Partnerships
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Make More Sustainable Food
Consumers today want healthier food that has minimal impact on the environment. The reality, however, is that agriculture is one of the biggest contributors ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast
3Degrees, a San Francisco based green energy consultant, announced on Wednesday that it has become the first company in North America to be recognized by The ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Power Efficiency Standard, Dow Solar Certifications, NSF/ANSI 350
The Storage Networking Industry Association announced on Monday the release of a specification for measuring data storage systems for power efficiency, ZDNet reported. After three ...
GE and Diversey Partner to Reduce Water in Cleaning Processes
GE and Diversey, a division of Sealed Air, have formed an alliance to deliver water and energy management services to Diversey’s cleaning and sanitation ...
Exclusive: Sprint Toughens GHG Goal by 5% Under WWF Agreement
Sprint has upped its carbon reduction goal by five percentage points as it becomes one of just 28 companies to join the World Wildlife ...
Empowering the Next Wave of Sustainability Leaders
Society's most critical natural resources are increasingly strained as global population spikes and industrialization increases at an unsustainable rate. Water, one of ...
Anheuser-Busch, GE Form Alliance to Cut CO2, Water
Anheuser-Busch InBev and GE have formed a strategic alliance that they expect to cut 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year from AB ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: RoHS Lead Exemption, WEEE Compromise, LEED Platinum Luxury
The European Union on Monday added a new exemption for lead to the RoHS directive on toxic substances in electronic goods, ENDS Europe reported. ...
Bank of America Plans Another Billion-Dollar Solar Project
Bank of America, SolarCity and USRG Renewable Finance plan to install 371 MW of photovoltaics on military bases across the U.S., at ...
Water Scarcity Leads to Business Risk – PepsiCo Partnership Addresses the Challenge
From a global perspective, the water future should be of concern to all of us. Virtually all reports suggest that the water crisis ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO-GRI Pact, Cadmium Jewelry Shelved, Banned Pesticide Lingers
Target, Gap, and Saks Fifth Avenue are among 26 major retailers that have reached a settlement under California's Proposition 65 to eliminate all but ...
Siemens, Volvo Pair Up on EV Development
Siemens and Volvo are the latest companies to announce an alternative-fuel vehicle collaboration, saying they intend to jointly advance the technical development of electric ...
Viridity Incorporates Intel Data Center Manager
Viridity Software has announced that it will incorporate Intel Data Center Manager SDK into its EnergyCenter software.
Viridity said the integration will help IT and facilities ...
Group Sets Up Preliminary Guide for Universal Solar Lighting Specs
The Consortium for Solar Lighting, a group founded by Carmanah Technologies, Inovus Solar, Sharp Electronics, SolarOne Solutions, has released its introductory document, "Solar Lighting ...
Water News: Consol, LG, Hitachi, Siemens
Consol Energy has selected Veolia Water to design, build and operate a mine water treatment system to be located near Mannington, W.Va.
Veolia ...
Collaboration as a Conduit for Sustainability, Solutions to World Challenges
Corporate sustainability is not a new concept. In recent years, companies across the globe have been increasingly applying sustainability practices and funneling ...
Five Winds, PE Int’l Merge; Offer Combined Consulting and IT
Sustainability consulting firms PE International and Five Winds International, which share clients including Kraft and Carnival Cruise Lines, have announced a merger ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Siemens, Silica and Colin Firth
Siemens has developed an energy management system to help plant operators in the iron and steel industry to monitor and optimize ...
Water Innovation and Investment for a Sustainable Future
According to the World Health Organization, nearly a billion individuals worldwide currently do not have access to safe water and close to ...
Boosting Rhode Island’s Economy through Green Initiatives
One of the states hit hardest by the recent recession, Rhode Island is officially out of recession and on the road to recovery. ...
