Todd Brady, global public affairs and sustainability director for Intel, leads corporate-wide sustainability initiatives. “We’ve been working on this for 20-plus years and did the easy stuff a long time ago,” he told us last fall. Here’s a quick look at what Brady does, along with an update on the company’s projects.
Clean Energy
Clean energy includes renewable energy sources that have minimal impact on the environment such as solar and wind power which do not emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). They also are referred to as green energy because they do not deplete fossil fuels and other natural resources.
As we update and invest in our water infrastructure with more internet-enabled tools, and a wealth of data becomes available, it is vital that these networks communicate with one another. Gillan Taddune of Banyan Water shares his vision of a water-wise future.
Bill Gill, assistant vice president for sustainability at Smithfield Foods, shares how two major agronomics efforts could help the world’s largest pork producer cut GHG emissions — and costs.
“To see other industries, competitors and peers, such as Nestle and Unilever, doing good work in this area is […] a testament to the business case,” Richard Ware, global VP of supply, R&D and procurement for Mars, told Environmental Leader. “Tackling these issues requires
We touched base with Ware to learn more about how such commitments and initiatives move the company closer to its business goals.
Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale. Over the past decade, FedEx … Read more »
Cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions or risk missing global climate goals a new CDP report found. Marco Kisic, a senior analyst with CDP Investor Research, discusses what the findings mean for corporate leaders.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) announced this week its 2025 Sustainability Goals in smart agriculture, water stewardship, circular packaging and climate action. The delivery of the goals will have wide-reaching impact that includes connecting thousands of farmers to technologies and skills, ensuring water access and quality in high-stress communities, partnering … Read more »
Sustainability initiatives are most impactful when they are core to a company’s business model and operations. David Tulauskas, director of sustainability for General Motors, shares how energy and environment practitioners can tie their daily work to business value.
Kohler Waste Lab project manager Theresa Millard talks about how the company approaches foundry waste materials with a product development mindset.
A joint report from CDP and CDSB found a giant gap persists in the way companies around the world identify climate-related risks and opportunities, and how they are actually preparing to tackle them.
As net-zero-energy project commitments emerge around the country, residential and office building developers are adopting new strategies to deliver at scale.
As fast-casual restaurants shift away from single use, petroleum-based utensils and containers, the plant-based products coming to the fore present new opportunities and challenges. We take a closer look at this monumental change in the industry.
