Partnerships
Job Growth, Environmental Well-Being Tied to Biotechnology Advancement
Prospects for adoption of a national Renewable Portfolio Standard appear to have dimmed for the foreseeable future. That is at least the prevailing ...
Verizon Wireless Becomes an Energy Star Partner
Verizon Wireless has formalized its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by becoming an official Energy Star Partner. Seventy-five Verizon Wireless Communications Stores ...
GE, VC Partners Invest $55M in New Smart-Grid Tech
As part of the $200 million "GE ecomagination Challenge," GE and its venture capital partners has awarded $55 million to several leading power ...
Parker Hannifin Saves $600,000 with Power Management Software
Parker Hannifin is saving $600,000 a year in energy costs alone thanks to a partnership project with 1E to streamline its data center and cut ...
GE Awards Five ‘Powering the Grid’ Innovation Winners
GE has announced the five innovation award winners of its $200 million open innovation challenge, the "GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid." Each winner earned ...
Georgia-Pacific, Environmental Groups Partner to Protect Southern Forests
Georgia-Pacific (GP) has implemented a new forest policy that will save millions of acres of Southern Forests. The company says it will not purchase trees ...
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 ...
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, ...
Wells Fargo to Fund $100M in U.S. Solar Projects
Wells Fargo will invest more than $100 million by the end of 2011 to fund the development of solar photovoltaic power projects throughout the U.S. ...
Facebook Boosts ‘Green’ Credibility
Facebook has launched a new "green" page as an environmental resource for individuals and organizations that details what the company is doing in the ...
NextLife, CardPak Partner on Sustainable Packaging
Packaging solution providers NextLife and CardPak are partnering to deliver more sustainable paperboard packaging choices to retailers. Under the partnership, CardPak will become ...
Campbell Soup, BNB Napoleon Solar to Build $21.6M for Solar Facility
Campbell Soup is partnering with BNB Napoleon Solar to build a $21.6 million solar facility that will provide electric power exclusively for Campbell's operations in ...
FM:Systems Software Integrates with Energy Star Rating System
FM:Systems has integrated its FM:Interact facility management software with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star energy performance rating system, Portfolio Manager. The direct ...
ICLEI Sets 81 Sustainability Goals for Local Governments
The ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability has released 81 sustainability goals and 10 guiding principles to help local governments create more sustainable communities. These sustainability ...
Ingersoll Rand Saves $4M in Energy Costs
Since implementing a three-tier energy audit program in 2005, Ingersoll Rand has saved more than $4 million in energy costs, according to a case ...
Five MA State Facilities to Add Solar
In a move to cut energy budgets at several state facilities, the Massachusetts State Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has signed agreements with Ameresco ...
First U.S. Sewage-Powered Plant Goes Online
While Ameresco opens the first U.S. biogas plant to capture biogas generated during the sewage treatment process and sell it through a commercial gas pipeline, ...
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 ...
IBM, NV Energy Partner on Smart-Grid Deployment
IBM has been selected as the lead systems integrator for NV Energy's Advanced Service Delivery (ASD) project in Nevada that includes smart-grid technology, advanced meter ...
EPS Adds Scope 3 Emissions Monitoring to Real-Time Energy Management Tool
EPS has added a Carbon Management Platform to its xChange Point real-time sustainability solution that now allows businesses to quantify their total carbon footprint ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
