Products & Planning
Carbon Disclosure Project Employs WCI App; Tendril Seeks Smart Grid Developers
The Carbon Disclosure Project is using WCI Consulting's Green Analytics content in combination with cloud-based business intelligence software from SAP, to analyze and ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED, Clean Truck Program, Green Mill Index
Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this ...
Siemens Buys Energy Management Firm Pace Global
Siemens has completed the acquisition of Pace Global Energy, a company that combines strategic enterprise consulting with energy and carbon management.
Pace Global will integrate ...
New Green Packaging Products From Sealed Air, Linpac
Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air and Linpac have each launched products made of 95 percent "green" materials.
Sealed Air's PakNatural (pictured) is a "packing peanut"-type product ...
Fisker Replaces Fire-Risk Batteries; Eco-Leather Cuts CO2
Fisker's luxury electric vehicles are winning praise for their eco-leather interiors, as the company says it has almost finished dealing with a voluntary ...
Vegas CES Showcase for ecoATM
An ecoATM kiosk (pictured) that rewards users for recycling their unwanted electronic equipment with cash or store vouchers will be on display at the International ...
Organic Produce Can Stress Water, Soil
Much of the tomatoes, peppers and basil sold in the U.S. at this time of year hail from Mexico, where their farming can stress ...
Plastics Today Reveals 2012 Packaging Predictions
Consumers should expect higher quantities of recycled materials in packaging and less access to single-use plastic carrier bags and bottles in the coming year, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: MARPOL, Sustainable Palm Oil, FIDE Certification, ISO 14001, LEED
ClassNK has issued its first-ever Statement of Fact for Tier III nitrogen oxide (NOx) reductions to a marine diesel engine with a selective catalytic ...
What Delay? New Light Bulbs Hitting Shelves in 2012
We've been covering the impending 2012 light bulb regulations since they were first voted into law. Earlier this month, however, Congress passed a ...
Most Read Sustainable Business Stories of 2011
Every day this week we've been looking at a different aspect of environmental and sustainability management and counting down the top stories that grabbed ...
NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than Cars
Regularly-used commercial lawnmowers can consume more fuel than a typical car, according to a guide to alternative fuel vehicles published by the National Renewable Energy ...
eBay Green Manager Caitlin Bristol at Project Green Challenge
Caitlin Bristol, managaer of eBay Green & Sustainability, speaks at Project Green Challenge
Oil Skimmers Releases ‘More Efficient’ Oil Collector
Oil Skimmers Inc. has designed a floating device to separate oil from water at industrial facilities.
The closed loop tube collector floats on the surface of ...
Most Read Paper and Packaging Stories of 2011
Every day this week we'll be looking at a different aspect of environmental and sustainability management and counting down the top stories that grabbed ...
Most Read Energy Management Stories of 2011
With 2011 in the books, it's a good time to look back at the stories that struck a chord with our executive readership. Every ...
DNV, KEMA Combine Forces on Energy Consulting and Certification
Risk management firm DNV has acquired a 74.3 percent share in KEMA, creating a combined consulting, testing and certification company targeting the clean energy, ...
PPG Low-E Glass Doubles Savings
Triple-silver-coated, low-emissivity glass can save a building twice as much in annual energy savings than its double-silver-coated equivalent, according to research by manufacturer PPG Industries.
Speaking ...
Sustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien, Cardia Bioplastics, Seattle Bag Ban
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, ISO 14001, Mexican Sustainability Index, LEED, FSC
Bureau Veritas has issued the world's first ISO 50001 certification for a shipping company. This was awarded to Stena’s ship management division, Northern Marine Management, ...
