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Apple Expands Solar, Cuts Emissions in Chinese Operation

October 23, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Apple this week details moves to make its business in China more energy efficient. The programs cut more than 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between now and 2020. Apple said that it built solar projects with a capacity of 40 MW in Sichuan Province. The electricity generated is ... Read more »

The Best CSR Reputations in the World Ranked

September 21, 2015September 18, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Google has the best corporate social responsibility reputation, topping the Reputation Institute’s annual Global CSR RepTrak 100 ranking for the second year in a row. BMW took the no. 2 spot, with the Walt Disney Company coming in third, Microsoft ranking fourth and Daimler in fifth. Rounding out the top ... Read more »

Apple Reduces Carbon Footprint of New iPhones

September 18, 2015September 18, 2015 by Karen Henry

Carbon emissions resulting from the production, distribution, use and recycling of the newly released Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have decreased by 14 to 16 percent compared last year’s models, NDTV Gadgets reports. The bulk of the savings comes from changes in the purchasing and manufacturing of the ... Read more »

PEBs Cost More But Save Over Time

September 15, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Positive Energy Buildings (PEBs) – buildings that generate more energy than they use — is the pinnacle of green building design, according to Andrew Solberg, Coy Miller, and Keith Kibbee, authors of an article at Consulting-Specifying Engineer. The idea is to create buildings designing these buildings is to design buildings that ... Read more »

Bosch Acquires Seeo, Sparks Battery Tech Buying Spree

August 31, 2015August 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Bosch, one of the world’s top automotive suppliers, has announced it will acquire Seeo, the solid-state battery developer of next-generation energy storage, Quartz reports. This acquisition marks a major turning point for the battery industry, Lux Research says. It is the first instance of a major automotive player outright acquiring ... Read more »

Autonomous Vehicle Technology Drives Emissions Reductions

August 25, 2015November 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cars will soon have the ability to cruise on freeways and safely navigate traffic jams with minimal driver input, according to a Navigant Research report on autonomous vehicles that says 85 million autonomous-capable vehicles are expected to be sold annually around the world by 2035. The report comes as Apple ... Read more »

Top IT Companies Source 14% of Their Energy from Renewables

August 21, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

The percentage of renewable electricity purchased by US companies in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is growing and will likely increase significantly by the start of the next decade, according to a first-ever analysis by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In looking at the industry, ... Read more »

Is Apple’s Secret Project Titan a Self-Driving Electric Car?

August 20, 2015November 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple may soon start testing self-driving cars at a former military base in northern California. The GoMentum Station, a 2,100-acre facility on the site of what used to be the Concord Naval Weapons Station, in Concord, California, has more than 20 miles of paved roads, city streets, railroad crossing and ... Read more »

Largest US Companies Pledge $140bn to Cut Carbon Footprint

July 28, 2015April 5, 2017 by Karen Henry

Apple, Coca-Cola, Walmart and PepsiCo are among the 13 of the largest companies in the US that have signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. The companies have announced a combined total of $140 billion in new low-carbon investments, in addition to ambitious, company-specific goals to cut emissions as ... Read more »

Big Opportunity for Chemical Firms from Phthalate Phaseout

June 24, 2015June 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Plasticizers called phthalates — used in everything from plastic shower curtains to car dashboards — are being phased out of the marketplace due to environmental, health and safety concerns. This presents a major opportunity for chemical manufacturers, such as those that make phthalate replacements, reports Chemical and Engineering News. The ... Read more »

Apple, Google, Facebook Throw Weight Around in NC Energy Policy

May 29, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Apple, Google and Facebook sent North Carolina state legislators a letter, opposing House Bill 332, which seeks to change policies for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the state. The technology giants contend the presence of clean energy in North Carolina’s electricity portfolio, supported by policies such as the Renewable ... Read more »

Report Helps Manufacturers Calculate Products’ Land, Water Footprints

May 14, 2015May 13, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A new report aims to help manufacturers calculate the land and water footprints of the products they sell. The Mind Your Step report, from Friends of the Earth and Trucost, estimates how much land and water brands such as Apple, Kraft and Gap use in a year to produce a ... Read more »

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