http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 13:33:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77373 The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water and cutting costs. The Matt Brewing Company consulted with sales engineers R.L. Stone Co. about the new instrumentation, which includes an ABB Swirl flowmeter, an ABB ControlMaster CM10 flow computer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/matt-brewing-cuts-steam-use-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/shaw-industries-kilian-reveal-chemical-substitution-successes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/shaw-industries-kilian-reveal-chemical-substitution-successes/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:27:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77277 German sign manufacturer Kilian Industrieschilder and carpet firm Shaw Industries are among the companies that have found environmentally friendly substitutes for problematic or dangerous chemicals in their manufacturing processes, according to the backers of a new online tool for manufacturers. According The International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), one of the organizations behind online substitutions tool SubsPort, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/shaw-industries-kilian-reveal-chemical-substitution-successes/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:15:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77158 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 sent to landfill by 10 percent, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In 2011, Alcoa used 4.2 cubic meters of water per metric ton of production, down from 4.4 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/alcoa-sustainability-report-4-5-drop-in-water-intensity-but-landfilling-up-10/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76839 Intel has pledged to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on a per-chip basis by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and announced a 34 percent reduction in its total CO2 emissions last year. The company has also committed to a host of other goals covering its building practices, the efficiency of its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/standards-compliance-briefing-windmade-alliance-for-wireless-power-iso-14001/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/standards-compliance-briefing-windmade-alliance-for-wireless-power-iso-14001/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:35:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76555 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. The American Wind Energy Association’s Windpower 2012 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta next month will be the first North American event to earn the WindMade label for events 100 percent powered by wind energy. AWEA will purchase [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/standards-compliance-briefing-windmade-alliance-for-wireless-power-iso-14001/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/integrative-corporate-sustainability-vs-additive-corporate-social-responsibility/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/integrative-corporate-sustainability-vs-additive-corporate-social-responsibility/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:57:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76164 Bas Schneiders,head of corporate sustainability and strategic sourcing, Weleda Group, discusses ethical sourcing and providing a long-term investment for suppliers Sustainable manufacturing.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/integrative-corporate-sustainability-vs-additive-corporate-social-responsibility/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:30:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76322 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. The Water Stress Index calculates the water stress of over 168 countries by evaluating renewable supplies of water from precipitation, streams and rivers against domestic, industrial and agricultural use. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/11/excessive-water-use-threatening-business-in-major-economies/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 06:41:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75827 Adidas missed the chance to include energy, water and carbon metrics in its 2011 sustainability report because of data deviations caused by a new environmental reporting and management tool. According to the report, Adidas introduced the tool for its sites and suppliers during the 2011 reporting period, and has migrated the complete data sets from [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/adidas-delays-carbon-reporting-after-management-tool-hitch/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/free-online-tool-helps-manufacturers-assess-sustainability-efforts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/free-online-tool-helps-manufacturers-assess-sustainability-efforts/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:20:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75741 UL Environment, the environmental services unit of Underwriters Laboratories, has launched a free web-based tool to help manufacturers assess their corporate sustainability efforts. The online self-assessment tool is the latest component of the UL’s Sustainability Quotient Program, a system of auditable standards created last year to assess, rate and certify sustainability at the enterprise level. Last [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/free-online-tool-helps-manufacturers-assess-sustainability-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/leveraging-manufacturing-part-ii/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/leveraging-manufacturing-part-ii/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 13:25:21 +0000 David Dornfeld http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75640 My last article began to dig into the leveraging discussion and started to elaborate on this topic using an example. The example was  from a recent paper from our research group at Berkeley and focused on an important aspect of vehicles and transportation – the gear train. The efficiency of gear systems was described as [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/03/leveraging-manufacturing-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/puma-earns-a-apple-takes-home-d-in-eiris-sustainability-rankings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/puma-earns-a-apple-takes-home-d-in-eiris-sustainability-rankings/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:26:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75600 German sportswear manufacturer Puma tops EIRIS’ Top 10 Global Sustainability Leaders list while Apple earns a D, in a ranking that sees UK and European companies receive higher marks than their US and Asian counterparts. With the UN’s 2012 Rio+20 Earth Summit coming up in June, the research house applied its Sustainability Ratings methodology to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/puma-earns-a-apple-takes-home-d-in-eiris-sustainability-rankings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/hershey-sustainability-report-sets-goals-to-cut-water-10-ghgs-13/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/hershey-sustainability-report-sets-goals-to-cut-water-10-ghgs-13/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 14:10:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75544 Hershey used its second corporate sustainability report yesterday to publish a set of new sustainability goals including reducing its waste by a quarter, achieving a recycling rate of 85 percent, cutting water consumption by 10 percent and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent, all by 2015. All targets will be measured against a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/hershey-sustainability-report-sets-goals-to-cut-water-10-ghgs-13/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/innovating-business-models-for-sustainability/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/innovating-business-models-for-sustainability/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 13:31:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75540 Regulation, cost, reputation, revenue and risk management are driving many organizations to cut their carbon emissions, and become more sustainable. More businesses are looking at how they can put environmental sustainability at the heart of their existing business models. A fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, for example, may improve manufacturing processes, minimize (or share) logistics, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/02/innovating-business-models-for-sustainability/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/timberland-sustainability-report-absolute-emissions-increase-4-5/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/timberland-sustainability-report-absolute-emissions-increase-4-5/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:00:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75430 Clothing brand Timberland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to its 2011 corporate social responsibility report. The company says this is a “near constant” result when compared to its financial performance, although the report doesn’t include any raw data on business growth in 2011. In total, 2011 saw Timberland [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/timberland-sustainability-report-absolute-emissions-increase-4-5/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:25:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75122 Specialty chemical manufacturers are decreasing the amount of toxic chemicals they release to the environment, according to the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates. As a condition of membership, SOCMA member companies participate in ChemStewards, an environmental, health, safety and security program designed to promote continuous environmental improvement. The program collects various environmental data, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/feed/ 0