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Tech Vendors Could Face Scrutiny Over Green Credentials

Tech Vendors Could Face Scrutiny Over Green Credentials
Environmental concerns are rising up the corporate IT agenda with one-third of European organizations now taking 'green' factors into account when evaluating ...

AEP Gets Carbon Credits From Cows

AEP Gets Carbon Credits From Cows
American Electric Power, a utility based in Columbus, Ohio, and the biggest coal burner in the U.S., is paying Environmental ...

Financial Firms Tell G8 To Back Deep Emission Reduction Targets

Financial Firms Tell G8 To Back Deep Emission Reduction Targets
Heads of more than 20 leading financial service companies that are members of the United Nations Environment Programme's Finance Initiative have told (PR ...

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World
The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in ...

Carbon Credits, Reinventing Waste Top Of Mind For Corporate Execs

Carbon Credits, Reinventing Waste Top Of Mind For Corporate Execs
Four key themes emerged at the recent Corporate Climate Response conference in London, according to the Climate Response Blog ...

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To Reap Green Rewards, Make Changes Now

To Reap Green Rewards, Make Changes Now
Climate change has gone from being dull and marginal to cool and core, according to an article from ...

Research: LOHAS To Double To $420 Billion By 2010

Research: LOHAS To Double To $420 Billion By 2010
The $200 billion+ LOHAS industry (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) is on track to jump to $420 billion in just ...

U.S. Could Clash With G8 Over Climate Deal

U.S. Could Clash With G8 Over Climate Deal
Germany and some of its partners in the Group of 8 leading industrial economies are bracing for a major ...

IPCC Lays Out Roadmap To Cutting GHG Emissions

IPCC Lays Out Roadmap To Cutting GHG Emissions
The IPCC's latest report (PDF summary for policymakers) says that the world has to make significant cuts in gas emissions ...

Recent RFPs

Recent RFPs
April 2007 (via CEEP)  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate U.S. & China Clean Water and Clean Energy  ...

AIG, Ben & Jerry’s, Citigroup, Alcoa, Intel, Timberland, Toyota and HP to Debate Climate Change Strategies

AIG, Ben & Jerry’s, Citigroup, Alcoa, Intel, Timberland, Toyota and HP to Debate Climate Change Strategies
Environmental Leader is pleased to be a supporting partner of Ethical Corporation's Climate Change Strategies and Environmental Communication conference: With CEO after CEO ...

Will Greenwashers Push the Green Movement Back to the Fringe?

Will Greenwashers Push the Green Movement Back to the Fringe?
If you want to attract a loyal green consumer, use concrete data to support your claims, according to a MarketingProfs article. ...

IPCC Report Says Global Warming Already Affecting Earth

IPCC Report Says Global Warming Already Affecting Earth
The latest report (PDF of summary) from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that the earth’s climate and ecosystems are already ...

Supreme Court Decision Big Blow to Big Three

Supreme Court Decision Big Blow to Big Three
Yesterday's Supreme Court decision comes as pressure is building on automakers and Congress to reduce global warming by cutting emissions from ...

BA: Tree Planting Offset Program ‘Disappointing’

BA: Tree Planting Offset Program ‘Disappointing’
British Airways has been accused of failing to properly market a program to offset emissions by planting trees, BBC reports. The program has ...

EPA Cuts Diesel Locomotive and Vessel Pollution

EPA Cuts Diesel Locomotive and Vessel Pollution
EPA is proposing a new rule to reduce air pollution from locomotive and marine diesel engines. The Clean Air Locomotive and ...

IKEA to Charge Customers for Plastic Bags

IKEA to Charge Customers for Plastic Bags
IKEA U.S. will no longer offer customers free plastic bags. Beginning March 15, every plastic bag at every IKEA U.S. store across ...

Microsoft: Live Earth Concerts ‘Incredible Opportunity’ for Advertisers

Microsoft: Live Earth Concerts ‘Incredible Opportunity’ for Advertisers
The official announcement for the Live Earth concerts has taken place with the news that MSN Network, in partnership with Kevin Wall, ...

AMD Report Pegs Global Data Center Energy Costs at $7.2 Billion

AMD Report Pegs Global Data Center Energy Costs at $7.2 Billion
U.S. data centers and their associated infrastructure consumed five million kW of energy in 2005, the equivalent of five 1,000 MW power plants, ...

20 Green Companies Set to Change the World

20 Green Companies Set to Change the World
Plenty Magazine has predicted the next green companies set to change the world. The Plenty 20 includes members of the Fortune ...

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Green was an obvious color to hang the environmental renaissance on. It was a reclaiming of the old pejorative “greenies” and “treehuggers.” ... continue »

An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy
Sustainability – Businesses’ Best Defense Against Recession
California’s Leadership in 21st Century Energy Technology
Moving Beyond ‘Carbon Neutral’ to ‘Carbon Healthy’
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Ninety-two percent of respondents to The Global Facility Management Association's recently released Green Practices Study (PDF) say that they are ...

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Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013
ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show (via AutoNetwork)....

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Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability
California Clean Tech Open Awards
How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

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Marketing

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

Emissions

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

Hi-Tech

ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent

California Clean Tech Open Awards

Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Efficiency

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Manufacturing

Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability

Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products

Jeffrey Immelt Discusses GE’s CSR Efforts

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Hyundai Unveils Carbon Offset Program For Genesis Sedans

Best Buy Pushes Renewable Energy Credits

New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

CSR Reports

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

HK Companies Top CSR Disclosure Among Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Major Players

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

UPS Moves To Paperless Sorting Labels

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