http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/g8-summit-roundup-climate-progress-hastens/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/g8-summit-roundup-climate-progress-hastens/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:24:39 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=17732 The G8 Summit in Italy has resulted in a flurry of developments on climate change, including a pledge to cut global emissions 50 percent by 2050, a goal that before the meeting seemed unattainable. While G8 members — the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, Canada and Russia — agreed to cut their own emissions [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/09/g8-summit-roundup-climate-progress-hastens/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/23/marriott-green-your-hotel-stay-for-1-per-day/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/23/marriott-green-your-hotel-stay-for-1-per-day/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:38:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10557 Marriott International, Inc. last week announced its latest environmental initiative in a five point plan to improve the planet, giving customers a chance to “green” their hotel stay. The plan, called “Green Your Marriott Hotel Stay for $1/Day,” allows customers who book online the option of contributing money to preserve a Brazilian rainforest as a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/23/marriott-green-your-hotel-stay-for-1-per-day/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/18/computer-sharing-project-to-save-brazilian-schools-80-in-power/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/18/computer-sharing-project-to-save-brazilian-schools-80-in-power/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:16:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10296 Using its desktop-sharing software, which allows up to 10 desktops to run from one computer, Userful and ThinNetworks have been selected to supply 356,800 virtualized desktops to schools in all of Brazil’s 5,560 municipalities As compared to a traditional PC-per-workstation solution, the project will save the Brazilian government about 60 percent in up-front costs, and 80 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/18/computer-sharing-project-to-save-brazilian-schools-80-in-power/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/29/wal-mart-pushes-green-outside-us-borders/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/29/wal-mart-pushes-green-outside-us-borders/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:42:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/29/wal-mart-pushes-green-outside-us-borders/ Wal-Mart announced this week goals to reduce phosphates in products in the Americas region by 70 percent by 2011. The move is part of a larger environmental plan for the region, which will also include more sustainable packaging. Phosphates, a chemical commonly found in laundry and dish detergents, pollute the water and cause excess algae growth. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/29/wal-mart-pushes-green-outside-us-borders/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/wal-mart-unveils-largest-pv-installation-in-latin-america/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/wal-mart-unveils-largest-pv-installation-in-latin-america/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:25:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/wal-mart-unveils-largest-pv-installation-in-latin-america/ A Wal-Mart store in Aguascalientes, Mexico has installed a solar power system that will generate 20% of the store’s energy needs. With over 1,056 solar panels totaling 174 kW installed, it is the largest photovoltaic complex in Latin America, according to ANES (the Mexican Solar Energy Association). The 1,056 solar or photovoltaic panels were installed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/20/wal-mart-unveils-largest-pv-installation-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:09:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/ Government agencies, developers, and operators in the hospitality industry have numerous opportunities to jump on the green bandwagon, found Ernst & Young in Global Hospitality Insights (pdf). Highlights from the report: In Asia, resort brands and boutique hotels are developing green concepts, such as Shanghai-based URBN, which calculates the total amount of energy the hotel consumes and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/23/global-hospitality-industry-taking-green-steps/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/31/68-of-businesses-unfamiliar-with-the-term-carbon-footprint/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/31/68-of-businesses-unfamiliar-with-the-term-carbon-footprint/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:51:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/31/68-of-businesses-unfamiliar-with-the-term-carbon-footprint/ Harris Interactive recently conducted an international study on alternative energy trends for Dow Corning and found that nearly 40 percent of companies globally have either implemented or are actively investigating alternative energy technology. Respondents cited cost reduction, company reputation and environmental benefits as the main factors in their company’s decision about alternative energy. Respondents in the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/31/68-of-businesses-unfamiliar-with-the-term-carbon-footprint/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/04/ericsson-solar-cell-solution-deployed-in-south-america/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/04/ericsson-solar-cell-solution-deployed-in-south-america/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:26:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/04/ericsson-solar-cell-solution-deployed-in-south-america/ A solar radio-site system from Ericsson will provide enough clean energy to power Digicel’s network coverage in remote areas of Suriname, the company announced. The system will help Digicel, the largest mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, lower its energy consumption, reduce operating and maintenance costs and reduce the company’s environmental impact. Ericsson’s main remote GSM base [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/04/ericsson-solar-cell-solution-deployed-in-south-america/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/#comments Sat, 24 May 2008 17:30:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/ Marriott announced that it will contribute funds to protect the endangered Brazilian Amazonas rainforest on behalf of its customers who book meetings between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009. Marriott says it is following this first in the lodging industry with eco-friendly green meeting products and services that will also enable groups to save water [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/24/marriott-promo-benefits-amazon-rainforest/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/13/alcoa-ford-arcelor-mittal-wal-mart-among-brazil-ghg-protocol-members/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/13/alcoa-ford-arcelor-mittal-wal-mart-among-brazil-ghg-protocol-members/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 02:02:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/13/alcoa-ford-arcelor-mittal-wal-mart-among-brazil-ghg-protocol-members/ Twelve founding members of the newly launched Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions, the World Resources Institute reports. The Brazil GHG Protocol Program will serve as a voluntary registry — with the information available to the public online — of corporate GHG emissions, similar to The Climate Registry in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/05/13/alcoa-ford-arcelor-mittal-wal-mart-among-brazil-ghg-protocol-members/feed/ 0