches Make More MoneyLarge commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling costs by an average of 25 to 35 percent by adding certain retrofits to existing large ...

April 16, 2012

EL Pro Walmart Sustainability Report: Supplier Scorecards to Launch in 100 Categories this Year

Walmart Sustainability Report: Supplier Scorecards to Launch in 100 Categories this YearWalmart expects to develop supplier scorecards in up to 100 major product categories by the end of this year, in the latest stage of ...

April 16, 2012

EL Pro H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011

H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011Swedish 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 ...

April 13, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEEHere'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 ...

April 12, 2012