Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Sustainable strategy and leadership highlights strategies used by corporations and their leaders to increase sustainability, become more energy efficient and to reduce pollution and waste. Articles here focus on many businesses that are setting corporate social responsibility policies and goals, as well as their results.
Where to Start with Reducing Indirect Carbon Emissions?
By definition, indirect carbon emissions are outside of a company's direct control, so reducing them can be challenging. According to ...
GM Sets Energy, Carbon, Water Goals in First Report as New Firm
The General Motors Company has committed to reduce its facilities' energy intensity and carbon intensity by 20 percent, and water intensity by 15 percent, ...
DuPont Business Innovations Achieves Zero to Landfill Status
Chemical sciences firm DuPont has achieved zero to landfill status in its Building Innovations arm.
After three years of effort, the “Drive to Zero” program has ...
Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing
It may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche ...
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 ...
How to Engage in Sustainability with Higher Purpose
Most of us who lead companies want to establish organizations and businesses that are sustainable for the long-run. We understand that ...
Downtime Means Time for Sustainability
This year I couldn't help but notice a trend. It's been happening the past few years and I believe its meaning is ...
Turbine Makers: Who’s Producing Most Efficiently?
Decarbonising Europe's energy use will create opportunities for manufacturers of low-carbon energy technologies, such as Vestas and General Electric. Their operational and ...
Sprint Adds UL Environment Certification to Phone Scorecard
Communications firm Sprint has updated its environmental scorecard evaluation criteria for phones and packaging for device manufacturers and vendors.
In an industry first, the scorecard, which ...
Case Study in Action, Partnerships That Turn Petroleum into a Renewable Resource
There are countless definitions of leadership, but perhaps among most resonant remains the explanation offered by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Albert Schweitzer. ...
Five Reasons Why Ultracapacitors Are Attractive to Auto Manufacturers
Rising fuel prices, new impending corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) regulations and rising consumer demand for fuel-efficient vehicle options mean auto manufacturers are ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Chemical Safety Board, New Mexico Waste Pit Rule, ISO 50001
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) reiterated its call for the creation of a national fire code for hazardous waste facilities following a deadly chemical ...
Lufthansa to End Biofuel Trials, Blaming Low Supplies
Lufhansa is ending trials using biofuels to power flights, because it can't find reliable supplies, Reuters reports.
The final flight in the trial program will ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sustainable Musings for the New Year
Choice Items for the New Year
I've hit the pause button on the "Tools of the Trade" postings for the moment ...
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 ...
Renewables Briefing: Bloomberg, Nokia, Dalkia and 2012 Biofuels Predictions
Bloomberg's Princeton office is close to completing installation of a 1.8 MW solar power system that should generate the equivalent of over 50 percent of ...
