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HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide

November 9, 2011November 10, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

HP has taken the lead in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped. The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks 15 companies on factors including greenhouse gas emissions, product take-back and elimination of hazardous and unsustainable materials from products and ... Read more »

Aviva Tops Carbon Rankings; Nokia Also Does Well

April 28, 2011April 28, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Aviva has topped rankings of Europe’s largest 300 companies by their carbon intensity, which also shows strong performance from Nokia and Swisscom. The ET Europe 300 Carbon Ranking by non-profit research group the Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO) ranks the companies by Scope 1 and 2 emissions and by levels of ... Read more »

Caesars, Hilton, Walgreens and More Turning Out the Lights for Earth Hour

March 25, 2011March 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Caesars Entertainment, Coca-Cola, Hilton Hotels and Walgreens all plan to turn off lights during Earth Hour tomorrow, in an effort to cut consumption and highlight their environmental commitment. Caesars Entertainment will be participating for the third straight year by shutting off all non-essential exterior lighting and marquees at more than ... Read more »

Sony Ericsson Elm Tops Mobile Phone Eco Rating

August 26, 2010 by Gina Roos

The Sony Ericsson Elm phone has topped the UK’s first sustainable rating system for mobile phones with 4.3 out of 5 points for its ‘green’ credentials. The Sony Ericsson Elm phone is part of Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart range of mobile phones and accessories, aimed at greening the manufacturer’s entire portfolio. ... Read more »

Roundup – Nat’l Geographic, Nokia, Murkowski

June 7, 2010May 12, 2011 by Paul Nastu

Sustainability: The New Corporate Game Changer Green Bang Capturing and Sustaining Value Huffington Post A Case Study in Green Data Center GeekHost Sustainable Agriculture Practices on teh Rise Western Farm Press National Geographic’s New Green Map National Geographic Nokia Offers Eco-Profiles for Devices Treehugger No One Fit Approach to Energy ... 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 »

Google Leads Charge against Data Center Standard

April 14, 2010April 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Google, Microsoft, Nokia, and Amazon, among others, are charging that new efficiency requirements proposed by a standards group are “too prescriptive” and prohibits innovation in the development of future cooling methods, reports PC World. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently proposed the amendments (PDF) to its ... Read more »

Vodafone Tops ICT Sustainability Ranking

March 1, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Vodafone is ranked as the number one sustainability leader among the 20 largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies, according to Tomorrow’s Value Rating. Nokia, HP, France Telecom and Siemens round out the top five leaders. The ranking shows that ICT businesses are cooperating particularly in the area of social ... Read more »

GE Tops List of Most Sustainable Companies

January 28, 2010 by Gina Roos

Corporate Knights has announced its sixth annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The top five leaders in sustainability are General Electric, PG&E, Tnt Nv, H&M Hennes & Mauritz, and Nokia. The Global 100 includes companies from ... Read more »

Greenpeace Rates Electronics Firms on Lobbying

January 7, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The latest Guide to Greener Electronics from Greenpeace now rates companies on whether they lobby for industrywide rules that would prevent use of environmentally damaging materials. Greenpeace wants companies to support policies like the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electronics, which would ban use of brominated flame retardants, ... Read more »

Around the Web – Green Detectives, Nokia Siemens, Novozymes, CRT, Verizon

December 1, 2009November 30, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Texas marketing firm web site to demystify climate change debate Examiner Verizon Wireless Voluntarily Discloses Environmental Violations EPA Four Steps for Effective Energy Management Government Technology Nokia Siemens to enter energy sector Total Telecom Novozymes calls for CO2 target for washing Reuters Energy, Transportation and Agriculture Groups Build ‘Access’ to ... Read more »

Software Drives Smart Grid Deployments

September 10, 2009 by Gina Roos

In order to deliver real-time communications over smart-grid networks, utility companies like Duke Energy and Xcel Energy are partnering with technology companies that can deliver the hardware and software necessary to enable communications between utilities and customers as well as network devices. As an example, Ambient Corp. has recently signed ... Read more »

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