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As Green Hotels Proliferate, So Do Eco-Rating Systems

January 19, 2010 by Gina Roos

As Accor North America embarks on a pilot program to test a voluntary green rating program at some of its U.S. hotels, two new green hotels — Burgess Hill Premier and Fairmont Pittsburgh — are set to open later this year. Accor North America, parent company of giant budget chain ... Read more »

Green Business 2009 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

December 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

It’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with energy and environmental executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top green business stories for 2009, based on reader interest: 1. Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Ready to Roll The U.S. government’s stimulus package signed into ... Read more »

Two U.S. Honda Plants Cut Energy Use, Emissions

February 20, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Based on advances in reducing energy use while producing cars and light trucks, Honda‘s Ohio and Alabama plants have earned Energy Star awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, average carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle produced in Honda’s North American plants were ... Read more »

100 Most Sustainable Companies 2009

February 4, 2009February 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Corporate Knights Inc and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors announced its fifth annual list of the 100 most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The G100 includes companies from 15 countries encompassing all sectors. They were evaluated according to how effectively they managed environmental, social ... Read more »

AMD Achieves Gold Certification In Austin

January 15, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced this week that their Lone Star location in Austin, Texas has been given a gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council under their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. This rating makes AMD’s facility the largest gold-certified commercial building ... Read more »

R.W.I, Fortum Give Customers Nuclear Option

January 6, 2009February 5, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Two utilities companies are letting their customers decide what kind of power they’d like to use, reports the New York Times. In November, Germany-based R.W.E. introduced what it calls a “zero-carbon energy purchasing” plan, which allows its customers to specify electricity supplied mainly from it nuclear operations. With the plan, ... Read more »

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

January 5, 2009May 13, 2011 by Paul Nastu

With 2008 just out the door, it’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top green business stories for 2008, based on reader interest: 15. HP, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Others Asking Suppliers For Emissions Info ... Read more »

Rio Tinto Likely To Receive Free Carbon Permits Worth $462M in 2010

December 22, 2008October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Rio Tinto is likely to be the biggest recipient of public support under the Australian Federal Government’s carbon trading scheme. Free carbon permits worth $462 million are expected to flow to the company in 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Under the scheme, the steel and cement industries, along with ... Read more »

Google, IBM, Nike Make List Of Businesses Bettering The Planet

September 3, 2008September 10, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Plenty Magazine awards 20 businesses for bettering the planet in innovative ways: A123 System – for making a nanotech breakthrough with a battery that charges faster, holds more power, and is safer than other batteries. Applied Materials – for repurposing its nanomanufacturing technology to create the largest thin-film solar cells ... Read more »

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

June 21, 2008October 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Baxter International’s 2007 Sustainability Report outlines the company’s goals to reduce its GHG emissions 45 percent by 2015; reduce total waste generation 30 percent by 2015; and reduce water usage by 20 percent. Baxter says it has already reduced its water use by 18 percent since 2005 toward the company’s ... Read more »

AIG Releases CSR Report

May 20, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Insurance and financial services giant American International Group’s second report on corporate responsibility, titled “Putting our Strength Behind Sustainability,” covers eight areas including the company’s sustainable investment strategy. Through its investment strategy, which is focused on environmental, social and governance issues, AIG says it is developing insurance products that address ... Read more »

Westpac Demands Sustainability From Suppliers

May 12, 2008October 14, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Australian banking company Westpac will ask more than 10,000 of its suppliers to meet its new Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) code of conduct, which requires all suppliers to show they meet a set of minimum standards of regulatory compliance and responsible business practice, QBR reports. Suppliers who cannot or ... Read more »

As Green Hotels Proliferate, So Do Eco-Rating Systems

Green Business 2009 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

Two U.S. Honda Plants Cut Energy Use, Emissions

100 Most Sustainable Companies 2009

AMD Achieves Gold Certification In Austin

R.W.I, Fortum Give Customers Nuclear Option

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

Rio Tinto Likely To Receive Free Carbon Permits Worth $462M in 2010

Google, IBM, Nike Make List Of Businesses Bettering The Planet

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

AIG Releases CSR Report

Westpac Demands Sustainability From Suppliers

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