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/2012/05/17/how-regulation-profitability-and-sustainability-affect-aerospace-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/how-regulation-profitability-and-sustainability-affect-aerospace-industry/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 10:35:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76187 Panel at the Global Aerospace Summit 2012 discuss how the environment, fuel prices and legislation impact the civil aviation industry. Moderator • Marion C. Blakey, Chair, International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA), President & CEO of Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA) Panellists • Mary Ellen Jones, President., Engine Alliance • Ian Jopson, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/how-regulation-profitability-and-sustainability-affect-aerospace-industry/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/net-zero-transit-center-uses-geothermal-solar-biomass/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/net-zero-transit-center-uses-geothermal-solar-biomass/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:48:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75974 A newly opened Boston transit hub promises to achieve net-zero energy through geothermal, solar and wood biomass power. Engineering firm Arup built the $15.4 million John W. Olver Transit Center, which will be home to a bus terminal, the Franklin Regional Transit Authority and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments. Energy saving innovations at the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/net-zero-transit-center-uses-geothermal-solar-biomass/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/microsoft-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-in-fy-2013/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/microsoft-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-in-fy-2013/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 07:33:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76032 Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according to the company’s blog. The carbon price will be based on market pricing for renewable energy and carbon offsets, and Microsoft will apply it to operations in more than 100 countries. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/microsoft-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-in-fy-2013/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/marriott-ranked-least-efficient-as-budget-hotels-show-the-way/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/marriott-ranked-least-efficient-as-budget-hotels-show-the-way/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:20:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75855 A sustainability study of 46,000 US hotels by tech company Brighter Planet found budget hotels had greater energy efficiency than more expensive establishments, with upscale chain Marriott ranking 75th out of 75 chains. The study also discovered that newer hotels are less efficient, use more energy and use dirtier energy sources than their older counterparts. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/marriott-ranked-least-efficient-as-budget-hotels-show-the-way/feed/ 10 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/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 13:30:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75508 Here’s the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. BMW has unveiled its London 2012 Olympic fleet of more than 3,000 low-emission, diesel, hybrid and electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles. Olympic officials capped the vehicles’ emissions at 120 grams of CO2 per kilometer, and the automaker says the BMW and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/fleet-briefing-bmw-olympic-fleet-gamesa-coda-ge-wattstation-software/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/ord-airport-vertical-gardens-feed-10000-people-per-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/ord-airport-vertical-gardens-feed-10000-people-per-year/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 10:12:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73240 Chicago O’Hare Airport contains an aeroponic vegetable garden that feeds 10,000+ people a year, according to growingyourgreens.com. The airport grows 1,100 crops at one time in the garden’s vertical tower.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/ord-airport-vertical-gardens-feed-10000-people-per-year/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/sustainability-in-the-hospitality-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/sustainability-in-the-hospitality-industry/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:49:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73234 Justin Ward, VP, Business Practices – Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Conservation International and Mari Snyder, VP, Social Responsibility, Marriott International, discuss the importance of sustainability in the hospitality industry.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/27/sustainability-in-the-hospitality-industry/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:27:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73226 Video highlighting what was learned in building the Sustainable Aquatics Center for the London 2012 Olympics.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/lessons-learned-sustainable-acquatics-center-at-london-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:24:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74769 Royal Caribbean has awarded more than $60 million in orders to automation technology group ABB, to provide power and propulsion systems for two energy-efficient cruise ships. The ships are scheduled for delivery in fall 2014 and spring 2015. ABB will supply complete electrical systems for the new ships. The delivery for each ship includes power [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/royal-caribbean-ships-to-cut-up-to-20-of-energy-ghgs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/sustainability-efforts-at-sheraton-denver-downtown/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/sustainability-efforts-at-sheraton-denver-downtown/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:25:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73223 Sustainability Efforts at Sheraton Denver Downtown.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/sustainability-efforts-at-sheraton-denver-downtown/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/accor-hotels-target-10-cuts-in-co2-energy-use/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/accor-hotels-target-10-cuts-in-co2-energy-use/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:27:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74403 Hotel operator Accor has launched a set of sustainability targets for 2015 across the group’s 4,400 hotels owned and leased hotels worldwide. The announcement follows a review finding that 70 percent of Accor’s major account customers have integrated sustainable development criteria in their supplier policies. The 21 quantified goals, announced through Accor’s Planet 21 sustainability [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/accor-hotels-target-10-cuts-in-co2-energy-use/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:50:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73870 Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed environmental goals that it hopes will cut £200 million ($318 million) from its costs by 2020. This is the first time RBS has published its environmental targets, although they have previously been used internally, The Scotsman reports. The bank is aiming to cut the CO2 emitted as a result [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/rbs-reveals-environmental-goals-aims-to-cut-200m-by-2020/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/united-american-other-airlines-drop-eu-carbon-trading-lawsuit-urge-u-s-to-act/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/united-american-other-airlines-drop-eu-carbon-trading-lawsuit-urge-u-s-to-act/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:29:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73034 American Airlines, United Continental and association Airlines for America have dropped their lawsuit challenging U.S. airlines’ inclusion in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme, Reuters reports. Airlines for America, whose members include Delta, Southwest, US Airways, FedEx and UPS, as well as industry partners Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, said that opposition to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/united-american-other-airlines-drop-eu-carbon-trading-lawsuit-urge-u-s-to-act/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/qantas-to-run-flights-on-converted-cooking-oil-biofuel-mix/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/qantas-to-run-flights-on-converted-cooking-oil-biofuel-mix/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72814 Qantas said it will operate Australia’s first commercial flights powered by a blend of converted cooking oil and conventional jet fuel starting April 13, on a Sydney-Adelaide return service operated by an Airbus A330. The aircraft – which can carry about 300 passengers – will use the 50-50 mix in one of its two engines. 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