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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Dell, HP, Samsung on WEEE; Texas Roadhouse’s First LEED

May 16, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell and other electronics companies have called for changes to the UK’s compliance system for the EU waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) directive, saying the cost of compliance is too high, Lets Recycle reports. The companies made the statement through the Joint Trade Associations, a group ... Read more »

Amtrak advanced technology electric locomotive

Green Fleet: Amtrak, Airbus and Dell, Tesla and Google

May 14, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Amtrak says the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives (pictured) being built by Siemens began rolling off the assembly line yesterday. The first units of the $466 million order will be field tested this summer for entry into revenue service in the fall. The new locomotives will operate on ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste

May 7, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, alleging violations of the state’s Proposition 65. The filing in San Francisco Superior Court alleges that the companies are selling lead-tainted ginger and plum candies without warning labels, the ... Read more »

Consumer Electronics Firms Upped Recycling 27% in 2012

April 25, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple, Dell, HP and some 2,000 other consumer electronics companies increased the amount of electronics they recycled by about 27 percent last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. The Second Annual Report of the eCycling Leadership Initiative says consumer electronics companies working in the eCycling Leadership Initiative recycled 585 ... Read more »

Earth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar

April 22, 2013August 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online environmental management tool IHG Green Engage, which helps more than 2,300 IHG hotels reduce energy, water and waste consumption. The group exceeded its ... Read more »

Bloomberg and Dow Top Rankings of GRI Application

April 9, 2013 by Leon Walker

Dow Chemical scored highest among Fortune 100 companies when it comes to applying the Global Reporting Initiative’s guidelines for sustainability reporting, according to a study by the iCompli division of BPA Worldwide and IRAS. Bloomberg topped the list of media sector companies. The report — Applying GRI Guidelines for Effective Reporting: A Review of ... Read more »

Coke, Facebook, 14 Others Pledge Workplace Charging

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Coca-Cola Company, Facebook and Dell are among 16 companies that have just joined the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which aims to expand the availability of workplace vehicle charging for American workers. Three new corporate partners have also joined the Department’s National Clean Fleets Partnership. By joining the Workplace Charging ... Read more »

Dell, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox Debut on EPEAT Imaging Equipment Registry

January 30, 2013January 30, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

Canon, Dell, Ricoh and Xerox are the first manufacturers to have qualifying products listed in the new imaging equipment category of the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, a global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT, which already operates a registry for computers and displays, finalized standards for imaging equipment last June. ... Read more »

Dell, Walmart Among Companies Concerned about Climate Change

January 25, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Seventy percent of companies believe that climate change has the potential to negatively impact their revenue; but there is a gap between major multinational companies that belong to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and their suppliers, according to a new study. The report “Reducing Risk and Driving Business Value,” published ... Read more »

Suppliers Trail Multinationals in Sustainability

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

A persistent gap exists between the sustainable business practices of multinational corporations and their suppliers, highlighting a lack of preparation to respond to climate change and the near-term risks it presents to businesses, according to research published by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture. The study “Reducing Risk and Driving ... Read more »

Apple, Dell, HP ‘Better at Supply Chain Disclosure’

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Apple, Dell and HP do a better job disclosing environmental issues in their supply chains than companies headquartered in Asia including Canon, Panasonic and Samsung, according to a report from Verdantix. The report reviewed 12 consumer electronics companies with aggregate revenues of $977 billion. The companies — Apple, Canon, Dell, ... Read more »

DoD Data Centers to Use Asetek Liquid-Cooling

December 14, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Asetek has been selected to perform a $2 million project to retrofit a major Department of Defense data center with its direct-to-chip liquid-cooling technology. The product (pictured), called RackCDU (short for Rack Coolant Distribution Unit), brings liquid-cooling directly to the hottest elements inside every server in a data center, and ... Read more »

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