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.
IBM, 1E, Verdiem ‘Best in Breed’ for PC Power Management
1E, IBM and Verdiem should always be on the shortlist for companies seeking PC power management products, according to a report by technology consultants Ovum.
In ...
Leveraging Internal Energy to Achieve Sustainability Success
As organizations are implementing environmental management or sustainability programs, results are mixed. Programs that are viewed as successes may be leaving quite ...
Intuit Cuts Electricity Per Dollar Revenue, Absolute Consumption Rises
Intuit has steadily improved its electricity usage relative to revenue since 2007, but its absolute electricity usage has increased since FY08, according to the ...
Brazilian Stock Exchange Urges Sustainability Reporting
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 ...
Detroit Auto Show Briefing: VW, AMP, Ford, Kia, Coda, Nissan, Volvo
This year's Detroit Auto Show is overflowing with hybrid and electric debuts. Here are some of the first big ones to emerge from the ...
More Firms Appointing Lead Corporate Responsibility Role
The proportion of organizations with a lead role overseeing corporate responsibility shot up to 62 percent in 2011, versus 42 percent in ...
Contest Seeks World’s Most Efficient TV
The Department of Energy and some of its global counterparts have launched a competition to reward the manufacturer with the most energy efficient ...
AEP to Buy Efficiency Firm BlueStar
American Electric Power has reached an agreement to acquire BlueStar Energy Holdings, a utility and provider of energy efficiency services – just eight weeks ...
Implementing a Universal Sustainability Scorecard: How Do Your Partners Measure Up?
As I have discussed frequently in this column, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is facing a major shift in response to ...
Ryder Cuts Direct, Indirect GHG Emissions
Ryder System's direct GHG emissions fell two percent in 2010, from 470,481 metric tons to 461,828 metric tons, and were down 18 percent on ...
Recyclers Arrested, Charged with Stealing Plastic
Los Angeles police made three arrests at two recycling businesses after discovering over $250,000 worth of stolen plastic containers, according to the county ...
Environmental & Energy Executive Moves: GRI, American Airlines, EPA, Ameripen, USGBC, Ecotality
Global Reporting Initiative: The organization has appointed Herman Mulder (pictured) as chairman of the board. Mulder is a former senior executive vice-president at ...
‘Prepare for Low-Carbon Economy This Year,’ Ex-UN Climate Chief Says
Results from the Durban climate talks show that businesses should start preparing in 2012 for a low-carbon economy, according to the former executive ...
Viper Launches LED 40-Watt Alternative
Viper Networks, in conjunction with LEDs America, Inc., has introduced an LED alternative to the 40-watt incandescent bulb.
The companies say the 4Watt replacement lamp ...
Sustainability in the Electric Utility Supply Chain
Promo video from the Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance featuring Des Bell. The video looks at a manufacturer of ...
Nissan Employee Sustainability Event
The Nissan Americas team recently took steps to share best practices in energy management and sustainability during the first-ever Nissan Americas ...
Consumers and Their Role in Sustainability Strategy
What can be learned from the French experiment?
It's always interesting to see how various countries around the world might be ...
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 ...
eBay Green Manager Caitlin Bristol at Project Green Challenge
Caitlin Bristol, managaer of eBay Green & Sustainability, speaks at Project Green Challenge
