Gina Roos, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Roundup – Volvo, Dow, PepsiCo

November 5, 2010November 5, 2010 by Gina Roos

Volvo Group, WWF unite on CO2 strategy The Business Journal Dow Chemical becomes founding member of Altenex emissions reduction network NewEnergyWorldNetwork.com Pepsi Fans Pledge to Recycle on Facebook Mashable Carmakers exaggerated EU carbon challenge, say green groups The Guardian Mayors From New York to Johannesburg Meet in Hong Kong for ... Read more »

Cloud Computing Can Cut Carbon Emissions by 30% to 90%

November 5, 2010November 5, 2010 by Gina Roos

By moving business applications to cloud computing, large organizations can reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions 30 percent or more compared to running those apps on their own infrastructure, according to a study released by Microsoft, Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy. The study also finds that small businesses can ... Read more »

Say Goodbye to Cap-and-Trade in the U.S.

November 4, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

Speaking one day after Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama has backed away from a cap-and-trade program saying he will work with Republicans on other ways to cut carbon emissions, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. A cap-and-trade program was included in the climate bill passed by the House ... Read more »

Levi’s ‘Green’ Jeans Cut Water Use Up to 96%

November 4, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

The Levi’s brand launched its new “Water<Less” jeans that are manufactured with significantly less water. The average pair of jeans uses 42 liters of water in the finishing process, says Levi’s; however, the new Water<Less collection reduces water consumption by an average of 28 percent and up to 96 percent ... Read more »

Businesses Stay the Course on Sustainability

November 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

More than eight in 10, or 84 percent, of survey respondents are somewhat or very optimistic that global businesses will embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR)/sustainability as part of their core strategies and operations over the next five years, despite an uncertain global economy, according to a poll released by BSR. ... Read more »

Coca-Cola Hellenic Improves Energy Efficiency by 31% since 2002

November 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

Sharing details on how the company plans to cut energy use and carbon emissions, Coca-Cola Hellenic says it has embedded carbon emissions control across all operational levels in 28 countries, which has resulted in an energy efficiency improvement of 31 percent since 2002. At the CSR Europe, Enterprise 2020 Marketplace ... Read more »

HP, Unilever, Kraft Foods Leverage Sonoco Packaging to Cut Materials, Energy Use, Emissions

November 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

Several of Sonoco’s customers, including HP, Unilever, Kraft Foods and PJ’s Coffee, are reporting significant savings in materials resources as well as cuts in carbon emissions and energy use and improved recyclability use thanks to the company’s sustainable packaging design software and recycling services. Sonoco says its True Blue line ... Read more »

Roundup – GE, Fiat, Toyota

November 4, 2010November 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

GE Saving Energy With Industrial Lighting Retrofit LED Retrofit Fiat, Toyota ‘years ahead’ of EU emissions targets: research AFP WWF, beef industry leaders advance sustainable beef production WWF Data Centers Tighten Energy Belts The New York Times Army Adopts New Sustainable Policy for Buildings, Lighting DOE EPA Releases Draft Paper ... Read more »

US Climate Change Litigation Set to Triple in 2010

November 4, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

Without federal legislation regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, litigation is on the rise in the U.S. with the number of climate change lawsuit filings doubling between 2006 and 2007, and set to triple 2009 levels this year, according to a report from DB Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA). The report, “Growth ... Read more »

NextLife, CardPak Partner on Sustainable Packaging

November 3, 2010 by Gina Roos

Packaging solution providers NextLife and CardPak are partnering to deliver more sustainable paperboard packaging choices to retailers. Under the partnership, CardPak will become the first carded packaging converter to promote NextLife Packaging Group’s 100-percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET blisters for club and warehouse retail packaging. NextLife Packaging Group provides a ... Read more »

NASDAQ Adds 66 Green Economy Indexes

November 3, 2010November 3, 2010 by Gina Roos

NASDAQ OMX has launched 66 “green” economy indexes designed to track the performance of companies in the environmental and clean energy sector. NASDAQ says the green economy is shifting economic development towards sustainable practices in business and infrastructure. These sustainable development areas include more efficient and cleaner energy production, clean transportation, ... Read more »

Study Finds BPA levels In US Foods Less than Government Limits

November 3, 2010 by Gina Roos

Researchers report that bisphenol A (BPA) levels found in fresh and canned food as well as food wrapped in plastic packaging in the U.S. are nearly 1,000 times lower than the “tolerable daily intake” levels set by the by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Food Safety ... Read more »

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