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Smithfield Foods, a meat processing company, recently issued the final installment of its 2017 Sustainability Report with the release of its “Helping Communities” and “People” sections. The Helping Communities section focuses on Smithfield’s 2017 charitable giving within the communities where its employees live and work. The People section features new ... Read more »
Xcel Energy announced this week that it cut carbon emissions 35%, according to its newly released Corporate Responsibility Report. “We’re on a path to provide a more sustainable, prosperous energy future and believe reducing carbon emissions while enhancing affordability is a tremendous benefit for the customers and communities we serve,” ... Read more »
Recycling services company CarpetCycle announced that a lighting retrofit at its headquarters and warehouse facilities in New Jersey is cutting lighting energy usage by more than 60%.
For some manufacturers, lighting can be an afterthought when evaluating energy reduction projects – but more and more are looking up to bring energy costs down in their plants and factories. It starts with considerable energy savings and stretches all the way to connected environments enabled by smart lighting fixtures. ... Read more »
The UK dairy industry has reduced GHG emissions associated with milk production by 24%, improved water efficiency by nearly 24% and boosted energy efficiency by 18%, according to Dairy UK’s Dairy Roadmap. Overall, UK dairy farmers seem to be serious about environmental responsibility, with 70% of them currently taking action to ... Read more »
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H&M and 11 other companies have come together in an effort dubbed Project Effective, a collaboration meant to produce more sustainable fibers and plastics for commercial use - and to increase adoption of sustainable materials - by using renewable feedstocks and bio based technologies. One of the key objectives of Project Effective is to develop a more sustainable nylon.
Canada’s Carleton University has released its latest “Energy Master Plan” today, part of a sustainability strategy that reduces current energy and water consumption and ensures the highest possible conservation levels are maintained as the campus evolves. Carleton, known as Canada’s capital university, launched its inaugural Energy Master Plan in early 2014. ... Read more »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) says that the number of contracts signed for wind power projects hit a record of 3,500 MW in the first quarter of 2018, a possible predictor of a strong year for wind power. According to utilitydive.com, AWEA noted that six companies, including Adobe, ... Read more »
Direct Energy, a North American energy and energy-related services providers, recently launched a new Direct Energy skill forAlexa that will help customers manage their electricity account and take advantage of the tens of thousands of other skills available on Alexa-enabled devices. This launch comes just a week after Direct Energy announced ... Read more »
California is one step closer to a more resilient and secure water future for our communities, environment, and economy thanks to the passage of two bills in Sacramento last week. The pair of bills, SB 606 by Senator Hertzberg and AB 1668 by Assembly Member Friedman, build on lessons learned ... Read more »
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When setting energy or environmental management goals, companies may gain by being aggressive. At the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference last week, goal-setting was a topic that was raised several times. “Going big is when innovation happens,” said Catherine Greener, VP of sustainability with Xanterra Resorts, for example. While aggressive ... Read more »
The concept of “smart cities” has been building momentum in the last decade, with cities recognizing that using smart technology can improve energy and water management, drive economic activity, and reduce their environmental impact – and smart buildings are the way to get there, according to IoT technology company Buddy ... Read more »
A new report from the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), which is backed by a $5 trillion investor coalition, calls out 28 companies for failing to provide human rights information.
Commercial-grade LED lighting manufacturer Green Creative has launched the SpecFit line of commercial retrofit downlight products.
Shaw Industries Group says that the company has achieved carbon neutrality in its commercial carpet manufacturing operations, encompassing all the commercial carpet manufacturing facilities they own and operate globally.
Looking for simple takeaways from the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference (ELEMCON18)? Brad Nemeth, VP of sustainability for ThyssenKrupp, shared thoughts on these 5 tactics.
Global sports and entertainment company AEG and its National Hockey League franchise the LA Kings are working with BluEco Technology Group on deploying efficient ice technology at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Called BluEco Liquid Crystalline Turbex (LCT), the proprietary technology is a molecular level environmental airflow management system that ... Read more »
The Puna Geothermal Venture that produces about a quarter of the energy for the Big Island of Hawaii remains under threat from the Kilauea volcano eruption.
Ryan McMullan shares advice from his experiences at Toyota for how to avoid the pain that can occur when setting environmental and sustainability strategy goals.
Sara Neff of Kilroy Realty Corporation shares how she hacked her company to establish an award-winning sustainability program, and how other sustainability professionals can hack their organizations, too.
Greg Schlichting from the Denver-based Declaration Brewing Company spoke about building and lighting upgrades at the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference.
For the first time, Environmental Leader named a Person of the Year chosen from nominations for the EL 75. At the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference in Denver, Business Sector Media’s Tim Hermes and sponsor Sparkfund CMO Angela Ferrante announced that Mona Benisi, VP of sustainability at Simon Property ... Read more »
For the first time, Energy Manager Today named a Person of the Year chosen from nominations for the EMT 75. The recognition was announced at the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference in Denver.
Looking for simple takeaways from the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference (ELEMCON18)? Brad Nemeth, VP of sustainability for ThyssenKrupp, shared thoughts on these 5 tactics. On environmental responsibility in products: Consider breaking down your products to the most basic elements. Look at each material and ask, “What are my ... Read more »
Energy Manager Today is honored to announce the winners of the Energy Manager Today Product & Project Awards. The Award winners were celebrated at a gala awards party during the Environmental Leader & Energy Manager Conference in Denver. The Judges’ Choice winners were announced at the same time. See the winners here.