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Sustainability Report: Carbon-Neutral Danske Targets Electricity Cuts

February 14, 2011February 14, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Danske Bank Group has set a 20 percent electricity reduction target, building on its second straight year of carbon neutrality. The company is now planning to cut electricity by one-fifth by 2014, from 2009 levels, according to its annual corporate responsibility report. It was carbon neutral in 2009 and ... Read more »

Going Carbon Neutral: Does It Pay?

August 26, 2010September 13, 2010 by Eric Carlson

There is a growing trend among businesses to measure, report and neutralize the carbon footprint of their products. The first step to carbon neutrality is a product life-cycle assessment (LCA). This thorough assessment provides a comprehensive view of the carbon footprint of a product throughout its life, but it is ... Read more »

BMO Meets Carbon Neutral Commitment

August 25, 2010 by Gina Roos

BMO Financial Group has achieved carbon neutrality relative to its energy consumption and transportation emissions across the company, meeting its commitment set by the bank in 2008, thanks to changes in employee habits and routines that have reduced carbon emissions, together with the purchase of renewable energy and carbon offsets. ... Read more »

TD Bank ‘Green’ Call Center Powered 100% from Renewable Sources

August 2, 2010 by Gina Roos

TD Bank has opened a new ‘green’ call center in Auburn, Maine, that will be 100-percent powered by green power sources. The facility features local design elements including a 9-ton boulder located in the center of the building, which was mined from the Christian Hill Quarry in Auburn. Other local ... Read more »

‘Sustainability Czars’ Help A.T. Kearney Meet Carbon Neutral Pledge

July 20, 2010July 20, 2010 by Gina Roos

A.T. Kearney has met its goal, set in 2007, to be 100 percent carbon neutral across its worldwide operations in 2010 by changing the way the company operates and buying carbon offsets. The consulting firm also established a global network of “sustainability czars” throughout its operations to lead local initiatives ... Read more »

UPS Adds 35 Nations to Carbon Neutral Shipping Program

July 7, 2010July 7, 2010 by Gina Roos

UPS has added 35 countries and territories across Europe, Asia and the Americas to its carbon neutral shipping program. Under the program, millions of customers now have the option to pay a small fee to calculate and offset the carbon emissions associated with their shipments. In the U.S., the fee ... Read more »

Google to Buy Carbon Offsets from Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project

June 1, 2010June 1, 2010 by Gina Roos

Google will purchase carbon credits generated by a landfill gas-to-energy project in Berkeley County, S.C., through 2013 as part of its commitment to become a carbon neutral company. The Berkeley Green Power Project will create an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 metric tons of carbon offsets, comparable to the emissions from ... Read more »

Nikwax Sets Goal for 100% Renewable Energy

April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by Gina Roos

Nikwax sources 95 percent of its energy from renewable sources, with a worldwide goal to reach 100 percent, according to the company’s corporate social responsibility report (PDF). The company also has been carbon neutral for four years, offsetting CO2 emissions through the World Land Trust. Nikwax’s Seattle offices are 100 ... Read more »

2010 Olympic Winter Games on a Sustainable Track

February 11, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

After seven years of sustainability efforts, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games has achieved numerous environmental goals including a carbon neutral Organizing Committee and torch relay, and 62 games-related sustainability innovations, according to the fourth annual corporate Vancouver 2010 Sustainability Report. The report covers the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the ... Read more »

Deutsche Bank Adds 250KW Solar Array

December 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

As part of its goal to be carbon neutral by 2012, Deutsche Bank has added a 250-kilowatt solar array to its Piscataway, N.J., office. The array, made up of 1,066 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic modules, can provide up to 100 percent of the facility’s electricity needs during peak daylight hours, according ... Read more »

Dallas Creating a Carbon-Neutral Urban Block

November 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Dallas aims to take a vacant inner-city block behind City Hall and transform it into a carbon-neutral, sustainable community. Urban Re:Vision- Dallas and the Central Dallas Community Development Corp. have chosen a design for the community. Dubbed “Forwarding Dallas,” the city block aims to run off the grid, reports PegasusNews. ... Read more »

Greener Dawn Building Goes Carbon Neutral

October 9, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

After relocating to a building that takes advantage of natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling bills, and purchasing carbon credits to offset other energy costs, Greener Dawn says that its corporate building in Solana Beach is “carbon neutral.” Greener Dawn is working with the non-profit Nature and Culture International ... Read more »

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