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JPMorgan, Citi, BofA Slammed Over Coal Investment

December 1, 2011December 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

JP Morgan Chase, Citi and Bank of America have been branded the worst three “climate killers” in the financial sector over their large-scale investments in coal industries, in a report by German green group Urgewald, South African organizations GroundWork and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg and international financial sector monitor BankTrack. Figures in ... Read more »

Carbon-Neutral Banks ‘Aren’t Greener’

October 19, 2011October 19, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Banks are fooling investors and the public with false claims of carbon neutrality, according to a report from carbon data publishing site Ecodesk. In the Sustainability & Finance report, Ecodesk says that companies purchasing carbon credits are “buying their way” into a perception of sustainability, and that those banks claiming ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Cap and Trade, Final DOE Loans, UK Retrofit Push

October 3, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

The California Supreme Court has ruled that air-quality regulators may establish a cap-and-trade system of pollution credits, while the state appeals a lower court judge’s order to examine more stringent alternatives, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The Air Resources Board’s cap-and-trade regime comes in response to California’s global warming ... Read more »

Framework for Sustainable Business Plans Released

June 27, 2011 by Leon Walker

Accenture and the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy have created a strategy for CEOs to use when implementing sustainable business plans. A poll in the two organizations’ report, Business at its Best: Driving Sustainable Value Creation, found that 91 percent of CEO respondents faced difficulties in identifying an initial set of ... Read more »

Intel Makes Green Power Push, Keeps EPA Top Spot

February 2, 2011February 2, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Intel has increased its annual green power purchases by 75 percent, retaining the top spot in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ranking of Green Power Partnership companies. The chip manufacturer has increased its annual green power usage to more than 2.5 billion kWh (2.5 TWh), the most of more than ... Read more »

Climate Change is One of Top Three Concerns Globally

October 27, 2010October 27, 2010 by Gina Roos

Climate change is one of the top three concerns globally, on par with economic stability and terrorism, according to HSBC’s fourth Climate Confidence Monitor. On average 38 percent of survey respondents strongly agree that climate change is among their biggest concerns. This ranges from 57 percent in China to 16 ... Read more »

HSBC Saves $1M in Energy Costs

August 5, 2010 by Gina Roos

HSBC has reduced its energy costs by $1 million and energy use by 7,267,865 kWh by implementing a companywide initiative to increase IT efficiency across more than 300,000 PCs in 8,000 global offices, according to a case study (PDF) from 1E. HSBC also recovered 201,885,139 hours of computing power and prevented 3,125,182 ... Read more »

Roundup – Toyota, HSBC, Empire State

July 14, 2010July 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Toyota to launch green-car barrage in 2012 CNet HSBC Drops Indonesian Palm Oil After Illegal Deforestation Report Triple Pundit Empire State Building goes green, one window at a time USA Today USPS Sustainability Officer Talks to CEIL About Green Activities Web Wire Hydrocarbons in Cereal Stoke New Debate Over Food ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency Investment Remains Strong Despite Downturn

June 4, 2010June 4, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Investment in energy efficiency remained high last year despite the economic downturn, according to a survey conducted by Johnson Controls. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reports that financial institutions in particular are beginning to see the value of investments in energy efficiency. According to Johnson Controls’ survey of more than 2,800 ... Read more »

Climate Change Still Ranks As Top Global Issue

April 27, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Taken together, climate change and the environmental rank as the top issue facing the world, according to Global Pulse survey by HSBC Bank. About 38 percent of the 2044 people surveyed said so, followed by the economy (35 percent), terrorism (33 percent), poverty (25 percent), and unemployment/jobs (21percent). Energy came ... Read more »

IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings

October 8, 2009 by Paul Nastu

IBM garnered the top spot in Covalence’s ethical ranking of multinational companies. The ranking looks at 541 companies across 18 sectors. This year, Covalence added two sectors. American Express topped the financial services sector, while Clear Channel Communications led the media sector, according to a press release. The rankings look ... Read more »

Nortel, SunChips Win Effies for Eco Campaigns

June 17, 2009June 17, 2009 by Gina Roos

Nortel Networks has earned a Gold Effie Award in the “David vs. Goliath” category with its energy-efficiency marketing campaign, while Frito-Lay’s SunChips brand won the bronze Green Award for its “Solar Launch Campaign.” Created by McCann Worldgroup, Universal McCann and Weber Shandwick, the “Nortel: How much is your network costing ... Read more »

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