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New Google Pledge Means ‘Made by Google’ Products Will Include Recycled Content

August 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by Jennifer Hermes

Google has announced a series of sustainability commitments for hardware and services, including a pledge that, beginning in 2022, 100% of Made by Google products will include recycled materials. The company did not set a percentage of recycled materials that will be in its products, but rather said that it ... Read more »

Google, Disney Top the List of Global CR RepTrak Rankings

October 11, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

Google tops the rankings of companies engaging in corporate responsibility, according to a new report from Reputation Institute (RI). See who else is leading the pack.

Global Smart Cities Market To Top $2 Trillion by 2025, Analysts Say

April 6, 2018March 24, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Frost & Sullivan’s experts anticipate that smart cities will create huge business opportunities with a market value of over $2 trillion by 2025.

Tax Measure Expected to Pass this Week and to Pacify Renewables Sector

December 18, 2017September 30, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

The tax bill just reconciled by the US House and US Senate keeps the traditional benefits afforded all energy forms, including oil and gas as well as wind and solar.

Sam Arons, Senior Lead of Energy & Infrastructure – Google

November 17, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

What are the greatest challenges Google is facing in coming years in terms of energy management? And how can you pursue a similar goal?

Tax Bill Pits Renewable Energies Against Fossil Fuels

November 13, 2017December 6, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

The federal tax bill now pending in the US Congress would favor oil and gas development over renewable energy projects, all to the consternation of hi-tech companies that now rely on wind and solar energies to power their businesses.

November Climate Summit Will Create a Rule Book. What Will be the US Role?

October 30, 2017November 22, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

The global community will meet in November in Bonn, Germany to hammer the details of a climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015 -- one that the United States had once been a part but one that it now "rejects."

Candy Maker Mars is the Latest American Company to take Bite Out of Emissions

September 7, 2017September 20, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

In an effort to appeal to its customers and to help maintain the objectives of the Paris climate accord, candy company Mars Inc. says that it will enforce its own greenhouse gas emissions goals across its supply chain.

G20 says Paris Accord is ‘Irreversible’ because of Business Support

July 10, 2017July 27, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

The Group of 20 almost unanimously supports efforts to combat climate change, pointing out that progress is inevitable because of the support of business.

Google Seals Solar Energy Partnership with E.ON in Germany

May 4, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

ON, Germany’s largest utility, and U.S. technology colossus Google are partnering in the solar market, according to a May 2 report by the European business daily Handelsblatt.

UPS, Google Fleets Cutting Emissions with Neste Renewable Diesel

March 10, 2017April 19, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

UPS delivery trucks and Google gBuses are among the fleets using Neste renewable diesel, which the company said reduced its customers carbon emissions by 6.7 million tons in 2016.

Like all Internet Giants, Amazon Wants to Accelerate the Solar Boom

March 6, 2017January 5, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

The Internet giants are doing more than lobbying for low-carbon rules. They are advancing the cause by investing in new technologies. Amazon is the latest to do so, saying that it will install rooftop solar systems at 15 locations in five different states this year.

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