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Dell, HP, IBM, J&J, Intel Top Newsweek’s Green Rankings

October 18, 2010October 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson and Intel are the top five leaders in Newsweek’s environmental ranking of the 500 largest U.S. companies. These same five companies topped the publication’s inaugural Green Rankings in 2009. Newsweek’s Green Rankings 2010 also ranked the top 100 environmentally-friendly biggest global corporations. The top ... Read more »

Dell CR Report: Emissions Down 10%

August 24, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Dell has reduced the indirect emissions associated with its energy use by 10 percent in fiscal year 2010, according to the company’s corporate responsibility report for fiscal year 2010. The PC maker also is working with its top suppliers to have them report their greenhouse gas emissions through the Carbon ... Read more »

IT Sector Reduces Energy Costs by $2B, CO2 Emissions by 32 Million Tons

July 27, 2010July 27, 2010 by Gina Roos

The IT sector has reduced annual CO2 emissions associated with IT equipment by more than 32 million metric tons worldwide since 2007, which translates into more than $2 billion in annual energy savings and taking nine coal-fired power plants offline, according to a study conducted by Natural Logic. The benchmark ... Read more »

NC E-Waste Recycling Paid by Manufacturers

July 6, 2010November 6, 2016 by Paul Nastu

North Carolina has a new electronic waste bill that would require manufacturers to pay for recycling old gadgets, according to a Bloomberg report. The bill, which is currently awaiting the signature of the state’s governor, would provide for curbside pickup of electronics waste, alongside the state’s existing system for recycling ... Read more »

Compostable Packaging Increases Overall Rates

June 24, 2010June 26, 2010 by Paul Nastu

A survey by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition found that the use of compostable materials in packaging has the corollary effect of increasing the rate of food composting. According to a report on Greener Packaging, the survey interviewed 40 composting facilities on the effects of compostable consumer packaging. The sector has ... Read more »

Roundup – Dell, Georgia Pacific, Ritz-Carlton

June 23, 2010December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles NY Times Dell offers free computer recycling Just Means 5 Green Data Center Startups You Need to Know Earth2Tech Sorry, Ritz-Carlton, Plant Based Bottles For Water Are Not Green TreeHugger Ultimate green home draws protests in Newport Beach over solar panel glare LA Times ... Read more »

Greenpeace Scales Dell Headquarters, Releases Greener Electronics Guide

May 27, 2010May 27, 2010 by Gina Roos

After releasing its latest Guide to Greener Electronics rankings, Greenpeace launched a campaign against computer giant Dell for backtracking on its public commitment to eliminate key toxic chemicals in its products by 2009. Greenpeace climbers scaled the company’s global headquarters in Texas and hung a banner off the building with ... Read more »

HP, Sony, Dell Push PVC, BFR Restrictions

May 24, 2010 by Paul Nastu

An alliance of global companies including Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Sony Ericsson, and environmental organizations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), urged restrictions on PVC and brominated substances in electric and electronic equipment in the EU, according to a press release by the EEB. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame ... Read more »

Dell’s Bamboo Packaging Gets ASTM Approval

May 12, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Dell’s bamboo cushion packaging for notebook and laptop computers has been certified compostable by the American Society for Testing and Materials. In November 2009, Dell started using bamboo packing for its Mini 10 and Mini 10v notebooks and recently began using the packing for Inspiron laptops. The company said it ... Read more »

Envision Solar Targets Parking Lots for Solar Systems

May 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

Envision Solar claims to be the first company to develop solar systems aimed at millions of acres of parking spaces. The company has installed more than nine megawatts (MW) of solar arrays for commercial, residential, and public organizations. The company, which is now a publicly-traded company as of this week ... Read more »

Intel Tops Ranking of EPA Fortune 500 Green Power Purchasers

April 27, 2010April 28, 2010 by Gina Roos

Intel retains its leadership position as the Environmental Protection Agency’s largest green power purchaser among Fortune 500 companies with a purchase of more than 1.4 billion kWh per year. Kohl’s, Whole Foods Market, Dell and Johnson & Johnson round out the top five power purchasers. Whole Foods Market, Johnson & ... Read more »

InfoWorld Selects 15 Green IT Winners

April 26, 2010 by Gina Roos

InfoWorld has selected this year’s winners of its Green 15 Awards that show how companies of all sizes are using information technology as part of their daily operations to meet both their environmental and business goals. Here are this year’s winners in alphabetical order: — Aflac pushes for paperless practices, yields ... Read more »

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