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Environmental Enforcement Roundup: Western Refining Southweat, Honeywell
EPA Fines Western Refining Southwest, Inc. for Illegally Disposing Hazardous Waste and Improper Sampling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined ...
Nestle, P&G, IBM, J&J, GE, among Top Holdings in New Sustainability Index
The Dow Jones Indexes and SAM, a firm that specializes in sustainability investing, have launched a new index aimed at giving investors a broader ...
Greenbuild Roundup Day 2: Green Buildings Yield Substantial Financial Benefits
Owners of sustainably managed buildings expect a four percent higher return on investment (ROI), five percent increases in building value and occupancy, eight percent lower ...
CA, CarbonSystems, Enablon, among Top Ten Leaders in Carbon/Energy SW Market
CA Technologies, CarbonSystems, Enablon, Enviance, Hara, IHS, ProcessMAP, SAP, TRIRIGA and Verisae are ranked as the top ten leaders in the carbon and energy software ...
America Recycles Day Prompts Recycling Programs
In recognition of America Recycles Day, several recycling organizations and businesses have either launched or expanded their recycling programs. Call2Recycle also released results from a ...
McKesson Partners with IBM to Cut GHG Emissions
McKesson is using IBM's new supply chain software, aimed at reducing the pharmaceutical company's carbon dioxide emissions and drug distribution costs.
The Web-based analytics ...
Investment Firm Pressures Starbucks, Google for Sustainability Committees
Harrington Investments has introduced binding bylaw amendments at Starbucks and Google, which encourages the boards of directors to create a standing committee to set company ...
Wal-Mart, Seventh Generation, Tetra Pak Test Drive Earthster LCA Tool
Earthster is collaborating with Wal-Mart, Seventh Generation, and Tetra Pak to create an open, data commons and lifecycle assessment (LCA) tool for product designers, ...
Waste Management to Pay $25.5M in Damages to Texas Disposal Systems
Texas Disposal Systems Landfill (TDS) has been awarded $25.5 million by a Travis County State District jury in its lawsuit against Waste Management of ...
Intel Retains Top Green Power Purchaser Spot
Intel once again tops the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 organizations purchasing the most renewable electricity. Rounding out the ...
GE to Order ‘Tens of Thousands’ Electric Vehicles
GE's chief executive officer Jeffrey Immelt said in a recent speech that the company will order "tens of thousands" of electric vehicles (EVs) in ...
Retailer Distribution Centers Lead the Way for LEED Certification
Companies that target customers interested in the outdoors are leading the way in 'green' operations, reports Multichannel Merchant.
As an example, Patagonia constructed its ...
HP, Samsung, Lenovo Rise in ‘Green’ Electronics Ranking, Apple Falls
While HP, Samsung and Lenovo made the biggest strides in developing 'green' products, Toshiba and Microsoft failed to act on past promises, according to the ...
Best Practices – How Wyndham Worldwide Measures and Improves Environmental Performance
Energy, carbon, and sustainability issues are putting tremendous pressure on organizations today. Energy costs and brand concerns alone are enough to put sustainability ...
LEED Roundup: Schneider, SKF, Legg Mason, MasterCard, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Here’s the latest roundup of some of the most recent businesses and office buildings that have earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers Leads Top Green-IT User Ranking
PricewaterhouseCoopers tops Computerworld's third annual ranking of Top Green-IT users in part by cutting its carbon footprint 20 percent in two years.
Computerworld's Top ...
Coke, Del Monte, Kraft, Wal-Mart Get Failing Grades for Using BPA
Major brands including Hain Celestial, H.J. Heinz, ConAgra, and General Mills received an "A" grade for working to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in ...
GM Offers More ‘Green’ Fleet Options
General Motors (GM) is offering a host of 'green' fleet options including compressed natural gas (CNG) carbon vans, flex-fuel vehicles and hybrids to help ...
Autodesk, Granta Design Deliver New SW For Sustainable Product Design
Autodesk and Granta Design are teaming up to co-develop a new Web-based software that will allow businesses to assess the environmental impact of their ...
Dell, Samsung, Asus Receive High Grades for Recycling
Most printer companies and some TV manufacturers failed to get passing grades on a new recycling report card released by the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. However, most electronic product manufacturers received a passing grade, although ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
