Sustainability
Sustainability includes sustainable building, design and operations. Sustainability is the collection of policies and strategies employed by companies to minimize their environmental impact on future generations. Ecological concerns, such as the environmental impact of pollutants, are balanced with socio-economic concerns such as minimizing the consumption of limited natural resources to maintain their availability for the future.
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...
New York Power Authority Discusses Conservation and Sustainability
New York Power authority executives John Suloway and Ed Alkiewicz discuss with HydroWorld.com the utility's Little Beaver Island habitat improvement project, ...
Timberland Hunts Down Sustainable Store Materials
A look at how Timberland finds reclaimed materials for its retail stores
Alcoa Sustainability Report: 4.5% Drop in Water Intensity, but Landfilling up 10%
Last year saw aluminum products supplier Alcoa cut its normalized water use by 4.5 percent from 2010 levels, but increase the amount of waste it ...
How Gaming Can Deliver Your Sustainability Targets
To compete with rivals, it is a good idea to think ahead. Even though green legislation affecting business is relatively new, it pays ...
Accenture: 44% of Senior Execs say Sustainability ‘Critical’ to Business
Forty-four percent of senior executives say that sustainability is critical to their businesses, according to an Accenture report, and that figure rises to 64 ...
Kimberly-Clark Sustainability Report: 99.9% of Virgin Fiber From Certified Sources
Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has made significant progress on some of its 2015 sustainability goals, including aiming to source 100 percent ...
Sustainability Efforts at Snowville Creamery
Speaking at The Spring Sustainability Summit 2012, Warren Taylor discusses sustainability ...
Innovation a Part of BASF’s DNA
A key element of future-proof brands is innovation.
As someone with a particular interest in building tough, resilient brands of the future, ...
APP to Suspend Natural Forest Clearance
Asia Pulp & Paper is suspending natural forest clearance on its own pulpwood plantations in Indonesia, effective June 1, as part of a new commitment ...
GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, Composting
General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: German Solar Subsidies, Australian Carbon Price, Honda Hybrid Suit
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
The German parliament's upper house has rallied ...
CVS Sustainability Report: Carbon Intensity Drops 3.9%
Pharmacy chain CVS Caremark's absolute CO2 emissions rose 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, but when rationalized against the square feet of retail space the ...
PepsiCo, Walmart Partner to Manage Ecosystem Risks
Anglo American, Grupo Andre Maggi, PepsiCo, Vale, Votorantim and Walmart have partnered to develop business strategies that protect the ecosystems in which they operate in ...
Excessive Water Use ‘Threatening Business in Major Economies’
Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the US, according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft....
AASHE Sustainability Review: Green-Job Training ‘Skyrocketed’ in 2011
Nearly 60 percent of all new higher-education programs or training opportunities in 2011 focused on renewable energy and green careers, with $543 million recorded toward the ...
Where Even the Mighty Falter: Integrating Sustainability
We all know and understand the importance and significant impact sustainability has on businesses and communities. But do we truly understand its potential? ...
AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%
American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...
Coke, Sony, Volvo and Other ‘Climate Savers’ Cut CO2 by 100 Million Tons
Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Volvo and other members of WWF's Climate Savers program cut their carbon dioxide emissions by more than 100 ...
Lessons in Culture Management from Interface & Virgin Unite
Two types of memories stand out from GLOBE 2012, a renowned bi-annual Vancouver event that took place this spring: deeper connections ...
