Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
EBay Dumps ALEC
EBay, after months of pressure from climate change activists, yesterday confirmed its departure from the American Legislative Exchange Council, according to Forecast the Facts. Forecast the Facts and other environmental groups had been pressuring ...
Companies with the Best CSR Reputations Named
Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, beating out Microsoft who held the top spot in 2012 and 2013, according to Reputation Institute’s ...
Apple, Microsoft, Disney Show Low-Carbon Leadership, Commercial Success
Apple, Diageo, Microsoft and Unilever are among the “low-carbon leaders” highlighted in Corporate Citizenship’s report the Low-Carbon Company, which makes the business case for decarbonization.
Other ...
Three Companies Join R2 Recycling Leaders
Arrow Electronics, Blancco and JT Environmental Consulting are the three latest companies to join the R2 Recycling Leader program. The R2 Leader program, developed by SERI, recognizes leadership on electronics recycling issues, and connects ...
IBM, Cisco Top Smart City Suppliers List
IBM and Cisco have maintained their positions as the top two smart city vendors, according to a leaderboard report ...
Microsoft Zero-Carbon Data Center: First in US
Microsoft, Siemens Energy Management and FuelCell Energy have partnered on what they say is the first zero-carbon, waste-to-energy data center in the ...
Microsoft, REI Among 100 Washington Firms Calling for Climate Change Action
More than 100 Washington businesses, including Microsoft, REI, Virginia Mason and Saltchuk, have launched an open declaration calling for action on climate change. The Washington Business Climate Declaration — a companion to the ...
OneSource Freight Joins R2 Recycling Leader Program
Transportation and logistics provider OneSource Freight has joined SERI’s R2 Recycling Leaders program, which recognizes leadership efforts in electronics recycling among companies and nonprofits ...
Google, Facebook, Others Launch Sustainability Platform
Unilever, Coca-Cola, Google, Facebook, Nike, PepsiCo and dozens of other major companies and nonprofits have launched a digital sustainability ...
How Microsoft SharePoint Can Improve EHS Management
Environmental health and safety managers can use Microsoft SharePoint to cut administration time and costs by automating routine EHS program tasks, according to a whitepaper from EH&E, a provider of environmental and engineering consulting ...
Microsoft on Sustainable Cities and the Internet of Things
From the smart grid to smart parking, Microsoft says the emergence of the internet of things — smart, internet-connected devices — ...
Major Oil Company Dumps ALEC
Occidental Petroleum, a major oil and natural gas company, has cut its ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, a coalition of corporations and state legislators that opposes environmental regulations and clean energy ...
Facebook Joins ALEC Exodus
Facebook looks to be the latest company to dump lobbying group American Legislative Exchange Council over its stance on climate change, according to media ...
Global Investors Call for Carbon Pricing
Nearly 350 global institutional investors have called on government leaders on the eve of the Climate Summit to provide stable, reliable and economically ...
Companies Ready for Carbon Pricing
Dow Chemical Company, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among the 29 major public companies in the US — and 150 globally ...
Oracle Joins Electronics Recycling Program
Oracle, and the Reverse Logistics Sustainability Council, a trade association of 88 corporate partners (including Oracle), has joined the R2 Recycling Leader program, SERI says. SERI, formerly R2 Solutions, is the housing body for ...
Recycle Across America Joins R2 Recycling Leader Program
Recycle Across America is the newest group to join the R2 Recycling Leader program, which is designed to support efforts by companies and organizations ...
Microsoft Quits Anti-Renewables Lobbying Group
Microsoft has cut its ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), an anti-renewables lobbying group, Electa Blog reports.
The Sustainability Group, a socially responsible investment ...
Monsanto Joins White House Panel On Climate Change And Farming
Monsanto joined a roundtable of leaders from the technology and agricultural sectors at the White House July 29 to offer their assistance and collaborative ...
IBM to Offer Free Supercomputing Power to Climate Change Scientists
IBM has announced it will offer free access to dedicated virtual supercomputing as well as a platform to engage the public in their research to eligible ...
