http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/brazilian-stock-exchange-urges-sustainability-reporting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/brazilian-stock-exchange-urges-sustainability-reporting/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:15:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68099 The Brazilian stock exchange, BM&FBOVESPA, has recommended that its listed companies either publish sustainability reports or explain why they do not. BM&FBOVESPA says the aims of the initiative are to encourage adoption of sustainability reporting, and to create a public database of reporting companies to be made available at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/brazilian-stock-exchange-urges-sustainability-reporting/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/16/wef-names-16-emerging-economy-sustainability-champions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/16/wef-names-16-emerging-economy-sustainability-champions/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:05:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=61873 Natura, Suzlon and Woolworths are among 16 fast-growing companies from the emerging markets that also shine in terms of their sustainability initiatives, according to a World Economic Forum report produced with The Boston Consulting Group. The report, titled “Redefining the Future of Growth: The New Sustainability Champions,” analyzed more than 1,000 companies—from around the world [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/16/wef-names-16-emerging-economy-sustainability-champions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/30/contract-briefing-xiolink-siemens-endesa-ala-corrections/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/30/contract-briefing-xiolink-siemens-endesa-ala-corrections/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:34:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60946 Xiolink, a provider of private cloud computing and managed infrastructure, has selected Modius’s OpenData Enterprise Edition to monitor, maintain, and provide analytics about its power usage effectiveness (PUE). Xiolink says it has an aggressive PUE target of 1.25, and has deployed the platform in its newest data center to provide the operational intelligence required for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/30/contract-briefing-xiolink-siemens-endesa-ala-corrections/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/28/staples-cemex-five-other-firms-start-sustainable-business-model-collaborative/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/28/staples-cemex-five-other-firms-start-sustainable-business-model-collaborative/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:20:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=58907 Staples, Siemens and Johnson & Johnson are among a group of companies that have joined forces with think tank the World Resources Institute start an initiative aimed at identifying and advancing sustainability solutions for business. The Next Practice Collaborative will focus on business and finance models for low-carbon economic growth in major markets like the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/28/staples-cemex-five-other-firms-start-sustainable-business-model-collaborative/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/15/water-use-falls-at-sabmiller-but-steady-at-millercoors/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/15/water-use-falls-at-sabmiller-but-steady-at-millercoors/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:33:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=58180 SABMiller cut both its relative water consumption and fossil fuel emissions by three percent and recycled 96 percent of its waste last year, according to the company’s sustainable development report. But in its own sustainability report, U.S. arm MillerCoors shows that it has not reduced its water use since 2008. SABMiller’s water consumption rose one [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/15/water-use-falls-at-sabmiller-but-steady-at-millercoors/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/policy-regulatory-briefing-renewable-funds-epa-review-belo-monte-dam/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/policy-regulatory-briefing-renewable-funds-epa-review-belo-monte-dam/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:00:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=55574 The House appropriations subcommittee on energy and water yesterday passed a bill that cuts renewable energy funding by 27 percent to $1.3 billion, or $1.9 billion below what Obama sought in his budget, the Hill reports. The panel’s bill cuts $97 million for solar power, $46 million for fuel-efficient vehicle technologies and $200 million for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/policy-regulatory-briefing-renewable-funds-epa-review-belo-monte-dam/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/energy-efficient-vineyards-take-root-in-chile/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/energy-efficient-vineyards-take-root-in-chile/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 10:21:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=54232 In the past, Chile’s winegrowers wasted vast amounts of energy, Deutsche Welle reports. But now six vineyards are pioneering energy efficiency in the country and have joined forces with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to develop wine growing practices that cut energy consumption. Solar and geothermal energy is gaining popularity in the Tarapaca [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/energy-efficient-vineyards-take-root-in-chile/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/28/dole-launches-rainforest-alliance-bananas/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/28/dole-launches-rainforest-alliance-bananas/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:43:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=53165 Dole Food Company, the world’s biggest fruit producer, is now selling Rainforest Alliance Certified bananas. The bananas are grown in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala on Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, which meet the standards of the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), a coalition of leading conservation groups. The standards include metrics on water and soil conservation [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/28/dole-launches-rainforest-alliance-bananas/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/16/green-mountain-coffee-funds-farmers-environmental-education/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/16/green-mountain-coffee-funds-farmers-environmental-education/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:25:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=49429 Green Mountain Coffee has joined in a partnership with Fair Trade USA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote environmental education among Brazil’s coffee growers. The Sustainable Sourcing Partnership Project aims to increase producers’ understanding of Fair Trade environmental standards and Brazilian environmental law. The collaboration is designed to help new producers [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/16/green-mountain-coffee-funds-farmers-environmental-education/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/15/ecuadorian-judge-hits-chevron-with-8-6bn-ruling/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/15/ecuadorian-judge-hits-chevron-with-8-6bn-ruling/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:30:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=49333 Chevron has been slapped with an $8.6 billion penalty, in what is suspected to be the largest environmental fine in history – and the amount could double. An Ecuadorian judge yesterday ordered Chevron to pay $8.6 billion to clean up oil pollution in the country’s rain forest, the Wall Street Journal reports. This includes $5.4 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/02/15/ecuadorian-judge-hits-chevron-with-8-6bn-ruling/feed/ 7