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Limited Brands Lighting Retrofit Cuts Warehouse Energy 50%

June 16, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Through an extensive lighting retrofit, Limited Brands Inc. has cut its energy consumption by 50 percent in five distribution centers at its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. By installing energy-efficient lighting, the company expects to save about $775,000 annually in energy and maintenance costs across 3.5-million-square feet of facilities. The company ... Read more »

Tech Innovations Cool Data Centers

June 9, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

With energy efficiency regarded as a key aspect of a green data center, many companies are working on innovative ways to cool their data centers. They are also looking for new tools to track and manage the energy consumption of their facilities to help them reduce carbon emissions and cost. ... Read more »

EU 20% Renewable Energy Target Can Deliver 2.8 Million Jobs

June 8, 2009 by Gina Roos

Reaching the 20 percent renewable energy source (RES) target in 2020 is expected to deliver approximately 2.8 million jobs in the renewable energy sector and generate about 1.1 percent of European GDP, according to a new European Commission study. “This shows that benefits of renewables in terms of security of ... Read more »

Siemens Cuts GHG emissions by 8% in 2008

June 8, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Siemens Sustainability Report 2008 covers three key areas: CO2 reduction, integrity and diversity. In terms of environmental performance, the global electronics manufacturer reports that it has improved CO2 performance by 10 percent, water by 21 percent, and energy by 7 percent, as well as improved waste reduction by 4 ... Read more »

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy

May 27, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

HSBC Holding plc, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services companies, says it has achieved several of its environmental performance goals in 2008 including reduction targets for energy, waste and carbon dioxide, according to its Sustainability Report 2008. In 2008, HSBC set new four-year targets for reducing energy ... Read more »

Total Cuts Emissions by 5.2% in 2008

May 21, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Total, the world’s fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company, has cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 5.2 percent in 2008, according to its recently published 2008 Environment and Society Report. The energy provider reduced the emissions of six greenhouse gases in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ... Read more »

Intel Cuts Emissions by 27% in 2008

May 21, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has cut its global-warming emissions by 27 percent in 2008, compared to its 2007 baseline, keeping the company on track to meet its goal to reduce its carbon footprint 20 percent by 2012, according to the company’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report. The CSR report highlights the ... Read more »

Military Seeks Fuel Efficiency With Ships and Electric Vehicles

May 21, 2009May 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

Navy ships saved more than $79 million in fuel costs during the first and second quarters of fiscal year (FY) 2009 through the i-ENCON program, reports the Navel Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communications. The achievement is touted as the largest cost savings in two quarters since the conservation ... Read more »

Hormel’s 2008 Water Use Falls 4%, Electricity Use Up

May 8, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

Hormel Foods Corp. has reduced water consumption by 4 percent in fiscal year 2008 compared to the previous fiscal year, according to the company’s 2008 corporate responsibility report. The Austin, Minn.-based company also highlights its environmental progress in areas of energy consumption, packaging reduction, and recycling. The company’s third annual ... Read more »

Rosy Blue Establishes CSR Goals

May 6, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Rosy Blue Group, a global diamond and jewelry company, has released its first corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. The 2008 report highlights the company’s CSR goals that include the promotion of ethical business practices throughout the company and to reduce the environmental impact of its activities. In 2008 the company’s ... Read more »

Hilton Hotels Go Green

May 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

Hilton Hotels Corp. is making strides in meeting its sustainability goals set in 2008. Most recently, the hotel chain earned green lodging certification for one hotel in Florida and installed carpets that are made from more than 70 percent of recycled content at its Home2 Suites, a new mid-tier extended-stay ... Read more »

Mohawk Fine Papers Named Top Green IT User

April 29, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

Computerworld has released its second annual Top Green-IT Organizations issue, which covers the achievements at 12 IT departments that are reducing power demands and using technology to create energy efficiencies. The report also includes the top 12 vendors. ComputerWorld ranks Mohawk Fine Papers, State Street and Allstate Insurance as the ... Read more »

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