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Accor Launches Carbon Footprint Calculator for Events
Accor, the European hotel group that owns the Sofitel and Adagio brands, has launched an interactive tool designed to help seminar organizers determine the carbon ...
Survey: Sustainability an ‘Important Factor’ in Supply Chain Choices
Seventy-two percent of US companies say sustainability influences their purchasing decisions and is an important factor when selecting a service provider, according ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Conflict Minerals, UL Certification, Kuwait's Green Airport
GREENGUARD announced the launch of a mobile Web site for its Product Guide, a database of low-emitting products certified by the company. The company said ...
The ‘Noble Distractions’ of CSR, Part I: Transparency
In the environmental space, the practice of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is on an evolutionary arc, predominantly propelled by external forces: ...
Plug-In EV Market to Sell 3.2M Units by 2015
Global adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as well as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is expected to takeoff over the next five years, with ...
Cereplast Expects 400% Growth for Bioplastics in 2010
Cereplast, a manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, expects to ship approximately 16 million pounds of bio-plastic resins to customers in 2010, increasing shipments by ...
Downloads Cut Software Industry’s Global Carbon Footprint by 80%
Software downloads can cut the software industry's global carbon footprint by 80 percent, according to Softwareload.co.uk, Deutsche Telekom's UK software download portal, reports ...
The North Face May be Fined $1M Over Unsubstantiated Product Claims
The EPA may impose fines of nearly $1 million on the parent company of The North Face for alleged sale and distribution of unregistered pesticides through ...
Cash For Clunkers Upgrades Fuel Efficiency 58%
Vehicles upgraded through Cash for Clunkers gained 9.1 mpg on average, the goverment reports upon the conclusion of the Cash for Clunkers program.
Under the program, a ...
Facing Newsstand Nightmare, Publishers Gain From Sustainable Thinking
With newsstand sales in a freefall for nearly all publishing segments, publishers can streamline their distribution process, reduce paper use and do a good turn for ...
Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Ready to Roll
Appliance makers and retailers may see a spike in sales if the U.S. government's appliance rebate program for trading in old appliances for new energy-efficient ones ...
CDs vs. Music Downloads: Carbon Footprint Compared
In a white paper comparing the carbon footprint and energy usage associated with various forms of music delivery, from CDs sold at retail to CDs sold ...
Consumers Want More Green Info at Retail Level
About 40 percent of shoppers say they are left wanting when it comes to green information at the retail store level, according to a new report ...
USDA ‘BioPreferred’ Label Intended for Retail Shelves
A new federal 'BioPreferred" label would give marketers of certain products - those composed "wholly or significantly of renewable plant, animal, marine or forestry materials" ...
Lower-income Shoppers More Likely to Pay Small Premium for Green
Lower-income shoppers, including Gen Yers and Millennials just coming into the broader economy, are more likely to pay up to 10 cents more for green products, ...
Stimulus Funds Boost Trane’s Energy-Efficiency Business
Aimed at lowering the amount of energy needed to power the blowers and distributors of commercial and institutional air conditioning systems, Trane has rolled out its ...
Siemens Expects $8B In Green Tech Contracts from Stimulus
Siemens AG expects to win new orders of around $21 billion in the next three fiscal years (2010 to 2012), which will be generated by ...
GE Ecomagination Revenue Grows 21% to $17B
In its most recent CSR report, GE shows that it has reduced its operational greenhouse gas intensity 41 percent since 2004, to the point where ...
RGGI’s Latest Carbon Auction Raises $117M
RGGI raised more than $117 million in its March 18 auction of more than 33 million carbon allowances.
According to results from the Regional Greenhouse Gas ...
Hybrid Car Sales Take Off
The hybrid vehicle market is about to heat up. Major car makers are expanding their hybrid offerings with new innovations and improvements, including greater fuel economy, all ...
